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Mahakumbh stampede: 4 months on, no official clarity on death toll

The Uttar Pradesh government had initially downplayed the January 29 Mahakumbh stampede but later acknowledged 30 deaths. However, an investigation by Newslaundry on February 5 suggested the actual toll was at least 79.

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Murder, manglik, men’s rights: Welcome to TV’s fever dream of the Sonam-Raja case

Newlyweds Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi disappeared during their honeymoon in the misty hills of Shillong’s East Khasi district between May 23 and 24. On June 2, Raja was discovered in a gorge below Wei Sawdong Falls in the district, with his throat slit and valuables missing. Sonam was found in…

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India’s fight against bonded labour: A tale of delayed rehabilitation

Manoj Kumar Anant and his wife Shakuntala Bai were rescued from bonded labour at a brick kiln in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar in 2022. He had told IndiaSpend in September 2023 that he was waiting for rehabilitation assistance under the Union government’s Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour, 2021.…

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TV Newsance Rewind: Best of news interviews

This week on TV Newsance, we take a trip down memory lane. We look back to 2018 — back when Navika tried to ask tough questions to Yogi Adityanath on women’s safety in Uttar Pradesh. Then we move on to the 2023 promotions of the iconic movie — The Vaccine…

Newslaundry

Investigating UP’s new normal: 3 encounters, 1 spot, same story?

The BJP government and its supporters see the uptick in encounters in Uttar Pradesh as part of a ruthless crackdown on crime, but families are turning to the courts to seek justice against what they say have been extrajudicial measures by the police.

Newslaundry

Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against Zubair over Narsinghanand tweet

The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash the FIR filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair for his tweets on Yati Narsinghanand, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry

Gems supposedly buried with Buddha are to be sold at auction – it’s a symptom of Buddhism’s ongoing commercialisation

Almost 2,000 years ago in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India, someone deposited a cache of gems inside a reliquary (a container for holy relics), along with some bone fragments and ash. The gems were precious, but the bones and ash even more so, for according to an inscription on the reliquary,…

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‘They threatened to bulldoze my house’: fear and violence stalk journalists in Modi’s India

Attacks and self censorship, draconian anti-terror laws and tycoons’ control over the media, are all seen as eroding the country’s democracy

The Guardian - UK

5 FIRs in UP against DD News anchor, others for ‘defaming’ Bharat Samachar

The Uttar Pradesh police have filed five FIRs against DD News primetime anchor Askok Shrivastav and two others for allegedly defaming Hindi news channel Bharat Samachar on social media platform X.

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UP Govt Transfers IAS Officers; New DMs Appointed in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah and Kannauj

The government of Uttar Pradesh has shuffled some IAS officials, designating new District Magistrates (DMs) in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah, and Kannauj. Read more at Dynamite News.

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Bureaucracy: Nine IAS officers shifted in Uttar Pradesh

Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sameer Verma, has been transferred as IG Registration. Read further on Dynamite News

Dynamite News

Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves hike in daily allowance from Rs 395 to Rs 500

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to hike the daily duty allowance of over 34,000 Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD) volunteers by 26 percent, from Rs 395 to Rs 500, offering them major relief Read more at Dynamite News

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UP Shuffles Top Health Officials: Gorakhpur, 5 Other Districts Get New CMOs

CMOs of many districts of Uttar Pradesh were transferred. Read full report at Dynamite News

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Uttar Pradesh: Protests erupt after Dalit youth held on harassment complaint dies in police custody

The agitators vandalised a police vehicle and blocked the road in front of the station, prompting authorities to call for heavy police deployment to control the situation. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delivery boy dies after being hit by car in South Delhi

The deceased has been identified as Chandrahas Yadav, who originally hailed from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh. He was currently residing in Chirag Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India’s 11 richest states allocate only 4% of budget for police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid

India’s 11 richest states allocated Rs 1.97 lakh crore in 2024-25 for the functioning of their justice systems – including the police, judiciary, prison and legal aid – which was 36 percent more than the spending in 2022-23, according to a new report by India Justice Report, a collective that…

Dynamite News

Sambhal Violence: Jama Masjid Sadar Chief Zafar Ali detained for questioning by UP Police

Uttar Pradesh police taken into custody Jama Masjid Sadar Chief Zafar Ali for questioning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now?

Politicians and parties have used iftars to forge peace during strife but also to woo elite Muslims for votes.

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Uttar Pradesh: Two men shot dead in Ghazipur; Probe on

The victims have been identified as Aman Chauhan (20) and Anurag Singh, alias Monu (27), both residents of Sidhauna village. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

DIY surgery disaster: Man performs stomach surgery on himself after watching YouTube, ends up in hospital

In a quite shocking case, a 32-year-old man from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, attempted to perform surgery on himself using YouTube tutorials. Raja Babu, a business graduate, had been experiencing mysterious stomach ache for months. Frustrated by ineffective medical consultations, he decided to take matters into his own hands—literally. He used…

Dynamite News

Bureaucracy: 4 more IPS officers transferred in Uttar Pradesh

Hours after Uttar Pradesh Government announced the transfers of 16 IPS officers, four more IPS officers were also transferred today, March 19. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

In pictures: How India is celebrating the festival of colour Holi

Holi marks the arrival of spring

The Independent UK

Why Modi’s plan to redraw India’s political map has sparked a backlash

Delimitation will likely diminish influence of southern states and give more power to northern states where prime minister’s party enjoys strong support

Dynamite News

Three workers charred to death in Delhi's Anand Vihar

The deceased have been identified as Jaggi, 30, and his brothers Shyam Singh (40) and Kanta Prasad (37). All were the residents of Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

Day after UP journalist’s murder, 4 lekhpals among 8 in custody

A day after a journalist was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, eight people, including four lekhpals, were reportedly taken into custody for interrogation, Hindustan Times reported.

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