Thick plumes of smoke still rose skywards from Ghazipur landfill on Monday, hours after a major fire broke out there. According to the Delhi Fire Service, the landfill witnessed a big fire Sunday evening due to the gases produced in the massive mountain of waste. Complaints of throat and breathing irritation were received from several … Read more
An ambulance carrying the mortal remains of the jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari leaves for his native place in Ghazipur, from a hospital in Banda on March 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Security arrangements have been strengthened outside the residence of Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur and a burial ground in the Uttar Pradesh district ahead … Read more
Its resounding win in recent assembly elections notwithstanding, BJP in Uttar Pradesh is likely to do a booth-level analysis of seats where the party lost or won by slim margins once the exercise of government formation gets completed and MLC elections conclude. Based on the analysis, timeline for which is yet to be decided, the … Read more
Elections in eastern Uttar Pradesh‘s constituencies along the Ganga, including Mirzapur and Ghazipur, are seeing mobilisation of voters on caste lines. The government schemes that have benefitted a large number of people in these constituencies are also a factor, more so among the smaller backward castes. Although caste remains a big factor like in the … Read more
As farmers decided to end their stir against the three farm laws on Thursday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed it as a “historic success” of the farmers’ movement and “victory of democracy”. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of 40 farm unions, that had been leading anti-farm law protests at Delhi borders … Read more
NEW DELHI: Police sought in a Delhi court on Tuesday 10-day custody of actor-activist Deep Sidhu, arrested in connection with the Red Fort incident during the Republic Day violence amidst farmers‘ protest against three new agri laws. Sidhu was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Prigya Gupta. The police had announced a cash reward of Rs 1 … Read more
New Delhi: Actor Deep Sidhu, who was wanted in connection with the Red Fort incident on Republic Day, has been arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday. The arrest has been made by a team of Delhi Police‘s Special Cell, said Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell). The police had … Read more
NEW DELHI: The demand for cutouts of Rakesh Tikait at Singhu border underlines the growing popularity of the farmer leader credited with reviving the farmers movement against the Centre’s farm laws following violence during a tractor rally on Republic Day. Roadside stalls selling badges, posters and other literature related to the farmers stir are a … Read more
Ghaziabad: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said the protesters demanding the rollback of the contentious agri-marketing laws on Delhi’s outskirts will stay put till October 2 and there will not be any compromise on the demands. Farmers will return home only after the government repeals the contentious legislations and make a law ensuring legal … Read more
New Delhi: Iron nails studded on roads at Ghazipur border to restrict the movement of farmers agitating against the new agri laws are being “repositioned”, a senior police officer said on Thursday. The statement comes after videos and photos of workers removing the nails near Ghazipur border surfaced on social media. Deputy Commissioner of Police … Read more