Raja Bhaiyya

Senior Congress leader and former lawmaker Pramod Tiwari was placed under house arrest today in Pratapgarh where polling is taking place for the Lok Sabha elections.

The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended a senior police officer for allegedly making controversial remarks in an interview to a news website. He has also been given the punishment because of unauthorised absence from duty, official sources said today.

Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiyya, an Independent legislator from Kunda, on Friday announced the formation of a new political party in Uttar Pradesh, which will contest the next Lok Sabha polls.

In a twist worthy of the unpredictable politics of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawatis struggle for a lone Rajya Sabha seat hinges on Raja Bhaiyya, a man she had jailed under an anti-terror law when she was chief minister.

Prisoners in Uttar Pradesh may look forward to a less harsh summer with Jails Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiya ordering installation of coolers, fans and water-coolers in jails, an official said on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh minister for jails Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya today suspended the jail superintendent and the deputy jailor of a prison in Lucknow as the food in the jail was found to be below the specified standards.

Two jail officials were critically injured in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district when prisoners, outraged over the death of a 22-year-old inmate following alleged medical negligence, attacked them with iron rods and even utensils, police said on Wednesday.

The decision to make Raja Bhaiyya a minister in the new government in Uttar Pradesh has generated new controversy - he has apparently lied about his age. The MLA from Kunda in the Pratapgarh district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh has serious cases pending against him including charges of murder and dacoity.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today kept the bulk of ministries, including the key Home and Finance ministries, with him.

New UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, who has been feted for trying to keep away people with dubious antecedents from the Samajwadi Party as he fought a winning battle for UP, will find himself having to repeatedly explain the induction of Independent MLA from Kunda, Raghuraj Pratap Singh or Raja Bhaiyya, in his cabinet.

Criticizing the Opposition parties for uproar during Governor's address on the opening day of the Budget Session in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Mayawati said such an act was violation of the parliamentary traditions."As the leader of the House and chief minister, I condemn the behaviour of the opposition parties in strong...

BJP leader Varun Gandhi has came out in support of controversial independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, jailed for allegedly threatening to kill a candidate in local polls.Varun claimed that Raja Bhaiyya was being implicated in false cases."Raja Bhaiyya is being implicated in false cases which will not stand in the court of law. ...

Senior Congress leader and former lawmaker Pramod Tiwari was placed under house arrest today in Pratapgarh where polling is taking place for the Lok Sabha elections.

The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended a senior police officer for allegedly making controversial remarks in an interview to a news website. He has also been given the punishment because of unauthorised absence from duty, official sources said today.

Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiyya, an Independent legislator from Kunda, on Friday announced the formation of a new political party in Uttar Pradesh, which will contest the next Lok Sabha polls.

In a twist worthy of the unpredictable politics of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawatis struggle for a lone Rajya Sabha seat hinges on Raja Bhaiyya, a man she had jailed under an anti-terror law when she was chief minister.

Prisoners in Uttar Pradesh may look forward to a less harsh summer with Jails Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiya ordering installation of coolers, fans and water-coolers in jails, an official said on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh minister for jails Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya today suspended the jail superintendent and the deputy jailor of a prison in Lucknow as the food in the jail was found to be below the specified standards.

Two jail officials were critically injured in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district when prisoners, outraged over the death of a 22-year-old inmate following alleged medical negligence, attacked them with iron rods and even utensils, police said on Wednesday.

The decision to make Raja Bhaiyya a minister in the new government in Uttar Pradesh has generated new controversy - he has apparently lied about his age. The MLA from Kunda in the Pratapgarh district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh has serious cases pending against him including charges of murder and dacoity.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today kept the bulk of ministries, including the key Home and Finance ministries, with him.

New UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, who has been feted for trying to keep away people with dubious antecedents from the Samajwadi Party as he fought a winning battle for UP, will find himself having to repeatedly explain the induction of Independent MLA from Kunda, Raghuraj Pratap Singh or Raja Bhaiyya, in his cabinet.

Criticizing the Opposition parties for uproar during Governor's address on the opening day of the Budget Session in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Mayawati said such an act was violation of the parliamentary traditions."As the leader of the House and chief minister, I condemn the behaviour of the opposition parties in strong...

BJP leader Varun Gandhi has came out in support of controversial independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, jailed for allegedly threatening to kill a candidate in local polls.Varun claimed that Raja Bhaiyya was being implicated in false cases."Raja Bhaiyya is being implicated in false cases which will not stand in the court of law. ...