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Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: About 45,000 MGNREGA Workers to Reach Lucknow on Sept 1 Protesting Against Low Wages, Regularisation
30 Aug 2021
'About 45,000 contractual workers have been working under MGNREGA for the last 14 years and most of them are in a vulnerable situation due to the negligence of the government. Many workers are…
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP ATS Wants to Snatch Our Sole Breadwinners, Claim Kin of Those Arrested in Lucknow with Alleged Terror Links
16 Jul 2021
Addressing a press conference organised by the Rihai Manch at its office in Lucknow, Magsaysay awardee Sandeep Pandey alleged that many innocent people were also arrested earlier on "false charges of…
Asad Rizvi
With Eyes on UP Assembly Polls 2022, Anti-CAA Women Protesters Enter Active Politics
20 Jun 2021
Several women dissenters against the CAA have now moved from activism to active electoral politics to intensify their fight against the contentious law.
Abdul Alim Jafri
COVID-19 in Rural UP: Massive Crisis Unfolding?
09 May 2021
Many health experts have blamed the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party government for conducting panchayat elections amid the ongoing massive COVID-19 crisis in Uttar Pradesh.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: ‘Suppliers Charging Arbitrary Amounts for Oxygen; Rs 50,000 a Cylinder, Rs 4,000 for Refill
21 Apr 2021
Long queues seen in Lucknow for refills, too, as kin try to save dear ones. Suppliers claim they are getting cylinders at much higher prices.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Illicit Liquor Claims 13 Lives in Uttar Pradesh in a Week, 6 Dead in Prayagraj
21 Nov 2020
Opposition trains guns at Adityanath government for being unable to control alleged rise in illicit liquor trade.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Posters of 8 Anti-CAA Activists Put up Once Again, Bounty Announced
05 Nov 2020
Families, activist condemn ‘misuse of law’ after posters – labelled “WANTED” with the faces of the 8 activists – were put up by the UP police in Lucknow late Wednesday evening.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Gorakhpur: Protests at BRD Hospital after Poor Quality Food Given to Staffers on COVID-19 Duty
07 Aug 2020
On Sunday, August 2, food packets were distributed to employees in the COVID-19 ward. The doctors said that as soon as they opened the food packet, there was a foul smell.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Cases Rise Eight-Fold in One and a Half Months With Poor Healthcare Facilities Coming to the Fore
29 Jul 2020
According to researchers from Stanford University, states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are among the worst in India at reporting COVID-19 data while Karnataka tops the national chart.
Saurabh Sharma
COVID-19 Situation in UP Turns Grim, Lucknow a New Hub for Cases
17 Jul 2020
‘There are no beds at hospitals and we will only see dead bodies. Both, the people and the government, need to understand the seriousness of the situation. Else, we all should be prepared for the…