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"I'm Saving The Institution": Allahabad University Head On Fee Hike Amid Protests

Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Aarish Chhabra | Tuesday September 20, 2022, Prayagraj, UP

Despite university's arguments, students continue to demand rollback of hike, which has seen fees go up by 400 per cent in some cases

On Camera, Movie-Style Robbery At Gunpoint In UP

Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Thursday August 18, 2022, Lucknow

In a movie-style robbery, three masked men barged into a businessman's office in broad daylight in Prayagraj and looted Rs 6 lakh.

Court Cancels Civil Services (PCS) Results Over Reservation To Ex-Armymen In UP

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 04, 2022, Prayagraj

The Allahabad High Court has cancelled the results of PCS (Preliminary) Examination 2021 and directed the UP Public Service Commission to issue fresh results after giving the benefit of a 5 per cent reservation to ex-servicemen.

Days After Inauguration By PM, Parts Of UP's Bundelkhand Expressway Damaged In Rain

NDTV News Desk | Thursday July 21, 2022, Lucknow

The four-lane expressway of 296 kilometres connects Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot with Kudrel in Etawah, passing through seven districts.

Fact-Checker Mohammed Zubair Cites Death Threats In Supreme Court Plea

Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Aarish Chhabra | Thursday July 07, 2022, New Delhi

Case meant to threaten him against doing his job, "to put fear among those who stand up against communal elements", says Alt News co-founder's plea

Watch: Protesters Beaten With Sticks By Cops During Arrest In UP's Prayagraj

Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Aarish Chhabra | Friday June 10, 2022, Prayagraj

The Uttar Pradesh Police were seen using lathis to hit protesters before arresting them today in Prayagraj, where a demonstration was held in parts of the city.

5 Of Family Found Dead At Home In UP's Prayagraj

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 16, 2022, Prayagraj/Lucknow

Five members of a family, including three children, were found dead at their home in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj district, police said on Saturday.

11 Officials Suspended For Negligence Over Blast At IFFCO Plant In UP

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 31, 2021, Allahabad

The IFFCO management today suspended 11 officials for their alleged negligence leading to a blast in the PSU's Phulpur plant early this month in which two persons were killed and 14 others injured.

Child Rights Body Takes Up 3-Year-Old's Painful Death Outside UP Hospital

Written by Alok Pandey , Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday March 06, 2021, Lucknow

A day after a three-year-old girl died outside a private Prayagraj Hospital, her surgical wounds allegedly left open and unattended because her family could not pay the bills, the national child rights body today stepped in to probe the matter. The Uttar Pradesh government, too, has ordered an inquiry in the incident, the disturbing video of which is now doing the rounds on social media and messaging platforms.

No Need To Display Notice For Inter-Faith Marriages: Allahabad High Court

Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday January 13, 2021, Lucknow

The mandatory display of notices for marriage of inter-faith couples will be optional from now, the Allahabad High Court said today in an order that is likely to bring relief to inter faith couples.

Missing Convict, Facing Life In Jail, Active On Social Media, UP Court Told

Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 04, 2020, Allahabad

The social media activity of a missing life convict has landed him in trouble with the Allahabad High Court asking the Uttar Pradesh government for details of the efforts being made to arrest him.

Swarms Of Locusts Attack Trees, Crops In Several UP Districts

Press Trust of India | Saturday June 27, 2020, Lucknow

Swarms of locusts have invaded several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Deoria, in the past 48 hours, attacking trees and crops, officials said Saturday, adding authorities are taking steps to either chase them away or kill them.

Allahabad High Court Asks UP To Try Mass Testing For Coronavirus In State

Press Trust of India | Friday June 19, 2020, Allahabad

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to try mass testing for COVID-19. The court said to begin with, testing could be done in Allahabad city.

On Camera, UP Cop Crushes Vegetables With Police Car, Reverses Over Them

Written by Alok Pandey | Friday June 05, 2020, Prayagraj

A sub-inspector of the Uttar Pradesh Police has been suspended and is being transferred out of the state's Prayagraj district after a video was widely circulated on social media earlier this afternoon showing a speeding police vehicle running over vegetables laid out on the ground in a rural mandi or market.

UP's Prayagraj Sizzles At 47.1 Degree Celsius, Heat Wave Continues

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 26, 2020, Prayagraj

Heat wave conditions continued at many places in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday with Prayagraj being the hottest city at 47.1 degree Celsius, the meteorological department said.