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UP professor booked for raping female students, FIR lodged after a year
A 54-year-old professor working in Seth Phool Chand Bagla PG College in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district has been booked for allegedly raping several female students. The accused has been identified as Rajneesh Kumar.…
- India
UP: Mob assaults man who refused to play Holi, dies
A 48-year-old Muslim man was assaulted and killed by a Hindu mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao on Saturday, March 16 after he allegedly resisted having colours thrown on him during Holi. The…
- India
Man attacked during Holi celebrations in Uttar Pradesh
A young man was attacked and beaten badly by a group of men playing Holi in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district after the former revealed his religious identity. The incident occurred on Friday,…
- India
Violence mars Holi celebrations in parts of Uttar Pradesh, over dozen injured
Lucknow: Holi celebrations in parts of Uttar Pradesh were marred by incidents of violence, resulting in injuries to over a dozen people and highlighting existing social tensions. Clashes erupted over forced application…
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UP: Whitewashing of Shahi Jama Masjid wall likely to begin on Sunday
Sambhal: The whitewashing of the outer wall of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal is likely to begin on Sunday, March 15, a mosque official said. The secretary of Shahi…
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25-yr-old shot dead by 4 men in UP’s Aligarh; assault caught on CCTV
Aligarh: A 25-year-old man was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh just before he was about to have ‘sehri (breakfast)’ during Ramzan, as four bike-borne assailants opened fire on him in a…
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‘Jai Shree Ram’ painted on UP mosque, Holi colours thrown despite tarpaulin cover
Despite heavy security in the state of Uttar Pradesh, mischievous individuals managed to create communal disharmony targeting mosques amid Holi celebrations. While Jai Shree Ram was painted on a mosque in Sambhal,…
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Amid Holi-Jumma row, cleric calls for peace and harmony
Lucknow: With Holi and the second Friday of Ramzan coinciding this year, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali, a senior Sunni cleric, has issued an advisory urging communal harmony and peaceful celebrations. The…
- India
UP: Man held for raping, forcing woman to convert her religion
Muzaffarnagar: A man was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman and forcing her to covert her religion by concealing his religious identity, police said. Circle Officer (CO) Ramashish Yadav…
- India
UP: Man sets married lover ablaze after she refuses to elope
Mathura: A man disguised as a woman set his married lover on fire inside her house here on Tuesday afternoon after she refused to leave with him, police said. As the woman’s…
- India
Govt cites new CPCB report, says Ganga water was fit for bathing during Maha Kumbh
New Delhi: The central government on Monday, March 10, cited a new report from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Parliament and said the water in the Ganga at Triveni Sangam…
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UP: Imam, 8 others arrested for announcing Iftar on loudspeaker
A group of nine Muslims including an imam were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur town after the Iftar timing was announced on a loudspeaker at a local mosque. The controversy erupted on…
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Journalist shot by bike-borne assailants in UP’s Sitapur
Sitapur: A regional journalist for a Hindi daily was shot dead by bike-borne assailants on the Sitapur-Delhi National Highway here on Saturday, police said. The attack occurred on the overbridge near the…
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Mayawati slams Uttarakhand government for sealing madrasas in Dehradun
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Friday criticised the Uttarakhand government over the sealing of madrasas in Dehradun, saying government must refrain from such “prejudiced” and “non-secular moves” that hurt religious sentiments. Her…
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Watch: UP Assembly bans pan masala, gutka after MLA spits on carpet
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday, March 5, banned the consumption of pan masala and gutka within the premises. Additionally, a fine of Rs 1,000 will be levied on those violating…