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UP Sends Dead Bodies With Migrants In Open trucks, Jharkhand Furious

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Kamal Khan; Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 19, 2020

Visuals of injured migrant labourers travelling in an open truck with tarpaulin-wrapped dead bodies in Uttar Pradesh has infuriated Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who called it an "inhumane" act that robbed both the living and the dead of dignity.

Look Who's Talking, Says Yogi Adityanath On Congress Attack Over Migrants

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday May 18, 2020

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has blamed the Congress leadership for the accident in Auraiya in which 26 migrants were killed and more than 30 were injured over the weekend.

Day After 26 Deaths, UP Stops Hundreds Of Migrants At Borders

India News | Reported By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday May 17, 2020

Hundreds of migrant workers were stopped by police at several border districts in Uttar Pradesh this morning while trying to return to their hometowns and villages amid the lockdown.

PM Modi Approves Rs 2 Lakh Ex-Gratia Families Of Migrants Killed In UP Accident

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 17, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the family of migrant labourers killed in a road accident in Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh, the PMO said on Saturday.

"Woke Up With A Jerk": Survivor Tries To Recount UP Road Accident

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 16, 2020

Survivors of the Uttar Pradesh road accident, which killed 24 migrants and injured several others today, are having a hard time in recounting the sudden collision between two trucks in Auraiya district, the police said.

"Let's See How They Will Justify This": Opposition Slams BJP On UP Migrant Deaths

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 16, 2020

Hitting out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress and Samajwadi Party termed the death of 24 migrant workers as a "murder", while the BSP asked the party in power to ensure the safety of migrants trying to return home amid the lockdown.

Arvind Kejriwal Condoles Death Of Migrants In UP Truck Accident

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 16, 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that he was deeply disturbed by the death of labourers in an accident in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya and called for urgent steps to mitigate the plights of migrant workers travelling to their native states during the lockdown.

6 Migrants Killed, Several Injured As Truck Overturns In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Reported By Anurag Dwary, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Saturday May 16, 2020

Six migrant labourers, including three women, were killed and 19 were injured when a truck they were travelling in overturned in Madhya Pradesh this morning near the Sagar-Chhatarpur border, hours after the collision of two trucks in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district killed 24 migrants.

Such Accidents Are Not Deaths, But Murders: Akhilesh Yadav On UP Accident

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 16, 2020

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday termed the death of 24 migrant labourers in Auraiya as "indescribable" sadness, saying such accidents are "not deaths, but murders".

"Government Involved In Relief Work": PM Condoles Migrants' Death In UP

India News | Reported By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Saturday May 16, 2020

The government is involved in relief work in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district, about 200 km from state capital Lucknow, where 24 migrants were killed in a road accident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this morning.

24 Migrants Killed As 2 Trucks Collide In UP, PM Modi Announces Compensation

India News | Reported By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Saturday May 16, 2020

Twenty-four labourers died and many were injured when a truck they were travelling in collided with another in a city in Uttar Pradesh, about 200 km from state capital Lucknow.

UP Teen Allegedly Raped On Way To Class, Army Jawan Among Suspects

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

A 19-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and raped on her way to a coaching class by four men, one of them suspected to be an Army jawan.

As Cops Probe UP Priests' Murder, Questions Over Cow Slaughter Motive

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday August 22, 2018

Less than 48 hours after two Hindu priests were murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district on August 15 Independence Day, five men were arrested - Salman, Jabbar , Nadeem , Majnu and Shehzad. Chief Minister Adityanath had set the deadline.

In UP Priests Murder, 5 Arrested After Chief Minister's Deadline

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday August 18, 2018

The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested five men in the Auraiya district where two 'sadhus' or Hindu priests were stabbed to death and another injured inside a temple premises by unidentified persons on Wednesday morning, triggering mob violence in the area.

Yogi Adityanath's Deadline For Cops After Priests' Murder In UP Temple

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday August 18, 2018

The Uttar Pradesh police have another 24 hours to solve a case in Auraiya district, where two Hindu priests were stabbed to death and another was left injured inside a temple by unidentified people on Sunday morning, triggering mob violence in the area.