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This is the real world today. Our politicians readily promise the public to equally distribute what they do not have, and, then take away as much as they can, of...

Video games are more than just a pastime—they are a reflection of our society’s creativity, ambitions, and complexities. They have the power to entertain, educate, and connect, but they also...

The transformation of Indian athletes into corporate salesmen is a disappointing commentary on the state of modern sports. While endorsements and sponsorships are not inherently wrong, they should never come...

 The leader of a nation, the public servant, must epitomise civic virtues: he must be honest, law-abiding and selfless. Instead of  speaking about justice, he must live it; not to...

  The likely scenario that is going to unfold is that Census operations would commence in 2025 (with or without caste census), its figures would become available in 2026 and...

The real issue is the complete lack of attention to putting in place a democratic, accountable governance structure in place in these ‘industrial townships’! Existing NOIDA model is a classic...

  The future of the Jan Suraaj Party can be predicted. Nursed at infancy by the alcohol lobby the party can hardly be sober. If elected to rule it would...

 Effective steps should be taken by Government for data democratisation. Improved digital data flow system between the Union, State and Local Government and making data available to all users for...

 The majority of voters are facing the brunt of corrupt and pathetic governance even though these are the empowered people who make or mar the future of these wily politicians....

 My service of four decades has made me comprehend one simple truth - corruption travels from top to bottom not otherwise. Inefficiency and corruption are the two sides of the...

The significance of football in Mandela’s life extended beyond Robben Island. After his release in 1990, Mandela understood the deep cultural power of sport to bridge divides, a realization that...

 For any nation to survive in this competitive world with dignity and to be respected by other nations- having decisive economic and military might is a prerequisite. Obviously, no nation...

Vinesh Phogat’s story serves as a reminder of the delicate line between activism and politics. Her journey, once one of hope and resistance, now stands at a crossroads. Will she...

 The government should immediately withdraw the policy of scrapping old vehicles and work on strictly enforcing the pollution standards of vehicles, old and new alike. A study has proved that...

The Chief Minister's Cup is accompanied by grandiose but vacuous promises, with the Chief Minister proclaiming plans to build hundreds of stadiums and thousands of mini-stadiums across Uttar Pradesh. Yet,...

Lucknow, September 5: The Log Party today welcomed the sharp disapproval of the Supreme Court in connection unconstitutional use of bulldozers to demolish the properties of accused to some cases....

  Of late there is increasing use of bulldozers in States by the authorities to raze the residential and business premises of the ‘accused’ who are yet to be proclaimed...

 It’s time to rethink how we allocate resources in Indian sports. Rather than focusing on celebrating individual triumphs with monetary rewards, we should invest in the broader sporting community. By...

The mafia ruling the medical education system are political heavyweights with humongous clout and tremendous wealth to not only influence but also to determine lucrative decisions. This  enables them to...

The real tragedy lies in how this situation was allowed to unfold in the first place. How did we, as a nation, let one of our finest athletes, who had...

We need to heed the salutary advice of the great thinkers, philosophers and ethical leaders to be tolerant, just and compassionate, to live and let live. Then only will we...

The beauty about space and universe is that no matter what you say about it, no one can say that you are wrong since the entire universe is not explored...

This humungous coaching culture is the product of a mindless pursuit by question paper setters of UPSC to ask such complex questions which are beyond the capability of any normal...

Drug addiction has developed into a serious health pandemic now. It is not only destroying the abuser but his entire family, ravaging the society and the nation. It promotes anti-social behavior such...

M Hasan Lucknow, July 27, 2024: A sharp tussle has emerged within Shia community as Karbala battle has echoed in Palestinian fight aggressively during this Moharram. It was global phenomenon...

  M Hasan Lucknow, July 25, 2024: An intense debate has ensued in well-entrenched Shia community in India-Pakistan over some “objectionable” comments of Shia cleric Maulana Aqee-lul- Gharavi against world...

               These serious slippages have been showing  for decades but the people in power have either decided to close their eyes or were complicit in perpetuating...

  The magnitude of this Delhi excise scam and the brazen manner in which it was executed is mind boggling. How could the CM, Dy. CM, ministers of Delhi government...

Since independence, the country and its states have seen and tested many governments and  many parties, but all the governments and leaders knowingly or unknowingly, so far, seem to agree...

  People in every state, in every part of our country, irrespective of the party in power are still suffering at the hands of the corrupt bureaucracy and police. No...

  The new government at the center must have a serious re-look at the economic policies which have been mindlessly followed for decades leading to the current state of affairs...

      The current neo liberal economic policies have allowed free run due to the overarching influence of billionaires. The unbridled greed of the rich and powerful to accumulate...

  We have learned to rule as a mob, perhaps, but, not certainly, as an enlightened community. An eminent journalist of the sub-continent has described, rather aptly, the current democratic...

  The Muslim community victim of historical othering, social exclusion, violence and other prejudices during the last one decade under majoritarian India has this time resorted to “tactical silence” to...

  According to a recently published world inequality report inequality  in India has skyrocketed since the early 2000s, with the wealth share of the top one per cent of the...

    The media remained complicit and did not question Kejriwal on facts already in the public domain and laid bare before the courts by investigating agencies, which prove beyond...

  Day in and day out we find the newspapers full of advertisements from this breed of universities offering a whole spectrum of courses from liberal arts to engineering to...

  Democracy has to stand for, equality in terms of opportunity for education training, employment, and, business ventures, that is, complete access to every facility for development for every citizen...

Lucknow-based educational charity organisation Aaghaz Foundation has announced that they will launch one scholarship for each day of Ramadan. The '30 Days, 30 Scholarships' will run throughout the holy month starting...

  Higher education programmes therefore are not merely degree awarding exercises but meant to enhance perceptions, sensitivity and creativity. Unlike functional literacy, at the other end of the spectrum, the...

  This whole business of Madrassas has assumed proportions of a racket. UP and Bihar Madrassas overproduce Maulvis who are employed as Imams, Muezzins and Khateebs on petty salaries. They...

  Justice has to be accessible, justice has to be equitable and justice has to be swift, in order to be meaningful. The  judicial system is massive, stretching from the...

Undoubtedly, our ​democracy is imperiled today with the octopus like grip that black money has on impacting our elections at every level of our polity. In addition to that political...

