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Brooms for the lord at Shiva temple

By Asit Srivastava • Dec 10th, 2009

Moradabad, Dec 10,When devotees head for a 150-year-old Shiva temple in Uttar Pradesh, they come armed with brooms – not to clean the premises but to offer them to the lord.



At this temple, devotees offer brooms to deity

By Asit Srivastava • Dec 10th, 2009

Moradabad, Dec 10,Devotees come with brooms and line up at a 10-year-old temple in Uttar Pradesh everyday – not to clean the premises but to offer the ‘jhadus’ to the deity, Hindu god Shiva.



Day after clash, Agra MP on ‘long march’ reaches Haryana

By ians • Dec 9th, 2009

Agra, Dec 9, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian from Agra, on a ‘long march’ to Delhi with a charter of demands, finally crossed over from Uttar Pradesh into Haryana Wednesday, a day after his supporters clashed with police and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists in Mathura.



Man kills wife, three children, commits suicide

By ians • Dec 9th, 2009

Lucknow, Dec 8, A man allegedly killed his wife and three children before committing suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, police said Tuesday.



Rahul understands limitations of flying: Pranab Mukherjee

By ians • Dec 9th, 2009
Rahul Gandhi

Ranchi, Dec 9, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi understands the limitations of a pilot and did not violate any rules, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday in response to allegations that the youth leader had forced a helicopter pilot to land in zero visibility in Uttar Pradesh.



Varun Gandhi’s function denied permission

By ians • Dec 9th, 2009

Lucknow, Dec 8, A meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district Wednesday, to be addressed by party MP Varun Gandhi, has been denied permission by the local police.



Spotted deer skins found three arrested

By ians • Dec 9th, 2009

Lucknow, Dec 9,Three people have been arrested with the skins of four spotted deer in an Uttar Pradesh district bordering Nepal, a forest official said Wednesday.



Fitness freak Rahul’s midnight run in Hardoi

By ians • Dec 8th, 2009
Rahul Gandhi

Lucknow, Dec 8,Forget about treadmills, steppers and other fancy gym equipment, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi clearly believes in working out anywhere and anytime — even if it means squeezing in a 60-minute jog at midnight in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi town.



I did not force pilot to land in zero visibility, says Rahul

By ians • Dec 8th, 2009

Lucknow, Dec 8,Contradicting Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi, party general secretary and MP Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said he did not force his helicopter pilot to land in zero visibility in Sitapur district.



Rahul forces pilot to land chopper in zero visibility

By ians • Dec 8th, 2009

Lucknow, Dec 8, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi took a risky decision and forced his helicopter’s pilot to land in zero visibility on an airstrip in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, said state party president Rita Bahuguna Joshi.