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Uttar Pradesh: Fire ravages Durga Puja pandal in Bhadohi, 5 dead
Bhadohi: Three children were among five people killed and 64 injured after a fire broke out in a Durga Puja pandal here due to overheating of a halogen light, officials said on…
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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi orders for security audit in all puja pandals
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that all puja pandals and religious events should compulsorily carry out fire and security audits. He has asked the organisers of all such…
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UP: Boy dies in Durga Puja pandal fire in Bhadohi, 52 injured
Bhadohi: A 12-year-old boy was killed and at least 52 people were injured after a fire broke out at a Durga Puja pandal in Aurai town of Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district, late…
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Uttar Pradesh: PFI activist arrested from Ayodhya
Ayodhya: The Ayodhya police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested a Popular Front of India (PFI) activist. The police, in the FIR, has accused the man of being involved in anti-national activities, including…
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Top javelin thrower Shivpal Singh handed 4-year ban for failing dope test
New Delhi: Top Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh has been handed a four-year suspension for failing a dope test last year by the NADA’s Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel. Shivpal, who took part in…
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Kanpur road accident: SHO suspended for dereliction of duty
Kanpur: A day after 26 people died after a tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a pond here, a station house officer was suspended for dereliction of duty, a senior official said on…
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Kanpur: 22 dead as tractor-trolley overturns in a pond
In a horrifying incident, a tractor trolley filled with devotees overturned and fell into a pond in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. At least 22, mostly women devotees, are confirmed dead while…
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People already getting 5Gs of garibi, ghotala, ghapla, ghalmel, gorakhdhanda’ under BJP: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the BJP after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 5G telephony services, saying people were already experiencing 5G’s of garibi (poverty),…
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Varanasi varsity dismisses guest lecturer for comments on Navratra fast by women
Varanasi: The Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth administration has dismissed a guest lecturer and banned his entry to the university campus for allegedly making a derogatory comment on Navratra fast by women. Dr…
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BJP, Election Commission together snatched power from Samajwadi Party: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that the ruling BJP and the Election Commission “snatched power” from his outfit, a day after he accused the poll panel of striking…
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Uttar Pradesh: Cleric gets threat from PFI, seeks security
Bareilly: Maulana Shahbuddin Razvi, national president of All India Muslim Jamaat, Dargah Aala Hazrat in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly city, has received a threat call from an alleged PFI activist who gave his…
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UP teacher held under POCSO Act for misbehaving with girl
Lucknow: A teacher of a prominent school in Lucknow has been booked under the POCSO Act and detained after a Class 6 girl student accused him of touching her inappropriately during an…
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UP school principal suspended after kids served rice, salt in mid-day meal
Ayodhya: The principal of a government primary school in Bikapur tehsil of Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district has been suspended after a video of students being served rice with salt in the mid-day…
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UP revises timings of all madrasas
Lucknow: Iftekhar Ahmed Javed, chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board, has issued directives to all madrasas affiliated to the state government to ensure six-hour education for students so that hey…
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Uttar Pradesh: BJP workers, farmers clash in Kasganj; over 100 booked
Etah: BJP workers and members of a farmer outfit clashed in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj, prompting police to register a case against 150 people, including the party’s district president. According to police, the clash…