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We will defeat BJP on all 80 seats: Akhilesh Yadav on 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Kolkata: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be “defeated” on all 80 seats in the state of Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming 2024 Lok…
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Five Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in Agra arrested
Agra: In a recent joint operation conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Agra Police, five Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in Tajganj Tora Chowki area of Agra for living in…
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UP horror: Minor tortured, wood pieces found in her private parts
Prayagraj: An 11-year-old girl has been admitted to the city’s cantonment board hospital with brutal injuries The doctors not only found torture marks on her body but also pieces of wood from…
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UP Congress members protest over lack of electricity
Varanasi: Amid the statewide strike of electricity department employees, Uttar Pradesh Congress workers led by provincial president Ajay Rai staged a sit-in protest on Saturday over the issue of power crisis here.…
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Power cuts haunt UP as talks fail
Lucknow: Talks between Uttar Pradesh Power Minister A.K. Sharma and Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti (VKSSS) remained inconclusive, late on Saturday, even as the 72-hour strike by power employees led to power…
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Uttar Pradesh: PM Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi on March 24
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, on March 24 to inaugurate the ‘World TB Day summit’ at Rudraksh International Convention Centre. According to official sources, the…
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Over 10,000 encounters in UP under Yogi govt
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has claimed that more than 10,000 encounters have taken place between police and criminals in the state in the past six years during which…
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UP electricity employees threaten strike, govt threatens ESMA
Lucknow: Electricity department employees of Uttar Pradesh have announced a three-day strike starting Thursday night over the selection process for chairman and the managing director in power companies and other issues, including…
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UP: 9 booked for spreading rumours about Kashi Vishwanath temple
Varanasi: A case has been registered against nine persons for allegedly spreading rumours that the Kashi Vishwanath (KV) temple administration was charging a fee for ‘sparsh darshan’ of the presiding deity. The…
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UP Muslim body urges not to pull down loudspeakers that follow decibel limit
Lucknow: Ashfaq Saifi, the chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Minorities Commission, has written a letter to the state government, urging the latter to not bring down loudspeakers from mosques that follow…
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Man sentenced to death for raping, killing 9-year-old girl in UP
Ghaziabad: A court here on Wednesday awarded death sentence to a man for raping and killing a nine-year-old girl last year. Special POCSO Judge Amit Kumar Prajpati said the culprit should be…
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BJP’s minority morcha launches Muslim outreach campaign in run-up to 2024 LS polls
New Delhi: In the run-up to the 2024 parliamentary elections, the BJP’s minority morcha on Wednesday launched a year-long Muslim outreach programme — “Sufi Samvad” — with a special focus on the…
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Uttar Pradesh: Two arrested for murder and rape of 4-year-old girl
Ghaziabad: Two people have been arrested for the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl at Trans Hindon Area, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The arrest was made on March 13. The gruesome murder…
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UP: Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief put under house arrest
Bareilly: A Muslim cleric, who had been booked by Uttar Pradesh police for allegedly making inflammatory remarks, was placed under house arrest after he made a call to his supporters to march…
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Yogi to become longest serving UP CM on March 25
Lucknow: When Yogi Adityanath completes six years in office on March 25 and becomes the longest serving Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh with an unbroken tenure, the state government will get into…