Muzzaffarnagar

With his Jat ally by his side, Akhilesh Yadav today launched an all-out attack against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh's Muzzaffarnagar this evening shortly after alleging the ruling party delayed his arrival from Delhi by halting his chopper.

Yogi Adityanath also accused Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh of not supporting Hindus and instead standing by the rioters in Muzzaffarnagar.

The Rashtriya Lok Dal has ruled out any post-poll alliance with the BJP, enthused by reports that their traditional votebank in western Uttar Pradesh, the Jats, are angry with the BJP and may return to fold. The Jat support had swung to the BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha elections following the Muzzaffarnagar riots, and the RLD - which had won 9 seats in 20...

Past the sugarcane fields and mustard plantations along the National Highway 58, around 10 km before the entry point to Muzzaffarnagar town in western Uttar Pradesh, stands the first major security barricade. The paramilitary force personnel with automatic weapons and in their olive green fatigues seemed a bit more than the usual security bandobast...

Three men accused of inciting deadly riots in Uttar Pradesh were treated as guests of honour today at election rallies in the western part of the state, where nearly 60 people were killed in communal violence in Muzzaffarnagar three months ago.

A minor girl was allegedly murdered after being raped by some unidentified men at Khurkan village in Shamli district, police said in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday.

A woman, who had alleged that she became pregnant after being repeatedly raped by her father-in-law in neighbouring Prabudhnagar district, was produced before a local court, police said. Her statement was recorded during the proceedings, following which the police sought permission to examine the same from the court in order to initiate proceedings...

With his Jat ally by his side, Akhilesh Yadav today launched an all-out attack against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh's Muzzaffarnagar this evening shortly after alleging the ruling party delayed his arrival from Delhi by halting his chopper.

Yogi Adityanath also accused Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh of not supporting Hindus and instead standing by the rioters in Muzzaffarnagar.

The Rashtriya Lok Dal has ruled out any post-poll alliance with the BJP, enthused by reports that their traditional votebank in western Uttar Pradesh, the Jats, are angry with the BJP and may return to fold. The Jat support had swung to the BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha elections following the Muzzaffarnagar riots, and the RLD - which had won 9 seats in 20...

Past the sugarcane fields and mustard plantations along the National Highway 58, around 10 km before the entry point to Muzzaffarnagar town in western Uttar Pradesh, stands the first major security barricade. The paramilitary force personnel with automatic weapons and in their olive green fatigues seemed a bit more than the usual security bandobast...

Three men accused of inciting deadly riots in Uttar Pradesh were treated as guests of honour today at election rallies in the western part of the state, where nearly 60 people were killed in communal violence in Muzzaffarnagar three months ago.

A minor girl was allegedly murdered after being raped by some unidentified men at Khurkan village in Shamli district, police said in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday.

A woman, who had alleged that she became pregnant after being repeatedly raped by her father-in-law in neighbouring Prabudhnagar district, was produced before a local court, police said. Her statement was recorded during the proceedings, following which the police sought permission to examine the same from the court in order to initiate proceedings...