Articles about Lakhimpur Kheri
17 Nov 2021
Ex-Punjab and Haryana HC judge appointed to monitor Lakhimpur probe
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed Justice (retired) Rakesh Kumar Jain to oversee the ongoing probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
08 Nov 2021
SC proposes appointment of retired judge in Lakhimpur case probe
The Supreme Court of India has once again questioned the handling of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case where eight people had died.
26 Oct 2021
Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC asks UP to identify more eye-witnesses
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to identify more witnesses of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and provide them protection.
20 Oct 2021
Priyanka Gandhi allowed to visit Agra after being detained
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been allowed to visit Agra to meet the family of a man who died in police custody.
20 Oct 2021
'Cannot be an unending story': SC on Lakhimpur case probe
The Supreme Court of India today slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its handling of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence which claimed the lives of eight people.
19 Oct 2021
Four, including BJP leader, arrested for farmers' killing in UP
Four more people, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, have been arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh.
18 Oct 2021
MoS Ajay Mishra blames local police for Lakhimpur Kheri violence
Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra on Sunday blamed the local police for the Lakhimpur Kheri violence earlier this month.
18 Oct 2021
Farmers stage 'Rail Roko' today to seek Union Minister's resignation
Farmers will today hold a "Rail Roko" protest to call for the sacking and arrest of Union Minister Ajay Mishra over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
14 Oct 2021
BJP Minister visits Lakhimpur; skips meeting kin of dead farmers
Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brijesh Pathak Wednesday visited the families of two victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
13 Oct 2021
Rahul Gandhi-led Congress team meets President over Lakhimpur violence
A delegation of Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi today met President Ram Nath Kovind over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that claimed the lives of eight people, including four protesting farmers.
12 Oct 2021
Priyanka Gandhi stopped on way to Lakhimpur for prayer meet
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was reportedly stopped while on her way to attend the "antim ardas" (final prayer) of the farmers who were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri earlier this month.
11 Oct 2021
Lakhimpur Kheri: UP BJP distances itself from Union Minister's son
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh is trying to distance itself from the controversy surrounding Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State (Home Affairs) Ajay Mishra.
11 Oct 2021
Lakhimpur violence: Union Minister's son sent to 3-day police custody
Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra has been sent to police custody for three days over the killing of farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri earlier this month.
11 Oct 2021
Maharashtra bandh today in support of farmers
All non-essential shops and services will remain shut across Maharashtra on Monday as the state government has announced a bandh or strike in support of farmers.
10 Oct 2021
UP government shielding Minister's son: Priyanka Gandhi on Lakhimpur Kheri
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Sunday that the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident have no hope for justice as the UP government is shielding the accused, the son of a Union Minister.
10 Oct 2021
Maharashtra bandh tomorrow to back farmers after Lakhimpur Kheri incident
Leaders of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have urged people to show support for farmers by closing their shops and establishments during the statewide bandh (strike) on Monday.
10 Oct 2021
Lakhimpur Kheri incident: Union Minister's son arrested after 12-hour questioning
Ashish Mishra, an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday after 12 hours of questioning.
09 Oct 2021
Lakhimpur Kheri: Union Minister's murder-accused son appears before police
Ashish Mishra, the son of junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra, today arrived at the Crime Branch office in Lakhimpur in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
08 Oct 2021
Lakhimpur Kheri: SC slams UP government; says 'dissatisfied with probe'
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it is not satisfied with the steps taken by the Uttar Pradesh government in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case probe.
08 Oct 2021
Union Minister's son, accused in Lakhimpur case, skips police summons
Ashish Mishra, accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, skipped police summons on Friday amid fears that he may have fled to Nepal.
07 Oct 2021
BJP MP's car hits protesting farmers in Haryana; 1 injured
Even as tensions from the Lakhimpur Kheri incident refuse to simmer down, farmers in Haryana alleged a car belonging to BJP MP Nayab Saini hit farmers protesting in Ambala.
07 Oct 2021
Varun Gandhi dropped from BJP body after criticizing Lakhimpur case
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi was removed from the party's National Executive on Thursday.
07 Oct 2021
SC seeks status report from UP in Lakhimpur Kheri case
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a status report from the Uttar Pradesh government in the Lakhimpur Kheri case regarding the FIR and the arrests.
07 Oct 2021
Supreme Court: CJI-led bench to hear Lakhimpur Kheri matter today
The Supreme Court will hear a matter pertaining to the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Thursday.
07 Oct 2021
Lakhimpur: New video shows SUV violently ramming into unarmed farmers
A new clip of an SUV ramming into a farmers' protest in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh has emerged.
06 Oct 2021
Congress delegation with Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi reaches UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday reached the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, to meet the families of those killed on Sunday.
06 Oct 2021
Sidhu to lead Punjab Congress march to Lakhimpur Kheri
The Punjab Congress will take out a protest march to Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri against the BJP-led government for the "brutal murders" of farmers.
06 Oct 2021
Lakhimpur Kheri: How Rakesh Tikait helped reach government-farmer deal
Farmers had ramped up protests in Uttar Pradesh after Sunday, when a state minister's convoy mowed down a rally of demonstrators in Lakhimpur Kheri.
06 Oct 2021
Lucknow: Section 144 restrictions till November 8 amid farmers' protests
As the farmers' protest has intensified after the Lakhimpur Kheri killings, the Lucknow Police on Tuesday announced restrictions in the Uttar Pradesh capital.
06 Oct 2021
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra granted permission to visit Lakhimpur
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have finally been granted permission to visit Lakhimpur Kheri.
05 Oct 2021
UP: Video shows farmers being run over by SUV
A video has surfaced on social media showing a black SUV apparently running over protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh.
04 Oct 2021
Minister's son free, I'm arrested: Priyanka Gandhi on UP violence
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was arrested early Monday as she headed to meet the kin of the farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri yesterday.
04 Oct 2021
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Death toll reaches 9; murder case registered
The death toll in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence has reached nine after the body of a local journalist, who had been missing after Sunday's violence, was found Monday morning.
03 Oct 2021
UP: Union Minister's son runs over protesting farmers; 2 killed
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ajay Mishra's son allegedly ran his car over protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday, killing two.
04 Sep 2020
Three-year-old raped in UP's Lakhimpur; third incident in 20 days
A three-year-old girl, who was missing since Wednesday, was raped and murdered, Uttar Pradesh Police said today, reports NDTV.
27 Aug 2020
Lakhimpur rape: Accused arrested, admits to assaulting victim after argument
In a new development, Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri rape and murder case, a day after the mutilated body of the victim was found.
16 Aug 2020
UP: 13-year-old brutally raped, murdered after defecating in farmland
A 13-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Friday. Reportedly, the girl had gone missing after she went to relieve herself in a farmland in Pakaria village of Isanagar area.
13 Jan 2020
Amid anger against CAA, Adityanath sends refugees' list to Centre
While some states are protesting against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with all their might, Uttar Pradesh has started implementing it.
11 Nov 2019
UP: Groom's 'nagin' dance prompts bride to call off wedding
Nagin dance is nothing short of a cult in marriages in north India. The baraatis in a carefree nature, have no qualms in lying on roads and dancing like a snake.
07 Jun 2019
Five brave civil-servants who lost lives in service to nation
In India, the civil services are a dream for many but being a civil servant is tough and needs great commitment.
