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Two dead in Sonbhadra stone quarry collapse, efforts on to rescue 9 trapped
November 17, 2025 2:16 am
Rescue teams from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and local police are involved in the operation.
After new government report on ‘excess fluoride’ in Sonbhadra’s groundwater, its residents say they are getting sicker
April 03, 2025 6:57 am
The issue of excess fluoride in Sonbhadra’s groundwater was first discovered in 2013, when a sample from Padarach village was sent off for testing after multiple residents complained of health issues.
Dalit man assaulted, made to lick shoes in UP's Sonbhadra; accused held, relieved from duty
July 09, 2023 4:02 pm
The police have lodged a case at Shahganj police station in Sonbhadra district against Patel, who is a contractual lineman in the Shahganj area of Sonbhadra district. The case was lodged after Chamar filed a complaint at the Shahganj police station and Patel was arrested.
UP: Two govt doctors held for ‘preparing fake medical reports’
October 22, 2022 3:40 am
The Circle Officer said in June, two FIRs were lodged against Surendra Vishkarma and Amit Vishkarma, two local residents, for allegedly assaulting members of the Dalit community. The complainants had alleged that they suffered serious injuries in the attack. An FIR were lodged on the basis of medico-legal reports of doctors posted at the district hospital.
Sonbhadra DM and SSP Ghaziabad suspended over ‘graft & crime rate’
April 01, 2022 5:45 am
While Sonbhadra DM TK Shibu was suspended following allegations of corruption in mining, Ghaziabad SP, Pawan Kumar, was suspended on the charges of 'dereliction of duty' and 'failure to control crime.'
Close to hotspot Varanasi, Sonbhadra village junks Covid protocols, lives in no-case bubble
April 30, 2021 6:53 am
Sonbhadra district has reported overall 11,844 positive cases, of which 3,772 are active cases. According to government record, 121 people have died of Covid in the district.
Explained: How geologists detected gold in Sonbhadra, estimated its value
March 03, 2020 8:35 am
GSI director general M Sridhar said that the GSI Northern Region carried out exploration in 1998-99 and 1999-2000. The results, however, were not encouraging enough to suggest major resources for gold in Sonbhadra.
Not 3,000 tonnes, only 160 kg gold reserve in UP's Sonbhadra: GSI
February 23, 2020 5:39 am
The Kolkata-headquartered agency stated in a release that gold which can be extracted from 52,806.25 tonnes of ore is approximately “160 kg, and not 3,350 tonnes, as mentioned...”
Sonbhadra: 70-year-old ‘raped’ by 27-year-old neighbour
December 03, 2019 9:19 am
Circle officer (CO) of Pipri area, Gyan Prakash, said the 70-year-old, who was not keeping well, is in deep shock. Her grandson and great-grandson are daily wage labourers.
Its Sonbhadra test
July 22, 2019 12:26 am
Government in Uttar Pradesh will be watched for steps taken — and not taken — to bring justice for the victims.
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