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COVID-19 deaths in UP: State says three teachers died during panchayat polls; staff union puts count at 2,046
Not just Kumbh Mela, neglectfulness at small religious events in rural India is causing a surge in COVID-19 cases; UP's Ballia is case in point
Deaths of three prisoners in shootout at Chitrakoot jail expose lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh prisons
COVID-19 deaths in Bareilly: Cemeteries, crematoria report daily stream of bodies, but district officials say only 185 died in 2021
COVID-19 in Gorakhpur: In city where clicking pyres is barred, crematorium records show scores died on days state claims zero deaths
COVID-19 deaths in Prayagraj: In city where nearly 1,200 died in April, authorities cite protocol for not registering their deaths
COVID-19 deaths in Varanasi: Govt data says 227 died last month, but Manikarnika Ghat officials report 1,500 cremations in one April week alone
Three reasons why bodies are afloat on Ganga: Costly cremation, religious beliefs, scarcity of wood