Umesh Raghuvanshi is a journalist with over three decade experience. He covers politics, finance, environment and social issues. He has covered all assembly and parliament elections in Uttar Pradesh since 1984.
Articles by Umesh Raghuvanshi
Reservation for Dalit Muslims, Christians: Mulayam
UP CM makes a move forward to regain his grip on Muslims and other minorities, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Nov 22, 2006 12:14 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
CM writes to EC for early poll
CHIEF MINISTER Mulayam Singh Yadav has requested the Election Commission to hold the Vidhan Sabha election by February 2007. In a letter in this regard to the EC, the CM has said that as the 14th Vidhan Sabha was constituted on February 26, 2002, the poll process should be completed before the five-year period.
Published on Nov 17, 2006 10:57 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Hold UP polls by February 2007: CM urges EC
Mulayam Singh Yadav has requested the EC to hold the elections to the UP Vidhan Sabha by February 2007, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Nov 17, 2006 01:46 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Mulayam raises pitch for early poll
CHIEF MINISTER Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday asserted that his government favoured an early Vidhan Sabha election ? before February 2007 ? and would soon send a request to the Election Commission in this regard. He claimed Governor TV Rajeswar had recommended dismissal of his government and imposition of President?s rule in Uttar Pradesh. ?We do not want to stretch the term of the House beyond five years,? the chief minister said.
Published on Nov 16, 2006 01:46 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
CM hopes for an early solution with Delhi
The CM hopes impasse over Delhi government?s decision not to allow entry of UPSRTC buses from NCR would be solved soon, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Nov 15, 2006 09:02 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Mulayam alleges plot to overthrow his Govt
The CM claims Governor has recommended President's rule in UP, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Nov 15, 2006 06:08 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Raj Bhawan on back foot
IF SUPREME Court observations are any indication, the Allahabad High Court has had the last laugh in the Raj Bhawan-High Court standoff over the transfer and suspension of the Governor?s additional legal advisor Pradeep K Dubey. The Supreme Court?s order has put the Raj Bhawan on the back foot. The Governor is now left with no option but to relieve Dubey. The Allahabad High Court had transferred Dubey as additional district judge Ballia and subsequently placed him under suspension for non-compliance of transfer orders.
Published on Nov 15, 2006 01:22 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Allahabad HC has last laugh in Raj Bhawan case
The Governor has been left with no option but to relieve Dubey as per Supreme Court orders, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Nov 15, 2006 12:52 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Civic polls results give SP tough time
Drubbing of Samajwadi Party in Local polls has fanned impending political discontent as parties gear to besiege Mulayam Govt, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi
Published on Nov 14, 2006 01:51 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
UP IAS Association to organise civil service week
Putting aside his reservation as to functioning of the bureaucracy, UP Governor consents to civil service week, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi
Published on Nov 14, 2006 12:35 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Major parties step up anti-Mulayam crusade
TAKING A cue from the outcome of the urban local bodies poll, major political parties have worked out programmes to launch demonstrations and agitations to cash in on the anti-Samajwadi Party mood of urban voters.
Published on Nov 14, 2006 01:34 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
UPCC announces Jail Bharo against Mulayam government
weeklong ?Jail Bharo? programme would be launched from November 20, to protest against the misrule of Mulayam Singh, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Nov 10, 2006 04:11 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Raj Babbar demands President rule in UP
The Jan Morcha President Raj Babbar accused the SJP led government of indulging in rigging in elections, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Nov 09, 2006 10:45 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
UP polls reflect anti-SP mood in metros
BJP making inroads in SP bastions of Etah, Mainpuri and Kannauj, reflects the poll mood here, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Nov 09, 2006 06:11 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
BJP, Congress have a long way to go
NOTWITHSTANDING THE upbeat mood prevailing in the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress following a favourable outcome in the urban local bodies election, specially the mayoral poll, the joy of the two parties may be pretty shortlived if they don?t cash in on the situation from here.
