-BusinessToday.in In the light of the current state of affairs in the state, UP government's target to hit record high in wheat procurement by June 15, 2022 looks like an elusive dream. The footfall of farmers at government-run procurement centres in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been alarmingly low this season. The typically noisy, bustling centres were strangely quiet across several locations in the state for the last two weeks. Only a handful of...

-The Indian Express While Uttar Pradesh’s sugar belt has post-Independence shifted to the western and central districts, sugar cane still retains political relevance in the four northeastern constituencies that vote in the last phase of polls on May 19. Kushinagar: It is past mid-May, but the sugar mills at Hata, Ramkola, Kaptanganj, Khadda and Siswa Bazar — the first four in Kushinagar and the last in Maharajganj constituency — are still...

-PTI NEW DELHI: The Delhi Commission for Women has set up an expert committee to conduct a detailed social audit of all shelter homes in the capital after sexual abuse cases at such homes in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh came to light. DCW said the committee, comprising academicians, lawyers, mental health experts and social workers, would be required to submit its report in three months. It will be mandated to inspect and assess...

-The Hindu Gorakhpur offers the only tertiary care centre for Japanese Encephalitis with 100 dedicated beds. * What is Japanese Encephalitis? Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne viral infection of the brain. There is, however, a debate about the origin of the disease and whether it is enteroviruses — caused by virus found in pigs and birds. There is no cure for JE. * Why only Gorakhpur? While Gorakhpur has a considerable burden of disease,...

-The Telegraph Lucknow: Parents of some of the 30 children who died over the past two days at a Gorakhpur medical college have alleged that as soon as the oxygen supply stopped and the deaths began, police were sent in to throw them out and pre-empt protests. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his government continued to insist today that the halted oxygen supply did not cause the deaths but at least one...