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Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai: Nakul Singh Sawhney examines the anatomy of a riot
Suryasarathibhattacharya • 6 years agoMore than 60 were killed and around 40,000 were displaced in a riot that took place in western Uttar Pradesh in 2013. Over 90 percent of those affected were Muslims. Whether they were ‘riots’ or a politically-calculated move is the premise of Nakul Singh Sawhney’s documentary Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai.
IMD predicts heavy rainfall at isolated places all over India, especially in North India, starting tomorrow
• 6 years agoIMD has warned of heavy rainfall at isolated places over northern parts of the country from Thursday. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over other parts of the country as well. Earlier today, rain lashed parts of the national capital bringing relief to the people from the muggy weather.
Jats in western UP remain divided even as Ajit Singh, gathbandhan express confidence on turning tide against Modi
Rashmesehgal • 6 years agoJats in western Uttar Pradesh, whose voting preference usually set the trend in the state, and who had voted in favour of Narendra Modi in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, remain undecided a day before phase-I of polling begins for the Lok Sabha Election 2019
Thousands, especially from Mallah community, migrate from Uttar Pradesh's Kairana in search of jobs
• 6 years agoWhen asked about the migration in Kairana, Tabassum Hasan said, "Migration is not an issue here. When there are no employment opportunities, people will have to go out to work and also for better education. In the coming time, our focus will be on creating employment opportunities here."
Narendra Modi starts Lok Sabha election campaign trail: Expect PM's poll pitches to be high on nationalism in Meerut, Jammu, Rudrapur
Fp Staff • 6 years agoNarendra Modi is set to begin active election campaigning on Thursday with rallies in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, Rudrapur in Uttarakhand and Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir
Daily Bulletin: Priyanka, Rahul to visit Uttar Pradesh, CAG report on Rafale to be tabled in Parliament; day's top stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoDaily bulletin: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit Uttar Pradesh as Congress general secretary for the first time, CAG report on Rafale to be tabled in Parliament today; day's top stories
Hate crimes, lynchings, mob attacks in Uttar Pradesh force Muslims out of their homes in search of safety
Kunal Purohit Indiaspend Org Factchecker In • 6 years agoIn incidents of hate crimes in Uttar Pradesh, in 2017, 60-year-old Mohammed was lynched. Hindu Yuva Vahini claimed responsibility for the crime. The outfit was created by Adityanath in 2002
NIA raids 7 locations in Western Uttar Pradesh, Punjab to trace militants linked to IS-inspired module; Maulvi detained from Ludhiana
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThis is the second leg of raids being conducted by the NIA in connection with the terror module active in India. Earlier, five people were arrested in raids conducted across 16 locations
UP BJP begins 2019 poll preparations from Meerut: City has brought happy tidings for party in recent past
Kamal Bhargava • 7 years agoCounting on keeping the winning streak intact, the party has started its preparations for the 2019 Parliamentary elections from Meerut instead of the state's capital city and seat of politics, Lucknow
Kairana by election results: BJP govt's failure to purchase sugarcane, timely payment of arrears to farmers cost them bypolls
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe BJP knew the importance of sugarcane as a political issue in Uttar Pradesh and Kairana during the 2017 Assembly elections, but its failure to fulfill the promises it made in the 2017 Assembly elections in the Uttar Pradesh