Uttar Pradesh
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Two UP kids detained for carrying pistols to school
Prayagraj: Two school children were detained in Prayagraj for carrying country-made pistols to school, apparently to threaten teachers and display their supremacy to other kids. They have been sent to a juvenile…
- India
FIR against 2 dozen policemen for thrashing BKU protestors
Budaun: An FIR was lodged against two dozen policemen for allegedly beating up some protestors belonging to Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Thursday. Police have also lodged FIRs against eight farm leaders…
- Hyderabad
Harassment of Muslims: Owaisi on UP’s survey of madrasas
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Uttar Pradesh’s BJP government for its decision to conduct a survey of unrecognised madrasas in the state and termed the move as harassment of Muslims. The…
- India
Shivpal Singh Yadav announces formation of new outfit
Lucknow: Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia founder Shivpal Yadav on Thursday announced formation of a new organisation for the Yadav community, and said it will fight for the cause of social justice. Yadav…
- India
UP: 7 children storm wedding venue to stop father’s 5th marriage
Sitapur: It was not so lucky for the fifth time for Shafi Ahmad, 55. Ahmad’s fifth marriage on Tuesday night was jeopardised by his seven children and their mothers who barged into…
- India
UP govt to conduct survey of unrecognized madrassas across state
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will conduct a survey of unrecognized madrassas in the state to gather information about number of teachers, curriculum, and basic facilities available there, among others. Minister of State…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Stalked by man, girl consumes acid
Moradabad: A 17-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad consumed acid after she was ‘mentally distressed’ as she was being harassed and stalked by a local youth. She has been admitted to a…
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Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat
Gonda: A Dalit woman and her minor son were allegedly assaulted and subjected to casteist slurs by the representative of the gram pradhan and his companion here, a police official said on…
- India
UP: Man slits woman’s throat after she refused to speak to him
Bhadohi: In a shocking incident, a young man slit a woman’s throat merely because she refused to talk to him. The accused has been arrested and booked for attempt to murder while the…
- India
Man held for raping one-and-half-yr-old infant in UP
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh): A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a one-and-half-year-old infant girl in his neighbourhood in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district, police said. According to police, Ravi Rai, a resident…
- India
FIR over offering namaz in open expunged in UP’s Moradabad: Police
Moradabad: Police on Tuesday said they have expunged a case registered against 25 people for offering prayers ”in the open” in Dullepur village of Moradabad district after no evidence supporting the complaint…
- India
NCRB data a major relief for Yogi govt in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The latest report of the National Crime Report Bureau (NCRB) has come as a major relief for the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh. According to the NCRB data for 2021,…
- India
Video: UP man abandons bike moments before train runs it over
In a close shave, a man saved his life by abandoning his bike at a railway crossing at the right moment. The incident happened in the Ramnagar area, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh.…
- India
Babri Masjid demolition: SC closes contempt proceedings
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings, arising out of the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1992, against the state of Uttar Pradesh and others. A…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Cop held for raping mother of minor survivor
Kannauj: A police officer has been arrested for raping the mother of a 17-year-old rape survivor in his official residential quarters in the Sadar area of Kannauj district. The accused, inspector Anup…