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Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: Supreme Court extends interim bail of Ashish Mishra

Feb 12, 2024, at 10:17 pm

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra, in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, which claimed eight lives.

Lightning strikes farmer while talking on phone; dies

Apr 30, 2023, at 11:27 pm

Lakhimpurkheri (UP): A farmer lost his life after lightning struck him when he was talking on a mobile phone in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, media reports said.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra gets bail

Jan 25, 2023, at 06:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, who is an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, has been granted bail for eight weeks by the Supreme Court, media reports said.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt opposes minister's son's bail plea

Jan 19, 2023, at 07:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra's bail plea in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, media reports said.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: 200 witnesses to be examined, trial to take 5 years, SC told

Jan 12, 2023, at 04:25 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that a report filed by the Uttar Pradesh government, the trial in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case involving Ashish Mishra as prime accused, will take at least five years to conclude as over 200 witnesses have to be examined.

BJP govt shielding guilty in Lakhimpur incident: Congress

Oct 04, 2022, at 05:51 am

New Delhi/UNI: Congress leaders on Monday expressed solidarity with the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident that happened a year ago, and accused the BJP government of shielding the guilty.

Punishment to shiver souls, trial in fast-track court: UP govt's assurance in Dalit sisters' rape & murder case

Sep 16, 2022, at 02:20 am

The Uttar Pradesh government has assured swift action and speedy trial in the Lakhimpur Kheri rape and murder of two Dalit sisters, who were found hanging from a tree on Thursday.

2 Dalit sisters found hanging from tree in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri

Sep 15, 2022, at 06:05 am

Lucknow: Two minor Dalit sisters were found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district, according to media reports.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Supreme Court cancels bail of Union Minister's son

Apr 18, 2022, at 04:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted by a lower court to Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, who is accused of killing farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri last year, media reports said.

Lakhimpur violence accused Ashish Mishra not a flight risk: Yogi govt tells Supreme Court

Apr 04, 2022, at 05:58 pm

Lucknow/New Delhi/IBNS: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Monday told the Supreme Court that Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, an accused in the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, is not a "flight risk", media reports said.

Lakhimpur case: Supreme Court issues notice to Ashish Mishra on bail cancellation

Mar 16, 2022, at 06:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the violence at Lakhimpur Kheri, and the Uttar Pradesh government after hearing a petition seeking cancellation of his bail granted by the Allahabad High Court.

Supreme Court urged to cancel Ashish Mishra bail

Mar 04, 2022, at 07:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Friday urged the Supreme Court to urgently hear a plea to cancel the bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, over the killing of farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.

57 pct voters' turnout recorded till 5 pm in UP fourth phase polling

Feb 24, 2022, at 01:20 am

Lucknow/UNI: A total of 57.45 per cent of 2.13 crore voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm for 59 seats spread over nine districts in the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Wednesday.

Assembly polls: Voting taking place in 59 seats, including Lakhimpur Kheri, in UP

Feb 23, 2022, at 02:54 pm

Lucknow: Polling began for 59 seats spread over nine districts, which include Lakhimpur Kheri, in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on a peaceful note amid tight security arrangements on Wednesday.

Lakhimpur Kheri case: After bail to Ashish Mishra, farmer who lost son says 'no hope now'

Feb 11, 2022, at 04:37 am

Lucknow/IBNS: After the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish in the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case, the farmer who lost his son in the incident said he lost all hope.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Ajay Mishra's son gets bail

Feb 10, 2022, at 11:36 pm

Lucknow/UNI: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra who is the prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence which occurred on Oct 3.

Minister can't be punished for son's conduct in Lakhimpur Kheri case, say BJP sources: Report

Dec 16, 2021, at 11:55 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is unlikely to remove junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra over the conduct of his son, who has been accused of mowing down protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, according to media reports.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Rahul Gandhi demands sacking of Ajay Mishra in Parliament

Dec 16, 2021, at 10:09 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned within minutes of meeting on Thursday as the opposition demanded the sacking of Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra and a discussion on the killings at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh on Oct 3.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Rahul Gandhi demands sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra

Dec 15, 2021, at 06:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Upping the ante in the Lakhimpur Kheri issue, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated his demand of sacking Union Minister Ajay Mishra whose son Ashish Mishra is accused of conspiring to kill protesting farmers, media reports said.

Early repeal of farm laws would have saved innocent lives: BJP MP Varun Gandhi writes to Modi

Nov 20, 2021, at 08:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a stern message to his party's top leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday said 700 innocent lives would have been saved had the government withdrawn the controversial farm laws earlier.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urges Modi to not share stage with Union Minister Ajay Mishra

Nov 20, 2021, at 06:08 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said justice for victims of Lakhimpur Kheri should be the priority for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and urged him not to share the dais with Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra at the DGP conference being held here.

Lakhimpur violence case: SC reconstitutes SIT, appoints former judge Rakesh Jain to monitor probe

Nov 17, 2021, at 08:03 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reconstituted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

Lakhimpur violence probe: Supreme Court to pass order on appointment of ex-Judges today

Nov 17, 2021, at 03:57 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court will on Wednesday pass an order on the appointment of retired judges to monitor the Lakhimpur Kheri violence probe.

Supreme Court to hear Lakhimpur case on Monday as Yogi govt seeks time

Nov 12, 2021, at 08:44 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case to Monday, after the Uttar Pradesh state government requested the court for more time, stating that it was "working something out" in the case.

Why only Ashish Mishra's phone seized so far: SC seeks UP govt's response in Lakhimpur Kheri case

Nov 08, 2021, at 06:57 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked Uttar Pradesh police why mobile phones of all the accused persons in the Oct 3 Lakhimpur Kheri violence have not been seized yet.

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Supreme Court to continue hearing

Nov 08, 2021, at 05:40 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court will on Monday continue hearing petitions seeking a CBI probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people lost their lives, including farmers, who were allegedly mowed down by a car belonging to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra in Uttar Pradesh on Oct 3.

Lakhimpur case: UP dist court to hear Ashish Mishra's bail on Nov 15

Nov 03, 2021, at 07:23 pm

Lakhimpur Kheri/UNI: A district court here in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday extended hearing on a bail application moved by Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case in which eight people, including four farmers were killed on Oct 3.

Lakhimpur incident: SC asks UP govt to give protection to witnesses

Oct 26, 2021, at 08:29 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide protection to witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

Only 23 eyewitnesses? SC questions Yogi-led UP govt over Lakhimpur incident

Oct 26, 2021, at 07:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Tuesday questioned the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh over the record of a few eyewitnesses when thousands of farmers were present in Lakhimpur Kheri, where violence broke out killing eight people earlier this month, media reports said.

Union Minister's son Ashish Mishra, accused in Lakhmipur Kheri violence, hospitalised

Oct 24, 2021, at 04:07 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra, arrested over his alleged role in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh, has been hospitalised after suspected dengue symptoms, media reports said.