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Yogi Adityanath conducts aerial survey in eastern U.P., meets flood victims

The Chief Minister said that due to heavy rains in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, water levels in the rivers have increased leading to floods in few districts.

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh sets up Anti-Narcotics Task Force

LUCKNOW: To crack down on sale of psychotropic substances and expedite cases registered under the Narcotics Drugs Psychotropic Substances Act, a special Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) was set up by Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday. In the first phase, narcotics stations will be established in Barabanki and Ghazipur – two…

The Times of India

Farmer Protest: Security beefed up at Singhu, Ghazipur borders as farmers to hold protest at Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police has increased the security forces and barricaded the Singhu border which is located in North-West Delhi and Ghazipur border which is located on the Delhi-Meerut expressway. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Enforcement Directorate searches properties linked to former U.P. MLA Mukhtar Ansari

Residence of Afzal Ansari, his brother, was also raided

The Hindu

Uttar Pradesh: 3 children die after mother gives them tea laced with poison in Ghazipur

GHAZIPUR(UP): Three children died here after their mother allegedly gave them to drink tea laced with some poisonous substance following an argument with her husband, police said on Wednesday. According to the FIR, Sunita Yadav had come to her parents' place at Dhadhani village following a dispute with her brother-in-law…

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Mukhtar Ansari's aide’s properties worth Rs 4cr seized in Lucknow, Ghazipur

VARANASI: Jailed mafia don Mukhtar Ansari’s trusted lieutenant Bhim Singh’s immovable properties in Ghazipur and Lucknow worth Rs 4 crore were attached by the Ghazipur police under the Gangster Act on Monday.

The Times of India

Samajwadi Party to begin 'Padyatra' on 9 August from Ghazipur: Akhilesh Yadav

During the yatra, Samajwadi Party membership campaign, tricolor campaign, street meetings, processions, seminars, tree plantation and public awareness programmes will be organised. Read full schedule on Dynamite News:

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Uttar Pradesh: Property attachment notices served on Mukhtar Ansari’s wife, her two brothers

VARANASI: Initiating action under the Gangster Act against jailed mafia don Mukhtar Ansari’s wife Afsha Ansari and her two brothers, Mau police on Tuesday delivered notices of property attachment to the parental houses of the don and also his brothers-in-law in Ghazipur.

The Times of India

Delhi LG V K Saxena conducts surprise inspection of Ghazipur landfill site

NEW DELHI: Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Saturday conducted a surprise inspection of the Ghazipur landfill site and sought ideas from people to help authorities raze the "unseemly mountains of garbage" in the national capital. There are three landfill sites in Delhi that account for 28 MT of…

The Times of India

Delhi: Rape survivor undergoes 2nd surgery, accused on the run

NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old woman who was allegedly raped by two men and was left bleeding outside the Ghazipur poultry market, underwent another surgery last week. The incident took place in March and even after three months, police have failed to make an arrest in the case.

The Times of India

Delhi: MCD to approach NGT to reopen Ghazipur abattoir

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to file a review petition in the National Green Tribunal on the matter related to the permission for the city’s only abattoir in Ghazipur to operate. A municipal official confirmed that all preparations had been undertaken for filing the petition.

The Times of India

HC denies relief to MCD on closure of Delhi’s sole abattoir at Ghazipur

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Friday declined to grant any relief to Municipal Corporation of Delhi on the closure of the city’s only slaughterhouse at Ghazipur.

The Times of India

Delhi: Rs 15 lakh and Rs 10 lakh to kin of 2 who died when mountain of shame crashed

NEW DELHI: Five years after two persons died when fifty tonnes of garbage crashed down the 16-storey-high mountain of waste in east Delhi's Ghazipur, a city court underlined it was "negligent conduct" of the municipal corporation and Delhi government in maintaining the landfill there that eventually caused the two deaths.

The Times of India

130 ill as diarrhoea ravages Ghazipur; Mohali DC seeks report

MOHALI: The health department and municipal council of Zirakpur got a case registered against unknown persons for digging the road carelessly, causing contamination of sewerage and drinking water pipelines. The Mohali DC has sought a detailed report on the issue.

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NGT panel to focus on ‘time bomb’ landfill cure

NEW DELHI: Raising concerns over the rampant fire incidents over the Ghazipur landfill site while calling them “time bombs”, the National Green Tribunal constituted a joint committee headed by a retired judge to look into the matter.

The Times of India

4 arrested for killing BJP member in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Four men were arrested for allegedly killing a BJP member in east Delhi's Ghazipur area, police said on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Ujjawal alias Gaurav (26) and Saurabh Kataria (18), residents of Mayur Vihar Phase-III; and Raja (22) and Bittu (29), residents of Gharoli Village,…

The Hindu

Dump sites in Delhi & other cities are like time bombs: NGT

A massive fire erupted at the Ghazipur landfill site on Wednesday, the third such incident since March 28

The Times of India

Ghazipur fire: Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai asks pollution panel to impose Rs 50 lakh fine on EDMC

NEW DELHI: Environment minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to impose a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the East Delhi Municipal Corporation and take action against officials responsible for a massive fire at the Ghazipur landfill site two days ago.

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Delhi: 2 held with heroin worth over Rs 40 crore

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has arrested two men and recovered heroin worth over Rs 40 crore in the international market from their possession, officials said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Dinesh Singh (57) and Nazir alias Nazim (28), both residents of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh,…

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Toxic fumes fill Delhi’s skies after vast landfill site catches fire

Blaze at 65-metre high ‘mountain of shame’ in Ghazipur still not completely put out

The Times of India

Ghazipur fire: Delhi govt orders a probe, AAP blames EDMC

NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Monday ordered an inquiry into the fire incident at Ghazipur and asked Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to submit a report in 24 hours. Despite repeated warnings, the civic bodies have failed to understand their duties, Rai alleged.

The Times of India

For residents living nearby, it’s a nightmare that never seems to end

NEW DELHI: The entire area around the Ghazipur landfill site was engulfed in a thick blanket of smoke, leaving local residents struggling for clean air as the city’s biggest unengineered dumpyard caught fire yet again.

The Times of India

Delhi’s mountain of shame spews fire, venom again...

NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site on Monday afternoon, covering the entire area in a thick blanket of smoke. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot and continued dousing the blaze till late night. The operation is expected to continue till early Tuesday…

The Times of India

Ghazipur landfill: EDMC in process of floating tender for processing 50 lakh MT waste

NEW DELHI: The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) is in the process of floating a tender for processing of 50 lakh MT waste from the Ghazipur landfill dump, which it plans to remediate by 2024, senior officials said on Monday.

The Hindu

Massive fire breaks out at Delhi’s Ghazipur dumping yard

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai seeks report

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