Alok Pandey
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Finished 18 yrs at @ndtv last Friday. Wanted to mention @PrannoyRoy7749 and @RRradhikaroy for being grace personified, @soniandtv for being fair and making me report pan India, @Suparna_Singh for teaching me how to write interesting tv and web scripts and for being tolerant. .
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Dear @myogiadityanath ji,whoever approved these images,please do tell them the flyover appears to be from Kolkata-the Maa Flyover.I can also spot a yellow taxi. And those tall buildings are the JW Marriot,also in Kolkata and by the same flyover if I am not mistakenđ @manishndtv
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This is Pawan Jaiswal , the #Mirzapur reporter who broke the roti + salt in mid day meal story. He has been booked by @mirzapurpolice for allegedly conspiring against the @UPGovt . In this video he reiterates he reported what he saw . @IndEditorsGuild please take cognizance !
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The @meerutpolice , filmed here overturning vegetable carts in an area that is close to a hotspot in the city . Meerut is among UPâs worst affected districts for #COVID19 , but does that justify the behaviour on display ? An enquiry has been ordered in this matter .
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Shameful , appalling visuals from Balrampur . The body of 42 year old Mohd Anwar , who collapsed and died outside a govt office yesterday , dumped in a garbage van in the presence of @balrampurpolice and taken away .
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Poignant visuals of a Muslim man jailed in west UPâs Moradabad under the stateâs unlawful conversion law meeting with his family after his release . he walked out of jail after cops admitted in court they had no evidence of forced conversion against him . Spent 2 weeks in jail.
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Bengal Chief Minister @MamataOfficial at a virtual Kolkata hospital inauguration where @narendramodi was Chief Guest : â Want to tell him we already inaugurated the hospital earlierâ âŚ. and more *
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Another aspect of Ayodhyaâs #Deepotsav. late night visuals of people, mostly the poor,collecting residual oil from the earthen lamps at Ram Ki Paidi where 9 lakh + diyas were lit .Not the first time this has happened , seen similar scenes all 5 yrs, but striking nevertheless âŚ.
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Crazy visuals from a #COVID ward at a hospital in west UPâs Bareilly . Rain water pours down from a hole in the ceiling as anxious patients look on . this is a L2 hospital functioning out of a private medical college .
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Hi @Uppolice , just wanted to check. One of your men , insp Subodh Kr Singh , was killed in #Bulandshahr last December. He was trying to control a mob that had run riot. How many property attachment notices did you give to those identified in that riot ? . .
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It's one thing to control a unruly mob at the Aligarh Muslim University , but why is the @aligarhpolice smashing motorbikes outside the university ?? These visuals shoy by Adnan our local reporter who was also hit by the cops when he filmed this !
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#JantaCurfew is bad news for Lucknowâs rickshaw pullers . They are daily wagers and income is down and the future is even more bleak . Spoke to them a while ago . Also , maintained a distance , shot on zoom , wore a mask , but did it because their voice needs to be heard !
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Jaan jaa raha hai is photo ka bhaukaal dekh ke , @Saurabh_Unmute . Pic courtesy @advsumitdixit
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Sharing this with profound grief , shock and numbness .@kamalkhan_NDTV sir ,our long standing Lucknow bureau chief ,rock solid journalist ,someone we all looked up to for his hard hitting yet poetic report ,passed away this morning . Will share more details as and when available
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Pawan died this morning . From cancer . After a long battle . His service to journalism, and the contributions of thousands of others like him should get more attention and appreciation. My deepest condolences.
This is Pawan Jaiswal , the #Mirzapur reporter who broke the roti + salt in mid day meal story. He has been booked by @mirzapurpolice for allegedly conspiring against the @UPGovt . In this video he reiterates he reported what he saw . @IndEditorsGuild please take cognizance !
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To the @Uppolice - you may cut 1000 birthday cakes but actions of your personnel when (they think) the cameras are off is a disgrace to every cop out there doing their job with empathy and diligence. This video of a @noidapolice SI beating up women standing in a ration queue .
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This is shameful ,@budaunpolice . Instead of offering water, some solace to these migrant workers returning home amid the #Lockdown21 , your men are punishing them like this ? What is their fault if their factory owners are kicking them out ? @upcoprahul please intervene !
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Hi @pilibhitpolice @Dmpilibhit , this photo is from your official tweet . Can you please explain why the police chief and DM totally disregarded safe - distance norms and led this procession at 5 pm during the #JantaCurfew ? .
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In UP today, apart from political protests in solidarity with farmers , members of the Gulabi Gang , a women empowerment organisation based in the stateâs Bundelkhand region , took out this march in support of the #FarmerProtests
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A group of Lawyers in Prayagraj have written to the Allahabad HC , claiming the demolition of friday violence accused #JavedMohammed is illegal because the property is in his wifeâs name and notices were served to javed instead . This is KK Roy , one of the lawyers for Javed
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Hours after a total lock down was announced by @narendramodi with no religious exemptions , @myogiadityanath , surrounded by atleast 20 people , in ayodhya this morning , made this appeal for everyone to âfollow lock down boundariesâ !! UP is a parallel universe !
