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Atiq Ahmed should be killed in police encounter: former BJP MP
Ballia (UP): Former BJP MP Harinarayan Rajbhar on Thursday said gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed should be brought out of jail and killed in an encounter, adding that the gates of heaven will open…
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UP: Man suffers heart attack while dancing on Holi, dies
Ghaziabad: A 30-year-old man died of a heart attack while dancing to DJ music in Laxmi Nagar Colony of Modinagar. The deceased has been identified as Vineet Kumar, who worked as a…
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Uttar Pradesh: Clashes in Aligarh while playing Holi
Aligarh: Two groups clashed with each other during Holi celebrations. In the clash, Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Metropolitan Vice President Subodh Sweety was injured. According to sources, people from both groups belong…
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UP: ‘Devars’, ‘bhabhis’ smear each other with colours of love on Holi
Mathura: Twenty quintals of ‘tesu’ flowers and 50 quintals of ‘gulal’ of varied hues are stocked at Dauji temple in Baldeo region of Uttar Pradesh to celebrate a unique Holi played by…
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UP: Gym trainer who objected to obscene acts in public place dies after being assaulted, 6 held
Ghaziabad: A gym trainer who was allegedly assaulted by a group of youths after he objected to “obscene acts” by a man and a woman while riding a scooter here has succumbed…
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Opposition parties raise questions over UP encounters
Etawah: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati expressed disquiet Tuesday over recent police encounters in Uttar Pradesh, with Yadav saying that one of the sons of gangster-turned-politician Atiq…
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Video: UP govt bulldozes houses of Mukhtar Ansari’s alleged aides
Lucknow: Authorities in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday bulldozed two houses belonging to alleged aides of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, saying they were constructed illegally. They said the alleged aides provided…
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BJP to hold conferences in Western UP to connect with Muslims
Lucknow: With an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the ruling BJP is planning to hold conferences in various parliamentary constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh starting from Muzaffarnagar next month to…
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Aligarh mosque covered with tarpaulin ahead of Holi
Aligarh: In keeping with the practice adopted few years ago, a mosque in Aligarh has been covered with tarpaulin before the festival of Holi, in order to ensure it is not smeared…
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Bihar migrants row: Delhi HC grants pre-arrest bail to UP BJP leader
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted transit pre-arrest bail to lawyer and Uttar Pradesh BJP spokesperson Prashant Kumar Umrao till March 20. Umrao moved the High Court on Monday…
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Robots to replace human scavengers in UP’s Prayagraj
Lucknow: There is some good news for human scavengers. In a first for the region, smart robots will soon begin cleaning clogged sewers and the project will begin from Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.…
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UP: Youth held for killing 5-yr-old girl during rape
Bijnor: The police have arrested a 19-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district for allegedly slitting the throat of a five-year-old girl to stop her from crying when he tried to rape…
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‘Shoddy’ probe by UP police reason for acquittals in Hathras case: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the BJP over the acquittal of three persons accused in the Hathras rape-murder case and alleged that it has exposed the “weak and shoddy” investigation…
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UP: One arrested for damaging shivling in Muzaffarnagar,
Muzaffarnagar: The ‘shivling’ of an ancient Mahadev temple in the district’s Jansath town was found damaged, police here said on Saturday. A case has been registered and a man identified as Rahul was…
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Hathras gang rape case: UP court acquits 3 accused, finds 1 guilty
In the Hathras rape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit girl, a special court in Uttar Pradesh Court on Thursday found one person guilty and acquitted three others. Ramu, Lavkush, and…