Basti/Mangaldoi (Assam), Apr 19 : The Congress party is facing attacks from both the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Addressing a rally in Basti of Uttar Pradesh, BSP president Mayawati blamed Congress leaders for wooing low-castes and poor with fake promises.

Without naming Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who had visited poor and downtrodden in the past, Mayawati said dining and sleeping with low-castes would not wipe out their poverty and unemployment.

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Dec. 1 : Families of the victims killed in the Mumbai terror attack are mourning the loss of their loved ones.

About four people hailing from Basti in Uttar Pradesh were killed in the atrocious attack.

Hidayat Ullah, a 22-year-old waiter working at Mumbai’s popular Leopold Café, lost his life as a bullet struck him when he was taking orders from customers at table number four.

His dead body was brought to his village on Sunday for last rites.

"The militants started firing indiscriminately and entered the hotel (Leopold Café). One of the bullets hit him when he was taking orders. When he was taken to the hospital he was declared dead," said Quazi Hisamuddin, the village head.

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 26 : The release of more water from barrages in Nepal coupled with continuous downpour has compounded the already grim flood-situation in Basti in Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh.

Water in Ghagra and Kuano rivers have risen more than one-and-a-half feet since Wednesday, overflowing neighbouring villages in Gorakhpur and Deoria Districts.

Several areas of Basti district in the State are inundated and rescue operations are in progress to get them to safer places and provide them relief materials.