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A havan in the memory of @kamalkhan_NDTV sir at his Lucknow residence to conclude rituals after his tragic demise last Friday.
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Mr @narendramodi spoke for 30 min each at 2 functions in UP today. And said not one word of condolence for the 40+ who died in the #DelhiRiot2020 .Nothing to soothe the anger ,the pain.And do remember,this is a PM not averse to using any platform to make a point when he has to!.
Coming together for a vibrant agriculture sector. From Chitrakoot tomorrow, 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations all over the country would be launched. These would help farmers by ensuring access to tech, financial support, markets and more.
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In the 48 hours I spent in Kanpur on #VikasDubey , no one made more sense to me than this gentleman - a relative of Mr Mishra the police officer killed in last fridayâs bloodbath . â you kill one #VikasDubey , 10 others will rise , we need to strike at the rootsâ . and more
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The distraught father of 30yr old Raees breaks down in front of activist @SubhashiniAli in #Kanpur. Raees was a daily wager and also sold roasted papad for a living. He was shot on Friday. Family claims he was washing utensils at a local function and ran to escape the violence.
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Hi @kanpurnagarpol , i have many many videos of your alleged high handedness in the 'crack down' over the violence in the city over CAA, but this clip I have confirmed as 100 percent authentic so putting it out . it shows your men vandalising shops and cars .
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Did not even realise I completed 15 years at @ndtv on September 01 ! What a fascinating , wonderful ride this has been , from Delhi to Bihar to Bengal to a bit of the NE to UP now ! And to work with such lovely people is a privilege !
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Can the @balliapolice and the @dmballia explain why these two boys are being assaulted like this, prodded on by that official in white ? This clip shows both with faces covered .Even if they werenât before filming started , what kind of thuggish behaviour is this ? .
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â Invoice generated for Rs. 857 â - the price of a gas cylinder this morning in Lucknow . up 50 rs from just last week when I reported a story on rising LPG prices and what it means for the poorest consumers .
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Varanasi based activist Ekta Shekhar, who was jailed over the #CAA_NRC_Protests 2 weeks ago, got bail yesterday. Her 14 mth old baby waited for her return for 2 weeks .They were finally reunited this morning . The baby 's father Ravi Shekhar , also an activist , has got bail too
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Naveen Awasthi , the Lakhimpur journalist who asked the question that got @ajaymishrteni all fired up âŚ.
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Income Tax raids at the Lucknow offices of the Bharat Samachar News Channel , run by @brajeshlive .Sources say a 6 - 7 member team of the IT department is here going through papers. News operations are unhindered.The channel has gone on air to say this is an attack on free press
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Those who may rejoice at the suspension of the @hathraspolice SP - remember that 4 accused were arrested under his watch. Things went out of control on the night the cops denied the woman and her family a dignified funeral .Could that have been an SP rank officialâs call ?. .
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A muslim man and his brother , in jail for two weeks in west UPâs Moradabad after being booked under UPâs new âunlawful conversionâ law , were released this morning . Sources say release after cops found no evidence of forced conversion . Two weeks in jail , for nothing .
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A chakka jam by farmers on a highway that leads to Delhi , in west UPâs Hapur #FarmersProtest . video courtesy Mohd Adnan Khan .
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Crazy scenes in UPâs Bareilly during this marathon for girls organised by a local @INCUttarPradesh leader. No regard for covid norms , an almost stampede that thankfully did not lead to injuries. This is exactly what one does not want to see, from any political party !
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Lost an aunt to Covid last evening . Tested positive this afternoon .These are such troubling , horrific times for everyone . But we shall overcome !!.
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A week ago,a 7 mth old child was kidnapped from a platform at the Mathura rly stn - as his parents slept. Today,cops arrested 8 people - incl 2 docs ,a BJP corporator and her husband. Docs allegedly sold kid to couple for 2 lakh rs .Kid recovered⌠man in cctv also arrested.
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Kudos to this @ABPNews reporter for showing the mirror to the @hathraspolice and the @dm_hathras . Non - stop . And many thanks for highlighting the efforts of the cameraperson , what is a reporter without a team effort !
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Watched the no confidence debate on Lok Sabha as @GauravGogoiAsm brought up the Kokrajhar riots. I covered that story. Distinctly remember the day then PM Manmohan Singh visited Kokrajhar . He held a press conference. Took a barrage of Qâs from (some very agitated) journalistsâŚ.
