Author: Alok Singh

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Alok Singh is senior reporter who has worked with The New Indian to report from ground during elections, investigations and crime . He reported directly to Rohan Dua to work on projects and issues that affect the civil society. He has earlier worked across TV channels like Mirror Now and publications like Indian Express and Pioneer.

Butter me up: Milky Anand looks at hand, licks at saffron

In the Congress stronghold of Anand, popularly known as the ‘Milk City of India’, the wind seems to be blowing in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has ruled Gujarat for 27 years now. Anand is the home district of India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and is currently represented by five […]

Delhi: Woman arrested for chopping husband’s body in parts; took son’s help in murder

A woman along with her son have been arrested for killing and chopping the body of her second husband in East Delhi’s Pandav Nagar area. The case is very similar to that of Shraddha murder case. The mother-son duo stored the body parts in the refrigerator and dumped them one by one near the area. […]

Gujarat Polls: 20 yrs on, burnt train still parked at Godhra station; voters trust peace

Godhra: The air in the newly renovated Godhra railway station near which 20 years back Sabarmati Express was put on fire wears not only smells of fresh paint but also of peace. It is difficult to fathom this this is the same site where the charred bodies of 59 karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were found inside […]

In Vadodara, ex-Army man’s bid seeks attention to veterans’ plight

In the BJP stronghold of Vadodara, an Army veteran is fighting the ensuing Gujarat Assembly elections to draw attention towards due respect and rights of retired personnel of the Indian armed forces. AAP candidate Vinay Chavan faces a herculean task – of defeating the sitting legislator of 35 years, BJP’s Yogesh Patel in the Manjalpur […]

Gujarat AAP chief Gopal Italia confident of Patidars’ support

Seven years back, Gopal Italia along with Hardik Patel launched a massive movement demanding quota for Gujarat’s powerful Patidars. But in this election, they are making all-out efforts to woo the community towards their parties. In the ensuing Assembly elections, both Hardik and Italia are making a strong pitch to woo people of the Patidar […]

Ground Report: AAP has gems hidden in Surat’s diamond necklace

Surat has been the stronghold of the BJP in Gujarat with people working in the diamond industry backing it through thick and thin. However, the citadel appears to be a bit shaky as the new entrant AAP has made a strong pitch to dent the ruling party’s prospects. Around 90 per cent of diamonds consumed […]

In Surat, Hazira port workers bat for chance to AAP

47-year-old Jijubhai Ishwarbhai Patel has been voting for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for more than two decades, but he will choose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in this Assembly election. Standing outside the office of a shipping company at the Hazira Port in Surat, Patel, a 5-feet tall man in a sky blue-coloured T-shirt […]

Gujarat riots poster boy sees hope in AAP but opposes freebies

Ashok Parmar aka Moochi, the cobbler who became the poster boy of Hindus attacking Muslims during the Gujarat riots in 2002, is not happy with the 27-year-long rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and sees a ray of hope in the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). However, he has a piece of advice […]

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