Polly Wilson In Lucknow

Stories by Polly Wilson In Lucknow

Save north Indians in Mumbai, Mayawati to PM

Save north Indians in Mumbai, Mayawati to PM

Rediff.com   7 Feb 2008

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to save the lives of thousands of north Indians living in Mumbai and other parts of Maharastra.

Mayawati bans Aaja Nachle in UP

Mayawati bans Aaja Nachle in UP

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2007

Highly placed sources said in Lucknow that Chief Minister Mayawati had written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the film be banned all over the country.

Unexploded bomb found in Lucknow court

Unexploded bomb found in Lucknow court

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2007

The police said the bomb is of high intensity and the damage would have been more had it exploded.

Mulayam revels as Mayawati buckles

Mulayam revels as Mayawati buckles

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

The closure of Reliance Fresh outlets in Lucknow is a boost for the Samajwadi Party.

Maya completes 100 days in UP

Maya completes 100 days in UP

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2007

Indicating that her ultimate goal is New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister blatantly displayed her feudal ways in a flamboyant celebration to mark the completion of her 100 days in office

IIM meet endorses contract farming

IIM meet endorses contract farming

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2007

Experts drawn from different parts of the country and abroad were of the view that the current boost to the agri-business through entry of large business houses would eventually benefit the farmer in a big way.

Lucknow's 14-year-old computer graduate

Lucknow's 14-year-old computer graduate

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

The prodigy has an equally illustrious younger sister who set a record by clearing the high school class 10 examination at the age of 7 years.

Mayawati declares 30% reservation in pvt sector

Mayawati declares 30% reservation in pvt sector

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2007

Uttar Pradesh has decided to introduce job quotas in private sector industrial units with government assistance and SCs, OBCs, backward religious minorities and poor among upper castes are being included in the new arrangement.

UP: Army called out in flood-affected areas

UP: Army called out in flood-affected areas

Rediff.com   2 Aug 2007

As many as 2,187 villages in eastern Uttar Pradesh are affected by the flood waters of the Ghagra, Rapti, Saryu and Rohin rivers.

Building sees 3 suicides in 150 minutes

Building sees 3 suicides in 150 minutes

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

This was not the first time when this building -- Old Councilor's Residence Complex -- has witnessed a suicide. Nearly half a dozen cases were reported from the building.

UP cops kill India's most wanted bandit

UP cops kill India's most wanted bandit

Rediff.com   22 Jul 2007

Also killed was Dadua's right hand man Angad Patel, wanted in 75 cases. Patel carried a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head.

Bachchan's letter reaches Mayawati

Bachchan's letter reaches Mayawati

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2007

Dated July 19, the letter was delivered in UP CM's office as well as her official residence by a special messenger.

Born in Saharanpur, talks like Uncle Sam

Born in Saharanpur, talks like Uncle Sam

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2007

The boy who did not know a word of English was suddenly found to be speaking the language fluently and that too with an American accent.

Could this 4-yr-old be Kalpana's reincarnation?

Could this 4-yr-old be Kalpana's reincarnation?

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2007

Could a 4-year-old girl be a reincarnation of Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawla who met her end in the Columbia disaster exactly four years ago?

Crackdown on 'luxurious' UP jails; 5 dead

Crackdown on 'luxurious' UP jails; 5 dead

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2007

Simultaneous raids on different jails across the length and breadth of Uttar Pradesh made shocking revelations.

UP: 2 ISI agents nabbed

UP: 2 ISI agents nabbed

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2007

STF sleuths recovered one AK-47 rifle, a Chinese pistol, about 9 kg of RDX, besides a large quantity of ammunition from their possession.

Samajwadi Party MP faked caste certificate

Samajwadi Party MP faked caste certificate

Rediff.com   18 Jun 2007

The fraud was exposed by none other than his estranged wife who had already lodged a complaint against Majhi, who had once even managed to get a ministerial berth.