Tinkering in the appointments to the top positions in various institutions of the governments like CBI, ECI, CVC, CAG etc. has not produced the desired results. There is always a...

Inflammatory speeches, intentional or otherwise, senseless reporting of events and even a casual remark communicated, now over the mob.is capable of creating unrest of dangerous proportions, and, has done so,...

  The issue is not whether Manu is a villain or a saint, nor that Manusmriti should be considered holy or should be burnt, but that whether it has any...

  While the BJP has vociferously publically opposed “caste census, caste politics” to consolidate Hindu vote bank, in Muslim community the party has “Pasmanda gameplan” to split the community. It...

Now the Places of worship Act of PV Narasimha Rao government is at the heart of the Gyanvapi mosque and Shahi Eidgah Masjid disputes. The Act that prohibits conversion of...

Vaccines are available to take care of the computer-machine viruses, but,as on date, no vaccine is available to counter the virus of dishonesty in men, to ensure cent percent reliability...

  There is a feeling in western UP that already 70 percent Jat community had moved to BJP in the last two elections (Lok Sabha and assembly). Thus Jat-Muslim combination...

The matter is straight forward. How far, a nation with millennia old culture, can go back in time to correct historical wrongs. Since emotions and sentiments can not be codified,...

Since science of argument, has no final end, With gowned pleaders ,likes of Sibal, Singhvi, to contend, Learned Judge should only grasp the facts, and, show them out, For the people to trust...

The inability to take a decision is not inherent in the individual or the authority, but is largely, induced by external forces of muscle, money and mob. Sadly, the political...

  During nearly 38 years in public service, I have noticed one thing clearly- that our ruling class, politicians and bureaucrats included, have one unwritten rule or understanding, whatever one...

  For the common citizen it is difficult to understand as to why, at all, there should be any need to consider remission of sentences in gruesome criminal cases. Cold...

  Pride is justified but, in the true spirit of Hinduism, there can be no room for prejudice. The reignited lamp should illuminate the greatness of the past and light...

  Nations, who shelter elements inimical to our national interests, need to be handled prudently and strongly. The debate about the moral way or otherwise are all subject to interpretation-...

  Over the years percentage of women in government jobs has remained below 12 percent and it has hovered between 20 to 25 percent in higher Civil Services like IFS,...

  Despite tall developmental claims India’s heath and education system is pathetic. Our villages and most towns are devoid of even basic civic facilities like sewage system, sanitation, clean drinking...

  The base issue to focus on, is not the division of the available opportunities, caste, community, colour, language, latitude, or, longitude wise, but on the creation of more and...

  Serious cases of murder, rioting, embezzlement, extortion etc continue to remain in an endless queue yet the cases of people with political God fathers or, Mr.Deep Pockets, continue to...

The brazen expenditure of crores of rupees in elections by various political parties and their candidates has become a norm. This truth cannot be denied now. The dominance of black...

  Recently a seminar was held in Nainital, a prominent hill-town, which is becoming unliveable for the permanent residents. The objective was to identify the reasons for the decline and...

  The people’s representative, elected (unfortunately?) by us believes that he/she, is a Don above all laws and regulations which apply to the common citizen. And the political parties, defeated...

The accomplishments of a ruling party may not be much to write home about, but, when neatly dressed smiling faces of the political leaders gaze at you from the front...

The selection process of the judges through the Collegium system itself is a hush-hush affair and only the outcome is known to the public at large. On what grounds X...

    The logical question is that when money is extracted through illegal means to carry on the electoral campaigns of political parties -then in the eventuality of such illegal...

    The serious existential crisis looming over Mr. Kejariwal’s future as CM and his politics because of this excise scam is becoming graver every day. The facts which are...

  The comment that qualified hate speech was worrying as it indicated disturbing trend that has roiled the country in recent times. It is not only poisoning minds and polarising...

  The Opposition parties alliance named as INDIA has been stitched together with the same old tattered faces, tainted to the hilt, dyed with lack of integrity, devoid of morality...

  When political parties and politicians start spending billions of rupees to win elections, their proximity to money bags is the obvious outcome of this greatest sin in democracy. Hence ...

  The central and state Governments, in the light of the observations of Parliamentary standing committee, should immediately take corrective steps to bring the pattern of all the competitive exams...

  The culture of the blame game is all pervading. In the Parliament the opposition targets the government and blames it for the wrong policies being followed creating unrest, unemployment,...

  Even after seven decades of independence we remain bracketed in the category of corrupt nations and have failed miserably to provide clean, honest and efficient delivery and governance system...

      The unfortunate part of our nation’s life is that it remains deeply mired in all pervasive corruption and the worst sufferers consequently are the poor and marginalized...

  Anti student policies in admissions have pushed our education system to the brink of disaster and students are forced into the dragnet of flourishing coaching classes to qualify by...

Blowing hot and cold in the debates on supposed interference in religious precepts and practices, as well as, creating disturbances at the drop of a hat, on imagined affront to...

  The scams of the Delhi government exemplify the selfsame brazen looting. The story of 400 plus fake appointments by the current Delhi government is an astounding saga of lies...

  It is said that law is blind but in India, it appears, that it is colour blind. It recognises only black silk gowns and nothing else. There are any...

    The Kejriwal Government has spent Rs 1106.02 crore on advertisement, in the last three financial years which include Rs 297.70 crore in 2020-21; Rs 596.37 crore in 2021-22...

      Those castigating the current defection saga in Maharashtra need to reflect whether they were not, once upon a time, skilfully playing the same game of power grabbing....

        The preliminary examination of civil services exams conducted by UPSC has reached such a level of absurdity that now experts call these exams a kind of...

  In the ongoing violence in Manipur, the time has come to  expeditiously  end  the violence by acting impartially and taking stringent steps. Strong signals have to be sent to...

  While working in Uttar Pradesh, I came across several instances of medical college buildings built with hundreds of crores of rupees lying vacant. They had become the refuges of...

  Despite availability of these technological tools, it seems the system failed to adopt them to the optimum. This horrifying collision shows that the work on adoption of these technologies...

  The leaderless Muslim community under the control of Mullahs has already been politically marginalised during the last ten years and further caste division, as is evident glaringly, is threatening...

