The Latest Breaking News from UP

Once drought-hit, Siddipet now attracts migrant farm workers

With the commencement of the rainy season, the labour-intensive farming activities have picked up in Siddipet. Knowing about the work available here, hundreds of farm labourers have migrated to the district from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal in the past few weeks.

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

DD News passes off BJP members as ‘common Muslim citizens’ batting for UCC

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi batted for a Uniform Civil Code last week, everyone’s got an opinion on it – from editorials to political parties to social groups. 

Newslaundry · Jul 10, 2023

1 held for assaulting, forcing Dalit man to lick slippers in UP's Sonbhadra: Police

SONBHADRA(UP): A contractual employee of the electricity department has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district for allegedly beating up a Dalit man and forcing him to lick his slippers, police said on Sunday.

The Times of India · Jul 9, 2023

Bureaucracy: Why are bureaucrats leaving the job? Another IAS officer of UP cadre seeks voluntary retirement

Another Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre has applied for retirement under Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). He is the fourth IAS officer from the state cadre to do so in the last one year. Read full report of Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 6, 2023

Federation Cup returns, AIFF inducts five new clubs into I-League

NEW DELHI: The Federation Cup football tournament, considered India's premier cup competition, is set to make a comeback in the 2023-24 season after a six-year hiatus, as announced by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday.

The Times of India · Jul 3, 2023

Atiq Ahmed killing: U.P. tells SC it is probing 'security lapses'

The Uttar Pradesh government informed the Supreme Court on July 2 that it is investigating the “security lapses” which allowed three armed men to merge with journalists to dodge a police cordon and shoot dead gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother in full view of TV cameras on April 15.

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2023

4 involved in attack on Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad arrested from Haryana's Ambala district

AMBALA: In a joint operation with Uttar Pradesh Police, the Ambala unit of the Haryana Special Task Force (STF) arrested four men for their alleged involvement in the attack on Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad.

The Times of India · Jul 1, 2023

Homes for poor built on land reclaimed from slain U.P. gangster Atiq Ahmed

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on June 30 handed over keys of houses to 76 low income group persons under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in Lukarganj area of Prayagraj on the land freed from murdered gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed. The flats were allotted through a lottery earlier this month.

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2023

Tomato prices soar across country due to dip in supply, cost ₹80-100 per kg

Tomato prices have also skyrocketed in the southern State of Karnataka and its capital city Bengaluru as incessant rains have damaged the crop and made transportation difficult. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu · Jun 27, 2023

Atiq Ahmed killing | Sister of the slain don-turned-politician alleges State ‘vendetta’ in Supreme Court

Aisha Noori has contended that an “effective investigation” into the deaths, especially when the State was involved, was her fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Read more on The Hindu

The Hindu · Jun 27, 2023