Each side is trying to claim that their voters have turned out while the rival parties votes have failed to vote in large numbers.

A team of scientists from the United States arrived here today to gather information about encephalitis that has claimed several lives.

Moderate to heavy rains and thundershowers lashed various parts of Uttar Pradesh as major rivers continued to flow above the danger mark.

The Ghaghra river continued to flow above the red mark at Elgin Bridge in Barabanki, Ayodhya and Turtipar in Ballia.

Over 570 villages in 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh were today reeling under floods even as rivers continued to flow above the danger mark.

A report from Bahraich said that with the release of four lakh cusex water from Nepal at the Banbasa barrage, threat of floods loomed large...

The minister said that the Railways was facing difficulties in running the network as passenger fares have not been increased.

Congress star campaigners would now be concentrating on UP with Priyanka camping in twin constituencies of Rae Bareli, Amethi.