The Latest Breaking News from Ballia

At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large swath of the north Indian state Uttar Pradesh swelters under severe heat, prompting doctors to advise citizens over 60 years old to stay indoors during the daytime

About 40 people had come by boat for the Mundan Sanskar at Maldepur Ganga Ghat in Kotwali area of the city in the morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

A mob vandalised a train on Friday morning at the Ballia railway station in Uttar Pradesh during a protest against the Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme. Read more on Dynamite News:

In Ballia and neighbouring districts, movement of some trains was affected due to the protests, an official said.

An illegal arms factory in the district was busted and three people were arrested. Read more on Dynamite News:

Ballia Police invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against three persons arrested in connection with the leak of the UP Board’s Class 12th English question paper, on Thursday. More details on Dynamite News:

More than three weeks after they were arrested in connection with the class 12 paper leak case, three journalists from Ballia have been granted bail, Navbharat Times reported.

Local journalists in Uttar Pradesh held protests against the arrest of three journalists from Ballia in the case linked to the class 12 paper leak on Friday, Newsclick reported. The journalists, who were protesting under the banner of Allahabad News Reporters, issued a memorandum demanding the withdrawal of the cases…

A Ballia lower court on Tuesday rejected the bail pleas of three journalists arrested for their alleged involvement in a paper leak case, Indian Express reported today.