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As Punjab gets attention, data suggests Haryana, UP contribute to over a third of Delhi’s PM 2.5

Punjab takes the heat for Delhi’s foul air. But the headlines often miss Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, which contribute significantly to the toxic mix.

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Lucknow’s double life: UP’s cleanest city rank, but filthy neighbourhoods

In the 2024–25 Swachh Survekshan (cleanliness survey), Lucknow put up an impressive performance. With 12,001 out of 12,500 points – a 96 percent score – the city ranked third in the country. It also bagged the prestigious 7-Star Garbage-Free Certificate (GFC) and the Water Plus ODF certification, making it the…

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Near-empty theatres, viewers split: Yogi biopic finds few takers in UP

A biopic on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has hit theatres.

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Operation Langda: Three districts, three encounters, same story

In Newslaundry’s ongoing investigation into Uttar Pradesh police’s alleged ‘half encounters’, also known as ‘Operation Langda’, we chart three such incidents – all with similar stories.

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Why wetlands need dry days

It was May and the Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh was blooming with pink lotus. The wetland had water pumped into it from Sharda Canal – one of the oldest and largest irrigation systems in the state – to ease the nesting of open-billed stork and black-necked ibis.

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The challenges in UP’s wetland conservation

Sanjaya Singh knew that most bureaucratic decisions last only until a transfer order is issued, or a new official takes charge. So, when it came to the conservation of Uttar Pradesh’s 1.24 million hectares of wetlands, Singh – then principal chief conservator of forest and chief wildlife warden – led with an…

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The swagger’s gone: What the last two decades taught me about India’s fading growth dream

Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?– Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965. I was offered my first job in Mumbai on a very rainy day in September 2005, a few weeks after we had celebrated the…

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Mathura CCTV footage blows holes in UP’s ‘Operation Langda’

“Half encounter” – or what the Uttar Pradesh Police call “Operation Langda” – is a practice in which police shoot suspects in the leg to capture them alive. Once hit, the accused collapses, and the police make the arrest.

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India unveils plans to use cow dung as fuel for vehicles. But is it really a green alternative?

India’s most populous state says it will process millions of kilos of cow dung from stray cattle to create biogas

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Exclusive: India’s e-waste mirage, ‘crores in corporate fraud’ amid govt lapses, public suffering

What happens to your old phone or fridge once you’re done with it? Maybe you sold it, maybe passed it on, or maybe it’s just gathering dust. When it finally breaks down, you’d hope it’s recycled responsibly: its toxic parts removed, with no harm to the environment or human health.…

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Mahakumbh stampede: 4 months on, no official clarity on death toll

The Uttar Pradesh government had initially downplayed the January 29 Mahakumbh stampede but later acknowledged 30 deaths. However, an investigation by Newslaundry on February 5 suggested the actual toll was at least 79.

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Murder, manglik, men’s rights: Welcome to TV’s fever dream of the Sonam-Raja case

Newlyweds Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi disappeared during their honeymoon in the misty hills of Shillong’s East Khasi district between May 23 and 24. On June 2, Raja was discovered in a gorge below Wei Sawdong Falls in the district, with his throat slit and valuables missing. Sonam was found in…

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India’s fight against bonded labour: A tale of delayed rehabilitation

Manoj Kumar Anant and his wife Shakuntala Bai were rescued from bonded labour at a brick kiln in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar in 2022. He had told IndiaSpend in September 2023 that he was waiting for rehabilitation assistance under the Union government’s Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour, 2021.…

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TV Newsance Rewind: Best of news interviews

This week on TV Newsance, we take a trip down memory lane. We look back to 2018 — back when Navika tried to ask tough questions to Yogi Adityanath on women’s safety in Uttar Pradesh. Then we move on to the 2023 promotions of the iconic movie — The Vaccine…

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Investigating UP’s new normal: 3 encounters, 1 spot, same story?

The BJP government and its supporters see the uptick in encounters in Uttar Pradesh as part of a ruthless crackdown on crime, but families are turning to the courts to seek justice against what they say have been extrajudicial measures by the police.

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Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against Zubair over Narsinghanand tweet

The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash the FIR filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair for his tweets on Yati Narsinghanand, Bar and Bench reported.

The Conversation

Gems supposedly buried with Buddha are to be sold at auction – it’s a symptom of Buddhism’s ongoing commercialisation

Almost 2,000 years ago in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India, someone deposited a cache of gems inside a reliquary (a container for holy relics), along with some bone fragments and ash. The gems were precious, but the bones and ash even more so, for according to an inscription on the reliquary,…

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‘They threatened to bulldoze my house’: fear and violence stalk journalists in Modi’s India

Attacks and self censorship, draconian anti-terror laws and tycoons’ control over the media, are all seen as eroding the country’s democracy

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5 FIRs in UP against DD News anchor, others for ‘defaming’ Bharat Samachar

The Uttar Pradesh police have filed five FIRs against DD News primetime anchor Askok Shrivastav and two others for allegedly defaming Hindi news channel Bharat Samachar on social media platform X.

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UP Govt Transfers IAS Officers; New DMs Appointed in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah and Kannauj

The government of Uttar Pradesh has shuffled some IAS officials, designating new District Magistrates (DMs) in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah, and Kannauj. Read more at Dynamite News.

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Bureaucracy: Nine IAS officers shifted in Uttar Pradesh

Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sameer Verma, has been transferred as IG Registration. Read further on Dynamite News

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Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves hike in daily allowance from Rs 395 to Rs 500

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to hike the daily duty allowance of over 34,000 Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD) volunteers by 26 percent, from Rs 395 to Rs 500, offering them major relief Read more at Dynamite News

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UP Shuffles Top Health Officials: Gorakhpur, 5 Other Districts Get New CMOs

CMOs of many districts of Uttar Pradesh were transferred. Read full report at Dynamite News

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Uttar Pradesh: Protests erupt after Dalit youth held on harassment complaint dies in police custody

The agitators vandalised a police vehicle and blocked the road in front of the station, prompting authorities to call for heavy police deployment to control the situation. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delivery boy dies after being hit by car in South Delhi

The deceased has been identified as Chandrahas Yadav, who originally hailed from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh. He was currently residing in Chirag Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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