    The hackneyed slogans of garibi hatao , sarvajan hitaye, sabka vikas have failed to deliver to the populace which has been reduced to subsisting on doles and freebies...

  In the ongoing Karnataka election campaigns of contesting parties, it is back to caste, religion and freebies. Instead of debating the policies and programmes mentioned in their manifestos and...

    Today's Indian women are more literate and educated. They're enrolling in schools and colleges in greater numbers and staying in school longer than previous generations did. But that...

    In a highly criminalized electoral politics the pampering of criminals-turned politicians has assumed serious dimension with almost all political parties opening floodgates to criminals for electoral gains. In...

    Increasing the upper age limit for women candidates for competitive exams like Civil Services Exams etc to 35 years would be a first step in this direction which...

    The incompetence and inefficiency of the police administration is always blamed for such turbulences when the fact is that the police administration can control any situation if allowed...

  The unfortunate part of “history rewriting spree” is that it doesn’t serve national interest in any way. Ignoring true history and distorting it to serve the narrow political ends...

Corruption preponderates in our governance system and  taints public life. Our nation is governed  by the “rule of law” but in practice, it remains limited to being  on paper only....

  Rahul Gandhi has contented that the opposition is not allowed to raise issues in the Parliament and he is not given a chance to speak. The parliamentary records speak...

There is an urgent need to take corrective steps to change the deplorable conditions. For that it is essential that principled leaders start working indefatigably in the interests of the...

    The irony is that most of the leaders who have occupied prominent positions in our country have been so self- centered that after attaining power they have negated...

With the high and the mighty, transgressing the approved and accepted framework of law, laid down rules, regulations, and, procedures, wrong signals go to the common people. And, soon enough...

  The bed-rock of democratic governance is discipline. And, if the bed-rock, the very foundation, is missing all the structures, the legislature, the executive, and, the judiciary collapse, like a...

  To win elections the political parties find it easier to raise emotions and promise sops rather than put forth concrete program of development and outline the formidable efforts required....

  Opposition for opposition’s sake has been the guiding principle of political parties, and, frivolous, half true, and false statements, their main tools to create mountains out of mole hills....

    The yawning chasm between the rich and poor in visible everywhere in our country. It is callous that our ruling class and the well to do in our...

  To destroy a nation all one needs to do is to destroy the youth. The impressionable young minds can be easily programmed to accept illusion for reality, and perceive...

   Any system of governance which is devoid of truth and morality is bound to aggravate the misery of the people whom they govern. This all-pervading amoral culture of mal-...

    As the state of the nation supervisor, the media has immense responsibility since every wrong reporting, can and does, more often than not, lead to grave consequences soon...

In recent years, there has developed the common perception, that the guardians of the constitution, the Hon’ble Courts,  seem to be over reaching the functions and powers enshrined for them...

For the last several decades saving the environment has been the burning topic of the day, and, one international conference after another is being held in one country or the...

  A minuscule of officers dispose off the files in time, and, answer letters in time, however, the majority sits on the files, does not answer or even acknowledge letters...

  Stopping such Fellowships and such other rewards and fellowships will certainly demoralize deserving youth and deprive them of the consequential monetary support and adversely impact the nation’s march towards...

Lucknow, November 14: In view of rising menace of diabetes the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has launched “Education to protect tomorrow- 2022” programme to intensify global drive to apprise the...

  History is a chronicle of man’s deeds and misdeeds, achievements and failures, kindness and cruelty. The only purpose of the study of history is for the people to learn,...

Maha Upnishad, holds that, the world is a family and Brihadaranyaka  upnishad prayer is, lead me from darkness to light. These, and, any number more, are the nuggets of gold,...

   The country has failed to recognize that the all-pervading corruption in all kinds of construction activities is at the root of these problems. Bridges do not fall on their...

   The unholy nexus and its octopus like grip over the nutrition supply system under ICDS is so formidable that several efforts by activists to elicit information regarding the contract...

  During my tenure in HRD ministry a paper on neighborhood school concept was prepared and a former Union Education Secretary was tasked to study this scheme and come up...

    The decades of inept leadership which has mired this great nation in the cesspool of corruption, poverty and deprivations of all kinds. These incompetent, visionless, corrupt, avaricious leaders...

    History’s lesson for humankind is that there are no friends when it comes to international relations. Its only self-interest which comes in the garb of “friendly relations “....

  The meeting of prominent five Muslim intellectuals who have served under different governments in the past and a Delhi Mosque Imam, should not be given much importance, writes senior...

Going back in Indian history there were a number of yatras organised by different people to achieve their political goals. In 1983 actor turn politician Late NTR had organised a Chaitanya...

  Lucknow, September 11: Three-day BPCON-2022 conference on hypertension concluded here today with a call for laying emphasis on effectively controlling rising menace of hypertension in the country.   Dr....

  Dr. Aurn Kedia from Raipur said that it was possible to treat high blood pressure by increasing the amount of magnesium in the diet. Dr.  ME Avlekar from Pune...

    The medical experts from all over the country have assembled in Lucknow to discuss the rising problem of blood pressure and devising effective method to control it. The...

  Hypertension is the single most preventable cardiac illness of the country and it is increasing very fast even in youngsters. In comparison to rest of the world Indians are...

    In India, the poor are nearly half the population and even after 75 years of independence are lacking the essentials of a civilized existence- food, potable water, education,...

     The official data analysis shows that the much-publicised ‘Delhi Model’ of AAP government is a blatant attempt to deceive the public through misrepresentation and misinformation with help of...

There are multifarious achievements which make us proud as a nation. But there are some slippages on some fronts, and these need to be ironed out before we announce attainment...

    Undoubtedly Kejariwal will be crying foul- as he has done in the past claiming that he is being framed to stop his march towards enlarging his political domain....

    Political largesse, from public funds, to further their selfish electoral ends has reduced the garib janata (poor people) to being a mendicant rather than a rational citizen exercising...

     The Lankan people have sent a powerful message for all those ruling various countries across the globe. Every ruler needs to remember that they are there only to...

     The Lankan people have sent a powerful message for all those ruling various countries across the globe. Every ruler needs to remember that they are there only to...

    In the volatile and vicious environment that prevails, hate speech and a polarised discourse has gained humungous popularity. TRPs rule the roost and journalists are coerced into propagating...

