Uttar Pradesh
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UP: Hotels, restaurants, vendors asked to display names ahead of Kanwar Yatra
Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district sent notices to restaurants, fruit shops, roadside dhabas and hotel owners to display their names in front of the shops in order to identify which religious…
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UP: Muslim body seeks permission to hold mass marriage of converts
Bareilly: The Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) has sought permission from the Bareilly district administration to conduct mass marriage of men and women of other religions who have converted to Islam. The Hindu leaders…
- Crime
Uttar Pradesh: Teen raped by private tutor in Saharanpur, accused held
Saharanpur: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped several times by her private tutor here, police said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old accused, Afzal, was arrested on Tuesday, they added. Additional Superintendent of Police…
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Yogi govt suspends IAS officer on corruption charges
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended IAS officer Devi Sharan Upadhyay over graft. He was recently removed from the post of Member, Judicial Revenue Council, Prayagraj, and put on waiting list.…
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UP: 3 get life imprisonment for killing Dalit man 21 years ago
Azamgarh: A court here on Monday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for killing a Dalit man 21 years ago. Special Court (SC-ST Act) judge Kamlapati also imposed a fine of Rs…
- India
UP: 2 arrested for provocative chants during Muharram in Amethi
Two persons were arrested by Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi police after they raised slogans in front of a police station before the Muharram procession. The men were a part of the Muharram procession.…
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UP BJP seeks apology from Rahul over ‘Hindu’ remark
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh BJP on Sunday passed a resolution in which it said had Rahul Gandhi come to power, he would have banned the use of the word ‘Hindu’. The party…
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Overconfidence hurt BJP’s hopes in Lok Sabha polls: Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: In the first major meeting of the Uttar Pradesh BJP unit after the Lok Sabha poll debacle in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said “overconfidence” hurt the BJP’s…
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Observe Muharram under rules, otherwise sit at home: UP CM Yogi
Strict law enforcement in Uttar Pradesh has ensured a secure environment in the state during Muharram, CM Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday, July 14. He also warned the people to observe festivals…
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UP: Three Hindu sadhus from Haryana attacked on suspicion of being Muslims
Three Hindu saints were allegedlly thrashed in an incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut by Hindutva supporters on suspicion of being Muslims in disguise. The three sadhus – Gaurav Kumar, Gopinath, Sunil Kumar…
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BJP cautions Akhilesh against continuing alliance with Congress
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party, on Sunday, cautioned Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav against continuing his alliance with the Congress. UP BJP president Bhupendra Chaudhary, while addressing the inaugural session of the…
- India
UP bride calls off wedding after guests argue over sitting in front of cooler
Ballia (UP): A wedding was called off, and four people, including the groom, were arrested after an argument broke out over sitting in front of a desert cooler here, police said on…
- India
UP man bitten by snake seven times in 40 days; survives
Uttar Pradesh: A 24-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur was allegedly bitten by a snake for the seventh time in 40 days. The man Vikas Dubey, a resident of Soura village in…
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UP: Muslim body rejects order on student transfers from madrasas to govt schools
Lucknow: The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has demanded the withdrawal of the UP government’s recent order directing that all students in unrecognised madrasas and non-Muslim students studying in government-aided madrasas should be shifted to…
- Opinions
Opinion: Moral responsibility of UP CM Yogi for Hathras stampede
Should Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath take moral responsibility for the horrendous incident which took place in Hathras leading to the death of over 120 persons? The horrible tragic event of Hathras speaks…