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Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Muslim Youth from Kasganj Dies in Police Custody, Family Alleges Torture Death
10 Nov 2021
Altaf’s case comes at a time when, according to NHRC data, custodial deaths in UP rank the highest in the country, making up 24% of the total deaths (398 of 1,645).
Abdul Alim Jafri
Fear Grips Kashmiri Students at Agra College After Arrests Over T20 Match
29 Oct 2021
Three Kashmiri students were arrested for ‘celebrating’ Pakistan’s win over India as the BJP youth wing shouted slogans
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: In Yet Another Case of Police ‘High-Handedness’, Sanitation Worker Dies in Police Custody
21 Oct 2021
The incident has led to anger among Valmiki community members. A large number of people, including dalit activists, gathered near the post-mortem venue, demanding action against police personnel.
Tarique Anwar
Debt to Mortgaging Properties, How a Mathura Village’s Residents are Saving Their Children from Viral Fever
23 Sep 2021
Reeling under viral and bacterial fever, the western UP village has unofficially lost 12 children since August. There are at least 26 people who are still suffering from various diseases, but the…
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Salaries of Thousands of Govt. Teachers Withheld After Failing to Provide Vaccination Certificates
06 Aug 2021
The heads of employees’ associations in Agra have called the move “dictatorial” and others have protested against the move.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Yogi Claims 'No Shortage' of Oxygen, Over Dozen Die in a Day, Others Struggle for O2
28 Apr 2021
Several hospitals in the chief minister’s constituency, Gorakhpur, also claimed lack of oxygen or delayed supplies.
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Agra: Body of Nat Woman Taken off Pyre as Thakurs Oppose Cremation at Gram Sabha Ground
28 Jul 2020
The body had to be taken to another ground four kilometres away as the upper castes refused to “allow” the cremation.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Sleepless Nights for UP Farmers as Locusts Damage Crops in Several Areas
02 Jul 2020
Locust swarms have descended on in many parts of Western UP and Bundelkhand region in the past 48 hours, prompting high alert in districts, such as Agra, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot and Jhansi.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Spike in COVID-19 Cases Drills Holes into ‘Agra Model’ Lauded by Modi Recently
28 Apr 2020
On Tuesday, 15 fresh cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh’s tourist hotspot that houses the Taj Mahal.
Abdul Alim Jafri
COVID-19: Are Private Hospitals to Blame for Agra’s Spike in Cases?
10 Apr 2020
Eight nine people from the district have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and 22 hot-spots have been sealed till April 15.