Saurabh Chauhan

Unauthorised trucks come to rescue of migrants again

Days after the state government ordered to seal the Lucknow borders to prevent migrant labourers from travelling to their home on foot or unauthorised vehicles, a large number of labourers were seen within city limits stuffed in trucks and other vehicles and moving towards east UP districts and Bihar.

UP: Migrants burning their feet, hole in pocket to reach their homes

Migrants are so desperate to reach home that many of them started their journey on foot while some exhausted their savings and a few borrowed to book a truck or other vehicles.

‘Took loan and went to earn, had to take loan to return’

Ranjit Kumar, 26, of Lakhimpur Kheri’s Chakdaha village had borrowed Rs 20,000 to go to Mumbai in November 2018. He had hoped to find employment there.

In long walk back home, migrants battle hunger, scourge of Covid-19

A reverse migration, forced upon people by the loss of their livelihoods -- itself the result of the lockdown enforced to fight the spread of the coronavirus disease -- is playing out across India.

Bahraich villagers team up for food security on a rainy day

Anaj banks: In 61 villages, more than 100 quintal grains collected to help the needy post-lockdown

Dispelling rumours, collecting feedback keep 1.60 lakh Asha workers busy

While we know of doctors and cops as frontline Covid-19 warriors, there is another army of healthcare staff which is helping the government fight the war against the virus in an unsung way.

Covid-19: Rural women in India bear the brunt of the lockdown

On the front lines: Nearly 40 million women are supposed to be recipients of relief measures, but many of them remain so on paper.

Rural women bear the brunt of the lockdown

‘Consider age factor while releasing children in conflict with law’

The Supreme Court had on April 3 asked Juvenile Justice Boards to consider releasing these children to prevent spread of pandemic. It came after over 11, 000 prisoners were released recently on the apex court order.

UP plans sending home over 1000 children in conflict with law

As the Yogi government is releasing over 11, 000 prisoners to decongest jails in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak, UP women and child welfare department has mooted a proposal to release over 1,000 children in conflict with law lodged in 24 juvenile homes across the state.

Slum-dwellers, shelter-less also at the receiving end

Cops take seized SUV for joyride; owner tracks car, locks them inside for 3 hrs

The policemen, who were caught unawares, remained stranded inside the vehicle for over three hours after the owner located the car at Nai Basti village in Lakhimpur Kheri district, located 143 kilometres away from Uttar Pradesh capital.

7-yr-old Sultanpur rape victim’s family fighting ‘dual battle’

As the girl is recovering in Lucknow’s King George’s Medical University (KGMU), her family is also struggling to get the culprits punished.

Avadh culture existed much before Mughal times, says UK univ prof

Sitapur tragedy snuffs out dreams of a better future

‘Five girls go missing from UP every day’

Children at protest site: Nothing wrong, say women; rights panel disagrees

The challenge: Dealing with rising crime rate

11 rape cases reported every day in UP, says NCRB report

As per the NCRB report for 2017 released in October last year, 56011 cases of crime against women were reported while the number surged to 59, 445 in 2018. The number has been increasing over the years.

Anti-CAA protester Bijnor youth shot in left eye from close range, says post-mortem report

The post-mortem report of Anas, accessed by HT, revealed that he received the gunshot injury on his left eye and the entry wound was ‘dark’.

Top police officer, deputy CM Maurya defend Meerut SP over controversial remark

The video seemed to have been shot inside a narrow lane where locals had clashed with police and shouted slogans during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Meerut on December 20 that turned violent.

IIM Indore to prepare ODOP action plan for four UP districts

‘Situation wasn’t normal’: UP cop after officer’s communal rant at CAA protest

The response from the additional director general of police (Meerut Zone), Prashant Kumar, came after a video showing superintendent of police (city), Akhilesh Narayan Singh, telling a group of Muslims to go to Pakistan was widely circulated on social media on Friday.

Probe who involved children in violence: Balyan

Union minister of state Sanjeev Balyan on Friday called for a probe into the alleged involvement of children in the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protest that turned violent last week, claiming 23 lives across the state. Balyan, who is also the Lok Sabha member from Muzaffarnagar, said in an exclusive chat, “I am told some children were also involved in the violence.

8 UP districts start recovering property damages from public

The administrators of the eight districts — Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Sambhal, Rampur, Bijnor and Bulandshahr — have issued notices to at least 295 people for damages worth a minimum of ₹1.9 crore, senior district officials said.

After flip-flop, police admit to opening fire in ‘self-defence’ during anti-CAA protest in Bijnor

Bijnor SP Sanjeev Tyagi says Mohd Suleiman was killed by a bullet fired by a constable in self-defence

Cops do flip-flop on sedition charge yet again

Unnao rape survivor wants death penalty for Sengar, says her sister

‘Space technology to help improve living, environmental conditions in Ganga basin’

Chinmayanand case: Court asks jail admin to take law student to varsity on exam dates