Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati's dream projects, including memorials and parks in the name of Dalit icons in the state capital, would now witness marriages and cultural events with the Akhilesh government deciding to use the space for public purposes.
"Yes...the decision has been taken in this regard. It was in the Samajwadi Party's election manifesto to utilise areas of these memorials and parks for public purposes. By doing so we have fulfilled yet another promise," In-charge Minister of Lucknow, Shiv Pratap Yadav, told reporters.
For utilising memorials and parks constructed by the previous regime, the suggestions given by the government to the management, security and maintenance committee of these parks have been adopted.
As per the plan, guest houses constructed at Ramabai Ambedkar ground and adjoining area will be handed over to the estate department besides its administrative building will be used as the Committee's office....
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12:25 PM, May 23, 2013
Lucknow: The bitter war of words between the Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has escalated in the last few days. The Akhilesh Yadav government has ordered an enquiry into BSP supreme Mayawati's rally at Lucknow's Ambedkar Park where the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister had alleged that the state government was full of goons, mafia and anti-social elements. Samajwadi Party leader and PWD minister Shivpal Singh...
11:24 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Lucknow: Three people have been arrested for vandalising the statue of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP chief Mayawati. The incident took place on Thursday in a Gomtinagar park. Work continued into the early hours of the morning to repair the damage on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's orders. An exact replica of the statue that was decapitated has been installed at the Ambedkar Memorial. The statue was a spare...
10:37 AM, Jul 27, 2012
Azamgarh: A Dalit leader and former BSP functionary on Monday allegedly committed suicide in the collectorate compound in Azamgarh, police said. Baliram Prasad (65), who was presently associated with Ambedkar Samaj Party, sprinkled kerosene and set himself ablaze in the Ambedkar Park within the collectorate compound, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vijay Singh Meena said. He succumbed to injuries while being taken to hospital. A suicide note was found in his...
03:20 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Noida: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday inaugurated the 33-acre Dalit Prerna Sthal or the Ambedkar Park in Noida. Mayawati spent Rs 650 crore for the development of the park, which has several statutes of Dalit leaders. The park has 24 pink sandstone elephants, the electoral symbol of Mayawati's party the Bahujan Samaj Party, 12 life-size statues of Dr BR Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram and the UP Chief Minister herself....
05:15 PM, Oct 14, 2011
Gorakhpur: With six more persons succumbing to encephalitis, the death toll in the viral disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh has climbed to 438 this year, health officials said on Friday. At present, 261 people suffering from encephalitis are undergoing treatment at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur besides in some other district hospitals. The six deaths have been reported in the last two days, the officials said. More than 2600...
11:14 AM, Oct 14, 2011
New Delhi: The 33-acre Dalit Prerna Sthal or the Ambedkar Park in Noida, the pet project of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, will be inaugurated on Friday. Mayawati spent a staggering Rs 650 crores to put up the park. Preparations are on for the grand ceremony that takes place on Friday evening. Mayawati will arrive by a helicopter. The park has 24 pink sandstone elephants, the electoral symbol of BSP,...
09:11 AM, Oct 14, 2011
Noida: Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday took local officials to task over "slackness" in discharging duty. Mayawati, who visited Bhimrao Ambedkar multi-specialty hospital in Noida, gave a dressing down to the officials over poor maintenance of the medical wards. Unsatisfied with the pace of disposal of cases, she pulled up the SHO of sector 39 police station, directing the officials to take action against a former SHO over maintenance of...
06:31 PM, Feb 20, 2011
Noida: A fire broke out at the Ambedkar Park in Noida on Tuesday afternoon. Two fire tenders were rushed to the sport and the fire was brought under control. The reason for the fire is still not known but reports say some construction work was on even though the Supreme Court had made it clear that first the greening of the park must take place. The park has been in ...
02:15 PM, Jan 11, 2011
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04:55 PM, Jul 07, 2009
Dubai: Young paceman Steven Finn said on Wednesday he hoped a fresh and young England squad will put the 3-0 Test series rout by Pakistan behind them in the one-day series which starts next week. The 21-year-old watched from the sidelines as Pakistan registered a first-ever whitewash against England who perisisted with James Anderson and Stuart Broad besides playing spinners Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar. Frustrated at not being picked...
08:18 PM, Apr 21, 2008
Mumbai: The National Cricket Academy (NCA) has attracted heavy criticism in the last few days from former India cricketers, Kiran More and Karsan Ghavri. Roger Binny, one of its earliest coaches, who also served as co-director along with Hanumant Singh during the inaugural year in 2000, conceded that players 'haven't benefited' from the academy. We started out on the same lines as the Australian Cricket Academy (ACA). That's why we...
04:22 PM, Feb 25, 2008
