A 24-year-old man was shot dead allegedly during a fight between two groups in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, police said on Wednesday. According to officials, the fight broke out between two groups at a wedding in the Lodhi Vihar area of Aligarh. The deceased was identified as Bhura Pandit alias Bittu Sharma (24). Officials said that […]
UP: Scuffle over buying meat from shopkeeper leads to stone pelting in Aligarh; 2 injured
Two people suffered injuries during stone pelting, following a scuffle, which broke out between some people over buying meat from a shop in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, officials said on Monday. As per police, a brawl happened between some people at a meat shop with the shop owner, near Sarai Sultani […]
UP: 4 injured after building roof collapses in Aligarh
Four people sustained injuries after the roof of a building collapsed in Aligarh in the early hours of Saturday. The rescue operation is underway and no deaths have been reported so far. The injured have been reported to be stable. District Magistrate Indra Vikram Singh said that a team of […]
UP: Farmers upset after crops sustain damage due to excessive rains in Aligarh
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh have expressed their displeasure after their crops sustained damage due to excessive rains in the district. A farmer requested the government to extend them assistance. “We put in a lot of money but all crops have been destroyed due to heavy rainfall. All potato crops […]
UP: Bus falls off flyover in Aligarh; 1 dead, several injured
One person died and several people were injured as a bus veered off a flyover in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh on Friday morning, the police said. About 30-40 passengers were on the bus. About 25 persons have been shifted to a district hospital. Speaking to city Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh […]
Aligarh health authorities mistakenly declare woman ‘dead’ due to Covid-19
Negligence from the district health department in Aligarh has resulted in declaring a living person “dead”. Rahul Kulshrestha, Nodal COVID-19 Sampling, Aligarh, said, “The former Chief Medical Officer of the district had prepared a list of the victims who died due to COVID-19 during the second wave of the deadly virus in the months of April-May. In […]
Textile traders of Aligarh stages protest against GST hike from 5 per cent to 12 percent
The textile traders of Aligarh staged a protest against the Central government following the decision to hike the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on textile fabrics from 5 percent to 12 percent. Staging a protest against the rise in goods and services tax (GST) from 5 percent to 12 percent, […]
Aligarh to be renamed as Harigarh? Zila Panchayat sends proposal to CM Yogi
The name-changing spree in Uttar Pradesh continues as the Zila panchayat of Aligarh on Monday passed a resolution seeking to change the city’s name to Harigarh, calling it a “long-pending demand”. “We had a meeting of Zila Panchayat Board yesterday. Some proposals were passed in the meeting, the first proposal […]