Haidar Naqvi covers central UP and Bundelkhand. He closely tracks developments in internal security in the region and beyond.
Articles by Haidar Naqvi
Terror gets a new face
The Taqfiris could easily be members of the upwardly mobile urban set, writes Haidar Naqvi.
Published on Oct 29, 2006 03:38 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
District admn a worried lot
The Union Government?s decision to send five battalions of Central forces for the civic bodies? election has failed to come as a big relief to an ill-prepared district administration as the demand-supply gap is likely to remain much the same. The Thursday decision of the Centre apart, the fact is that the onus of manning polling centres will continue to lie mainly on lathi-wielding home guards. The decision has also put police officials in a piquant situation. Their worry is because of the sensitivity of civic poll and the large number of the criminals in the fray.
Published on Oct 27, 2006 12:06 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
Neeraj finds it hard to wipe off past
ALL HIS life firebrand champion of Hindutva Neeraj Chaturvedi has been a wily learner of politics. So when the disillusioned three-time MLA joined the Samajwadi Party he was more than willing to shun his ?bad boy? image among Muslims.
Published on Oct 11, 2006 12:21 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
Selling sleaze draped in Tricolour
IT?S ATROCIOUS but true. Porn is being sold on the Net draped in the Tricolour! While the national flag reflects the theme India, the national emblem ? the Ashok Chakra ? forms the background as sleazy pictures of nude Indian girls keep popping up. To cater to the voyeuristic tastes of netizens, the ?bold? images are peppered with seedy annotations.
Published on Oct 05, 2006 01:33 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
To study explosion impact, prediction of blast load must
TWO INDIAN Institute of Technology professors- Dr Sudhir K Jain and CVR Murty, while developing guidelines on measures to mitigate effects of terrorist attacks on buildings, under a project for the Gujarat State Disaster Mitigation Authority , discussed in detail the issue of ?possible damage to buildings under blast loading? in the second chapter of the comprehensive document. cording to the document, to study the impact of the blasts on structures, the blast loads on them needs to be predicted first.
Published on Oct 04, 2006 12:17 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi/GP Varma, Kanpur
IIT Profs list norms for safer buildings
TWO SENIOR professors of the Civil Engineering Department at the IIT-K have prepared a comprehensive document on ?Measures to mitigate effects of terrorist attacks on buildings?. Gujarat State Disaster Mitigation Authority (GSDMA) hsad asked the IIT-K to prepare the document.
Published on Oct 01, 2006 12:39 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi/ GP Varma, Kanpur
?Missing? case diaries hit investigations
DESPITE THE stress on clearing the massive backlog of investigations, it is ironical that the all-important case diaries have simply ?disappeared? from the police stations of this industrial city, creating a big hurdle in investigation of crimes. The problem of non-availability of case diaries, which had been existing for quite some time, has reached a critical point not only in Kanpur but in several districts of the State.
Published on Sep 30, 2006 12:34 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
Now, Agarwal wants to be mayor
CHIEF MINISTER?S finance and taxation advisor Surendra Mohan Agarwal is caught in two minds. His dilemma is comprehensible yet interesting. The burly Samajwadi Party politician was eyeing the Generalganj assembly seat till the notification for the civic elections was issued. Now, the aspiring MLA wants to become the city?s mayor.
Published on Sep 28, 2006 12:13 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
HC no to cracker shop shift plan
THE FIRECRACKERS shop will continue to glitter at Meston Road at least for this festive season. The high court has come in the way of administrative plans to shift these shops to Phoolbagh grounds.
Published on Sep 27, 2006 12:06 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
It?s ?patriot? Babloo vs anti-national Dawood
IS UNDERWORLD kingpin Babloo Srivastava getting ready for a war with the deadly D-company? ?I?m on the hit-list and will give a befitting reply,? the master kidnapper said, making no bones of a bloody battle that might rock the underworld.
Published on Aug 30, 2006 01:02 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
New terror tie: D-aide, arms dealer
An alliance between an ex-KGB man and a Don's aide gives clue to link him with int'l terror, reports Haidar Naqvi.
Published on Aug 27, 2006 02:53 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
VP seeks to corner CM
FORMER PRIME minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh on Friday sought to corner the Mulayam Singh Yadav government on the acquisition of land for the Lucknow Industrial Development Authority (LIDA).
Published on Aug 26, 2006 01:58 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Unnao
No to Vande Mataram
THE MADARSAS here have said a resounding ?No? to singing the Vande Mataram, but are all for Allama Iqbal?s ?Sare Jahan se Achcha, Hindustan Hamara?.
Published on Aug 23, 2006 12:00 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
The pendulum swings: The Thakurs are back!
THE CYCLE has come a full circle. The oldest and the mighty, the Gujjar community, is no longer dominating the badlands of Yamuna and Chambal. The Thakurs, thrown out by them just six years ago, are back controlling affairs, and with a bang.
