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Uttar Pradesh encounters: Between the lines, marking the common wordsSubscriber Only
August 21, 2018 02:34 IST
From Saharanpur to Shamli, and Baghpat to Bulandshahr, FIR after FIR filed in Uttar Pradesh’s police encounters show identical words, reveal a telling story.
Tue, Aug 21, 2018
One day at schoolSubscriber Only
August 05, 2018 01:45 IST
A 13-yr-old has been charged with poisoning the mid-day meal at her school in Deoria to take revenge for her brother’s death there 3 months earlier. But with two castes involved, is the story that simple?
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
PM Modi attacks Congress on triple talaq, says party only for Muslim menSubscriber Only
July 15, 2018 03:57 IST
Modi’s attack comes ahead of the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament. The triple talaq Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha but is pending in the Rajya Sabha.
Sun, Jul 15, 2018
Varanasi bridge collapse: Five warning letters were sent to flyover firm but no one readSubscriber Only
May 17, 2018 05:06 IST
According to police, staff of the Sigra police station registered an FIR against the Pariyojana Prabandhak of the UPSBC on February 19 under IPC sections relating to public nuisance and danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
Thu, May 17, 2018
BHU on boil after proctor says 2017 protests sponsoredSubscriber Only
May 06, 2018 03:38 IST
BHU chief proctor Royana Singh’s comments irked a section of students who began protesting soon after the video was shared widely on social media since last month.
Sun, May 06, 2018
Guess who’s coming to dinnerSubscriber Only
May 06, 2018 02:39 IST
Officers supervise the cooking, youth run around for utensils, a minister and a sarpanch make rotis. On the PM’s orders, Union ministers and BJP leaders are spending nights at Dalit villages, as part of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. But how far do just a meal and a bed go? As BJP figures that out, amidst fits and starts, The Sunday Express trails MP Bhagirath Prasad in Bhind, UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Pratapgarh
Tue, Jun 26, 2018
Allahabad HC asks UP govt to reply in ‘fake encounter’ caseSubscriber Only
April 22, 2018 04:08 IST
Justice J J Munir’s order delivered on Wednesday, but published Saturday, directed the UP government to issue notices to 15 policemen allegedly involved in the October 22 “encounter” in which Budhana resident Furqan was killed.
Sun, Apr 22, 2018
Kasganj Dalit-Thakur controversy: Age of bride-to-be in question, wedding postponed till JulySubscriber Only
April 13, 2018 09:23 IST
The compromise was brokered by district authorities days after Allahabad High Court dismissed Jatav’s plea asking him to approach a district administration or police to get an FIR registered against anyone who was stopping him from using the village roads.
Fri, Apr 13, 2018
Dalit wedding postponed after Thakurs question bride’s age in UPSubscriber Only
April 13, 2018 04:46 IST
Sheetal and Sanjay Kumar Jatav were scheduled to marry on April 20. However, a row broke out after upper caste Thakur residents objected to the wedding procession that was to be taken out through Nizampur village.
Fri, Apr 13, 2018
Groom who won baraat battle: Water supply to Dalits’ fields stopped over route crisis, says Bride’s fatherSubscriber Only
April 12, 2018 09:36 IST
“Strongmen” reportedly stopped water supply to fields of poor Dalit farmers due to their family’s insistence on a route through the village, which is flanked by Thakur families.
Thu, Apr 12, 2018Kasganj: Finally, UP Dalit groom allowed to take wedding procession through Thakur-dominated villageSubscriber Only
April 09, 2018 11:28 IST
Sanjay Jatav, a 27-year-old block development council member, who has been trying to get “permission” to lead a grand baraat through the lanes adjoining upper caste Thakur houses, got his way on Sunday when district authorities got the two parties to sign a compromise.
Mon, Apr 09, 2018Kasganj HC dismisses Dalit groom’s plea for baraat, tells him to approach policeSubscriber Only
April 07, 2018 02:10 IST
The Thakurs — a majority in Nizampur village where the bride Sheetal lives — had objected to the plans of 27-year-old Sanjay Kumar Jatav, a resident of Basai Babas village in Hathras district, to take a horse-led baraat around the village.
