Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar: Final destination for tonnes of America's plastic waste

Plastic waste that starts off in Americans' recycling bins ends up at illegal dumpsites - and inside the lungs of people in Muzaffarnagar

Sanctuary for stray cattle to come up in Muzaffarnagar: Sanjeev Balyan

In a bid to resolve the problem of stray cattle, the Centre has decided to build a cow sanctuary in Purkazi block of Muzaffarnagar, Union minister Sanjeev Kumar Balyan said on Sunday. The proposed cow sanctuary will come up at Meghachandan village and will be spread over 70 hectares of government land. It will be sheltering more than 5,000 stray cattle, he said. Balyan, who is a minister of state for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said that the cow sanctuary in Muzaffarnagar will start as a pilot project. "My target is that this should be ready in the next 3-4 months, and in the next six months, no stray cattle should be seen on streets or farms of Muzaffarnagar, and all of them should be inside the cow sanctuary," he said. The Union minister noted that small cow shelters (gaushalas) have failed to address the problem of stray cattle, which was raised by the Opposition to target the BJP in the 2022 UP Assembly election. Balyan said that the cow sanctuary will be handed

Allahabad HC rejects ex-BJP MLA's plea in 2013 Muzzafarnagar riots case

The Allahabad high court has turned down disqualified BJP MLA Vikram Saini's plea to suspend his conviction in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riot case

Security beefed up in UP's Muzaffarnagar for Kanwar Yatra: Official

Authorities in Muzaffarnagar have made elaborate security arrangements for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, officials said on Thursday

Prohibitory orders imposed in Muzaffarnagar to maintain law and order

The Muzaffarnagar administration has imposed prohibitory orders in the district till January 30 under section 144 of the CrPC to maintain law and order, officials said Sunday.

Govt willing to talk to farmers, says Muzaffarnagar BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan

After facing stiff resistance in his hometown, Muzaffarnagar, Balyan talks to Nitin Kumar about the problems in hand and what the government is doing about them

Muzaffarnagar coronavirus update: 123 more test Covid-19 positive

As many as 123 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, taking the district's total number of active cases to 1,026

43 inmates of jails in Muzaffarnagar test positive for coronavirus

Forty-three inmates of two jails in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and were moved to isolation wards in the prison complexes, officials said

Coronavirus death toll in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar reaches 31

One more person succumbed to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, taking the death toll to 31 in the district, an official said on Sunday. The superintendent of the District Jail and his father had tested positive for the infection two days ago, Chief Medical Officer Dr Praveen Chopra said. The jail superintendent's father died at Begrajpur on Saturday evening, he said.

UP coronavirus update: 66 Covid-19 cases in Muzaffarnagar; 3' more deaths

Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district on Sunday reported three more deaths due to COVID-19 and 66 fresh cases, officials said

Muzaffarnagar, Shamli districts seal borders to prevent entry of kanwariyas

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar and Shamli sealed the borders of the districts with neighbouring states of Uttarakhand and Haryana, respectively

5 held, 15 booked in UP for attacking cops enforcing lockdown restrictions

Two policemen, including the incharge of the police outpost sub-inspector Lekhraj Singh were seriously injured

Anti-CAA stir: Panel holds 53 guilty of damage to property in Muzaffarnagar

ADM Amit Singh directed the Revenue Department to collect Rs 23,41,290 from the guilty for damaging public property during the protest on December 20.

Section 144 clamped in Muzaffarnagar city ahead of upcoming festivals

The orders will be in force till December 21 in three police station areas -- Kotwali, New Mandi and Civil Line

Local BJP leader killed in Muzaffarnagar

He has being shot refusing to withdraw his son's murder case in which he was an eyewitness

80 candidates in fray for 6 assembly seats in Muzaffarnagar

District authorities have established 1,819 polling centres and identified 156 as sensitive

10 injured in stone pelting at Muzaffarnagar

Trouble started when students belonging to two communities clashed over sharing a seat in the auto

Tension prevails in Muzaffarnagar

The incident occurred on Sunday when a group of people started construction of the boundary wall