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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicFirozabad

Topic: Firozabad

How a royal goof-up by UP Police led to a judge being declared absconder on her own orders

Firozabad Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nagma Khan has directed UP Police to conduct an enquiry. The matter relates to a theft case dating back to 2012.

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.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.