According to the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Sudhir Kumar, the family of the victim is still in shock and all the visuals related to the case have become viral on social media.
India's basmati rice exports have received a major push with the Uttar Pradesh government enforcing a fresh ban on the use of eleven pesticides that damage the crop's quality and block its entry into key foreign markets.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a financial compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the severely injured people.
Eight people are dead and three are reported to be in critical condition in the Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh incident where a container collided with a tractor carrying devotees near Ghatal village on National Highway 34, authorities confirmed.
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the second Indian to reach space, received a grand welcome from students during a road show in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday expressed condolences to the families of the eight people killed in the road accident in Bulandshahr, a press release said.