-MoneyControl.com Uttar pradesh is the leader in sugarcane farming and sugar and the largest contributor to the state economy. But, both these statuses may soon be lost owing to the recent crisis, where payments have not being made in time. The once touted "cash crop" hasn't been yielding the dividends it used to in the past. According to the data from the Uttar Sugar Corporation, cropping area has seen a steep 13-percent...
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Government wants to jail bribe-givers as well, activists say it is cruel -Aloke Tikku
-Hindustan Times New Delhi: The government wants to send people who pay bribes to jail. But, it has refused to make a distinction between people who collude with officials and those who are coerced into paying up. This means people such as Sumita, too, can be jailed. Sumita lost her 10-month-old son on August 9 in Uttar pradesh’s Bahraich hospital when the child did not get an injection. The staff delayed the injection...
More »10 more killed in floods in Bihar, UP
-PTI Major rivers are flowing above danger mark; NDRF teams sent to Varanasi, Allahabad and Ghazipur Ten persons were killed and lakhs affected due to floods in Uttar pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, where major rivers are flowing above danger mark on Wednesday. Two boys were feared dead after they were washed away in flash floods in the Tawi river in Jammu on Wednesday. In Uttar pradesh, two persons were killed in floods...
More »Major rivers in Bihar, Uttar pradesh flowing above the danger mark
-PTI At least 22 persons have been killed, 23.71 lakh people affected in Bihar The Ganga and five other rivers are still flowing above danger mark in many parts of Bihar, triggering a flood-like situation in the districts situated along the banks of the river, while in Uttar pradesh water level of major rivers has crossed the red mark at several places in the State. At least 22 persons have been killed while...
More »Poor dam management responsible for Bihar flood -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Bihar has been battling floods despite receiving less than normal rains this year. Long at the receiving end due to release of water from Nepal, this time though the blame lies squarely on mismanagement of a dam and a barrage in neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. The situation has become so bad in the past four days that state chief minister Nitish Kumar...
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