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TopicLakhimpur Kheri

Topic: Lakhimpur Kheri

UP govt response to Lakhimpur Kheri incident is mere first aid. Centre must re-engage farmers

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UP govt announces probe by retired HC judge into Lakhimpur Kheri violence

The state government also said families of the four farmers killed in the incident will be given Rs 45 lakh compensation and Rs 10 lakh will be given to those injured in the violence.

Punjab CM Channi wants to visit Lakhimpur Kheri, state govt seeks permission from UP

The civil aviation department said the Punjab CM wishes to be with deceased farmers' families in 'this hour of grief' & has sought Yogi govt's nod for his chopper to landing in UP.

Murder case for those involved in farmers’ death in Lakhimpur — Varun Gandhi writes to Yogi

In his letter to the UP CM Monday, the BJP MP also demanded a CBI inquiry in a time-bound manner and requested for Rs 1 crore compensation to the kin of deceased farmers.

FIR registered against MoS Ajay Mishra’s son, others in connection with Lakhimpur violence

Eight people were killed Sunday as violence erupted during a farmers’ protest ahead of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the district.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra detained on way to Lakhimpur Kheri to meet victims’ families

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was also detained outside his residence where he staged a sit-in after being stopped from visiting Lakhimpur, where 8 people, including farmers, died Sunday.

Adityanath asks officials to use NSA against accused in Lakhimpur Kheri rape & murder case

The CM has also extended an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakhs to the bereaved family of the girl, whose mutilated body was found near a dry pond around 200 metres from her village Tuesday.

Lakhimpur Kheri rape-murder victim’s eyes weren’t gouged out, tongue not chopped — UP Police

Lakhimpur Kheri ASP says 2 men arrested for rape and murder of 13-yr-old girl Friday are from the same village as the victim, have confessed to crime.

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No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.