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A DIG rank @Uppolice IPS officer is waiting inside the crime branch office of Lakhimpur for 3 hours now for the murder accused son of MoS home Ajay Mishra , who is accused of killing 4 farmers and a journalist last Sunday , to show up for questioning âŚ.
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â thoda aur lamba likh do alok , kam se kam 7 -8 min ka â , this is what @ravishndtv ji would say each time I pitched a story to him for his prime time show . I think the biggest strength of his show , and of Ravish ji himself was the diversity in stories that played âŚ.
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The fruit and vegetable mandi at Lucknowâs Dubagga , the cityâs biggest , totally shut for the farmerâs #BharatBandh
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My friend and @the_hindu UP correspondent @omar7rashid was picked up by the @lkopolice ,taken to police station ,then to police post , abused with communal slurs ,told to stuff his journalism where it hurts.Accused of conspiracy of the Lucknow violence. Now released after 2 hrs
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A week since we lost @kamalkhan_NDTV sir and its been very difficult to cope. Really miss his insightful , unhurried take on stories and all the gravitas he brought to everyday reporting âŚ.
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Horrific , difficult to watch video from UPâs Pratapgarh where these villagers beat a Dolphin ( yes a dolphin ) to death on dec 31 . Three arrested , says @pratapgarhpol . Must take a different level of depravity to do this .
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Hi @Uppolice , I covered this story last Sunday for @ndtv . The question that you have not answered is whether vandalism from one section of people should result in retribution for a much larger section ? there is evidence the @aligarhpolice entered hostels , dragged students . .
A reaffirmation of our earlier stand that the AMU gate was not broken down by any security agency. @ndtv @ANINewsUP @News18UP @htTweets @ABPNews @ZEEUPUK @aajtak @TOILucknow @bstvlive
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In Aligarh , then men rob a jewellery shop following full âcovid protocolâ - walk in wearing masks , get hands sanitised and then whip out a gun and rob the establishment ! @aligarhpolice have promised swift action .
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This is a #Covid_19india quarantine centre in Agra , UP . These visuals depict a scramble for essential supplies from behind the locked gates . Social distancing , and even basic human dignity seem to be out of the picture here . agra has the maximum Covid + cases in UP .
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Lakshmi Singh, an IGP rank @Uppolice officer , tells me - why donât you help with evidence , when i asked repeated questions on why ashish mishra the murder accused MoS homeâs son is not being arrested ⌠.
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Adding to the death count today - A couple travelling from jhajjhar in Haryana to their village in bihar were killed on the agra - lucknow expressway when a truck hit the auto they were in . Their 5 yr old child has survived . The husband was an auto driver in Jhajjar .
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Hi @bhupeshbaghel , if nothing else , can you please order a psychological check up for this man ? @SurajpurDist how is this person fit to be in any kind of office forget that of a collector ?.
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Hi @AdminLKO @AjayDwivediIAS , please explain why these tin sheets are being erected outside the boundaries of the lucknow crematorium where videos of burning pyres of covid victims have gone viral ? What purpose does this serve ? .
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Woke up to a deluge of newspaper and tv content ,paid and otherwise, announcing 4 years of the @myogiadityanath govt and claiming unmatched progress.The govt has every right to publicise its efforts, but here is a reailty check thread of 4 stories from last 4 yrs . .
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Where is Yogesh Raj of the #BajrangDal, the main accused of inciting that violence against Inspector Singh ?Well, he's out on bail .So are many others accused of inciting that violence . in that case ,you always spoke of following the due process of law . Things different now?.
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This is the cook who served rotis + salt to kids at #Mirzapur. Please hear who she blames for the mess and her opinion on journalist #PawanJaiswal , who has been booked by the @mirzapurpolice for conspiracy , for his expose on the story ! You should award the journo , @UPGovt !!
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Empty chairs , in the middle of a rally speech by prime minister @narendramodi in Amethi . I was towards the rear end of of the crowd âŚ
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The tragedy of #Lockdown21 - this 20 yr old labourer is walking from his factory in unnao to his village in barabanki , 80 kms ! He cannot stay put at his place of work , as @narendramodi has appealed , because his factory owners won't permit him and others to stay on ! Pls hear.
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This is Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali , Shahi Imam at the Lucknow Eidgah and a prominent cleric , appealing to everyone who attended the Tablighi Jamaat at Delhiâs Nizamuddin to come forward and identify themselves and get tested .
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Last night, @112UttarPradesh @mathurapolice were informed of a bus stuck in a flooded underpass ; they immediately reached, waded into the water, and carried out this remarkable rescue op where they managed to take all dozen+ passengers to safety. super stuff from the cops !
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An update on my condition - After I tested positive for covid , my mother and brother did too .We have all completed a week and more now . Brother and I are doing ok .Momâs ok too- her oxygen levels fine , no fever . But she is feeling very weak . .