  Once politics is purged of honesty, morality, ethics and integrity then oligarchs, crony capitalists, corrupt, sycophants, self-seekers, middlemen, dalals and even mafia dons, freely enter the public arena, writes...

  The Government should put Agnipath scheme on hold and continue with the old recruitment system till such time it succeeds in allaying all the fears and apprehensions of the...

A newspaper now, is no longer a service, but, a business which must make money, so the ads have to have priority, writes Prof H C Pande    At one...

  Hate speech, which has become the norm in our public discourse recently, has no place in our philosophical/spiritual thought, writes former IAS officer V S Pandey   The ruling...

The Russo-Ukrainian war, getting hotter, more destructive, and the hatred becoming colder, more extensive, with every passing day, write Prof HC Pande   Some say the world will end in...

    The culture of corruption has led to poor law and order, a corrupt jail system has become heaven for criminals and gangsters, writes former IAS officer V.S.Pandey  ...

  Nations who fail to record their history truthfully, live to regret their mistakes. Currently many nations are falsifying their history and will face the perilous consequences, write Dr. Smita...

Gyanvapi Masjid matter is an example of ignoring facts and stretching issues for no reason other than not being able to shut up, writes Prof HC Pande   Since verbal...

   In an organized world, not only nations, but, communities, and, individuals as well, are closely connected. In this situation any action at one point, can result in reactions everywhere, writes...

    In view of continuous tussle, the central government should undo the 69th constitutional amendment, dissolve the Delhi assembly and revert back to the pre 1991 situation. This is long...

  Why has the UP government denied the CBI permission to question the three IAS officers over their alleged role in the Rs 2,267 crore PF scam is inexplicable, argues...

  There are innumerable cases in Uttar Pradesh and other cadres , where IAS officers willfully  played truant  and  joined lucrative jobs without seeking any permission from the government, writes...

    In the light of the Punchhi Commission report and the existing constitutional provisions, powers of Governors to appoint VCs in state universities should be curtailed, writes former IAS...

  The decision of the UP Government to ensure that loudspeakers  are no longer a public nuisance and similar strict instructions regarding regulation  of religious processions deserve appreciation and should...

    Communal incidents are a wake-up call for the people to start the process of cleansing the divisive political system based on caste, religion, language, which is thriving on...

  Today’s political culture of hate, divisiveness, money and muscle power   will lead our country to doom sooner than later, writes former IAS officer V.S.Pandey   From time immemorial,  wisest...

  Indian politicians are adept at using names of national icons only to camouflage their misdeeds and cover their lack of integrity and honesty, writes former IAS officer V.S.Pandey  ...

Indian bureaucracy mired in inefficiency, apathy and a culture of non- performance, which needed urgent changes to improve governance, writes V.S.Pandey The elections to five states are over and the...

  Ukraine crisis has thrown open the contradictions in international relationships, treaties, groupings on one side and individual country’s self-interest on the other, writes former IAS officer V S Pandey...

           We have adopted the system of governance, prevailing across the seven seas, without understanding the possible pit-falls, writes Prof.             ...

  The steep fall in the journalistic moral standards has seriously jeopardized democracy and if media is to remain free, self-regulation is the only option, writes former IAS officer V...

  The increasing chasm between rich and poor is testimony to the fact that rulers have erred terribly in deciding the economic model, writes former IAS officer V.S.Pandey   Recently...

  Generations have passed waiting for governments to remove the scourge of corruption which has created an octopus like grip over our governance system, writes former IAS officer V S...

No country can prosper where the political class and governance system despise integrity and honesty and viciously hound those who speak truth to power, writes V.S.Pandey   It is very...

    When other sectors were allowed to resume their normal activities post the corona surges, schools should have been asked to come back to their normal routine also, writes...

    Despite CBI report in UP’s mining scandal and CAG observation in Noida land scam, there is no action against the real culprits who looted huge money from the...

  Agriculture being the mainstay of nearly 70 per cent of our population, any shortfall in supply or increase in the price of critical input like fertilisers is bound to...

               Our policy makers, with their clerical mind-set, would always think of numbers and nothing better can be expected from them. So     ...

            The transformer burnouts are generally due to inadequate,improperly rated,over-load safety devices in place,as also due to poor               ...

  Despite a road map laid out by the IIT Kanpur study to bring down the pollution levels in Delhi and NCR, very little was done by way of implementation...

  I had the opportunity to serve as head of the information and public relation department of Uttar Pradesh for several years. I cannot recall even one instance when advertisements...

    Unless the role of money power, mafia elements , use of caste and religion is  curbed in politics, things will remain as they are and country will remain...

After lapse of several decades we are still chasing minimal targets and  are still trying to  fulfil the minimum needs of our population, writes former IAS officer V.S.Pandey    ...

  The time has come for the central government  to unshackle the medical education system from the  avaricious  clutches of the vested interests whose only interest is pocketing billions at...

   Is Left, left in India? The point is, why perpetuate the fraud of leftism, when, in reality, all that is left, of left, is pure and simple, self-centrism, writes Dr...

    We should prepare our security systems in such a way that no external force or terrorists  dare meddle in our country and create law and order problems, writes...

  Looking at the hostile behaviour of countries around us, we have to build our military might to such a formidable extent that none will dare entertain any evil design,...

  The question is why governments shy away from debate or ordering an enquiry when they are in the right. Inevitably, it is the unethical action on the part of...

Since most of the political parties are neck deep in filth, dirt, corruption, immorality, untruth and falsehood, then snooping on others is the least of crimes they are capable of...

The administrator today has settled for the path of least resistance always saying yes to the political boss and no to the public. Remember the strength of a chain is...

Former Secretary Government of India Vijay Shankar Pandey talks to senior journalist Vasindra Mishra on the recent union cabinet shake-up in which seven former bureaucrats turned politicians were also inducted....

  The Central vista project will prove its merit- provided it is executed with honesty and integrity. This exercise will be transformational only when the executors ensure that there is...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, July 16: The Log Party today welcomed the criticism of the Supreme Court for sedition law section 124A as incorporated in India Penal Code. The Log...

Despite people suffering hardships of all kinds, for generations, surprisingly these very political parties have been quite successful in ensuring that people keep voting for them for the same promises...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, July 13: Log Party today criticised the Uttar Pradesh government over the proposed draft bill on population control. The Log Party said it was an election...

