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India deadly crush blamed on huge overcrowding as death toll passes 120

Police report says 250,000 people had gathered at a Hindu event in Uttar Pradesh that had a capacity of 80,000

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024

UP: Downpour leads to severe waterlogging in Moradabad

Downpour causes waterlogging Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 3, 2024

Terror, 'Chaos' As India Stampede Kills 116

Survivors of India's deadliest stampede in over a decade on Wednesday recalled the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious gathering that left 116 people dead.

International Business Times · Jul 3, 2024

How unseasonal rains are extending malaria transmission windows

“Jab machhar sab khoon pi lela, jab beemari ho jala, tab dawai chidki ka baa? [What is the use of spraying insecticide after the mosquitoes are done feeding on our blood and giving us the disease?].” Eighteen-year-old Seeta Devi’s voice cuts through the heat, as she talks from the doorway of…

Newslaundry · Jul 1, 2024

Severe waterlogging in Moradabad forces residents to use boats for commute after heavy rains

Following the heavy rain, many parts of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday witnessed severe waterlogging, with people having to use boats to commute.

Dynamite News · Jun 30, 2024

Parts of Western UP to receive light to moderate intensity rain today

The Regional Met Centre of New Delhi on Sunday morning predicted a thunderstorm with light to moderate-intensity rain to occur during the next hour in the western region of Uttar Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 30, 2024

‘It’s true Ram bhakt’s win’: Ayodhya MP Awadhesh Prasad on his victory, Ram temple, polls

The Ram Janmabhoomi and Babri mosque dispute in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya dominated Indian politics for three decades, culminating in the grand inauguration of the Ram temple by Prime Minister Narendra Modi months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. It also became the main poll plank of the BJP.      

Newslaundry · Jun 27, 2024

‘Will work for all, but extra push to Dalits’: First-time MP Priya Saroj on House agenda, poll victory

Priya Saroj, 25, is a first-time MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Machhlishahr constituency. She is one of the youngest woman MPs, advocate, and daughter of Tufani Saroj, a three-time MP and incumbent SP MLA from Jaunpur’s Kerakat. 

Newslaundry · Jun 27, 2024

Dimple Yadav arrives at Parliament in cheerful mood to take oath as an MP

All the 80 MPs from Uttar Pradesh, including SP Supremo Akhilesh Yadav are taking oath today. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 25, 2024

‘Eid means mourning’: Muslims lynched in India after shock election result

The attacks expose how election setback for PM Modi’s Hindu majoritarian party was no win for secularism, say analysts.

Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2024