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Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicFirozabad

Topic: Firozabad

Dalit man dies in UP police custody—’Return my son’, mother demands, gets a lathi instead

Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman visited the home of Akash Singh 'Jatav', a 28-year-old man who died in police custody in Firozabad. Mayawati and Chandra Shekhar Azad are also demanding justice.

Farmer held for slapping tehsildar during mediation over land dispute in UP’s Firozabad

Video shows tehsildar making a gesture as if he was about to slap the farmer, after which farmer slapped him instead. Two men arrested are now in judicial custody.

Declining demand, rising production costs — what ails Firozabad’s 200-yr-old glass bangle industry

In run-up to polls, Firozabad’s dying bangle industry is taking centre stage, with candidates promising to resolve industry problems. But there are no quick fixes on the ground.    

Firozabad takes a cue from Aligarh, votes to change name to ‘Chandranagar’

Weeks ago, the Aligarh municipal corporation voted to rename the city as Harigarh.

Who killed 7 bangle workers, farmers in Firozabad CAA-NRC protest? Police say probe pointless

Almost four years after the CAA-NRC protests, police still don’t know which rioter shot which man.

42 yrs after murder of 10 Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, lone surviving accused gets life term at 90

Nine other accused in the case died in the course of the long trial.

Garbage everywhere, marshy roads, UP’s filthy Firozabad has all signs of a city infected

Beginning late August, an outbreak of five diseases — primarily dengue — has killed over 60 in UP’s Firozabad. Lack of sanitation is a major concern among residents & authorities.

Firozabad struggles with 5 infections but people prefer ‘jhola-chhap’ quacks over govt hospitals

Many quacks can be spotted offering treatment to patients in Firozabad city and villages, while at district hospital, two patients are forced to share a bed

Toilets caked with faeces, rotting food: Free rein for filth at Firozabad hospital amid outbreak

Toilets are just a microcosm of low sanitary awareness at Firozabad district hospital, where this reporter found used syringes dumped on the floor near a garbage bin.

In Firozabad, people flee or send kids away as 5 diseases are identified as ‘mystery illness’

Dengue, malaria, viral fever, scrub typhus and leptospirosis make up ‘mystery fever’ wreaking havoc in Firozabad for over a month. Official figures peg toll at 62, most are children.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.