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
PM describes Kashi, Tamil Nadu as timeless centres of culture and civilisation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Kashi-Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi, underlines need to remove linguistic differences and preserve Tamil language
Updated on Nov 20, 2022 06:21 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
Kashi-Tamil Sangamam: Wooden dolls the cynosure of all eyes at exhibition
Displaying wooden dolls and artifacts, this stall run by K Rangnathan and his wife stands out among the other kiosks, which also highlighted the rich culture and tradition of Tamil Nadu, an exhibition in Varanasi
Updated on Nov 19, 2022 11:53 PM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
Kashi and Tamil Nadu are timeless cultural centres: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, and Tamil Nadu as timeless centres of culture and civilisation and said people should strive to remove linguistic differences and foster emotional unity in the country.
Updated on Nov 19, 2022 11:42 PM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
PM Modi inaugurates Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi
UP Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan and others were present at the grand event
Published on Nov 19, 2022 03:03 PM IST
Varanasi's 'mini TN' in focus as PM to inaugurate 'Kashi-Tamil Sangamam' today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the month-long “Kashi-Tamil Sangamam” in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday that focusses on reviving the cultural and traditional links between Varanasi and Tamil Nadu, people aware of the matter said
Updated on Nov 19, 2022 04:49 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
Kashi’s mini-Tamil Nadu symbolises centuries-old bond between two cultures
The uniqueness of Hanuman Ghat Mohalla stands out more than ever in the context of the Kashi-Tamil Samagam that aims at the revival of cultural and traditional links between Varanasi and Tamil Nadu.
Updated on Nov 19, 2022 12:49 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
Siberian guests fly into Varanasi for the winter
Migratory birds have arrived early this year on the Ghats of Varanasi
Published on Nov 05, 2022 01:05 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
Kashi madrasa teaches Sanskrit too, along with other subjects
The madrasa management decided to introduce Sanskrit language for the first time almost 10 years ago. gradually students started showing interest in the language after which the madrasa management decided to hire a dedicated teacher for the subject
Published on Nov 04, 2022 12:54 AM IST
Justice finally delivered, says murder victims’ family
The court has awarded death penalty to three and lifer to a woman accused in the murder of four people in Beniya Bagh locality of Varanasi in 2012.
Published on Oct 16, 2022 12:35 AM IST
Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case: Allahabad high court to hear petition challenging ruling on maintainability
On September 12, the Varanasi district court had rejected the petition challenging the maintainability of the plea seeking daily prayer at Maa Shringar Gauri Sthal inside Gyanvapi complex
Published on Oct 15, 2022 11:14 PM IST
Jitendra Sarin and Oliver Fredrick, Prayagraj/varanasi
Jailed for backing cane farmers’ stir, Mulayam Singh Yadav firmed up his resolve to float Samajwadi Party in 1992
In 1992, cane farmers protesting at the gate of a sugar mill in Kushnagar’s Ramkola town, demanding clearance of arrears, faced police action and two cane farmers died
Updated on Oct 11, 2022 01:46 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
From life of crime to finding religion: Prisoners experience a ‘spiritual awakening’
Not just the temple, the inmates’ attempts have also gone into painting Kashi’s prominent landmarks, including Goswami Tulsidas Ghat, Sant Ravidas Smarak Park and the birthplace of saint Kabir Das, on the prison walls.
Updated on Oct 10, 2022 01:02 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
‘Family destroyed in 1 day’: Victims’ kin recount horror
Three deceased members of the family were cremated on the banks of the Ganga around 4pm on Monday. People of Barigaon said they were yet to come to terms with the shock
Updated on Oct 04, 2022 12:36 AM IST
‘Family destroyed in 1 day’: Victims’ kin recount fire in U.P. Pandal
Jai Devi, 60, and her grandsons – eight-year-old Harshvardhan and 10-year-old Naveen Kumar – had accompanied 10 others in the family from Barigaon to Nathua, 600m away, on Sunday for the Durga Puja. But Devi and the two boys died after a fire ripped through the pandal around 9.30pm.