Published on Aug 11, 2006 12:06 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
Salim Gujjar, lover killed in encounter
DACOIT SALIM Gujjar and his lover Geeta Jatav were gunned down in an encounter with the Special Operation Group in Ayana forests on Wednesday. The police team led by DIG (Kanpur) Daljit Chowdhary recovered a light machine gun, a double barrel gun and huge quantity of cartridges from the site of the encounter. Salim was carrying a cash reward of Rs 1.5 lakh on his head.
Published on Aug 10, 2006 01:35 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
Love for girls was his Achilles? heel
SALIM WAS not a name but a title bequeathed on Pehalwan Gujjar by his mentors for his hankering after beauties.
Published on Aug 10, 2006 12:01 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
PM denied us aid for jobless dole: CM
APPARENTLY STUNG by Congress attempts to run away with credit for sops to unemployed youths, Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday.
Published on Aug 03, 2006 01:26 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Saifai
PM denied us aid for jobless dole: CM
APPARENTLY STUNG by Congress attempts to run away with credit for sops to unemployed youths, Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday.
Published on Aug 03, 2006 01:26 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Saifai
Sheila is a liar, says Mulayam
LAST WEEK Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit had stormed Mulayam Singh Yadav?s bastion and accused the CM of taking credits for the good work done by the Centre. Today, the Chief Minister shot back at his Delhi counterpart and described her a ?liar?.
Published on Aug 01, 2006 12:28 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
Sheila is a liar, says Mulayam
LAST WEEK Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit had stormed Mulayam Singh Yadav?s bastion and accused the CM of taking credits for the good work done by the Centre. Today, the Chief Minister shot back at his Delhi counterpart and described her a ?liar?.
Published on Aug 01, 2006 12:28 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
Phoolbagh submerged, officials on tenterhooks
JUST TWO hours of rain has given palpitations to the authorities. The entire Phoolbagh ground has been submerged, where Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has planned a show of strength before the rally of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Published on Jul 27, 2006 12:12 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
Phoolbagh submerged, officials on tenterhooks
JUST TWO hours of rain has given palpitations to the authorities. The entire Phoolbagh ground has been submerged, where Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has planned a show of strength before the rally of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Published on Jul 27, 2006 12:12 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
Kewat helps cops get Gujjar?s AK-47
SLAIN DACOIT Nirbhay Singh Gujjar?s ?prized possession? ? his AK 47 ? which had been a source of much bloodshed in the badlands of Yamuna ravines was recovered by the police on Monday. The only Mallah chieftain Mangali Kewat accompanied the cops to the spot where the lethal weapon was buried.
Published on Jul 19, 2006 12:00 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
Security agencies again playing tyrant
A GROUP of people belonging to a particular community, who have come from Mumbai, are telling a tale of ill treatment being meted out to them by the security agencies in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts.
Published on Jul 19, 2006 12:00 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
SIMI saga: From fundamentalism to terrorism
NOW THAT the role of the Students? Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) has come into focus after the Mumbai blasts, investigators are beginning to learn about its metamorphosis from a right-wing group to an organisation supporting terrorism.
Published on Jul 17, 2006 12:24 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
Sleuths launch massive drive to dig out SIMI links
INTELLIGENCE SLEUTHS are at present carrying out a massive operation in UP to dig out the face behind the 7/11 bomb blasts in Mumbai. On the target are several SIMI cadres and their sympathizers.
Published on Jul 15, 2006 01:43 AM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
State Govt files plea withdrawing case against SIMI chief
THE MULAYAM Singh Yadav government has withdrawn a treason case against banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) national president Shahid Badr Falahi.
Published on Jul 14, 2006 01:35 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Lucknow
It all began on a cold Jan night
It all begun on a cold Jan night
Updated on Jul 13, 2006 02:26 PM IST
None | Haidar Naqvi, Kanpur
It all began on a cold January night
January 29, Kanpur Central: Two men step out from the train into the cold. A lone man waits near a bookstore on the platform. Smiles are exchanged and a bundle wrapped in newspapers changes hands. In a flash, the duo is back on board the Kushi Nagar Express. Their visitor has melted into the night.
Published on Jul 13, 2006 01:26 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur
When SIMI shunned the moderate tag
?WE ARE going to stay, come what may? was the egotistical statement of the arrested Students? Islamic Movement of India finance secretary Imran Ansari. Five years down the line, the words mirror the reality when Mumbai is drenched in blood again and the destructive prowess of SIMI is being gauged. It seems a little surprising that SIMI was born out of Jamat-e-Islami on April 25, 1977 in Aligarh but matured as a radical outfit in Mumbai when the Ram Janmbhoomi movement was on.
Published on Jul 13, 2006 12:21 AM IST
None | HAIDAR Naqvi, Kanpur