Samajwadi Party's mobile app launched

The party, he said, was wedded to the idea of use of modern technology to spread messages and hence the application. Party leaders said the application is available on three platforms - Apple IOS, Android and Windows and it can be downloaded from the official website of the party.

Besides, Yadav added this application would be friendly to both the urban and the rural areas and would can be used to gather information about various government policies, projects and programmes. http://post.jagran.com/samajwadi-partys-mobile-app-launched-1439535660

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The recovery of the bodies was probably either due to reduction in river flow or reduced water quantity in that part of the Ganga, Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat said in a written reply.

The recovered bodies were disposed off in accordance with social traditions to avoid environmental degradation and outbreak of diseases, he said.

"Government of Uttar Pradesh has issued directions to all the concerned district authorities to stop the practice of dumping of dead bodies directly into the rivers," the minister said.

Responding to another question, the Minister said that model cremation ghats on the banks of river Ganga and promoting eco friendly methods of cremation for safe disposal of the dead bodies have been given priority in the action plan drawn under Nammami Gange programme.

An expert committee has also been formed for evaluation of new technologies including options for innovative and improvised wood based crematorium, he added.

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Two UP ministers sacked after facing Mulayam's ire

While Singh was Agriculture Minister, Paras was a Minister of State for Stamp and Civil Defence.

   

Though no reason has been cited by the government for sacking of these ministers, party sources said that SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav was unhappy with Singh's son Kirtivardhan joining BJP.

   

Kirtivardhan had in a press conference in Gonda on Saturday attacked Mulayam, accusing him of propagating dynastic politics. He had even alleged that he had to pay a "bribe" of Rs 5000 to meet Mulayam when he was the Chief Minister though he was a party MP, a charge denied by the Samajwadi Party.

"In 2004, when Yadav was CM, I had to give Rs 5000 packet to his personal secretary to meet him in the capacity of MP," Singh, who resigned from SP and joined BJP recently, told reporters.

    

The sources said Paras was also involved in anti-party activities and that Mulayam had received complaints against him. With their sacking, the leadership intends to send a strong message to party men ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

   

Voicing dissatisfaction with the performance of UP Ministers, Mulayam had on Wednesday said that the state government was "weakening" the party and had ticked off his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asking him to keep distance from "sycophants".

   

"I have not reviewed the performance of ministers in the state government but I know what they are doing. Ministers and officers, you all should mend your ways within 10 days.... The party is bigger than the government.... This government is weakening the party," Mulayam had said pulling up Akhilesh government. Some persons are trying to betray me and think that they will continue as ministers...," he had warned.

   

The Agriculture Department would be looked after by the CM while the departments held by Paras would remain with Cabinet Minister Mahendra Aridaman Singh, the sources said.

(Agencies)

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Book praises Mayawati, leaves Akhilesh government embarrassed

The Samajwadi Party (SP), which had referred to the parks and monuments built under Mayawati’s rule as ‘a colossal wastage of public money’, now seems to have a change of heart, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui said in the House on Monday.

The book ‘Uttar Pradesh 2013’, which was published by the state information and public relations department and released a few days ago by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, has detailed these monuments as ‘new visiting attractions’ here.

Referring to the book, the Leader of Opposition said that by stating the ‘truth’, the false propaganda of the government against Dalit leader Mayawati of plundering public money has been exposed.

Health Minister Ahmad Hasan, however, rubbished the charges.

Siddiqui, however, said that since the book was presented by Information Director Prabhat Mittal, it should be seen as a publication backed by the state government.

"The sham of the government in ridiculing our government for making parks and monuments has been exposed," Siddiqui added.

Sources said the Chief Minister was very upset with the oversight, which has left his government red-faced. The information department refused to comment on the controversy though some officials admitted in private that a ‘blunder had indeed taken place’.

(Agencies)

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Mulayam urges farmers to enhance participation in politics

Addressing a Dastkaar, Shilpkaar Vikas Sammelan, Yadav said with confidence and strong determination any poor person could reach the peak of development.

He said the present SP government was committed towards farmers, workers and the poor. Mulayam said that all sections of the society were getting benefit from the welfare schemes of the Uttar Pradesh government without any discrimination. He said sculptors, craftsmen and weavers had participated in the development of the country.

From small things up to missile they had worked on all, but poverty still exist in this society and the SP government was making efforts to remove it.

Mulayam said that the state government had made arrangements to provide free power, irrigation, health and education facilities to the people.

(Agencies)

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