Published on Oct 04, 2022 12:30 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Bhadohi
Hindu plaintiffs divided over carbon dating of ‘shivling’ in Gyanvapi
Rakhi Singh, one of the five women plaintiffs in the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi complex case, on Sunday said carrying out “carbon dating of the Shivling is an anti-religion act”
Updated on Sep 26, 2022 02:07 AM IST
Celebrations, rumours in Kashi day after Gyanvapi case verdict
There was a rumour that as the verdict is in favour of the Hindu side, the worship at Gyanvapi complex is likely to start, says Abdul Batin Nomani, sheher mufti
Published on Sep 13, 2022 08:06 PM IST
Gyanvapi mosque case to proceed, rules court
A plea by five Hindu women seeking the right to pray daily to idols installed inside the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi is not barred under existing laws and should be decided on merits, a district court held on Monday, setting the stage for a long and fractious legal fight in the communally sensitive case.
Updated on Sep 13, 2022 05:04 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case: Kashi celebrates verdict on maintainability of plea
Tea stalls, too, were crowded and the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case dominated the discussion as the district court pronounced the judgment.
Updated on Sep 12, 2022 10:35 PM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanas
Plaintiffs recite bhajans, seek blessings of Almighty before going to courtroom
It’s our tradition to seek blessings of the Almighty before any big day. Hence, we all were at the temple, says Lakshmi Devi, one of the plaintiffs in the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case
Published on Sep 12, 2022 10:12 PM IST
Varanasi court rejects plea against suit filed by Hindu side in Gyanvapi case
The Varanasi court ruled that the plea of five Hindu women seeking permission for daily worship of Hindu deities in Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi is maintainable. It will hear the case next on September 22
Published on Sep 12, 2022 05:57 PM IST
Yogi in Varanasi, Ghazipur: Inspects flood-hit Kashi areas, interacts with affected people
CM presses into service boats, divers, Apada Mitras, companies of the SDRF and PAC to help displaced people in Ghazipur
Published on Sep 01, 2022 02:02 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
From ashes to gold, quest for livelihood at a Varanasi ghat
The tradition has become a means of livelihood for some 300 people belonging to the Dom community residing on the cremation ghat of Varanasi.
Updated on Aug 29, 2022 02:03 AM IST
BHU vice chancellor says learning has a lot of layers, stresses communication with students
BHU vice chancellor Sudhir K Jain says the topmost priority is building the culture and atmosphere where people are motivated and spirited
Published on Aug 26, 2022 12:27 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Varanasi
Sugarcane, cattle, and Dudhwa’s big cats
The remote, barely accessible village of Kheratiya, just outside the buffer zone of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpuri Kheri district, has turned into a fortress. Every night, as darkness falls, its residents emerge and guard its boundaries, sickles and sticks in hand.
Updated on Jul 12, 2022 10:42 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Lakhimpur Kheri
ARTO pays poor auto driver’s challan, assures help in studies
An assistant regional transport officer (ARTO) of Maharajganj RC Bharatiya paid an 18-year-old poor auto driver’s challan of ₹24,500, and also offered him financial support to complete his studies.
Published on Jun 17, 2022 12:50 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Lucknow park turns haven for addictive gaming passion at night, stakes high
People belonging to the gaming community that largely includes those in the 11 to 38 years age group begin pouring into the ground from the late evening onwards
Updated on Jun 12, 2022 12:05 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
AIMPLB to back Gyanvapi panel in legal fight
The civil court in Varanasi will hear a clutch of petitions by Hindu petitioners, on May 19, calling for measuring of the “Shivling” which was ostensibly found in the ceremonial ablution tank of the mosque
Published on May 19, 2022 06:35 AM IST
Scientists claim to unravel mystery behind 282 human skeletons found in 2014
The scientific evidence matched historical evidence on the posting of 26th Native Bengal Infantry Battalion in Punjab and on the composition of the battalion, people from the eastern part of UP, West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar.
Updated on Apr 29, 2022 11:59 AM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow
Religious leaders in Uttar Pradesh welcome Yogi directive on loudspeakers
Many places of worship lower the volume, some voluntarily remove loudspeakers after CM’s directive to ensure that the sound stays within the premises and does not cause inconvenience to people
Updated on Apr 21, 2022 02:14 AM IST
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Oliver Fredrick, Hemendra Chaturvedi, Rohit K Singh, Pawan Dixit, Haidar Naqvi, S Raju and Sudhir Kumar, Lucknow/agra/prayagraj/kanpur/meerut/varanasi
IVRI scientist develops plant dye-based meat testing kit
IVRI is planning to launch the kit in the market in the near future. The kit is very cost effective as each strip will cost around ₹5 to 6 or even less, the scientist says.
Published on Apr 16, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Oliver Fredrick, Lucknow