Sat, Apr 07, 2018
Kasganj: Allahabad High Court dismisses Dalit groom’s plea on baaratSubscriber Only
April 07, 2018 00:59 IST
Allahabad High Court tells Dalit groom to approach local police
Sat, Apr 07, 2018
Bharat bandh: Two dead, violence in many parts of Uttar PradeshSubscriber Only
April 03, 2018 05:50 IST
In Allahabad, while students of Allahabad University blocked a goods train at Prayag station, BSP supporters reportedly stopped a local train at Meja. Protesters in the district swelled by afternoon and many forced a mall and nearby shops to shut. Police and RAF teams were deployed to rein in protesters.
Mon, Aug 20, 2018
BHU V-C Rakesh Bhatnagar interview: ‘Should have feeling of gender equality on campus’Subscriber Only
April 03, 2018 01:27 IST
BHU is a great university... it has great potential. My priorities will be to promote academic excellence by bringing the best academicians to BHU: Rakesh Bhatnagar
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
At BHU, women find voice, freedomSubscriber Only
April 03, 2018 01:09 IST
Post protests: Officials say curfew hours relaxed informally, women students say administration sensitive.
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
‘Am I not a Hindu? Don’t I have same Constitution?’ asks UP Dalit groomSubscriber Only
April 01, 2018 05:15 IST
Over the past few months, the Dalit youth, from Basai Babas village in Hathras district of western Uttar Pradesh, has shot off letters to every government office-bearer seeking help to take out his baraat through his bride’s Thakur-dominated village.
Sun, Apr 01, 2018
Uttar Pradesh: Miscreants vandalise Ambedkar’s statue in Allahabad, third such incident in MarchSubscriber Only
March 31, 2018 09:58 IST
This is third such incident in the month of March alone, where statues of Ambedkar have been vandalised in UP. Earlier, Ambedkar's statue was damaged in Meerut district.
Sat, Mar 31, 2018
At meeting with BJP chief Amit Shah, Sadhus’ body fuss over ‘slow’ Kumbh workSubscriber Only
March 30, 2018 04:53 IST
Sources said the delegation also met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh later.
Fri, Mar 30, 2018
UP: To ‘save honour’, girl attempts suicide in Hamirpur after drunk youth demands she marry himSubscriber Only
March 29, 2018 01:37 IST
The drunk youth had barged into the girl's house and demanded she marry him in front of her parents.
Thu, Mar 29, 2018
Cops in dhoti, kurta inside Kashi Vishwanath temple, IGP says this is to respect sentiments of worshippersSubscriber Only
March 28, 2018 03:04 IST
Around three or four police personnel are usually deployed inside the sanctum sanctorum which sees heavy footfall from across the country.
Wed, Mar 28, 2018
Cops at Kashi Vishwanath Temple’s sanctum are sporting dhoti kurtas. Here’s whySubscriber Only
March 27, 2018 13:55 IST
Police personnel deployed in the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, are sporting civil dress — dhoti kurtas — while on crowd-control duty.
Tue, Mar 27, 2018
For Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypoll loss, BJP MLA Surendra Singh blames neglect of workersSubscriber Only
March 27, 2018 01:38 IST
Yogi Adityanath himself had accepted that “overconfidence and an inability to understand” opponents’ strategies had cost the party the Lok Sabha bypolls.
Tue, Mar 27, 2018
‘Pak caller’ demands disputed Varanasi mosque be reopenedSubscriber Only
March 17, 2018 08:36 IST
In April 2016, members of the Deobandi and Barelvi sects had clashed over control of the Badi Masjid in Konia area of Varanasi and with that, the revenue from renting out land to shops nearby.
Sat, Mar 17, 2018Uttar Pradesh Bypoll Takeaway: Smaller BJP leads in urban Gorakhpur and AllahabadSubscriber Only
March 16, 2018 04:51 IST
Gorakhpur has one urban segment out of five, Gorakhpur Urban, while Phulpur’s five segments include two urban, Allahabad North and West.
Fri, Mar 16, 2018Journalism of Courage
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