The bottom line is that the stock markets are totally out of sync with the performance of the economy and its poor health. Clear signals are emerging that something is...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, July 08: Violence erupted in various parts of the state during the filing of nomination papers of election to the block panchayat chairmen. Reports from various...

The tragedy of our nation is that competence and integrity are seldom the criterion for appointments to position of power which, undoubtedly, matter the most in determining the direction of...

We, as a nation, do not lack in resources. We have the knowledge, we have the manpower, we have the road map to achieve these goals. Unfortunately, we have lacked...

Education is not filling a pail but lighting a fire and higher education is more so. Higher education programmes therefore are not merely degree awarding exercises but meant to enhance...

Our invaluable franchise has to be exercised to elect authentic, principled, transformational leaders-not these outworn masqueraders desperately capturing and then dishonorably clinging to power. Dr. Smita Pandey King Alexander the...

We have to burn the candle at both ends,one end for illuminating our past and the other to light up the path to the future.We have to clearly view and...

The cost of any product is based on the cost of production, licensing cost, expenditure on setting up the additional facilities, if any, required for manufacturing the product and such...

M Hasan Lucknow: Even as the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is headed for split, the party chief Mayawati today blasted the Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for hobnobbing with the...

M Hasan Lucknow: Firmly ruling out the possibility of electoral alliance with Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Samajwadi Party president, who had a closed-door meeting with nine MLAs...

The scholarly report reflects sincere idealism and deep erudition.The only question is whether the ground truth of the problem has been understood so that a realistic solution can be attempted?...

Since Kurmi community is in dominant position in Purvanchal and central UP, moves are afoot in SP to bring it to SP fold as it was during days of Beni...

The faith of the people in the judiciary is the foundation of the third pillar and if the foundation gives way the entire edifice of democracy would come tumbling down....

The level of noise in the news-media, both print and electronic, has continued to increase over the past few decades, and, now it appears, that, the noise has overpowered the...

If the democratic governance in India has to be effective it is well past high time that responsible citizens be involved in overseeing the working of public institutions in a...

The elected have been changed from time to time but it seems to have made little difference. The reason is not hard to seek. From time to time Ali Babas...

The special skill of the politician consists in knowing what passions can be most easily aroused and when aroused how to prevent them from being harmful to himself and his...

The very idea of two Capitol establishments for Uttarakhand is not only senseless, but, an invitation to administrative and economic disaster. A summer capital for the resource starved state is...

Political shenanigans have clouded the fact that honest wages, for honest day's work, across the board, is the only key to national development and not any number of political promises....

Today, in the name of freedom of speech & expression, individuals mouth obscenities, slap unfounded charges, circulate fake news, indulge in character assassination, and, tell lies of every color, whenever...

The Samajwadi Party talks about concept of socialism but whenever it came to power in Uttar Pradesh it was far away from real concept of this ideology and its style...

All societies governed by rule of law have left very few choices to their people as laws themselves have clearly demarcated the boundaries between do’s and don’ts and specified the...

you would say the times have changed, and, old ideas are no longer relevant May be, but certainly, not all of them. Top leadership is more a punishment than a...

The ruling class has failed the nation by not governing the country honestly , sincerely and devotedly. We need to learn from our past mistakes and move on. V.S.Pandey The...

The problem of Covid-19 vaccination can be tackled with proper planning and efficient execution. We have both -the resources and the capacity. V.S.Pandey Currently the second covid wave is still...

New Parliament building: One wonders about the genesis of this grand idea.Certainly,it can not be anyone in touch with the ground realities.In India one is not just in touch with...

Jumping the Queue is our national habit which is nothing but plain & simple short-circuiting. Clearly, when it comes to our own interest, fair or foul, we short-circuit our conscience...

India’s public expenditure on health as a percentage of the GDP is far lower than countries classified as the “poorest” in the world. V.S.Pandey The present corona crisis has brought...

The mental fatigue and hopelessness created by Covid-19, needs to be checked and the negative trend needs to be corrected at the earliest. The sports is the best way out....

The recent surge has started consuming the lives of people in villages. According to information in the absence of tracing and testing majority of deaths are being attributed to “fever...

The process of online registration for vax has to give way to house to house vaccination plan, as used to be the case earlier. We have enough trained manpower for...

The governments and health care system will have to work indefatigably to organise all the essentials and ensure that people have easy access to the basic facilities. V.S.Pandey The second...

In fact, elections and the Kumbh became the mega super spreaders of covid 19. But the leadership slept and woke up as late as January 2021. BK Singh brij.singhht@gmail.com Was...

A populist government in a developing country would always fail to address the basic issues and AAP is no exception. Prof. H C Pande Rousseau, over 200 years ago, had...

Top bureaucratic apparatus has failed to show the initiative, drive and commitment to handle the situation arising due to the current covid surge. V.S.Pandey The Country is at present facing...

With the current surge, our health system has crumbled, leading to panic. These shortages are all man made and should have been overcome without much difficulty. V.S.Pandey India is at...

The nefarious politics of money power, criminalisation, deceit and demagoguery has to be eliminated. Ethical people must come forward to fulfill the dream of our constitution makers. V.S.Pandey The nation...

Lack of vision, integrity and transparency led to failure in implementation of government schemes to uplift the poor people. V.S.Pandey Since 1970s, almost all the political parties have been riding...

Former Mumbai police chief has all the rights to move the court, but the core issues is rampant degradation in governance in our national life, which civil society is silently...

Our Governance has reached such a pass that honest officers in the system are useless, corrupt and pliable are welcome. V.S.Pandey Mr.Pratap Bhanu Mehta, newspaper columnist and public intellectual while...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow: Former Secretary to Government of India Vijay Shankar Pandey (ex-IAS) and former IPS officer SN Singh said in a statement here today that a meeting of...

In the free market system there is no ethics or morality, higher margins are the only driving force behind every action or practice. V.S.Pandey The farmers agitation is continuing, strongly...

India's administrative structure led by All India Services such as the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) adopted an approach of 5% vs 95%. VS Pandey...

Elimination of corrupt elements from governance is only way out to establish rule of law and restoration of honesty and integrity in the system. V.S.Pandey A few days back Prime...

