Articles by Abdul Jadid
Woman IPS row: MLA to stage dharna, seeks action against unlicensed liquor shops
The MLA’s alleged abrasive behaviour had left the police officer teary eyed, although she later said it should not be seen as a sign of weakness.
Updated on May 10, 2017 01:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Woman IPS officer questions MLA’s allegations of ‘police brutality’ in new FB post
Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, a BJP MLA from Gorakhpur Sadar, termed Charu Nigam’s act of expressing outrage through the social media as a serious violation of rules.
Updated on May 09, 2017 06:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
‘Logic is failing’: Meet Charu Nigam, the UP cop who was berated by BJP lawmaker
The woman cop who was berated by a BJP legislator in Gorakhpur on Sunday had earlier taken on the might of mining mafia as well as illicit liquor smugglers during her stint in Jhansi.
Updated on May 09, 2017 02:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow/Gorakhpur | Rajesh Kumar Singh and Abdul Jadid
‘Don’t cross your limits’: BJP MLA berates woman IPS officer in Gorakhpur
The incident occurred in Yogi Adityanath’s parliamentary constituency Gorakhpur when some people, protesting against a liquor shop, were removed by the police.
Updated on May 08, 2017 11:35 PM IST
Gorkahpur | Abdul Jadid
Minor girl, lover tie knot on panchayat’s order in Uttar Pradesh
The panchayat order came after the two were caught in a compromising position. Police has initiated a probe into the matter and the girl’s medical report is awaited to confirm the age.
Published on May 06, 2017 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Family cremates slain BSF jawan after Adityanath speaks to them, promises job
UP chief minister makes late night call to give assurances
Updated on May 15, 2017 07:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Deoria | Abdul Jadid, Deoria
Kin of slain BSF jawan refuse to perform last rites, demand presence of PM, CM
Officials struggled to pacify the agitating villagers who shouted slogans calling for retaliation by the Indian Army.
Updated on May 03, 2017 01:45 PM IST
Gorakhpur, Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid
Bring 50 Pakistani heads for my father’s sacrifice, says slain BSF jawan’s daughter
Anti-Pakistan slogans were heard around Deoria’s Tikampur, the village of the slain BSF man.
Updated on May 03, 2017 12:02 AM IST
Gorakhpur, Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid
Gorakhpur administration opens complaints office at Yogi Adityanath’s Gorakhnath Temple
Yogi Adityanath is the head priest of the centuries-old Gorakhnath temple, a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Published on Apr 27, 2017 02:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Freedom dawns for 105-year-old Uttar Pradesh prisoner
Chauthi, who was serving a life term in a 38-year-old murder case, was garlanded by the jail authorities before he was taken home.
Published on Apr 14, 2017 12:36 PM IST
Gorakhpur, Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Yogi’s ‘food for all’ scheme @ Rs 10 running in Gorakhpur since 2008
Long before he took over as UP chief minister, the Gorakhpur MP has been running a similar scheme ‘Annapurna Bhojan Seva’ in his constituency to provide quality food to the poor.
Published on Apr 13, 2017 02:04 PM IST
Gorakhpur, Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Animal sacrifice at this temple has a martyr connection
Even today, devotees throng the Tarkulha Devi temple in Gorakhpur to sacrifice goats almost daily either as thanksgiving for fulfilment of their wishes or to ward off the evil eye. Over 500 goats each are sacrificed on Navami and Dashami alone.
Published on Apr 08, 2017 05:06 PM IST
Lucknow, Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
In Uttar Pradesh, cops halt church prayer after Hindu group alleges conversion
The group set sup by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath alleged Hindus were being converted by the missionaries at the church,
Updated on Apr 08, 2017 07:49 AM IST
Gorakhpur, New Delhi | Abdul Jadid
For this ‘Bhartiya’ tailor, CM Yogi has got the perfect look!
Buddhiram, 59, who has been stitching Yogi Adityanath’s clothes for the last 24 years, feels proud of his association with the CM. He said special silk clothes from Gandhi Ashram are used to stitch summer apparel of the CM.
Published on Apr 05, 2017 03:55 PM IST
Lucknow, Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Modi’s Varanasi, Adityanath’s Gorakhpur unaffected by Uttar Pradesh meat crisis
In Gorakhpur, home to Yogi Adityanath for the past 20 years, meat sellers said there was no effect of the crackdown on their business
Updated on Apr 07, 2017 06:58 PM IST
Lucknow, Hindustan Times | Sudhir Kumar and Abdul Jadid
Complete pending projects; start new ones, CM directs officials
Awaiting projects here include Gorakhpur Metro, AIIMS, broadening of roads, beautification of Ramgarh Tal and availability of potable water to check water-borne Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).
