Uttarakhand

High alert in UP as glacier breaks off in neighbouring Uttarakhand

8:17 pm February 7, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday asked authorities in all districts on the banks of the Ganga river to be on high alert and continuously monitor the water level after a glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. The glacier burst triggered a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and caused large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas. […]

Farmers’ ‘chakka’ jam’ protest affects Punjab, Haryana, Raj; Scattered demonstrations in other states

11:02 pm February 6, 2021

New Delhi: Farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan blocked highways with tractor-trolleys and squatted on key roads on Saturday, while scattered protests were held in other states during a three-hour ‘chakka jam‘ called by agitating farmer unions which are demanding scrapping of the Centre’s new agri laws. Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait declared that their protest on Delhi’s outskirts will continue till October […]

Farmers at Ghazipur plant flowers in response to ‘iron nails’

10:49 pm February 5, 2021

Noida: Farmers at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Friday planted flower saplings along a road stretch, saying it was their response to ”iron nails” fixed in the area by the police. Stringent security measures like multi-layered barricading, concertina wires, had come up along with iron nails cemented on roads around the protest site […]

Iron nails fixed on roads at Ghazipur border being ‘repositioned’, says Delhi Police

2:40 pm February 4, 2021

New Delhi: Iron nails studded on roads at Ghazipur border to restrict the movement of farmers agitating against the new agri laws are being ”repositioned”, a senior police officer said on Thursday. The statement comes after videos and photos of workers removing the nails near Ghazipur border surfaced on social media. Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Deepak Yadav asserted that the […]

Farmers’ R-Day tractor parade: Tableaux to depict protest against agri laws

7:16 pm January 24, 2021

New Delhi: The Republic Day tractor parade by agitating farmers will feature a number of tableaux from across states depicting village life, the protest against the Centre’s contentious farm laws, and hailing their courage, according to organisers. A farmer leader told PTI that directions were issued to all organisations participating in the protest to prepare tableaux for […]