"To Prove We Worked": UP Doctors Quit Posts Over 'Endless' Covid Review
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday May 13, 2021
Fourteen government doctors in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, just 40 km from capital Lucknow, who are in charge of rural hospitals in the district, have resigned from their posts saying they are being made the scapegoats for the rise in Covid infections.
Bodies Found Buried In Sand On Banks Of Ganga In Uttar Pradesh's Unnao
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday May 13, 2021
Just days after dead bodies of suspected Covid patients were spotted floating on the Ganga river in Bihar and eastern UP, fresh reports have now emerged of bodies found buried in sand at two locations by the same river in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao.
Make Vaccine Plan For Those Who Can't Book Online: Court To Centre, UP
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday May 12, 2021
The Allahabad High Court has asked the centre and the Uttar Pradesh government to come up with a plan in the next five days to vaccinate those in the 18-45 age group who cannot register themselves online for the shots.
Election Commission, Government "Failed To Fathom Disastrous Consequences" Of Polls: UP Court
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday May 12, 2021
The Election Commission, the higher courts and the government "failed to fathom the disastrous consequences" of permitting the elections in a few states and the panchayat election in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court said.
UP Rural Polls Begin Amid Covid Surge, 3 Crore Eligible To Vote On Day-1
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday April 15, 2021
Despite Uttar Pradesh's Covid numbers surging to record highs in the second wave of the pandemic, the state has begun a massive electoral exercise this morning with a four-phased panchayat election kicking off from 18 of the state's 75 districts. Amo
3 UP Women Given Anti-Rabies Shots Instead Of Covid Jabs, Probe Confirms
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday April 9, 2021
Three elderly women who went to a hospital for Covid vaccine on Thursday were given anti-rabies shots instead, in a bizarre incident reported from Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh. The state government has acknowledged the blunder after a probe.
Hindu Temple Under Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque? Court Orders Survey
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday April 9, 2021
A court in Varanasi has ordered the Archaeological Survey of India to carry out a physical survey of the town's Gyanvapi Mosque, located right next to the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
"A Mask, A Prayer": Lucknow Crematorium Workers Face Rush Of Covid Bodies
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday April 8, 2021
Lucknow's electric crematorium has been witnessing an unusual rush of ambulances these past many days as Covid-19-related casualties pile-up. Yesterday, the UP capital reported 1,333 fresh cases and six deaths -- 41 have died in the past week.
"Will Get Me Killed": BJP MLA Claims Assault By Senior Uttar Pradesh Cop
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday April 7, 2021
A BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district, 170 kilometres from Lucknow, has alleged assault by the local police chief after an argument over voter lists for the upcoming panchayat elections.
UP Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped, Accused Filmed Act; Husband Also Attacked
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday March 31, 2021
A 19-year-old woman from western Uttar Pradesh's Agra district has alleged that she and her husband, on their way to meet her in-laws, were stopped by three men on a motorcycle and attacked on Monday evening. She was allegedly dragged to a nearby jun
2-Day Holi Celebrations In Prayagraj Amid Covid Surge In UP's Holy Cities
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday March 30, 2021
Despite a worrying upsurge in coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh, three top hotspot districts celebrated the Holi festival without following any Covid protocols.
Nuns Accused Of Conversion, Forced Off Train. Amit Shah Promises Action
India News | Written by Alok Pandey and Sneha Koshy | Wednesday March 24, 2021
Two nuns and their two novices were heckled and forced to get off a train in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, on suspicion of religious conversion and allowed to proceed only after an inquiry at the railway station established there was no conversion involved. The ABVP is the student's wing of the Rashtri...
Asked To Pay, UP Cops Frame Dhaba Owner, 9 Others In 'Fake Encounter'
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday March 24, 2021
Three UP cops have been suspended for allegedly arresting a dhaba owner and nine others after a fake encounter, and then sending them to jail while claiming to have recovered illicit liquor and cannabis from them, to avoid paying for the food they ate
Hours After Two Sisters Go Missing In UP, Family Finds Their Bodies
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday March 23, 2021
Hours after two sisters went missing in Uttar Pradesh's Pilbhit district, about 270 km from state capital Lucknow, their family found their bodies; one of them was found hanging from a tree.
UP Cop Accused Of Stalking Woman Arrested After Outrage Over 'Clean Chit'
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday March 22, 2021
Four days after a giving a 'clean chit' to a policeman in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Basti district - he was accused of stalking a woman, filing false cases against her family and almost driving them to suicide - local police have arrested him
"To Prove We Worked": UP Doctors Quit Posts Over 'Endless' Covid Review
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday May 13, 2021
Fourteen government doctors in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, just 40 km from capital Lucknow, who are in charge of rural hospitals in the district, have resigned from their posts saying they are being made the scapegoats for the rise in Covid infections.
Bodies Found Buried In Sand On Banks Of Ganga In Uttar Pradesh's Unnao
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday May 13, 2021
Just days after dead bodies of suspected Covid patients were spotted floating on the Ganga river in Bihar and eastern UP, fresh reports have now emerged of bodies found buried in sand at two locations by the same river in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao.
Make Vaccine Plan For Those Who Can't Book Online: Court To Centre, UP
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Wednesday May 12, 2021
The Allahabad High Court has asked the centre and the Uttar Pradesh government to come up with a plan in the next five days to vaccinate those in the 18-45 age group who cannot register themselves online for the shots.
Election Commission, Government "Failed To Fathom Disastrous Consequences" Of Polls: UP Court
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday May 12, 2021
The Election Commission, the higher courts and the government "failed to fathom the disastrous consequences" of permitting the elections in a few states and the panchayat election in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court said.
UP Rural Polls Begin Amid Covid Surge, 3 Crore Eligible To Vote On Day-1
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday April 15, 2021
Despite Uttar Pradesh's Covid numbers surging to record highs in the second wave of the pandemic, the state has begun a massive electoral exercise this morning with a four-phased panchayat election kicking off from 18 of the state's 75 districts. Amo
3 UP Women Given Anti-Rabies Shots Instead Of Covid Jabs, Probe Confirms
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday April 9, 2021
Three elderly women who went to a hospital for Covid vaccine on Thursday were given anti-rabies shots instead, in a bizarre incident reported from Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh. The state government has acknowledged the blunder after a probe.
Hindu Temple Under Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque? Court Orders Survey
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday April 9, 2021
A court in Varanasi has ordered the Archaeological Survey of India to carry out a physical survey of the town's Gyanvapi Mosque, located right next to the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
"A Mask, A Prayer": Lucknow Crematorium Workers Face Rush Of Covid Bodies
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday April 8, 2021
Lucknow's electric crematorium has been witnessing an unusual rush of ambulances these past many days as Covid-19-related casualties pile-up. Yesterday, the UP capital reported 1,333 fresh cases and six deaths -- 41 have died in the past week.
"Will Get Me Killed": BJP MLA Claims Assault By Senior Uttar Pradesh Cop
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday April 7, 2021
A BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district, 170 kilometres from Lucknow, has alleged assault by the local police chief after an argument over voter lists for the upcoming panchayat elections.
UP Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped, Accused Filmed Act; Husband Also Attacked
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday March 31, 2021
A 19-year-old woman from western Uttar Pradesh's Agra district has alleged that she and her husband, on their way to meet her in-laws, were stopped by three men on a motorcycle and attacked on Monday evening. She was allegedly dragged to a nearby jun
2-Day Holi Celebrations In Prayagraj Amid Covid Surge In UP's Holy Cities
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday March 30, 2021
Despite a worrying upsurge in coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh, three top hotspot districts celebrated the Holi festival without following any Covid protocols.
Nuns Accused Of Conversion, Forced Off Train. Amit Shah Promises Action
India News | Written by Alok Pandey and Sneha Koshy | Wednesday March 24, 2021
Two nuns and their two novices were heckled and forced to get off a train in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, on suspicion of religious conversion and allowed to proceed only after an inquiry at the railway station established there was no conversion involved. The ABVP is the student's wing of the Rashtri...
Asked To Pay, UP Cops Frame Dhaba Owner, 9 Others In 'Fake Encounter'
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Wednesday March 24, 2021
Three UP cops have been suspended for allegedly arresting a dhaba owner and nine others after a fake encounter, and then sending them to jail while claiming to have recovered illicit liquor and cannabis from them, to avoid paying for the food they ate
Hours After Two Sisters Go Missing In UP, Family Finds Their Bodies
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday March 23, 2021
Hours after two sisters went missing in Uttar Pradesh's Pilbhit district, about 270 km from state capital Lucknow, their family found their bodies; one of them was found hanging from a tree.
UP Cop Accused Of Stalking Woman Arrested After Outrage Over 'Clean Chit'
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday March 22, 2021
Four days after a giving a 'clean chit' to a policeman in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Basti district - he was accused of stalking a woman, filing false cases against her family and almost driving them to suicide - local police have arrested him
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