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First batch of 300 pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh leaves for Haj
Lucknow: The first batch of around 300 pilgrims left for Haj on Sunday from the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport here, according to Uttar Pradesh State Haj Committee chairman Mohsin Raza. “Today, the first batch of…
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Biker hit by bus, dragged for 12 kms in UP’s Etah
Etah: In another hit-and-drag case, a UP Roadways bus rammed into a bike and dragged it for about 12 kms in Etah, killing the biker. The incident occurred during the intervening night…
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Arif’s Sarus being trained for life in the wild
Kanpur: The Sarus crane that lived with Mohammed Arif of Amethi for over a year, is now being taught to adapt to the ways of the wild at the Kanpur Zoo. According…
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Ex-Ranji cricketer among 3 arrested for running illegal telephone exchange: UP STF
Noida: A former cricketer who represented Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy is among three people arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police as it busted an illegal telephone exchange operating in Noida, officials…
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WFI chief to hold rally on June 5 in show of strength
Gonda: Sexual harassment accused BJP MP Brijbhushan Sharan Singh will hold a rally on June 5, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s birthday, to marshal support in his favour against the charges.…
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Student shoots classmate dead before killing self at Shiv Nadar University
Greater Noida: A 22-year-old student allegedly shot his female classmate dead before killing himself from the same gun at a well-known university on Thursday, the police said. The incident took place around…
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Viral video: Newlywed bride appears for exam in wedding attire
Krishna Rajput, a BA final year student, stunned everybody after she turned up at her exam centre in her wedding attire. The woman who was to be back at her wedding ceremony…
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BSP to contest all 80 UP Lok Sabha seats in 2024: Mayawati
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati announced here on Thursday that her party would contest all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 general elections. She reiterated that the BSP would not…
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UP temple bans entry for Muslims, introduces dress code for Hindus
Aligarh: An ancient Hanuman temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh has banned the entry of Muslims and also issued guidelines for a dress code for Hindu devotees. Posters put up outside the temple…
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40% students drop out of UP madrasa exams on 1st day
Lucknow: Nearly 41,889 students, or 40 per cent, have dropped out of the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board exams which began. Only 68,755 students turned up to take the exam on Wednesday,…
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UP: Police deployed in Tilhar after social media post on Prophet flares tempers
Shahjahanpur: Security was stepped up in the Tilhar area of the district here after a large number of people gathered outside a police station demanding the arrest of a youth accused of…
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Mukhtar Ansari acquitted in 2009 case but will remain in jail
Ghazipur: The Ghazipur MP/MLA court on Wednesday acquitted gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in an attempt to murder case. The case dates back to 2009 when one Meer Hasan had lodged a case of…
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UP: Man who worked as street light operator gets elected as Nagar Panchyat chairman
Shahjahanpur: From sleeping on streets hungry and attempting suicide, Mukhtar Ahmed Masoodi has come a long way to become the chairman of Meeranpur Katra Nagar Panchyat where he was earlier engaged as…
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UP civic body polls: AIMIM, AAP make fresh inroads state politics
Lucknow: Though the ruling BJP swept the Uttar Pradesh local body polls winning all the 17 mayor seats and bagging more than 50 per cent of the corporator seats, the elections saw…
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BJP fielded 395 Muslim candidates in UP local body polls: Party’s minority cell
Lucknow: The BJP fielded 395 Muslim candidates in the just-concluded local body elections in Uttar Pradesh and more than 40 of them won, including five on posts of nagar panchayat chairperson, according…