It is high time that either NDA government should convince the farmers about the utility of the three laws or withdraw them in larger national interest V.S.Pandey The farmers agitation...

It is high time for the Modi government to undo the mistakes of previous governments, listen to the farmers and take immediate corrective measures. V.S.Pandey Even after 80 odd days,...

There is need to examine the prevailing situation in the agricultural sector in the larger context of the direction of economic policy framework. V.S.Pandey The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, while...

An impractical budget which doestnot provide any road map for welfare and overall development of country V.S.Pandey Yesterday the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual budget for the...

The People have every right to demonstrate to press for the acceptance of their justified demands and want themselves to be visible while doing so, so are hapless farmers. V...

Welfare of people in right direction is impossible if dishonest and selfish advisors occupy the high position. They are basically curse on the system. V S Pandey Good, honest, benevolent...

These farm reforms are going to cause more pain than relief to millions of poor farmers across the country. V S Pandey, Akanksha Pandey The farmers agitation is going to...

M Hasan Lucknow, January 11: With forthcoming panchayat and 2022 UP assembly elections almost all political parties have resorted to sewing up winnable caste combination in the state. The issue...

M Hasan Lucknow, January 10: Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh appears to be quite wary of activities of AIMIM led by Asaduddin Owaisi which has led to debate in political...

While political row over Covid vaccination drive is unfortunate, the government of India should launch it free of cost and without further delay. V S Pandey For past several days...

The nation has been paying heavy prices for ill-conceived policies and lack of clarity in decision-making over the decades. The three farm laws, which are no different, also show same...

While farmers have genuine apprehensions over farm laws, it is paramount duty of the government to reply satisfactorily to their grievances. V S Pandey and Akanksha Pandey Farmers agitation has...

M Hasan Lucknow, December 27: In forthcoming prestigious West Bengal assembly elections, where the resurgent BJP, is determined to wrest power from TMC’s Mamata Banerjee, Ayodhya is going to play...

Governmental slackness in filling the rural-urban gap in online education has adversely affected the students. Further delay would only worsen the situation. Er. Akanksha Pandey These are COVID times. Lives...

The central government should sympathetically look into the grievances of farmers to resolve them in the larger interest of the nation. V S Pandey Soon the farmers agitation is going...

M Hasan Lucknow, December 19: With UP election year-2021- fast approaching smaller parties have once again started to clutter political space in the state. Even though the scene is no...

With the Centre and West Bengal Government heading for a show down over transfers and postings of officers of civil services it is necessary to resolve the issue within the...

With sheer lack of trust between the agitating farmers and the NDA government, it is advisable to shelve the controversial farms laws. V.S.Pandey Democracy is all about looking after the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, December 12: With central government and West Bengal heading for showdown over jurisdiction of bureaucrats the Log Party said today that governance in the country cannot...

HC Pande Notwithstanding a thousand & one national development projects unable to take-off due to insufficient funding, the government has planned a spending spree to the tune of Rs.10,000 Crores...

M Hasan Lucknow, December 09: The ongoing farmers agitation is reminiscent of similar siege of Delhi in 80s (October 1988) when thousands of farmers led by Mahendra Singh Tikait had...

With trust deficit towards leadership, half-hearted farm sector reforms are unlikely to benefit the farmers and help solve their problems V.S.Pandey Farmers agitation is hitting the headlines for past several...

If the country is to realize its unlimited potential, then time has come to embrace ‘new politics’ – a paradigm shift in the way politics is conducted in the country....

The bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde said the Centre’s affidavit had not addressed two important questions: the applicability of the Cable Television Networks Act upon...

How seriously corruption in our system has influenced our lives is an issue that has not been documented properly. VS Pandey Even as India is passing through multiple crises, the results...

Nitin Gadkari’s ire against NHAI officers is just tip of iceberg V S Pandey The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari recently blasted the bureaucrats of National...

Lucknow, November 06: With the BJP government failing to provide adequate finances to rural areas the Log Party said today that the vast rural areas of Uttar Pradesh are in...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, October 07 : The Log Party today called upon the people of the state to be vigilant of the nefarious design of the communal and casteiest...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, October 7: Calling the Hathras incident “horrible… extraordinary and shocking”, the Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government if witnesses in the case of...

M Hasan Lucknow, October 04: With one-and half-year to go for 2022 crucial assembly elections rise in crime and law and order is fast emerging as a major election plank...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow October 03: The Log Party said today that the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has miserably failed on all the parameters of development and welfare in...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, October 02: The Log Party today said that crime situation continues to be bad in Uttar Pradesh as rising crime against women is a matter of...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow October 01: The Log Party said today that without honest and transparent political system the problems of the poor people cannot be solved. The Log Party...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 30: The Log Party today said all talks of anti-corruption drive during the last six years has proved misleading as the situation has gone from...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow: September 29: With Covid-19 Pandemic ravaging the country the Log Party today said bleak economic condition is unlikely to be improved in near future. The Log...

The labour reform bills that replace archaic labour laws with codes have been pending for a long time. V S Pandey Nobel laureate Douglass North wrote that institutions are made...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 28: The Log Party today laid stress on improvement in education policy in the country. The party said the entire education sector is passing through...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 26: With the Election Commission announcing the assembly election dates in Bihar the Log Party today called upon the people to root out corrupt, castiest...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi: The Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections 2020 will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and 7. The counting of votes and the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 25: The Log Party today expressed concern over fast widening disparity between the poor and rich people because of massive corruption in government. The Log...

The three farm reform bills are structured on the recommendations of a state agriculture ministers panel that submitted its report in 2013 V S Pandey Farm sector reforms such as...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi: The Opposition including the Congress has decided to launch a nationwide protest from Thursday against the two agricultural reform bills passed by Parliament recently.The decision...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 24: The Log Party today expressed concern over continuing crisis in banking sector in the country. The Log Party said while crisis was going on...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 23 : The Log Party today said the state government’s policies for development in villages are lopsided and it has only resorted to misleading sloganeering...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi: India on Tuesday crossed the 5.5 million mark in terms of number of coronavirus disease cases. But the Union health ministry said that the country’s...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 22: The Log Party said today that the UP BJP government despite making tall claims about improvement in power supply to the rural areas has...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow September 21: The Log Party today laid stress on pragmatic and bold action to speed up economic activities in the country. The Log Party said the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi: The Upper House of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on Sunday passed two contentious farm bills amid uproar by Opposition members. The bills have triggered protests by...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 19: The Log Party today emphasised the need for the creation of more jobs to alleviate the sufferings of the people badly affected by corona...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 18: The Log Party today said that resentment among farmers for agrarian crisis is justified because the NDA government has totally failed to address their...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi: While economists have hailed the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, September 17: The Log Party today assailed State government for failing to control the illegal activities of the UP police. The Log Party said the murder...

