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News pulse · Kanpur

What is the news saying in Kanpur?

Volume, tone and category mix of news attention on Kanpur.

AI verdict · codex · ground-checked

Kanpur's news mood is hard and recently more security-focused. Negative coverage stands at 65%; crime attention rose 69% and policing attention 113% in the latest window. Freight, aircraft and construction activity provide a brighter economic countercurrent, but civic anxiety still dominates the city's public-facing story.

WATCH Watch whether business openings begin to soften the dominance of crime and policing coverage.
Monthly volume
2026-05-01: 22023-012026-052
Sentiment mix
negativenegative: 1,2131,213positivepositive: 526526mildly negativemildly negative: 485485mildly positivemildly positive: 290290very negativevery negative: 289289nonenone: 161161somewhat positivesomewhat positive: 106106somewhat negativesomewhat negative: 7272
Category mix
local newslocal news: 2,3892,389crimecrime: 1,4431,443politicspolitics: 777777transportationtransportation: 728728governmentgovernment: 654654law enforcementlaw enforcement: 629629educationeducation: 498498accidentaccident: 462462sportssports: 369369healthhealth: 270270cricketcricket: 253253infrastructureinfrastructure: 230230

from location-tagged news · sentiment skew is a property of news, not the city

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