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I had only two choices: Survivor recalls horror of Lucknow fire
Lucknow: As dense smoke choked the staircase and flames edged closer, standing on the second floor of a burning building with no escape route left, Mohd Aasif faced an impossible choice—stay inside…
- India
UP: Chicken and beer party on ghats of Ganga, five arrested
Varanasi: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday, June 23, arrested five people for allegedly conducting a chicken and alcohol party on the ghats of the Ganga river. The action was initiated after…
- India
Elderly man paraded half-naked with blackened face in UP
Kasganj: Residents of a village in Uttar Pradesh‘s Kasganj district took the law into their hands as they stripped an elderly man half naked, blackened his face, and garlanded him with shoes…
- India
Ram mandir donation row: SIT submits preliminary report
Lucknow: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing allegations of embezzlement of donations received at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Tuesday, June 23, submitted its preliminary inquiry report to the Uttar Pradesh…
- India
UP duo held for instigating minor to raise ‘Pakistan Zindabad’
Hyderabad: Bareilly police have arrested two men for allegedly instigating a minor to shout “Pakistan Zindabad” during a Muharram procession, in a deliberate attempt to implicate the local Muslim community. The accused,…
- India
Lucknow fire: FIR cites illegal commercial use, single entry/exit
Lucknow: The first information report (FIR) registered over the Aliganj building fire in Lucknow that claimed 15 lives has alleged that the premises were being operated as a commercial establishment without adequate…
- India
‘I never imagined it was our last call’: Lucknow victim’s mother
Lucknow: For the Samanta family of Kolkata, Monday, June 22, began like any other day with a routine phone call between a mother and daughter. By evening, that daily ritual had ended…
- India
Lucknow fire: Once filled with dreams, now reduced to ashes
Lucknow: A 22-year-old man who was the sole breadwinner of his family, an only child dreaming of a future abroad, a young woman just beginning her career, and a 3D artist excited…
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UP village head among 5 held for framing man in cow slaughter case
Bijnor: Uttar Pradesh police claimed to have uncovered an alleged conspiracy involving a village head who framed a Muslim man in a calf slaughter case in Bijnor. Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural),…
- India
UP CM visits Lucknow fire site, announces aid, vows strict action
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, June 22, evening visited the site where a major fire gutted a three-storey commercial building at Aliganj in Lucknow, leaving 15 people, including…
- India
Irreligious should not speak: BJP’s Naqvi on Ram Temple fund row
BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday criticised opposition parties over their remarks on the alleged misappropriation of donations at the Ram Temple, saying “irreligious people” should not interfere in religious matters.…
- India
SIT faces CCTV footage gap in Ram Temple investigation
Ayodhya: Limited-period footage from CCTV cameras installed at the Ram Temple has posed a hurdle to the SIT investigation underway into the alleged embezzlement of donation funds. According to sources, footage from…
- India
SP headed for split, Akhilesh may step down as chief: Minister
Ballia (UP): Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday, June 20, intensified his attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), claiming that party…
- India
UP: Akhilesh questions CM Adityanath’s Ayodhya visit amid probe
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday, June 19, questioned Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s visit to Ayodhya while an SIT probe is underway into alleged embezzlement of funds at the…
- India
Meerut mosque row: Action after document review, says SSP
Meerut: Action in connection with a mosque allegedly located on the land of Kharkhauda police station will be taken after verification of documents, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Avinash Pandey said on…