Prayagraj

4 Get Life Term, One Acquitted In 2005 Ayodhya Terror Attack Case

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Fourteen years after a terror attack in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, a special court in Prayagraj has today sentenced four of the accused to life imprisonment and acquitted one. Two civilians had died in a cross fire that followed the attack.

With Record Temperature In 4 Cities, This Is The Worst Heatwave Ever

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 11, 2019

The country is witnessing its worst ever heatwave, with four cities in north India on a record high. Starting with national capital Delhi, Churu in Rajasthan and Banda and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh have witnessed temperatures of 48 degrees Celsius and above.

Couple Brutally Murdered In Their Sleep In Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj

India News | ANI | Saturday June 8, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh police said that some people entered the house by breaking the door lock and killed the couple.

Man Who Kidnapped 6-Year-Old In UP Panics On Seeing Cops, Shoots Himself

Allahabad News | ANI | Wednesday May 22, 2019

A man, who allegedly kidnapped the six-year-old son of his former employer from his school on Tuesday, shot himself after the police arrived to arrest him. The man later succumbed to his injuries.

Priyanka Gandhi Gets Private Jet, AIIMS Treatment For Girl With Tumor

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 11, 2019

In the midst of high-pitched campaigning for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today extended a helping hand to a girl diagnosed with tumor in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Modi Is Not Worried About The Anger Of Didi, Says PM

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Thursday May 9, 2019

In a bid to woo voters just before the sixth phase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing rallies in the Bankura and Purulia areas of West Bengal and Azamgarh, Jaunpur and Prayagraj areas of Uttar Pradesh.

AAP Picks Transgender Candidate From Prayagraj To Fight National Election

India News | ANI | Friday May 3, 2019

AAP's Bhawani Nath Valmiki, popularly known as Bhawani Ma, is contesting against BJP's Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Rajendra Pratap Singh of Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance.

Journalists Stuck In Middle Of Ganga During Priyanka Gandhi's Boat-Ride

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday March 18, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: In the last four days, ever since the Congress announced that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would take a steamer ride down the river Ganga between Prayagraj and Varanasi to launch the party's campaign for the national polls, the biggest question for reporters was this - how does one cover this campaign?

Priyanka Gandhi's Campaign On Ganga, Destination PM Modi's Varanasi

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday March 18, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is campaigning for the Congress in eastern Uttar Pradesh ahead of the national election, began a mega three-day boat ride in the river Ganges from Prayagraj today. She called the holy river "large-hearted". The 47-year-old's last stop will be Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tweets Photo Of Room Where Indira Gandhi Was Born

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday March 18, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who began her election campaign in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday and is taking a massive three-day boat ride from Prayagraj to Varanasi, spent the night at her ancestral home in Prayagraj where her grandmother, former prime minister Indira Gandhi, was born.

Priyanka Gandhi's 'Boat' Campaign On Ganga, PM's Varanasi Is Last Stop

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Sunday March 17, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress's in-charge in eastern Uttar Pradesh, will take a boat ride on a 140-kilometre stretch of the Ganga between the Prayagraj and Mirzapur districts, where she will meet the communities living by the river and seek support for the party for the Lok Sabha polls.

BJP's Prayagraj Lawmaker Shyama Charan Gupta Resigns, To Contest From Akhilesh Yadav Party

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday March 17, 2019

In a blow to the BJP, its lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj today resigned and joined Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party. Shyama Charan Gupta will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Banda as a Samajwadi Party candidate.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra To Launch Congress Campaign With Boat Ride To Varanasi

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Ria Saini (with inputs from PTI) | Friday March 15, 2019

Less than a month remaining for the national elections, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will formally launch the Congress's poll campaign from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Monday. Formerly known as Allahabad, Prayagraj is the birthplace of Priyanka Gandhi's great grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru. The Congress intends to take the battle straight to Prime Minister...

Kumbh "Showcased Best Of Our Culture, Spirituality," Says PM Modi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 6, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Uttar Pradesh for the "exceptional" organising of Kumbh 2019, and said it "showcased the best of culture and spirituality".

Mauritian PM Couldn't Stop Self From Dip In Clean Ganga: Yogi Adityanath

India News | ANI | Wednesday March 6, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Prime Minister of Mauritius, who came to India in 2013, had gone back without taking a holy dip at Sangam due to the pollution and filth that prevailed in the river back then.