-The Times of India NEW DELHI: More than 40 people were killed on Sunday across the country as rain, thunderstorms hit various states throwing life out of gear and leaving behind a trail of destruction. Deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Delhi-NCR. 18 people killed as thunderstorm hits Uttar Pradesh At least 18 people were killed and 28 injured in hail and thunderstorm that hit different parts of...
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Hunger and hard facts -TK Rajalakshmi
-Frontline.in In the latest Global Hunger Index, India is bracketed in the category of countries where hunger levels are “serious”. But the policy responses on hunger and malnutrition in the country have been inadequate and faulty. In the second week of October, a few media reports in India highlighted significant data pertaining to global hunger. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) had released its Global Hunger Index (GHI), rating 118...
More »Pilibhit fake encounter: 47 policemen get life imprisonment for killing Sikh pilgrims -Sangeeta Ojha
-India Today All 47 policemen convicted for killing 11 Sikh pilgrims in three separate fake encounters in 1991 in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district have been sentenced to life by a special CBI court today. All 47 policemen convicted for killing 11 Sikh pilgrims in three separate fake encounters in 1991 in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district have been sentenced to life by a special CBI court today. Last week, the court had held the...
More »Communal scene worsens in UP -Mohammad Ali
-The Hindu Meerut: According to officials in the Lucknow police headquarters, over 100 people have been arrested and 25 cases filed in the last one week. Uttar Pradesh is on the boil again. In just about three weeks, there were as many as a dozen incidents of communal violence. Nine districts of the State, including urban areas like Kanpur, Mianpuri, Kannauj, Pratapgarhm, remained tense because of communal clashes during Durga idol immersion and...
More »Breaking The News, Brutally -Ushinor Majumdar & Sharat Pradhan
-Outlook Freelance journalists, especially in small towns, are paying dearly for speaking up Ground Down * Uttar Pradesh: Jagendra Singh burnt in his own house ‘by policemen’ after he reported against the state’s PWD minister * Madhya Pradesh: Sandeep Kothari abducted after reporting on illegal mining. Burnt body found in Maharashtra * Uttar Pradesh: Haider Khan beaten, tied to a bike and dragged in Pilibhit after reporting on land-grabbing * J&K: Javed Malik assaulted by...
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