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Richa Srivastava

Richa Srivastava

Richa Srivastava is a senior correspondent. She writes on social issues and human interest stories.

Articles by Richa Srivastava

‘If justice is delayed, its value degrades for victim’

Mother of 2012 Delhi gang rape victim.

Updated on Apr 30, 2018 12:25 IST

‘Empower your girls so much that they may fight all odds’

“Nothing has changed. I lost my daughter and the number of parents like me who mourn the death of their daughters after such brutal acts is only increasing”

Updated on Apr 10, 2018 10:13 IST

Hidden from view:Sexual assault within marriage

Marital rape is very common. But it hardly comes to light.

Updated on Mar 29, 2018 08:19 IST

Living in the open, surrounded by risks

For them, each day is vulnerable. When the sun sets and the traffic on the roads increases, life becomes all the more unsafe.

Updated on Mar 26, 2018 07:36 IST

‘Kids with Down Syndrome can do well, if given right exposure’

Down Syndrome, also called Trisomy 21, is a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome.

Updated on Mar 21, 2018 09:50 IST

‘Need to teach children about body sanctity’

“Children often do not have the vocabulary to define the bad touch that they have undergone. So they remain silent and bear the torture.”

Updated on Mar 15, 2018 08:40 IST

Begum Hamida Habibullah 1916-2018: Lucknow loses an icon

Begum Hamida Habibullah with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Updated on Mar 14, 2018 07:45 IST

In Uttar Pradesh, Sex attacks show no sign of abating

Updated on Mar 12, 2018 10:15 IST

‘50 cases of ‘honour’ crimes reported in Uttar Pradesh last year’

The numbers were shared by Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives at the UP Press Club during a press conference on the eve of women’s day.

Updated on Mar 8, 2018 07:43 IST

Driven by penury, Lucknow’s zardozi workers run e-rickshaws

A number of workers known for their skill are pulling rickshaws and doing other menial jobs.

Updated on Jul 7, 2017 06:53 IST

UP woman cop who stood up to BJP leaders considers her transfer a ‘reward’

Shreshtha Thakur was transferred to Bahraich a week after the incident following a meeting of a delegation of the party’s 11 MLAs and MP with chief minister Yogi Adityanath over the issue.

Updated on Jul 3, 2017 13:08 IST

Teachers made to sit on floor during review meetings in UP

A picture taken by a teacher who attended the meeting shows teachers sitting on the floor during a review meeting at Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

Updated on Jun 29, 2017 07:06 IST

Lucknow: Alvida namaz will be dedicated to communal harmony

The Eidgah at Aishbagh is likely to witness a congregation of around 15,000 people for the Alvida prayers.

Updated on Jun 23, 2017 08:08 IST

UP board result 2017: Pass percentage dips for both Class 10 and 12

The percentage of students in Uttar Pradesh who cleared the UP Board Class 10 and Class 12 examinations witnessed a decline as compared to last year.

Updated on Jun 9, 2017 09:24 IST

CBSE 10th result 2017: Compounder’s children ace exam, want to become engineers

Lucknow’s Devanshu Tiwari and Aparna Singh were on cloud nine on Saturday after scoring a CGPA of 10 in the CBSE Class 10 board examinations.

Updated on Jun 3, 2017 16:22 IST

ISC result 2017: Bangle seller’s daughter Vedanshi wants to change family fortunes

Vedanshi Gupta with her father at his bangle shop in Lucknow.

Updated on May 30, 2017 08:19 IST

ISC result 2017: Lucknow’s Yukta Meena shares third rank in the country

Yukta Meena of St Agnes’ Loreto Day School scored 99% in the ISC or Class 12 board examination to share the third place in the country with 4 other students.

Updated on May 29, 2017 15:48 IST

ISC Class 12 result 2017: Second topper Ayushi Srivastava had to work hard on maths

Ayushi Srivastava has scored 99.25% in the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination on Monday to bag the second rank in the country in a tie with three others.

Updated on May 29, 2017 14:00 IST

Eating right during Ramzan fast can help rozedars energetic, say fitness professionals

Markets in Lucknow are decked up with commodities required during Ramzan.

Updated on May 28, 2017 09:40 IST

CBSE 12th result 2017: Lucknow’s Iti Singh plans to party with friends after scoring 97.8%

Lucknow’s Iti Singh plans to celebrate her success in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 board examination 2017.

Updated on Jul 2, 2017 11:42 IST

Innovative farming: Makhana seeds sown in village pond

Foxnut seeds from Bihar have been sown a few km from city.

Updated on May 17, 2017 11:16 IST

‘My sister lost her voice’

After going through the trauma for almost 10 years, shefinally lost her voice and became mentally challenged.

Updated on May 15, 2017 10:46 IST

Uttar Pradesh Day: How the state was born 67 years back

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has decided to celebrate January 24 as UP Diwas.

Updated on May 3, 2017 07:32 IST

Science leaning would be fun for students in government schools

Students of government schools of Miyaganj performing science experiments.

Updated on Apr 27, 2017 07:17 IST

‘Mowgli’ girl shifted to shelter home in Lucknow, gets a new name Ehsaas

The girl (centre) who was found living with monkeys, at the shelter home in Lucknow.

Updated on Apr 9, 2017 01:59 IST

GATE 2017 results: Lucknow IET students among top scorers

A number of students from Lucknow’s Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) have “gate-crashed” their way to postgraduation courses at IITs and equivalent colleges by scoring top marks in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2017.

Updated on Mar 27, 2017 10:37 IST

Woman who survived gangrape, acid attack forced to drink acid on train

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visits the 2008 gangrape and acid attack survivor who was assaulted again on Thursday by the same suspects at a Lucknow hospital.

Updated on Mar 24, 2017 17:56 IST

Potato glut, price slump lead to losses for UP farmers

Kannauj, Barabanki, Farukkhabad, Firozabad and Agra are some big potato producing areas in UP.

Updated on Mar 6, 2017 07:53 IST

Nari Adalats solving women’s problems in UP villages

Nari adalats were started in 1997 and since then 50,000 cases have been attended in the 36 adalats being held every month in 14 districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Updated on Mar 2, 2017 08:14 IST

Parties unfair to fairer sex in ticket distribution

All major parties have given less than 10 percent tickets to women candidates

Updated on Jan 27, 2017 07:29 IST

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