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Uttar Pradesh

Despair and hope in rural hamlets

The outer calm of many remote villages and hamlets can be deceptive. So much may be happening, good and bad, hopeful and tragic, beneath the surface calm, if only one cares to observe a bit more beyond the ‘all is well’ routine talk.

6 jail officials suspended for helping Atiq’s brother

The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended six Bareilly prison officials, including the jailer, for allegedly facilitating illegal meetings between prisoner Khalid Azeem a.k.a. Ashraf and his henchmen and brother-in-law.