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Lakhimpur Kheri highway accident leaves 10 dead, PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia

Ten people died in a tragic road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri. A truck and van collided head-on on the Lakhimpur-Bahraich Highway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex-gratia payments for the deceased and injured. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also condoled the loss and ordered prompt assistance for victims.

The Economic Times

Muslim women in Parliament: Ranee Narah’s journey from sportswoman to politician

Three days before Ranee Narah turned 47, on 28 October 2012, her then party colleague Himanta Biswa Sarma had tweeted, ‘Congratulation to Shrimati Rani Narah for her induction into the Union Council of Ministers.’

Newslaundry

SC refuses to recall bail granted to Ashish Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case

A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh observed that the police report did not substantiate claims that an individual close to Mishra had attempted to influence witnesses. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Wife denied Lok Sabha ticket, Assam MLA resigns from Congress

Bharat Chandra Narah, the MLA of Nowboicha in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, resigned from the Congress on March 25.

The Hindu

Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ enters Arunachal Pradesh

Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra resumed its Assam leg on the third day in the State on January 20 with Rahul Gandhi, who is leading the march setting off from Boginadi in Lakhimpur district.

The Hindu

Flood situation grim in Assam; nearly 1.2 lakh hit

Over 1.19 lakh people are affected by the deluge in 10 districts of Assam and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange alert’ and predicted ‘very heavy’ to ‘extremely heavy’ rainfall across several districts of Assam over the next few days.

The Hindu

Assam floods | 31,000 people affected in 10 districts

The flood situation in Assam was serious on June 20 with nearly 31,000 people still reeling under the deluge across 10 districts of the State.

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Incessant rain creates flooding in several parts of Assam; nearly 33,500 people hit

Heavy rainfall results in flood like condition in Assam. IMD has issues a red alert across several districts.

The Hindu

Lakhimpur Kheri violence case | SC says will keep a close watch on trial’s progress

The Supreme Court on April 24 orally said day-to-day hearings in the Lakhimpur Kheri killings case in the Sessions Court may affect the pace of other pending cases before the trial judge.

The Hindu

Beaten for not being able to pay Rs 200, Dalit man hangs self in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri

BAREILLY: Unable to bear the humiliation after being thrashed publicly by a shopkeeper and his two brothers for not paying up Rs 200, for goods that he had purchased on credit, a 28-year-old Dalit man hanged himself to death. The incident took place in Mitauli area of Lakhimpur Kheri district…

The Times of India

Vigil intensifies as agencies trace local links of Amritpal Singh in UP districts

PILIBHIT: After having stepped up surveillance in Uttar Pradesh districts on the border with Nepal, security agencies have succeeded in digging up sensitive information that Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher, had stayed in two districts, Pilibhit and Lakhimpur-Kheri along with his close aide and mentor Papalpreet Singh between March 23…

The Times of India

Lakhimpur Violence: Supreme Court Seeks Time Needed For Trial Of Ashish Mishra

The court also sought to know how long the accused can be kept in jail.Read on for details:

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Uttar Pradesh: Brother of Lakhimpur violence's witness attacked by youth

LAKHIMPUR KHERI: The brother of the witness in the last year's Lakhimpur violence was allegedly attacked by a youth, police said on Sunday. The incident that happened on Friday night had no connection with the 2021 violence, they said.

The Times of India

UP: Ambulance In Carcade Of Dy CM Brajesh Pathak Hits Police Jeep, 5 Cops Wounded

Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak was going to Lakhimpur by a car when an ambulance in his carcade collided with a police van. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Dainik Jagran journalist says he was assaulted for reporting on UP municipality

On October 2, Vikas Sahay, a reporter with the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran went to cover an event commemorating the birth anniversary of India’s second prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. In attendance was Nirupama Bajpai, chairperson of the municipal corporation in Lakhimpur Kheri.

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Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP over the alleged kidnapping and murder of two Dalit girls in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, saying women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. Read more on Dynamite News:

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UP govt to ensure "harshest" punishment to Dalit girls' killers

Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Ministers on Thursday assured strict action against the culprits in the rape and murder of two Dalit girls in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri and urged the opposition to 'console the family instead of politicising the matter'. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Women’s security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul Gandhi after murder of Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur Kheri

The two teenage sisters were found hanging from a tree in a sugarcane field located about a kilometre away from their house in Nighasan police station limits in Lakhimpur Kheri on September 14

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Crime in UP: 2 girls found hanging from tree in Lakhimpur Kheri, Six accused in police custody

the bodies of two minor sisters were found hanging from a tree in Lalpur Majra Tamoli Purva village under the Nighasan police station of Lakhimpur Kheri district. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Helpline 1098 will remain in service, says Centre; Two minor Dalit sisters found dead in U.P.’s Lakhimpur Kheri, and more

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Farmers' agitation ends in Lakhimpur Kheri after officials meet protesters

The officials assured that a meeting at the government level for the farmers will be arranged in the first week of September, before Mr. Tikait and other farmer leaders ended the stir which ran for 75 hours.

The Hindu

Samyukta Kisan Morcha begins 75-hour farmers protest in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri

The SKM had decided to hold a protest from August 18 to 20 to seek ‘justice’ in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

The Hindu

14 days’ judicial custody for Zubair; now Lakhimpur police too seek his mobile, laptop

Bail plea moved in Lakhimpur, fresh bail plea in Delhi case to be heard on Tuesday

The Hindu

'Attack' on BKU leader: Inconsistencies in claim, may have staged act for arms license, say police

The Firing on BKU-Tikait leader Dilbag Singh in Lakhimpur Kheri may have been faked to obtain an arms licence, the police said

The Times of India

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Allahabad HC denies bail to 4 accused

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Monday rejected bail pleas of four accused – Lavkush, Ankit Das, Sumit Jaiswal and Shishupal – in connection with Lakhimpur incident involving Union minister Ajai Mishra alias Teni’s son Ashish Mishra alias Monu, in which as many as five persons were…

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