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India votes in first phase of marathon election as Modi seeks third term

Polls have closed in the first of seven phases that covered 102 constituencies across 21 states and territories.

Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2024

Rajput community to boycott BJP candidates in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, Kairana, Saharanpur

The Rajputs held a ‘mahapanchayat’ and decided to boycott the BJP candidates in Muzaffarnagar, Kairana and Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituencies for allegedly neglecting the community while distributing party tickets, a leader said

The Hindu · Apr 17, 2024

Practising ‘strategic feminism’ in the hotbed of patriarchy in Uttar Pradesh

Iqra Hasan, 27, is contesting from her family turf in Kairana constituency in western Uttar Pradesh on the Samajwadi Party (SP) ticket as part of the  Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). ‘ I am a feminist but I work in a very patriarchal society. So, I have to find…

The Hindu · Apr 15, 2024

Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan gets bail in Gangster Act case

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday granted a conditional bail to jailed SP MLA Nahid Hasan in a case related to Gangster Act. Hasan had won from Kairana in the 2022 assembly polls while contesting from jail. He was arrested just before the polls after several criminal cases were…

The Times of India · Nov 30, 2022

Jailed SP MLA Nahid Hasan’s associate surrenders in Uttar Pradesh

SHAMLI: Six months after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Nahid Hasan was arrested and jailed on January 15, 2022 under Gangsters Act by Uttar Pradesh police, one of his alleged associates surrendered himself at Kairana police station on Friday. He is one among the 40 accused under the Gangsters Act, said…

The Times of India · Jul 16, 2022

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls | Zonal magistrate for Kairana constituency suspended for negligence

A policeman and a home guard have already been suspended in this connection

The Hindu · Mar 5, 2022

Uttar Pradesh elections: Migrated Kairana families back in BJP rule, says JP Nadda

PRAYAGRAJ: Praising Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for restoring law and order in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda said on Wednesday that “around 5,000 people, which left Kairana during the Akhliesh regime, have returned to their houses in the Yogi government. He added, “Yogi-led BJP government…

The Times of India · Feb 23, 2022

2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections | Over 60% turnout recorded in phase 1

58 seats recorded 63.47% voting in the 2017 election; highest turnout recorded in Kairana, which saw a high-pitched campaign.

The Hindu · Feb 10, 2022

'Mercury rises due to high power tariff': Rakesh Tikait snaps back at UP CM Yogi Adityanath

SHAMLI: Reacting to UP CM Yogi Adityanath's recent "garmi nikal denge" remark, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait, who was in Shamli on Saturday, said that "the temperature rises because of high power tariff and once the rates are slashed, winter chill will be back in Kairana."

The Times of India · Feb 6, 2022

I turn 'hot' Kairana & Muzaffarnagar into Shimla even in May: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

MEERUT: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on the campaign trail for BJP candidates in Bulandshahr's Shikarpur and Khurja constituencies and later in Hapur on Sunday, launched a scathing attack on the previous Samajwadi Party (SP) government over law and order and Muzaffarnagar riots, and said that he turns 'hot'…

The Times of India · Jan 31, 2022