LUCKNOW/DELHI: Former IAS officer A K Sharma was on Friday named a BJP candidate for the Uttar Pradesh legislative council polls a day after he joined the party, fuelling speculation that he will get a ministerial post.
Sharma, however, parried questions when asked to comment on the speculation. Whatever responsibility the BJP gives me, I will discharge with full honesty, he told PTI. BJP declared me candidate for Biennial elections to UP Legislative Council. I am grateful & thankful, Sharma tweeted. Specially thankful to National President Shri Nadda ji, Hon PM Shri Modi ji, CM Shri Yogi ji and other leaders.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti faced an ink attack in Rae Bareli where he had gone to inspect government schools. (Photo: PTI)
LUCKNOW: To begin their work for the 2022 assembly elections, AAP will be sending around 40 MLAs to UP to meet volunteers, talk about Delhi’s model of development and get more people to join AAP.
Former minister Somnath Bharti’s visit to Amethi and Rae Bareli was part of this strategy except the MLA is currently in jail for having used derogatory language against chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
Most of the MLAs who have been asked to come are those who have links with the state or have the highest number of voters from UP and Purvanchal in their constituencies.
A separate non-AC coach in Rapti Sagar Express ferried about 200 Nepali workforce to Ernakulam from Gorakhpur on economical fare
Lucknow: After resuming trade with Nepal, Indian Railways have started a pilot project to run a special economical train service for the neighbouring country’s citizens, who travel to various parts of India for jobs.
The initiative was taken up by northeastern railway’s Lucknow division. On January 8th and 10th, a separate non-AC coach in Rapti Sagar express ferried about 200 Nepali workforce to Ernakulam from Gorakhpur on economical fare.
Identifying the project as a part of friendly diplomacy with the Himalayan neighbour, divisional railway manager of Lucknow division, Monica Agnihotri said, “We started the project to explore opportunities to generate more revenue for railways and contacted local travel operators to understand the possible business model which could be win-win for Nepali workforce, Nepali tour operators as well as Indian Railwa
LUCKNOW: The Allahabad high court’s Lucknow bench has ruled that it should be optional rather than mandatory for an interfaith couple to give 30 days’ prior notice to a marriage officer to register their wedding under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
Enforcing a notice period on the couple is tantamount to intruding on their fundamental right to privacy and liberty, the court said.
“If the couple doesn’t want to go for publication of the 30-day notice, the marriage officer has to solemnise their wedding forthwith,” Justice Vivek Chaudhary said while disposing of a habeas corpus petition filed by a Hindu man married to a woman who was born Muslim but converted before the wedding.
LUCKNOW: The Allahabad high court’s Lucknow bench has ruled that it should be optional rather than mandatory for an interfaith couple to give 30 days’ prior notice to a marriage officer to register their wedding under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
Enforcing a notice period on the couple is tantamount to intruding on their fundamental right to privacy and liberty, the court said.
“If the couple doesn’t want to go for publication of the 30-day notice, the marriage officer has to solemnise their wedding forthwith,” Justice Vivek Chaudhary said while disposing of a habeas corpus petition filed by a Hindu man married to a woman who was born Muslim but converted before the wedding.