No evidence of wrongdoing on part of UP police in encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey:SC panel
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No evidence of wrongdoing on part of UP police in encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey:SC panelPTI
Last Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 10:47 PM IST
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No media persons, especially electronic media journalists who were chasing police van carrying Dubey from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, on the day of encounter appeared to depose before the commission, Pranshu Agrawal, the counsel assisting the panel on behalf of State government, said.
File Photo: Vikas Dubey
A three-member inquiry commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice B S Chauhan has found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Uttar Pradesh police in the encounter killings of gangster Vikas Dubey and his five associates in July last year, sources said on Wednesday.
State govt imposes nearly 60-hour-long weekend curfew in entire UP
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Last Updated: Apr 20, 2021, 04:14 PM IST
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In a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the government, besides ordering a nearly 60-hour-long weekend curfew, also decided to keep all non-essential activities suspended in all districts of the state having 500 or more active cases.
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It also decided to continue with the night-long curfew on weekdays throughout the state, a senior official said.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to impose a weekend curfew from Friday evening to Monday morning in the entire state till further orders amid the rising cases of coronavirus infections.
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Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the government on Friday had announced the closure during this period of every week till May 15 and also said those caught for the second time not wearing a mask will be fined Rs 10,000. The first time fine was doubled to Rs 1,000.
UP Exempts Industries Producing Essential Items From 35-Hour Weekly Closure Marriages on the weekend will be allowed with 50 people in closed spaces and 100 in open spaces with strict adherence to COVID-appropriate behaviour.
Updated: April 17, 2021 6:17 pm IST
UP is among the five states that account for 65.02% of India s total active cases, the Centre said (File)
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People employed with the continuous process industries and those producing essential items like medicines and sanitisers in Uttar Pradesh will be allowed to go to work during the 35-hour weekly closure from 8 pm today until 7 am on Monday, an official said.
The state government also said that marriages on Saturday and Sunday will take place amid restrictions with only 50 people in closed spaces and 100 in open spaces, adidng, organisers will have to ensure COVID-appropriate behaviour.