Alok Pandey

In UP Villages, Support For BJP's CAA Stand But Anger Against Yogi Adityanath Over Local Issues

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday January 23, 2020

There have been massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA and the proposed National Register of Citizens in many towns across Uttar Pradesh in the last one month; many of these protests are still going on. But the ruling BJP has dismissed the agitations, the state government has filed First Information Reports (FIRs) against pro...

On "Azadi" Slogan, Yogi Adityanath's Sedition Warning To CAA Protesters

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday issued a warning to those protesting against the citizenship law, saying slogans of "azadi" at such protests will be considered sedition and merit action.

On Camera, Women At CAA Protest In UP's Etawah Chased, Thrashed By Cops

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Women protesters are chased and caned by the Uttar Pradesh police, who also barge into shops and force them to shut, in mobile phone footage that has emerged from a protest in Etawah against the citizenship law on Tuesday.

"CAA Will Stay": Amit Shah's Firm Message Amid Protests

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday January 21, 2020

Amit Shah dares Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav to public debate on Citizenship Amendment Act CAA at rally in Lucknow

Poet's Daughters, Other Women At Lucknow CAA Protest Charged With Rioting

Lucknow News | Reported By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Tuesday January 21, 2020

Dozens who are participating at an indefinite sit-in against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA at Lucknow's iconic clock tower, which started on Friday night, have been identified and accused of "rioting" and "unlawful assembly" in three criminal cases filed by the Lucknow Police.

"Seized Blankets After Due Process": Lucknow Cops On Anti-CAA Protest

Lucknow News | Written By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday January 19, 2020

Amid fresh protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Lucknow, cops have been accused of taking away blankets and food meant for the protesters holding a demonstration at city's iconic clock tower since Friday evening. Dismissing the allegations in a statement, Lucknow police today said: "Do not spread rumours" but added that "blank...

Twin UP Horrors. Woman, Tied To Cot, Burnt; Another Doused With Acid

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday January 18, 2020

The burnt body of a woman, tied to a cot, was found in a village in western Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district on Friday. Three empty cartridges were also recovered from the spot, suggesting that she was also shot.

UP Woman Beaten To Death By Teen Daughter's Alleged Molesters Out On Bail

Lucknow News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday January 18, 2020

A 40-year-old woman whose teenage daughter was allegedly molested by six men in 2018 died at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Friday evening.

Dancer Says Performance Cut Short Over 'Qawwali' At UP Government Event

India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Kamal Khan | Friday January 17, 2020

Renowned Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi was allegedly forced to stop her performance midway at an event organised by the Uttar Pradesh government in Lucknow on Thursday evening, allegedly because she was performing on a "qawwali" - a form of Sufi devotional music.

Mumbai Blasts Convict "Doctor Bomb" Who Jumped Parole Arrested In UP

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday January 17, 2020

A 68-year-old convict of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Jalees Ansari, who had gone missing on Thursday after he jumped parole, has been arrested in Kanpur today.

In UP's Prayagraj, A Tinge Of Delhi's Citizenship Law Protests

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Braving the freezing cold, thousands of people -- mostly women -- have been camping out at a park in Prayagraj for the last three days in a protest against the citizenship law inspired by Delhi's Shaheen Bagh.

'Cops Weren't Supposed To Enter Hostel': AMU To File Police Complaint

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday January 15, 2020

The Aligarh Muslim University has decided to file a complaint against the Uttar Pradesh police over "excesses" committed during their crackdown on students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act last month.

32,000 Identified Across Uttar Pradesh For CAA, Says Minister

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday January 13, 2020

The Uttar Pradesh government has already started the process of identifying people who need Indian citizenship under the newly formed citizenship law that has triggered unrest across the country.

In UP's Prayagraj, Anti-CAA Sit-In Tries To Emulate Delhi's Shaheen Bagh

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday January 13, 2020

Taking a cue from the ongoing, month-long protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, a group of women in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj have started a sit-in at a park in the older part of the city.

20 Feared Dead After Bus Carrying 46 Catches Fire In Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj

Lucknow News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday January 11, 2020

Twentypeople are feared dead after a bus carrying 46 passengers collided with a truck in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district and caught fire on Friday evening. Twenty onepassengers have been rescued and taken to hospital, police said.