Lucknow’s biggest crematorium is being covered on all sides with tin sheets, sparking allegations that the Uttar Pradesh government is trying to hide the spike in Covid deaths.
A Lucknow civic official said Baikunth Dham was being covered because passersby were finding it uncomfortable seeing pyres burning.
The number of bodies at Baikunth Dham and Gullala Ghat has gone up sharply in the past few days, with staff members saying most were Covid patients.
The two electric incinerators at Baikunth Dham have not been enough. On Wednesday afternoon, 60 beds of firewood had been laid at the two crematoriums. On Thursday, the number of bodies at Baikunth Dham was 78, up from 60 a week ago and 20 a month ago.
Adityanath Used an Expletive. The Lies and Threats His Advisors Put Out Were Even Worse.
The Uttar Pradesh chief minister was seen and heard on live television using the C word. But when journalists and activists pointed this out on social media, they were threatened with criminal cases.
Publicity photo of UP chief minister Adityanath. Photo: Facebook/Yogi Adityanath
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What started off as a routine soundbite after getting vaccinated turned into a PR disaster for Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The CM was heard using an abusive term against someone in the room who was creating a disturbance. It is not clear whether the abuse was directed at the reporter of news agency ANI â which was relaying his comments live â or someone else.
45-yr-old man sets aside rooms in his house for protecting birds in Bihar village ANI | Updated: Feb 25, 2021 21:05 IST
By Surya Pratap Singh
Gaya (Bihar) [India], February 25 (ANI): At a time when a large number of birds are perishing due to lack of food, water and shelter, a 45-year-old man at Niskha village in Gaya, Bihar, has set aside several rooms of his house to provide a habitat for birds, especially sparrows.
This bird lover is Tanzilur Rahman Khan, a resident of Niskha village. He said he is thinking of making more rooms in the same way so that birds could have a habitat. According to Tanzilur, after watching the National Geographic Channel, the idea of conserving and protecting came to his mind. It is said that the air of the sparrow s wing protects from 38 kinds of diseases, said Tanzilur.
UP: Anganwadi Worker Gang-Raped, Murdered in Temple; Police Block Access to Family
The temple priest, the primary accused, is absconding but two of his aides have been arrested.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sankalp Sharma investigates the case of a 50-year-old woman who was gang-raped and murdered, at her village in Budaun district, Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: A 50-year-old anganwadi worker was gang-raped and murdered allegedly by a priest and his two accomplices in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh, triggering outcry from the opposition.
While the priest is on the run, his two accomplices â Vedram and Jaspal â were arrested on Tuesday night after the post-mortem report confirmed rape, police said on Wednesday, adding the woman’s leg and a rib bone too were found fractured and there were injuries on her private parts.