Aligarh
ALIGARH - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday took both the Mayawati government and Aligarh farmers by surprise when he reached Tappal village, the epicentre of peasants' protest demanding enhanced compensation for land acquired for the Yamuna Expressway.
AGRA/MATHURA/ALIGARH - With farmers rejecting the enhanced compensation offered by the Uttar Pradesh government in lieu of the land acquired for the Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway, the stage is set for a high pitched political drama as opposition parties work towards turning the sentiment against the ruling BSP in their favour.
LUCKNOW/ALIGARH/AGRA - The epicentre of the farmers' agitation in Tappal town of Aligarh district continued to remain tense Wednesday as the protesters unanimously rejected the enhanced compensation offered by the state government in lieu of their land acquired for building the Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway.
ALIGARH - The 'Reservation Express' campaign which seeks to mobilise support for the women's quota bill reached Aligarh Saturday on its way to the national capital.
ALIGARH - A court here Friday ordered a case to be registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against four Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) officials and two journalists for breaching the privacy of a gay varsity teacher S.R.