The coronavirus pandemic has given us an opportunity to think afresh and take some major steps to turn the tide. V S Pandey India’s battle with coronavirus is on, with...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing to a plea challenging the Presidential Order on Article 370 which revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. The...

Preeti Nangal Could the massacre that claimed 10 lives and wounded many at Murtiya, Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh on 17 July over a land grab issue have been averted? Although...

New Delhi — The Trump administration has launched a damage control exercise after the US President’s remarks about mediation on Kashmir, with the State Department on Tuesday saying it was...

At the apex of his political career, Nehru chose to induct two bitter critics of the Congress into his cabinet. And even if it were Gandhi’s call, it was an...

M Hasan Lucknow, May 26: The newly appointed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for carrying the Muslim minority together is unlikely to be materialised without satisfactory resolution to the Ayodhya...

Sangrur (Punjab) Here, Azaan blends with the chimes of the temple bells and hymns of Aarti. Every day, leaves from the Bael tree are plucked from inside the Aqsa Masjid...

Urban Mirror Correspondent LUCKNOW: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) today called upon the community to have patience and be extremely careful in dealing...

Meerut: A striking example of communal harmony was on display at Meerut when a mosque was thorwn open to host a Shiv Bhandara. It was the foundation day of Somnath...

New Delhi: A senior citizen is granted a higher exemption limit compared to non-senior citizens. The CBDT has revised the rules applicable in case of filing of Form 15 H....

New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi securing a historic mandate in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagging more than 300 seats of its...

New Delhi: Regional parties from West Bengal, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have somehow managed to hold on to their turfs, bucking the trend of a nationwide surge...

New Delhi: In a first for Indian Women, Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth has scripted history by becoming the first day-time Indian woman fighter pilot. This means she is now qualified...

By Rajan Kumar As Sri Lanka endeavours to overcome the enormity of the Islamic State (IS) coordinated terrorist attack which killed 253 people last month, there are reasons for the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 21: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said the country is passing through acute economic crisis and if corrective measures are not taken the...

New Delhi: Every morning around dawn, dozens of people gather by the dusty banks of a stream snaking through Shikrawa village, two hours south of New Delhi, to do the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 17: Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch has analyzed the affidavits of the 716 out of 724 women candidates contesting in Lok...

In Bengal's tradition of grimy political violence, why the desecration of Vidyasagar's statue has led to widespread outrage. By Piyasree Dasgupta, Features Editor, HuffPost, India A familiar pre-exam ritual in...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 16: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today slammed the NDA government for miserably failing to perform on economic front as the available data has...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 15: Laying stress on vital election issues of rampant unemployment, agrarian crisis, industrial slump, massive corruption, worst economic situation, the Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP)...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 15: Even as seven- phase Lok Sabha elections enters into last round, which was so far by and large peaceful, the workers of ruling...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 13: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today expressed concern over massive drug and alcohol abuse in the country which has resulted into at least...

Bihar: 20.70% Haryana: 23.24% Madhya Pradesh: 28.01% Uttar Pradesh: 21.75% West Bengal: 38.08% Jharkhand: 31.27% NCT of Delhi: 19.50% New Delhi, May 12: More than 10.17 crore voters will cast...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi: The sale of controversial electoral bonds has shot up exorbitantly during on-going Lok Sabha elections in the country. The State Bank of India-nodal agency for...

New Delhi: American news magazine Time has featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the cover page of its May 20 issue with a headline that may create controversy across the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 08: There is no possibility of escalation of trade tussle between US and India till the formation of new government. According to information US...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow March 16: Laying stress on vital election issues of rampant unemployment, agrarian crisis, industrial slump, massive corruption, worst economic situation, the Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, March 13: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) said today that unemployment crisis has emerged as a major issue in the ensuing Lok Sabha election as...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, March 07: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today demanded Supreme Court-monitored investigation into controversial Rafale Jet fighter deal which the NDA government has been desperately...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, March 06: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that resentment is brewing among farmers in the country against the NDA government’s utter failure to...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, March 05: Expressing concern over sharp increase in circulation of fake news on social media platform especially WhatsApp for political gains, the Lok Gathbandhan Party...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, March 4: The Lok Gathbandhan Party today said that the NDA government cannot hide its all-round failure during last five-year governance by exploiting tension between...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, March 01: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today slammed the NDA government for miserably failing to perform on economic front as the data released by...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 28: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that emergence of sub-standard and even fake private medical colleges in several parts of the country...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 27: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today welcomed the strike carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on terrorists camps in Pakistan .The...

Urban mirror Correspondent New Delhi February 26: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that hankering for power in the run up to the summer general election has created a...

Urban Miror Correspondent New Delhi, February 22: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) said today that the NDA government has totally flopped in fighting the menace of black money and bringing...

urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 20: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today expressed concern over massive drug and alcohol abuse in the country which has resulted into at least...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, February 18: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) said that the UP BJP government, despite poor performance during the last two years, has been making misplaced development...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 16: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today expressed concern over the state of economy in the country. The LGP said that after five-years in...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 15: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today condemned the dastardly terror attack on CRPF convoy in South Kashmir killing at least 44 jawans and...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 14: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today criticised opportunistic alliances coming up fast in the run up to the Lok Sabha election. The LGP...

Dr Smita Pandey King Alexander the Great questioned a captured pirate ,”What is your idea in infesting the sea?’ The pirate answered, “the same as you in infesting the earth....

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 13: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today criticised the NDA government for failing to introduce New Education Policy (NEP) even after lapse of five...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 11: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that the decision of the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh to reserve 70% jobs for local...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 06: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today strongly condemned the politicisation of bureaucracy and police in the country which has pushed the honest and...

New Delhi, February 05: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today criticised the NDA government for fudging or hiding the statistical data to present a rosy picture of the economy in...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 04: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today condemned both central and West Bengal Governments for controversy over CBI investigation into Saradha chit fund scam...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, February 01: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that NDA government has fared badly in job creation during the last five years, as the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 30: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today that the Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s announcement promising a minimum income guarantee (MIG) is lopsided and reminiscent...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 29: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s comment that political leaders who donot fulfil the dream they peddle...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 23: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) said the castiest political parties have been desperately trying to push the country to the quagmire of “quota...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 22: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that even after lapse of one year the NDA government has failed to bring back Punjab...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 21: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today criticised the NDA government for passage of Citizenship (amendment) bill in Lok Sabha without proper deliberation as...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 19: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that despite tall claims being made by the NDA government about growth and development during the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 18: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) expressing concern over the prevailing controversy over Supreme Court’s Collegium decision to appoint two new judges to the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi January 17: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that school education in government schools in rural areas continues to be in bad shape, as...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 16: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that worst price slump in agriculture production has landed the farming community in acute crisis in...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, January 15: The Lok Gathbandhan Party today welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court to examine the cases of UP police encounters during the last one...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 14: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that last week’s GST council meeting has left many questions unanswered which are haunting the trading...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 12: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said the BJP, failing to deliver on development front during the last five years regime at the...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, January 10: The Lucknow Diabetes Study Society (LDSS) today organised a cardio-diabetes summit to apprise the people about the rising cases of heart-related diseases due to...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, January 10: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that CBI should expedite honest and transparent investigation into massive illegal mining scandal in Uttar Pradesh during...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 09: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) welcoming the Supreme Court decision reinstating Alok Verma as CBI director today demanded the transparent and honest functional...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 09: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) welcoming the Supreme Court decision reinstating Alok Verma as CBI director today demanded the transparent and honest functional...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 08: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that after utter failure on economic front and completely faltering in fulfilling its 2014 election promises...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 04: The Lok Gathbandhan Party today expressed concern over clashes in Kerala on Sabarimala temple issue which has been politicised by some vested interest...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 03: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today criticised the NDA government for running away from proper investigation into controversial Rafale jet fighter deal. The...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, January 02: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said that banking system has virtually collapsed because of fraudesters looted around Rs 41,167 crore during the...

Urban Mirror Correpondent New Delhi, January 01: With the start of 2019, the Lok Gathbandhan Party has called on the people to be vigilant of communal, castiest and other disruptive...

Urban Mirror correspondent New Delhi, November 29: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) said today that the NDA government is desperate to present a rosy picture of the economy as compared...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, November 24: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today expressed concern over rising cases of frauds in banking sector. The LGP also accused the central government...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, November 23: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today welcomed the verdict of Supreme Court rejecting the PIL opposing the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs)...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, November 22 : The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today demanded restoration of democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir without further delay. The LGP said political...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, November 20: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today criticised the NDA government for undermining the autonomy of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The LGP said...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, November 19: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today criticised the BJP government in Maharashtra for resorting to “Maratha quota” politics to salvage its fast dwindling...

urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, November 17: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said entire edifice of federal investigation agency- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)- is in jeopardy and it...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, November 10 : The Lok Gathbandhan Party today assailed the BJP Government for resorting to changes in names of various places for political reasons as...

New Delhi, November 9: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) said today that even after lapse of two years of demonetization of high value currency, rural India has still been facing...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, November 07: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today reiterated its demand demanded for total ban on corporate funding from within and outside India to political...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Delhi, November 03: With 2019 Lok Sabha election fast approaching the NDA government has come out with another election stunt of making promise to small businesses for...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, November 02: Even before the NDA government announces “New Education Policy” (NEP) after forthcoming assembly elections, the Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today demanded complete overhauling...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, July 23: Even as a debate has ensued in media over the rising cost of election in India, the Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today said...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, July 21: Notwithstanding  NDA government’s clarification in Parliament over controversial deal with a French company Dassault Aviation for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter, the Lok...

Dr. Smita Pandey In the 21st century, We, the people of India, are still playing political games  sporting with the same old cards- caste, communal, ideological and we are now  “Making...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, July 13: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today condemned Maharashtra government for suicides of 1307 farmers during the last six months. Expressing concern over such...

Urban Mirror Correspondent   New Delhi, July 7: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today expressed concern over prevailing financial mess in public sector banks in the country. The LGP said...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, July 6: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today laid stress on cleansing the corrupt electoral system to ensure honesty and transparency during the election. The...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, July 5: With an eye on 2019 Lok Sabha elections the NDA government has announced to increase the minimum support prices (MSPs) of paddy and...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, July 3: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on a PIL alleging that several fake encounters have taken place in...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 31: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) said today after massive hike in petrol prices recently, now one paisa reduction is shameful for the NDA...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 30: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) expressed concern over malfunctioning of large number of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Audit Trail Machines...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 29: With the NDA government plan for military purchases of Rs 6900 crore for hardware and other equipment, the Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 26: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) said today that National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has failed to deliver on all almost all fronts after...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 25: The Lok Gathbandhan Party today said that Rs 50,000 crore losses incurred by public sector banks (PSBs) in first quarter of 2018 will...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi: May 22: A Major political row has erupted over a circular of the Archbishop of Delhi Archdiocese Anil Couto to Churches and other Christian institutions...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, May 21: Following the Supreme Court decision striking down legal provisions under which former chief ministers in UP have been provided palatial bungalows on government’s cost,...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 21: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today criticised the NDA government for being highly insensitive to the rising prices of petrol and diesel in...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 20: The Punjab National Bank (PNB), one of the leading public sector banks in the country, has been facing immense crisis after Rs 14000...

Urban Mirror Correspondent Lucknow, May 20: The Uttar Pradesh Government has increased the retirement age of group C and D state employees from 60 years to 62 years. The chief...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 19: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today expressed surprise that even after lapse of five months the NDA government has not been able to...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 18: With the Supreme Court directing the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to prove his majority on the floor of the House by 4pm...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi, May 18: The Lok Gathbandhan Party today criticised the NDA government’s faulty fiscal and economic policies which have now caused in steep fall in rupee...

Urban Mirror Correspondent New Delhi May 16: A massive dust storm hit the national capital in the early hours of 16 May – the latest in a series of storms...