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Hathras Conspiracy Case: Lucknow HC grants bail to UAPA accused cabbie
Mohammed Alam, a cab driver co-accused in Hathras conspiracy case and booked under UAPA, was granted bail by a Lucknow High Court bench on Tuesday. Advocates Amarjeet Singh Rakhra, Bashith Muni Mishra,…
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UP: Minor Dalit girl thrashed, thrown out of school for not wearing uniform
Bhadohi: A Dalit girl allegedly faced casteist slurs, was beaten up and thrown out of her school by a former village head here for not wearing a uniform, police said on Tuesday.…
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Union Minister Ajay Mishra calls Rakesh Tikait ‘second rate person’
Lakhimpur Kheri: Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra, who is facing flak over his son’s alleged involvement in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which four farmers were mowed down by a car last…
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UP: BJP leader expelled after getting caught with female friend
Kanpur: Mohit Sonkar, BJP secretary for the Bundelkhand region, has been expelled from the party two days after he was publicly thrashed by his wife and in-laws after getting caught with a female…
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Freedom fighter’s photo replaced with BJP leaders’ in UP college; restored
Shahjahanpur: Students of Gurukul Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya along with relatives of freedom fighter Satyadev Shastri sat on a protest here after a board bearing the picture of the freedom fighter at the varsity…
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UP: School Principal held for molesting girl student in Amethi
Amethi: A principal in a private school has been arrested for allegedly molesting a Class 11 student. According to police reports, the principal had summoned the girl on Sunday to fill a…
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Case lodged against man for ‘indecent remarks’ on UP CM: Police
Firozabad: The police have lodged an FIR against a man for making indecent remarks on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said on Monday. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Akhilesh Narain said…
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Five ‘teachers’ held with fake appointment letters in UP
Jhansi: Five high school teachers, including two women, have been arrested after they were found to be working on the basis of forged appointment letters. The ‘teachers’ were posted in three different…
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Keshav Prasad Maurya’s tweet creates furore in UP politics
Lucknow: A one-line tweet by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has created a furore across political circles in the state. Maurya on Sunday tweeted: “The organisation is bigger than…
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UP: BJP leader, female friend caught by wife; both thrashed
Kanpur: In a shocking case, a BJP leader was caught by his wife when he was in his car with a female friend. The BJP leader, Mohit Sonkar, a secretary in the Bundelkhand…
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Uttar Pradesh: New jail manual replaces colonial-era rules
Lucknow: Married women prisoners will soon be able to wear a “mangalsutra” and observe festivals like Karva Chauth and Teej in Uttar Pradesh jails, according to provisions of the new jail manual,…
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Uttar Pradesh: Man stabbed after dispute over biryani bill
Jalaun: A dispute over a biryani bill led to a stabbing incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district. According to police reports, the victim Ramji went to a shop to eat biryani and…
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UP: Boy allegedly thrashed by teacher over fee payment, dies
Bahraich: A 13-year-old boy died in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district almost nine days after he was allegedly thrashed by his teacher. The boy allegedly died due to severe internal bleedings,…
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AIMIM to contest municipal polls across Uttar Pradesh: Party’s state chief
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Thursday announced that the party would contest municipal elections across Uttar Pradesh. AIMIM UP president Shaukat Ali Khan said, “We were called for the meeting.…
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Cleric detained for ‘marriage’ of Hindu couple in mosque
Unnao: A cleric and two others have been taken into custody after right-wing group members entered a mosque and stopped the alleged forced nikah of a 15-year-old Hindu girl in Uttar Pradesh’s…