Published on Nov 09, 2006 10:37 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
'SP rigged first two phases of local polls'
Yadav said he had given documentary evidence to prove that the polls have been rigged, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Nov 03, 2006 12:52 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
UP IAS Association in catch-22 situation
The UP IAS Association finds itself in a catch-22 situation sandwiched as it is between the top two functionaries, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi
Published on Nov 02, 2006 03:40 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Catch-22 situation for IAS Association
WITH THE Raj Bhawan giving no indications of relenting on the issue of its directives to defer the Civil Service Week, the Uttar Pradesh IAS Association finds itself in a catch-22 situation. It is sandwiched between the top two functionaries ? the constitutional and the executive heads..
Published on Nov 02, 2006 01:51 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Move to cancel CSW annoys Chief Minister
IN A move that could step up confrontation between the Raj Bhawan and the Chief Minister, Governor TV Rajeswar has asked the Uttar Pradesh IAS Association to cancel the Civil Service Week (CSW) that it proposed to hold from December 14 to 17.
Published on Nov 01, 2006 01:32 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
UP Governor on fresh confrontation with CM
In a jolt to UP CM, Governor TV Rajeswar asks the UP IAS Association to cancel their programme, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Oct 31, 2006 10:21 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
CM?s projects hinge on EC?s ?edict?
IF CHIEF Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav were asked to make a wish he would probably ask for some more time before the Election Commission announced its programme to hold the Vidhan Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Oct 31, 2006 01:36 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
'Sarees' to be Mulayam's ambitious poll project
A foolproof process is being followed to buy and scan 'sarees' and they won't be distributed before the EC announcement, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Oct 31, 2006 12:55 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
TVR: Probe charges against SP leaders
TAKING STRONG exception to reports of unhindered movement of Samajwadi Party leaders in Shahjahanpur Governor TV Rajeswar today asked the State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct an inquiry and take action.
Published on Oct 29, 2006 11:10 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
PLAN PANGS
SUCCESSIVE FIVE-YEAR Plans have failed to achieve the desired results in Uttar Pradesh, which has witnessed political uncertainty over the years. As the State Government steps up preparations for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan, the foremost question on the minds of planners is how to put Uttar Pradesh back on the road to development. True, there has been some improvement in the situation and the State has moved slightly forward during the 10th Five Year Plan. Yet, Uttar Pradesh ranks 12th among 15 major states on the Human Development Index. Despite having sent Prime Ministers to Parliament on a number of occasions, Uttar Pradesh is yet to become ?Uttam Pradesh?.
Published on Oct 29, 2006 12:12 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi
UP Governor seeks report on poll irregularities
Governor TV Rajeswar asks the State Election Commission to conduct an inquiry into the allegation, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Oct 28, 2006 09:44 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
UP Govt gives clean chit to Mayawati in Taj case
Sources said the one-man commission in its inquiry had not found any irregularities, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Oct 28, 2006 12:18 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
UP Cabinet to declare six major cities as metros
The Governor is declaring Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Varanasi, Allahabad and Agra as metros, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Published on Oct 19, 2006 10:25 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Suspend Mulayam's programmes: SEC
The step to suspend programmes is taken in serious note of the Governor TV Rajeswar?s move, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.
Updated on Oct 18, 2006 10:17 PM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
No politics, Sonia sticks to a cause
CONGRESS PRESIDENT Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday preferred to stay away from politics ?- no virulent attack against the Mulayam government, no blame game. Not a word on the politics of the land. Instead, she called upon social organisations to come forward and serve the poor.
Published on Oct 18, 2006 01:25 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Rae Bareli
UP IAS body: Minimise political interference
THE UTTAR Pradesh IAS Association feels frequent and arbitrary transfers, as well as suspensions, are being used to make civil services more pliable. The association has demanded changes in the draft Public Services Bill-2006. It has also said the draft Bill should have provisions to minimise political interference and provide ?functional independence? to the civil services.
Published on Oct 16, 2006 01:07 AM IST
None | Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow