25,000 Home Guards May Lose Jobs As UP Police Refuses To Assign Duty
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday October 15, 2019
Ahead of Diwali, around 25,000 Home Guards - volunteers paid daily wages -- posted across Uttar Pradesh have found themselves out of work. In an order dated October 11, the state police said their duties end with immediate effect. The reason, sources said, is a funds crunch that is the fallout of a hike in the wages of the Home Guards.
With Ayodhya Case On Last Lap In Court, Muslim Group Says Gift Land To Hindus
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday October 11, 2019
As the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case reaches the final stage in the Supreme Court, a group of Muslim intellectuals has called for a negotiated settlement to the case, including the option of gifting the disputed land at Ayodhya to Hindus even if the Muslim side were to win the legal title suit in the top court.
Row Over UP Police Encounter, Akhilesh Yadav To Meet 28-Year-Old's Family Today
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday October 9, 2019
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will visit Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi today to meet the family of a 28-year-old man, who was shot dead by the police earlier this week in an alleged encounter. While the police say the man had opened fire at an officer, his family claims he was killed as he refused to pay a bribe. The incident has sparked protests i...
Congress Raebareli MLA Skips Priyanka Gandhi March, Attends UP Assembly
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday October 3, 2019
A Congress MLA in Uttar Pradesh, Aditi Singh, attended a special assembly session on Wednesday to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi despite a joint opposition boycott and skipped a protest of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Lucknow.
"Government Should Apologise": Doctor Jailed Over UP Child Deaths Cleared
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday September 28, 2019
Two years after a doctor at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur was suspended, arrested and jailed for his alleged role in the deaths of over 60 children due to alleged oxygen shortage, a state government report has absolved him of all major accusations.
Court Setback For Yogi Adityanath's Caste Move Before UP Bypolls
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday September 16, 2019
Yogi Adityanath's plan to include 17 OBCs or Other Backward Class in the list of Scheduled Castes so they can derive quota benefits was put on hold by the Allahabad High Court on Monday, in a setback to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ahead of bypolls in the state.
Video Shows UP Cops Thrashing Young Man As His Terrified Niece Looks On
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday September 14, 2019
A young man in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Siddharth Nagar district, near the border with Nepal, was beaten, dragged on the road and slapped by two policemen on Tuesday, the visuals of which were capture on camera.
Targeted over Caste, Dalit Official Ends Life In Uttar Pradesh Town
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday September 6, 2019
A police complaint has been filed against nine people for allegedly abetting the suicide of a Dalit government officer in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur town. His body was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his residence on Thursday.
UP Villagers Back Journalist Charged Over 'Roti-Salt In School' Video
India News | Written By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Wednesday September 4, 2019
Two days after a case was filed against a UP journalist for filming students at a government school in Mirzapur eating rotis with salt as their midday meal, villagers have now come out in support of the reporter.
Journalists Protest Case Against Reporter For 'Roti-Salt In School' Video
India News | Written By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Tuesday September 3, 2019
More than 100 journalists protested today at the Mirzapur Collectorate office, a day after a case was filed by the state government against a reporter who filmed students at a UP government school eating rotis with salt as their mid-day meal.
For Images Of Roti With Salt Served At UP School, Case Against Journalist
India News | Written By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Tuesday September 3, 2019
Days after studentsat a government school in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district were filmed eating rotis with salt as their mid-day meal under a flagship scheme of the central government, a case has been filed by the state government against the journalist who shot the video.
Labourer Mistaken As Child Kidnapper Beaten To Death In Uttar Pradesh
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday September 2, 2019
A labourer was beaten to death and eight others were injured in a mob attack after they were mistaken as child kidnappers at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. The killing comes days after another man who was taking his nephew to a doctor was beaten to death over child kidnapping rumours in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal
Missing Student Case In Supreme Court, BJP's Chinmayanand Not Questioned Yet
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, A Vaidyanathan | Thursday August 29, 2019
Six days after a 23-year-old law student in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur town went missing after posting a video on Facebook, the Supreme Court has said it will hear the case on Friday.
Couple Set Themselves On Fire Inside Police Station In UP
Cities | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday August 29, 2019
Three policemen including the in charge of a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district have been suspended and an inquiry ordered after gory visuals showed a couple setting themselves on fire inside the compound of the police station.
Man Beaten To Death, Woman Thrashed Over Child Kidnapping Rumours In UP
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday August 28, 2019
A man was killed and his brother was injured after a group thrashed them over rumours that they were on the prowl to kidnap children in western Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. In a similar incident, a woman who was taking her grandson for shopping in Ghaziabad near Delhi was thrashed by a mob over allegations that she was a child kidnapper.
25,000 Home Guards May Lose Jobs As UP Police Refuses To Assign Duty
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday October 15, 2019
Ahead of Diwali, around 25,000 Home Guards - volunteers paid daily wages -- posted across Uttar Pradesh have found themselves out of work. In an order dated October 11, the state police said their duties end with immediate effect. The reason, sources said, is a funds crunch that is the fallout of a hike in the wages of the Home Guards.
With Ayodhya Case On Last Lap In Court, Muslim Group Says Gift Land To Hindus
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday October 11, 2019
As the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case reaches the final stage in the Supreme Court, a group of Muslim intellectuals has called for a negotiated settlement to the case, including the option of gifting the disputed land at Ayodhya to Hindus even if the Muslim side were to win the legal title suit in the top court.
Row Over UP Police Encounter, Akhilesh Yadav To Meet 28-Year-Old's Family Today
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday October 9, 2019
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will visit Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi today to meet the family of a 28-year-old man, who was shot dead by the police earlier this week in an alleged encounter. While the police say the man had opened fire at an officer, his family claims he was killed as he refused to pay a bribe. The incident has sparked protests i...
Congress Raebareli MLA Skips Priyanka Gandhi March, Attends UP Assembly
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday October 3, 2019
A Congress MLA in Uttar Pradesh, Aditi Singh, attended a special assembly session on Wednesday to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi despite a joint opposition boycott and skipped a protest of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Lucknow.
"Government Should Apologise": Doctor Jailed Over UP Child Deaths Cleared
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday September 28, 2019
Two years after a doctor at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur was suspended, arrested and jailed for his alleged role in the deaths of over 60 children due to alleged oxygen shortage, a state government report has absolved him of all major accusations.
Court Setback For Yogi Adityanath's Caste Move Before UP Bypolls
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday September 16, 2019
Yogi Adityanath's plan to include 17 OBCs or Other Backward Class in the list of Scheduled Castes so they can derive quota benefits was put on hold by the Allahabad High Court on Monday, in a setback to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ahead of bypolls in the state.
Video Shows UP Cops Thrashing Young Man As His Terrified Niece Looks On
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday September 14, 2019
A young man in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Siddharth Nagar district, near the border with Nepal, was beaten, dragged on the road and slapped by two policemen on Tuesday, the visuals of which were capture on camera.
Targeted over Caste, Dalit Official Ends Life In Uttar Pradesh Town
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday September 6, 2019
A police complaint has been filed against nine people for allegedly abetting the suicide of a Dalit government officer in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur town. His body was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his residence on Thursday.
UP Villagers Back Journalist Charged Over 'Roti-Salt In School' Video
India News | Written By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Wednesday September 4, 2019
Two days after a case was filed against a UP journalist for filming students at a government school in Mirzapur eating rotis with salt as their midday meal, villagers have now come out in support of the reporter.
Journalists Protest Case Against Reporter For 'Roti-Salt In School' Video
India News | Written By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Tuesday September 3, 2019
More than 100 journalists protested today at the Mirzapur Collectorate office, a day after a case was filed by the state government against a reporter who filmed students at a UP government school eating rotis with salt as their mid-day meal.
For Images Of Roti With Salt Served At UP School, Case Against Journalist
India News | Written By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Tuesday September 3, 2019
Days after studentsat a government school in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district were filmed eating rotis with salt as their mid-day meal under a flagship scheme of the central government, a case has been filed by the state government against the journalist who shot the video.
Labourer Mistaken As Child Kidnapper Beaten To Death In Uttar Pradesh
India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday September 2, 2019
A labourer was beaten to death and eight others were injured in a mob attack after they were mistaken as child kidnappers at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. The killing comes days after another man who was taking his nephew to a doctor was beaten to death over child kidnapping rumours in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal
Missing Student Case In Supreme Court, BJP's Chinmayanand Not Questioned Yet
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, A Vaidyanathan | Thursday August 29, 2019
Six days after a 23-year-old law student in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur town went missing after posting a video on Facebook, the Supreme Court has said it will hear the case on Friday.
Couple Set Themselves On Fire Inside Police Station In UP
Cities | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday August 29, 2019
Three policemen including the in charge of a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district have been suspended and an inquiry ordered after gory visuals showed a couple setting themselves on fire inside the compound of the police station.
Man Beaten To Death, Woman Thrashed Over Child Kidnapping Rumours In UP
India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday August 28, 2019
A man was killed and his brother was injured after a group thrashed them over rumours that they were on the prowl to kidnap children in western Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. In a similar incident, a woman who was taking her grandson for shopping in Ghaziabad near Delhi was thrashed by a mob over allegations that she was a child kidnapper.
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