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UP government to investigate income source of unrecognized Madrassas
Lucknow: After conducting a survey, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government decided to investigate the income sources of the unrecognized madrassas, situated in the border districts of Uttar Pradesh. In the survey conducted…
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Allahabad HC imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on Gorakhpur ex-DM for ‘malicious’ action
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has imposed Rs 5 lakh fine on former Gorakhpur District Magistrate K Vijyendra Pandian for invoking Goonda Act against a petitioner with “malicious” intention and “harassing” him…
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Uttar Pradesh: Six booked for religious conversion in Bareilly
Bareilly: Six persons have been booked for alleged forced religious conversions in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rahul Bhati said the action was taken after the police got…
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UP: School students attend online ‘Satsang’ of Ram Rahim, probe ordered
Uttar Pradesh: A probe has been ordered after a video showed school students attending an online “Satsang” of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, a rape and murder convict who is…
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Previous govts in UP ‘criminalised politics’ and ‘politicised crime’: Adityanath
Lucknow: Security is the top priority for the BJP government, unlike previous dispensations in the state that “criminalised politics” and “politicised crime”, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday. He also said…
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Uttar Pradesh: Akhilesh touches Shivpal’s feet in Mainpuri
Mainpuri: After almost six years of strained relations, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday touched the feet of his estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav on stage at an election meeting in Mainpuri.…
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Darul Uloom asks students to attend weddings only during holidays
Saharanpur: Students at the Darul Uloom in Deoband will, henceforth, be able to attend weddings and other functions in their families, only if the events are held at a time when the…
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District chief of right-wing group shot dead in UP’s Budaun
Budaun (UP): The district chief of a right-wing group was allegedly shot dead on Friday night in Musajhag police station limits here, police said. The deceased has been identified as Pradeep Kashyap…
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Woman’s body found stuffed in trolley bag near Mathura
Mathura: The body of a woman, believed to be in her late 20s, was found stuffed inside a trolley bag on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura. According to a senior UP police…
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Uttar Pradesh: 140 inmates of Dasna Jail diagnosed with HIV
Ghaziabad: A total of 140 inmates of Ghaziabad’s Dasna district jail have been diagnosed with HIV, a senior jail official said on Friday. According to the government directives, all prisoners are screened…
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UP: Bajrang Dal, VHP protest over ‘love jihad’ case
Lucknow: Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad members on Friday staged a demonstration in protest against the murder of a girl who was allegedly thrown off the fourth floor earlier this week…
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Uttar Pradesh: Man beaten, urinated upon in gang rivalry
Gonda: A group of youths in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district allegedly thrashed their rival after pinning him down and then urinating on him. A video of the incident has gone viral on…
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Azam Khan’s name removed from voters list
Bareilly: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s name has been removed from the electoral roll in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur, officials said on Thursday, weeks after he was convicted in a 2019 hate speech…
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Pune: 17-year-old girl alleges rape by her father, uncle
Pune: A 17-year-old girl hailing from Uttar Pradesh has told the Pune police she was raped on several occasions by her father, uncle and molested by grandfather, an officer said on Thursday.…
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UP poll aspirant distributes free chicken
Shamli: An aspirant in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh municipal polls has distributed two truckloads of chicken to win over voters. Mohd Islam, a former municipality chairman, did this even before the polls…