Swarms Of Locusts Attack Trees, Crops In Several UP Districts

Press Trust of India | Saturday June 27, 2020, Lucknow

Swarms of locusts have invaded several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Deoria, in the past 48 hours, attacking trees and crops, officials said Saturday, adding authorities are taking steps to either chase them away or kill them.

Allahabad High Court Asks UP To Try Mass Testing For Coronavirus In State

Press Trust of India | Friday June 19, 2020, Allahabad

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to try mass testing for COVID-19. The court said to begin with, testing could be done in Allahabad city.

On Camera, UP Cop Crushes Vegetables With Police Car, Reverses Over Them

Written by Alok Pandey | Friday June 05, 2020, Prayagraj

A sub-inspector of the Uttar Pradesh Police has been suspended and is being transferred out of the state's Prayagraj district after a video was widely circulated on social media earlier this afternoon showing a speeding police vehicle running over vegetables laid out on the ground in a rural mandi or market.

UP's Prayagraj Sizzles At 47.1 Degree Celsius, Heat Wave Continues

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 26, 2020, Prayagraj

Heat wave conditions continued at many places in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday with Prayagraj being the hottest city at 47.1 degree Celsius, the meteorological department said.

Coronavirus: 30 Islamic Sect Members, Including Allahabad Professor Arrested, Says UP Police

Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 21, 2020, Allahabad

An Allahabad university professor has been arrested along with 29 people, including 16 foreign participants of Tablighi Jamaat meet at Nizamuddin in New Delhi, an officials said today.

Court Asks UP To Respond To Plea Challenging New Law Against CAA Protests

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 18, 2020, Allahabad

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file its response to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the recently promulgated Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Properties Act.

UP Government's New Law Against CAA Protesters Challenged In Court

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 17, 2020, Prayagraj

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking suspension of or a stay against an ordinance brought by the Yogi Adityanath government for recovering damages to public and private property during protests such as those incidents witnessed during anti-CAA protests in the state.

"Lives Endangered," Says Former IPS Officer SR Darapuri Named In UP "Shame" List

Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday March 09, 2020, Lucknow

Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer SR Darapuri on Sunday said the Uttar Pradesh government's move to name and shame protesters accused of inciting violence during demonstrations against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was a danger to the life and liberty of citizens not yet convicted by courts.

In UP's Prayagraj, A Tinge Of Delhi's Citizenship Law Protests

Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday January 14, 2020, Prayagraj

Braving the freezing cold, thousands of people -- mostly women -- have been camping out at a park in Prayagraj for the last three days in a protest against the citizenship law inspired by Delhi's Shaheen Bagh.

In UP's Prayagraj, Anti-CAA Sit-In Tries To Emulate Delhi's Shaheen Bagh

Written by Alok Pandey | Monday January 13, 2020, Prayagraj

Taking a cue from the ongoing, month-long protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, a group of women in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj have started a sit-in at a park in the older part of the city.

Allahabad University Professor Kills Self At Home, Leaves Behind Suicide Note

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 03, 2019, Prayagraj

A professor in Allahabad University allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his house near Chandralok Crossing, under Kotwali police station here, on Wednesday.

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