Caste In Uttar Pradesh

A 92-year-old woman, who wanted to cast her vote, was taken to the voting booth by four men on a cot in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi, during the fourth phase of voting today.

Additionally, the phase marks the conclusion of polling in the southern region of India, with Telangana and Andhra Pradesh casting their votes tomorrow.

India's star pacer Mohammed Shami on Friday cast his vote in Amroha during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.

Union Minister Smriti Irani, who is defending her seat, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, warned its residents against Congress's Rahul Gandhi today, saying he has "changed colours" and would try to divide them in the name of religion and caste".

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and 11 states, including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, on a PIL alleging that the prison manuals of these states encourage caste-based discrimination in jails.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there are many people from backward communities and classes who are yet to be brought into the mainstream, and pitched for a caste census in the country.

The construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be the beginning of 'Ram Rajya' in the country, where there will be no discrimination on the basis of caste and religion, claimed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday.

A 14-year-old student has allegedly been driven to suicide by two teachers from her school in UP. Her crime? She was poor and from a lower caste and had questioned a teacher when she was given a fee receipt for an amount lower than she had paid.

After Patna High Court upheld the caste survey in Bihar as "perfectly valid" and "initiated with due competence", BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday said all eyes are now on when Uttar Pradesh will begin the process.

As many as 396 MLAs on Monday cast their votes in the bypoll to two vacant seats of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council for which both the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party have fielded candidates.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday cast his vote for the by-elections of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

In a suspected case of honour killing, a man has killed his niece for marrying a man of another caste in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, police said.

A partial skeleton of a six-year-old girl of a Scheduled Caste (SC) community was discovered Tuesday from a secluded field of her village in the Sajati police station area of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday sought to know what is the stand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the caste survey in the state.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said no power in the world could stop India's progress if we do away with caste and regional discrimination.

A 92-year-old woman, who wanted to cast her vote, was taken to the voting booth by four men on a cot in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi, during the fourth phase of voting today.

Additionally, the phase marks the conclusion of polling in the southern region of India, with Telangana and Andhra Pradesh casting their votes tomorrow.

India's star pacer Mohammed Shami on Friday cast his vote in Amroha during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.

Union Minister Smriti Irani, who is defending her seat, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, warned its residents against Congress's Rahul Gandhi today, saying he has "changed colours" and would try to divide them in the name of religion and caste".

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and 11 states, including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, on a PIL alleging that the prison manuals of these states encourage caste-based discrimination in jails.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there are many people from backward communities and classes who are yet to be brought into the mainstream, and pitched for a caste census in the country.

The construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be the beginning of 'Ram Rajya' in the country, where there will be no discrimination on the basis of caste and religion, claimed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday.

A 14-year-old student has allegedly been driven to suicide by two teachers from her school in UP. Her crime? She was poor and from a lower caste and had questioned a teacher when she was given a fee receipt for an amount lower than she had paid.

After Patna High Court upheld the caste survey in Bihar as "perfectly valid" and "initiated with due competence", BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday said all eyes are now on when Uttar Pradesh will begin the process.

As many as 396 MLAs on Monday cast their votes in the bypoll to two vacant seats of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council for which both the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party have fielded candidates.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday cast his vote for the by-elections of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

In a suspected case of honour killing, a man has killed his niece for marrying a man of another caste in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, police said.

A partial skeleton of a six-year-old girl of a Scheduled Caste (SC) community was discovered Tuesday from a secluded field of her village in the Sajati police station area of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday sought to know what is the stand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the caste survey in the state.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said no power in the world could stop India's progress if we do away with caste and regional discrimination.