Uttar Pradesh

Mystery shrouds killing of 20 monkeys, Hindus up in arms in UP

  Mystery shrouds killing of 20 monkeys, Hindus up in arms in UP  Bulandshahar, Apr 11 : Hindu activists are up in arms and have vowed not to rest until the culprits involved in the killing of 20 monkeys in Uttar Pradesh are arrested.

Describing the mysterious incident, the official sources said on Friday that the farmers were shocked to find gunny bags dumped into their fields stuffed with bodies of monkeys. They informed that the district authorities, after hearing about the incident, had come rushing to the spot.

NRHM’s Asha programme benefits women, child

NRHM’s Asha programme benefits women, childBarolyahir (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 11 : Poor women and children in rural regions of India are availing many benefits from Asha, a scheme launched by the Government of India under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

The scheme aims at spreading awareness about mother-child health. Hundreds of families of Barolyahir have gained from the services rendered by the Asha.

Under this scheme, a pregnant woman is paid Rs. 1,400, so that she can afford healthy diet and also meet other expenses.

Fortis Healthcare To Set Up Separate Cancer Block At Noida

Mr. Shivinder Mohan Singh, Fortis Healthcare Managing DirectorFortis Healthcare has made announcement about the establishment of a separate block for the treating of cancer patients at its Noida Hospital.

The hospital said that it will make an investment of Rs 30 crore to set up this block.

Mr. Shivinder Mohan Singh, Fortis Healthcare Managing Director, said, “Fortis Noida is constructing a separate block for Oncology covering an area of 30,000 sq ft. This block is expected to be operational in third quarter of fiscal 2010.”

Advani vows to bring back money from Swiss banks

Advani vows to bring back money from Swiss banksAllahabad, Apr 9 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani on Thursday said if voted to power, his party would bring back the Indian money stashed in the Swiss banks.

"The BJP will bring back the huge Indian wealth stashed in the Swiss bank and other tax havens abroad and the money will be put to use for the development of the country," he added.

Advani claimed that no government could be formed in the country without the support of either the BJP or the Congress.

UPA has fulfilled all promises: Rahul Gandhi

UPA has fulfilled all promises: Rahul GandhiChandauli (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 9 : Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked people to vote for the Congress as all promises made by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) have been fulfilled.

"The UPA Government has fulfilled all its promises," Rahul Gandhi said while addressing an election rally here.

Gandhi further said the UPA Government would carry on with its various developmental schemes in the future.

'Hanuman Jayanti'' celebrations in Uttar Pradesh

''Hanuman Jayanti'' celebrations in Uttar PradeshVaranasi/Ayodhya, Apr 9 : Devotees in Uttar Pradesh took out colourful procession and visited temples on Thursday on the occasion of the birthday of Lord Hanuman.

In Varanasi, a huge procession was taken out in which thousands of devotees took part. They danced on the streets to the tunes of traditional drums.

The procession, which began nine days ago, concluded on Thursday. The purpose of the procession was to spread the message of anti-terrorism among the people.

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