Atiq Ahmed is said to have lost his grip on his criminal empire in his last years, but police say ‘100 gang members are still active' and have been taking his dubious legacy forward.
From being a retired people's haven to a crude-bomb making, gun-slinging mafia hub, West Allahabad's shift was so dramatic that the city’s identity changed.
At three rallies in Saharanpur, Amroha & Shamli, CM declared mafia, criminals were now a thing of past in Uttar Pradesh. He asserted festivity marked the state, not lawlessness.
UP Police have launched manhunt for Guddu Muslim, 'bambaaz' in the Umesh Pal murder case who Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf mentioned moments before death.
Police looking into Delhi gangster Jitendra Gogi possibly being source of Turkey-made arms used in killing. Meanwhile, UP govt and Opposition are engaged in a political slugfest.
Total denial of justice, as in the cases of Naroda Gam, the Jaipur bombings & gangsters like Atiq Ahmed, is why faith in the system has fallen so low. It's what fuels vigilante culture.
The rationale given by BJP in defence of such state action is that criminals derail the development of the state and with an atmosphere of terror, it is tough to attract investors, writes Nischai Vats.
Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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