Uttar Pradesh government
Lakhimpur Kheri to hurt BJP in UP polls, say farmers’ leaders
October 7, 2021
On Thursday, the Supreme Court began hearing a public interest litigation into the death of 8 persons, including farmers, at Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday. The PIL was registered at the direction of the top court as more details of the incident in which three cars belonging to a unio...
Read MoreHuman rights groups uneasy over proposed police force in Uttar Pradesh
September 16, 2020
Human rights groups say they are considering challenging in courts of law the creation of Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF) being set up by the Uttar Pradesh government as soon as its contours are defined and the rules governing the special force, which seems to have s...
Read MoreInfants die in hospital due to lack of oxygen cylinders
August 14, 2017
On the eve of the 70th anniversary of India’s Independence, lives were snuffed out of 60 infants. Is it time for celebration or time to mourn? Is it time to launch a crusade for the right to life?
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