| SC refuses to quash PIL against Mayawati in Taj corridor scam | 16-NOV-09 |
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| The Supreme Court today rejected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's plea for quashing a PIL filed against her in the Taj corridor scandal which had involved construction of a massive shopping mall and recreational centres near the world famous monument. |
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| Mayawati launches Noida Metro | 13-NOV-09 |
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| Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today dedicated to the public the expansion of the Delhi Metro network from Yamuna Bank to Sector 32, Noida. |
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| Mayawati protests sugar price move, writes to PM | 01-NOV-09 |
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| The tug-of-war between the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on sugarcane prices refuses to end with Chief Minister Mayawati asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to review a recent Cabinet decision that requires states to pay the difference between the central government-announced fair and remunerative price (FRP) and the state-advised price (SAP). |
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| UP announces incentives for IT/BPO, realty | 24-OCT-09 |
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| To lure the Business Process Outsourcing and IT/ITeS industry, the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh has showered various sops. The realty sector, too, has been blessed with many relaxations. |
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| Mayawati to recruit 2 lakh police personnel | 21-OCT-09 |
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| To meet the shortage of manpower in different organs of Uttar Pradesh police, about 204,000 police personnel will be recruited soon, state Chief Minister Mayawati said here today. |
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| Mayawati writes to Sibal over entrance issue | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has reacted strongly to media reports regarding the central government decision of making 80 per cent marks in intermediate level as cut-off for the IIT entrance test. |
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| Bhupesh Bhandari: The basket case of Uttar Pradesh | 09-OCT-09 |
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| Business Standard Hindi had, some days ago, organised a roundtable in Lucknow. The idea was to bring together bureaucrats, economists and industry for a discussion on industrial development in the state. From the word go, businessmen proved very difficult to get. Normally, they are more than happy to get a platform to interact with top bureaucrats. Here, on one excuse or the other, they all opted out. |
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| Mayawati cries foul over Rahul's 'surprise' UP visit | 25-SEP-09 |
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| In the ongoing tussle between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the latter’s ‘surprise visit’ to the state, allegations of security norm violations has now occupied centre stage. Annoyed with Gandhi’s surprise visit last night to a Dalit-dominated village, the Mayawati administration is crying foul that it has been kept in the dark over the Special Protection Group (SPG)-protected leader’s movements in Uttar Pradesh. |
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| Kashmir's security blues in New Delhi | 26-JUL-09 |
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| The fierce fight put up by Mayawati and Lalu Prasad over the proposal to downgrade their security was barely over when a group of angry “leaders” from Kashmir descended in New Delhi with similar woes. These were candidates who had contested and lost the Lok Sabha elections. Now, they are upset as the state government has withdrawn their security. While the agitated leaders fear that they are sitting ducks for militants, the Omar Abdullah government feels most of them had jumped into the fray with the sole aim of getting security to enhance their social status. |
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| Rahul takes potshots at Mayawati govt | 17-JUL-09 |
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| Already in the midst of a bitter row between BSP and Congress, Rahul Gandhi today took potshots at the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh saying there is place for statues and elephants in the state but not development and spoke of the need for Congress to come to power there. |
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| Mayawati promises to assist in smooth conduct of Parliament | 17-JUL-09 |
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| With Congress chief Sonia Gandhi disapproving of UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi's remarks against her, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati today said her party will now ensure peaceful conduct in both houses of Parliament. |
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