The Taj corridor case is likely to be back to haunt former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. The Supreme Court has said that it wants to take a second look at the order of the then UP governor TV Rajeswar's who had refused permission to prosecute her and her minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui in a cheating and forgery conspiracy in the Taj corridor case. ...
12:18 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court is set to hear a petition challenging erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Governor TV Rajeswar's refusal to grant sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute former-UP chief minister Mayawati and her cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui in the alleged Taj corridor scandal. ...
09:08 AM, Jan 11, 2013
Lucknow: Rejecting the state Lokayukta's recommendation for a CBI probe against her most trusted minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday contended that the nature of the charges against the minister did not merit such a probe. Lokayukta Justice (retd) NK Mehrotra said he would now approach the governor. Defending multi-portfolio minister Siddiqui, who faces grave charges of corruption and owning assets disproportionate to his income, Mayawati...
10:07 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Bhadohi: Senior Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and PWD minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui on Saturday said main opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh are fighting together against the ruling party in the state assembly election and asked party workers to be adequately prepared for this. "Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) are contesting the election against BSP. Therefore, it is all the more necessary for party workers to dedicate...
06:21 PM, Jan 07, 2012
Ramabai Nagar: Firing a fresh salvo at the BSP-led Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul on Saturday alleged the money meant for Bundelkhand farmers was misused by minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui. Addressing a rally on the last day of his five-day mass contact programme in the state, he accused state Ministers and officials of siphoning central funds. "Funds were sent for farmers of Bundelkhand region under a special package...
09:56 PM, Dec 17, 2011
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's confidante and high profile multi-portfolio minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui is now under the Lok Ayukta's scanner, the fifth minister in the state to be probed for corruption. "A case has been formally registered against cabinet minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui following multiple complaints against him," the Lokayukta, Justice (retd.) NK Mehrotra told on Tuesday. "The cases include large-scale manipulation in official work, blatant nepotism and extending undue...
02:15 AM, Dec 14, 2011
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Tuesday fixed January 11 as the next date of hearing of PILs seeking prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and her Cabinet minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui in Taj Corridor case. The date was fixed by Justices Abdul Mateen and YK Sangal after hearing Mayawati's lawyer and senior BSP leader Satish Chandra Mishra. Mishra in his argument said the Supreme Court had...
06:12 PM, Jan 04, 2011
Sonia Gandhi was to formally open the bridge to the public. ...
08:24 AM, Mar 04, 2010
