Oliver Fredrick is working in capacity of Senior Correspondent and is based in Lucknow. Other than covering important beats like Railways, Defense, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), District Administration, he loves to write on human interest stories as it gives an instant connect with the readers. In his career of around 10 years, he has done several path-breaking stories which had forced the State Government authorities to take appropriate actions. Prior coming to Lucknow, he was based in Bareilly and was taking care of politically-sensitive West UP districts like Rampur, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Badaun,Muzaffarnagar and others.
Articles by Oliver Fredrick
Probe begins into Indore-Patna Express derailment that claimed 145 lives
The commissioner of railway safety reached Pukhrayan, the site of the accident, nearly 32 hours after tragedy struck around 3:10am on Sunday. North Central Railway (NCR) officials confirmed that commissioner of railway safety (Eastern) PK Acharya was inspecting the scene.
Updated on Nov 21, 2016 01:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Pukhrayan (kanpur Dehat)
Kanpur train accident: Death toll climbs to 142, rescue work still on
Rescue teams are at work at Pukhrayan more than 24 hours after 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express went off the rails but chances of finding more bodies are slim.
Updated on Nov 21, 2016 12:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick & Arun Kumar, Pukhrayan (kanpur Dehat)/patna
‘Haven’t seen so many bodies’: Witnesses at mortuary recall UP train tragedy
Within an hour or two of the incident, the courtyard of the mortuary was full with corpses,” added Sahay, a farmer who lived nearby.
Updated on Nov 21, 2016 12:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
120 killed, over 200 injured as Indore-Patna Express train derails near Kanpur
As many as 120 people were killed and more than 200 injured early Sunday when 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna Express train flew off the rails in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Updated on Nov 20, 2016 10:00 PM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Gaurav Saigal and Ruchir Kumar, Lucknow/patna
As it happened: 142 dead, over 200 injured in Kanpur train tragedy
Several were killed and more than 100 injured when 14 coaches of the Patna-Indore Express derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur district early on Sunday.
Updated on Nov 21, 2016 11:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick and Ruchir Kumar, Lucknow/patna
Rs 2000 note with lucky number available online, at a premium
Garnering around 170 views per hour, the advertisement of a ‘new note of Rs 2000 ending with 786’ is perhaps the most viewed advertisement on ebay.in, a popular e-commerce website.
Published on Nov 18, 2016 06:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
‘After note ban, vegetables have vanished from our platter’
I am only taking roti-chutney but all this is acceptable if the plague of black money can be controlled and the corrupt are sent behind bars, says a villager.
Updated on Nov 18, 2016 04:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anupam Srivastava and Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
14 year-old Bareilly rape survivor decides to keep baby
A 14-year-old rape survivor who gave birth to a child in Barielly last week after losing her legal battle to abort the foetus has decided to keep the baby despite financial troubles and social stigma over out-of-wedlock motherhood.
Updated on Oct 19, 2016 07:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Legacy of waste: Hope of millions of manual scavengers snuffed out
Activists say Uttar Pradesh has more than 100,000 manual scavengers as the implementation of the law has been lax.
Updated on Aug 24, 2016 01:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Chinks in the security armour of this popular Shia mosque in Lucknow
Built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula in 1784, Bara Imambara is the grandest monument of the nawabi era in the state capital. As many as 10,000 people gather at the site on Fridays, and the number grows to 50,000 on special occasions like Alvida, Muharram and Eid.
Updated on Aug 02, 2016 01:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rohit K Singh and Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Neil Armstrong to NaMo: A man’s lifelong quest for coveted autographs
His passion to collect the autographs of famous personalities took a “giant leap” on February 17, 1993, when he added to his collection a signed photograph of Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon.
Updated on Jul 30, 2016 04:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
‘We can teach the BJP a lesson’: Breeding discontent among Dalits in UP
Expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh’s derogatory comment against BSP chief Mayawati has added fuel to Dalits’ discontent.
