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Toll workers protest over Diwali bonus, open Agra-Lucknow expressway
Diwali bonus disputes have surfaced again, this time leading to a strike by toll officers at the Fatehabad plaza on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway. The officers opened the gates for free movement to…
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Actor Pawan Singh’s estranged wife Jyoti files nomination from Bihar’s Karakat
Patna: Bhojpuri star-turned-politician Pawan Singh’s estranged wife Jyoti Singh on Monday filed her nomination papers from Bihar’s Karakat assembly seat as an Independent candidate. Jyoti Singh had recently met Jan Suraaj founder…
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Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case: HC fixes next hearing on November 7
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday fixed November 7 for the next hearing in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute at Mathura. Justice Avinash Saxena fixed the next date after hearing…
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Mayawati to address key BSP meeting in Lucknow on Thursday
Lucknow: BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati will address a crucial meeting of the party’s state-level office-bearers in Lucknow on Thursday, the party said in a statement. The meeting,…
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16-year-old Dalit student raped by five men in Lucknow
Lucknow: A 16-year-old Class 11 student was allegedly raped by five unidentified men here on Saturday, a police officer said. Vikash Kumar Pandey, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Krishnanagar, told PTI that the…
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UP: ABVP attack students for objecting to pooja on Ambedkar University campus
Tensions erupted at the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) in Lucknow on September 17, after a confrontation between students and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) over a religious program conducted without administrative approval.…
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Complaint filed against Rahul, Sonia, Priyanka, Kharge over ‘anti-national’ statement
Lucknow: A complaint was filed in a court here on Saturday against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and five other senior Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka…
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Passenger held for smoking in IndiGo flight lavatory on Dammam–Lucknow route
Lucknow: A 47-year-old passenger was taken into custody at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport here after he was found smoking inside the lavatory during a flight, police said on Thursday. The…
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UP road rage: Woman slaps delivery boy for hitting her vehicle
In an astonishing display of road rage, a woman slapped a pizza delivery agent when he accidentally hit her car while navigating a crowded road in Uttar Pradesh’s capital city of Lucknow.…
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Lucknow is where tahzeeb sits cheek by jowl with modernity; feel it, remember it, cherish it
Lucknow, despite being the capital of the most populous and politically influential state, Uttar Pradesh, denotes poetry, kathak, biryani, kebab, and all that awakens one’s sensitivities. Food for thought: refining sensitivities –…
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ED probes Chhangur Baba’s assets, accounts in UP religious conversion case
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) wrote to the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), state government authorities and certain banks on Thursday to ascertain the details of assets, accounts and finances of Jalaluddin…
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Air India cites operational reasons for Lucknow-Mumbai flight cancellation
Mumbai: Air India on Wednesday said it has cancelled its Lucknow-Mumbai flight scheduled for June 17 due to “operational reasons” and the ripple effect of flight diversions. Alternative arrangements are being made…
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Prayers for success as Indian astronaut Shukla heads to Space Station
Lucknow: Special prayers were offered in Lucknow on Tuesday for the success of the thrice-postponed lift-off of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, on board SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket, that would propel him into history…
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HC questions use of female workforce for men’s toilet maintenance
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court raised concerns on Thursday regarding the maintenance of public toilets for men in a Raebareli village being entrusted with a female workforce. The issue arose while the…
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UP Dalit man found hanging in police station washroom
A 21-year-old Dalit man was found hanging in a washroom of a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow city. The deceased, Sunny Kumar, was detained on the night of March 31 at…