Updated on Mar 27, 2017 12:54 PM IST
Gorakhpur, Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
UP CM Adityanath’s message to officials: Work 18 to 20 hours daily or leave
The chief minister told his ministerial colleagues to work with humility and ‘not flaunt their position’.
Updated on Mar 27, 2017 01:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Rajesh Kumar Singh and Abdul Jadid
CM Adityanath promises no bias on religion; no harassment of couples in UP
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday “development of all, appeasement of none” was his government’s policy, adding that there will be no discrimination on the basis of caste, religion and gender.
Updated on May 30, 2017 07:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Rajesh Kumar Singh and Abdul Jadid
Aditya Nath’s breakfast platter includes papaya, whey, boiled grams
Yogi, as chief minister Aditya Nath is known by his followers, likes satvik food and lives a strictly disciplined life. His followers are well aware of his taste.
Updated on Mar 21, 2017 10:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur/Varanasi | Abdul Jadid/Sudhir Kumar
Yogi Adityanath is not a hardliner for his Muslim aides
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath may have the image of a Hindu hardliner and a rabble-rouser but his Muslim associates see him as a generous man who stands up for every needy person, irrespective of his religion.
Updated on Mar 21, 2017 12:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
This Muslim volunteer shares a special bond with Yogi Adityanath
Man Mohammed is the lone Muslim volunteer at the cow shelter of the Gorakhnath temple whose head priest is UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Man has been serving for 20 years.
Updated on Mar 20, 2017 05:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
With Yogi Adityanath, Gorakhnath temple becomes UP’s new power centre
Even before independence, the temple has had a strong political connection that has continued to hold sway in the region.
Updated on Mar 19, 2017 10:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Who is Yogi Adityanath? MP, head of Gorakhnath temple and a political rabble-rouser
Yogi Adityanath, a controversial BJP MP known for his provocative and controversial statements, will be be new Uttar Pradesh chief minister. HT traces the his rise -- from Ajay Mohan Bisht in Uttarakhand to the most powerful man in India’s most populous state.
Updated on Apr 06, 2017 11:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Abdul Jadid
UP, Manipur witness improved turnout as polls remain peaceful
While 57.03% voted in the sixth phase in Uttar Pradesh, Manipur witnesses 84% voting
Updated on Mar 04, 2017 11:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow/Imphal | Abdul Jadid and Sobhapati Samom
Assembly polls | Highlights: Manipur’s first phase records 84% (tentative)
Voters began queueing on Saturday to cast their ballots in 49 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh and 38 constituencies of Manipur in the crucial assembly elections.
Updated on Mar 04, 2017 07:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pankaj Jaiswal, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Rahul Karmakar, Abdul Jadid, Sobhapati Samom, Lucknow/imphal
Akhilesh Yadav engineered Samajwadi Party feud to help BJP, says BSP leader
Bahujan Samaj Party national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra feels Uttar Pradesh election results will negate opinion polls that say that his party is trailing rivals.
Updated on Feb 22, 2017 07:52 AM IST
Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Uttar Pradesh election: Amit Shah confident BJP’s ‘tsunami’ will sweep the state
“I assure you the BJP will sweep UP, Uttarakhand and Goa. Punjab will witness a triangular fight while the people’s view in Manipur is not clear,” Amit Shah said.
Updated on Feb 19, 2017 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Abdul Jadid
Yogi Adityanath’s band of rebels want to teach BJP a lesson in eastern UP
Known as Hindu Yuva Vahini, the right-wing youth outfit that Yogi floated in 2002 has decided to field candidates in 64 constituencies of eastern UP against the BJP. They are doing this to ‘’punish’’ the BJP for “sidelining” their leader by not projecting him as the CM face in the ongoing seven-phase UP polls.
Updated on Feb 11, 2017 01:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | Gulam Jeelani and Abdul Jadid
Arthi baba arrives on pyre to file nomination
Rajan Yadav alias ‘Arthi Baba’ arrived on an ‘arthi’ (pyre) to file his nomination papers with his supporters carrying the pyre on their shoulders. Rajan, who holds a degree in master in International business management from Gorakhpur University ,is contesting from Chauri Chaura seat of Gorakhpur as a Sarvasambhav Party candidate
Published on Feb 09, 2017 03:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
Washing voters’ feet, Arthi Baba hardsells humility on campaign trail
Rajan Yadav filed his nomination as an independent candidate against home minister Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lucknow and Varanasi in the 2014 Lok Sabha election but his papers were rejected. He also contested against Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath in the last Lok Sabha poll but lost.
Published on Jan 21, 2017 01:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abdul Jadid, Gorakhpur
