Mahendra Nath Pandey: News

03 Nov 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Ayodhya: Yogi government to build 151-meter high Lord Rama statue

Plans are afoot to install a 151-meter tall statue of Lord Rama on the banks of the Saryu river in Ayodhya, a step that's expected to increase tourism to the pilgrimage spot, say BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh.

17 Jun 2018

Samajwadi Party

UP: Minor reshuffle in BJP's organizational posts after by-poll losses

In a minor reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh BJP has made some changes in the portfolio of some of its organizational secretaries.

Tricked into inaugurating night-club, Sakshi Maharaj complains against own-party member

BJP lawmaker, Sakshi Maharaj, popular for his controversial statements, inaugurated a night-club called 'Let's Meet', on Sunday in Lucknow.

One year of Yogi govt: Anti-graft portal launched, jobs announced

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday launched an anti-graft portal as his government completed its first year in office.

16 Feb 2018

Narendra Modi

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrives in Varanasi; Congress protests

To entice more people to join the RSS, supremo Mohan Bhagwat has begun a five-day tour of PM Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi.

MP Amar Singh alleges increasing Maoist activity at DU, JNU

Member of Parliament Amar Singh raised a question before the Human Resource Development Ministry in Parliament on April 6 on the alleged "alarming" rise in Maoist activities in institutes like Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi University.

Government to IITs: Scrap courses with few attendees

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has directed centrally-funded institutions including Indian Institutes of Technology to close down those courses which do not have many takers.

15 Oct 2016

Narendra Modi

Stampede in religious gathering in UP, 19 killed

A stampede in a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh led to the death of 24 people, mostly women.

Drop-outs across IIT & IIMs fall sharply

Academic year 2015-2016 saw 256 and 198 students drop out from IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur respectively; the remaining students dropped out from the 21 other IITs.