Published on Jul 23, 2016 12:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, S Raju, Sudhir Kumar and Kenneth John, Lucknow/meerut/varanasi/allahabad
Students tweet to railways for food on delayed train, get delivery
The students and teachers, who were on a school trip to Howrah, raised the demand for food via twitter and tagged railway minister Suresh Prabhu and Rail Ministry’s twitter account.
Updated on Dec 08, 2015 05:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Why this 9-year-old ragpicker is in demand during Pitru Paksha
Ragpicker Deepu, nine years old, is in demand during Pitru Paksha — a period to remember departed souls — as he can speak the language of crows, believed to be messengers of Yama (God of Death). This ability to summon them with a real-sounding caw has earned him the sobriquet of ‘crow boy’.
Updated on Oct 03, 2015 01:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
God has saved me twice, says Lucknowite on haj
A shiver ran down his spine as Shameem saw stretchers piled high with dead bodies being taken out from Mina, the neighbourhood of Mecca, which witnessed a massive stampede on Thursday, claiming lives of over 700 haj pilgrims.
Published on Sep 25, 2015 12:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Ahead of Id-ul-Zuha, goat market goes online
The post in the online buyer-seller portal describes the item as “beautiful” and “god-gifted” and its price a hefty Rs five lakh.
Published on Sep 19, 2015 11:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Sharad Chandra & M Poornima, Lucknow/dhandbad/bhopal
Ahead of Id-ul-Zuha, goat market goes online
The post in the online buyer-seller portal describes the item as “beautiful” and “god-gifted” and its price a hefty Rs five lakh.
Updated on Sep 19, 2015 11:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Sharad Chandra & M Poornima, Lucknow/dhanbad/bhopal
Chhota Imambada conservation work not as per norms: ASI
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday raised a question mark on the authenticity of the ongoing preservation work being carried out by Hussainabad Allied Trust (HAT) at Chhota Imambada and demanded an immediate halt.
Updated on Jun 13, 2015 07:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Peculiar pleas flood Lucknow's ‘mosque of jinns’
A mosque in Sarfarazganj, Lucknow receives hundreds of unusual letters everyday, all seeking help from 'jinns'.
Updated on Jun 09, 2015 06:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Memorial service for India’s World War martyrs soon
Among the soldiers who gave their lives during World War I and II, were millions from India who left their homes, never to touch the country's shores again, not even for their last rites. Serving the Commonwealth, many of them hailed from Uttar Pradesh — the then United Province.
Updated on Feb 18, 2015 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Clerics snap at Haj selfies, say it is 'haraam'
Clerics across Uttar Pradesh have expressed anger over the ‘selfie fever’ that has apparently gripped Haj pilgrims this year. They have termed clicking pictures and selfies with holy Kaba in the background as ‘haraam’— acts forbidden by Allah.
Updated on Oct 10, 2014 01:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
‘Bronze age’ hunting tools unearthed in Shahjahanpur
Even as Unnao’s Daundia Khera fort continues to hog the headlines for the ongoing gold hunt, ‘bronze age’ history was unearthed in Shahjahanpur on Wednesday after a farmer recovered 15 ancient arrows and hunting tools of metal while ploughing.
Updated on Oct 24, 2013 11:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Bareily
Anti-tobacco mission: Cancer victim autowallah drives his message home
Do you smoke? This is the standard question 54-year-old Jai Ram asks every passenger who boards his auto. And every time, the question is followed by a word of caution regarding throat cancer.
Updated on Sep 20, 2012 12:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Quota for Muslims soon: Rahul
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday the central government, led by his party, would soon announce reservation for the Muslims in government jobs.
Updated on Dec 15, 2011 02:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Badaun
Train ‘hijacked’ from Delhi to Kanpur
Two drivers not authorised to drive high speed trains ‘hijacked’ one from New Delhi to Kanpur on Wednesday night, their colleagues originally assigned to take the train to Ranchi told presspersons, reports Oliver Fredrick.
Updated on Feb 06, 2009 01:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Oliver Fredrick, Kanpur