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An update - My family and I are recovering well from covid , but still trying to cope each day with the physical and mental effects of the infection. I still do not feel fit enough to return to work , but hoping this will change in the next few days đđź.
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Please dont romanticise her suffering and that of lakhs of others whoâve had to make tiring , unsafe and heart wrenching journeys back home ! Jyoti âs father should have got support from governments where he worked and back home instead of this punishing journey for both !.
15 yr old Jyoti Kumari, carried her wounded father to their home village on the back of her bicycle covering +1,200 km over 7 days. This beautiful feat of endurance & love has captured the imagination of the Indian people and the cycling federation!đŽđł .
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48 hrs ago ,Vinod ,a migrant worker from UPâs Hardoi ,boarded a truck in Maharashtra .This morning , he and relatives got off in Kannauj and started walking home . A km on , he simply collapsed and died .Govt says prima facie it seems they had not eaten proper food in 48 hrs.
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'Was hit by a male police officer , asked to go to Pakistan' ,alleges #SadafJafar , released from prison today . In her bail order , judge noted @lkopolice had spent 3 weeks investigating her but could not come up with evidence of rioting. Will cops now investigate themselves ?
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On Saturday , Ranveer Singh , a migrant from Madhya Pradesh who worked as a delivery boy in Delhi , died on the highway near Agra , 80 kms before his village . Ranveer died of a heart attack . He collapsed on the road - he had walked about 200 kms from delhi before he died .
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Update . @baghpatpolice have shared pic of the 8 gentlemen arrested after this brawl . Thankfully , none seem to have life threatening injuries , and they are atleast sitting together peacefully đ
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This man is a Union Minister but cannot keep his cool when asked a perfectly valid question by journalists on the added charges against his murder accused son in Lakhimpur. But Ajay Mishra Teni should know journalists will keep on asking questions despite the intimidationâŚ
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Ab lad hi jaiye chunaav , Neta ji . .
#WATCH "Bihar ke mukhyamantri pe comment karne ki aukaat Rhea Chakraborty ki nahi hai," says Bihar DGP when asked about the actor's comments on CM Nitish Kumar. #SushantSinghRajput
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A protest by journalists in #Mirzapur , where their colleage #PawanJaiswal has been booked by the police for exposing rotis+ salt in mid day meals in the district !
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Video shared by Agra colleague Naseem ,who helped Vishnu Tiwari ,a man acquitted of a rape charge after spending 20 YEARS in prison ,board a train back home to his Lalitpur village .In its acquittal order, the Allahabad HC has made strong observations about how this could happen
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This is for @KapilMishra_IND and every other rabble rouser out there . Please do hear this man - the cousin of Shahbaz , one of the victims of the #DelhiRiots . Shahbaz has migrated to delhi from west UP and worked at a shop in east Delhi . He was shot dead on Monday .
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A toddler in Biharâs Muzaffarpur tries to wake his mother at the railway station . He does not know she is dead , reportedly from the heat , hunger and exhaustion of the train journey from Gujarat . This should shame us all !
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No Bail for Siddiqui Kappan from the Allahabad HC , the Kerala Union of Working Journalists says they will approach the Supreme Court soon ⌠.
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Thread . What happens when a contentious conversion law takes root is a state as lawless as UP . For 2 nuns and their 2 colleagues, it meant being deboarded off a train in Jhansi last week , based on the whims of some right wing âactivistsâ who suspected them of âconversionâ .
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Extremely distressing visuals from the district hospital in Kannauj from last evening , where the parents of a 1 yr boy cling to his dead body and weep - the parents allege negligence from doctors , the district magistrate has denied on record there was any .
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â@NitishKumar murdabadâ slogans by migrant workers on the railway tracks near east UPâs Deen Dayal Upadhyaya ( formerly Mughal Sarai) junction after their âshramik specialâ train from Visakhapatnam to Bihar was held up for 10 hours on the outer signal with no food or water .
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Family members of the #HathrasVictim tell media the @dm_hathras told them body was not shown to them before cremation as â it is mutilated during a post mortemâ and âyou would not have been able to sleep for 10 days if you saw the bodyâ . just cant fathom this insensitivity . .
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What can one say when the city 's police chief , when confronted with stories about random arrests and detentions over the Lucknow violence, including that of journalist with a reputed newspaper, chooses to block you instead of providing any answers ! The stories won't stop .
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This latest presser by the #Mirzapur DM on the journo #PawanJaiswal being booked for exposing rotis+salt in mid day meals is pure gold !! tomorrow anyone of us can be booked on totally flimsy and absurd charges , and it will be justified like this gentleman is doing !
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Will the @kheripolice kindly update how much questioning will take place before a murder accused named in an FIR will be arrested . Last reaction from your chief was - âkursi pe baith jaiyeâ (please sit on chairs assigned to you) âŚ
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