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UP govt employee arrested for raping 6-yr-old girl, goat
An assistant development officer (ADO) from Uttar Pradesh’s Shikarpur area was arrested after he raped a minor and a goat. The horrifying incident came to light after a six-year-old girl, who was…
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UP: Church built on forest land demolished in Mirzapur
A church and another building were demolished by district authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district citing illegal construction on forest land. The demolition was carried out in the presence of police. According…
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Panic over fire rumour, 6 hospitalised after jumping from train in UP
Shahjahanpur/New Delhi: Six passengers were hospitalised after they jumped out of a moving train in panic near Uttar Pradesh’s Bilpur on Sunday following rumours of a fire, Government Railway Police (GRP) officials…
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UP: Goons attack slum dwellers calling them ‘Bangladeshi’
A group of Hinduvta workers belonging to the Hindu Raksha Dal group attacked slum dwellers in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh accusing them of being ‘Bangladeshi infiltrators’. The slur is commonly used by Hindu…
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UP cop demands 5 kg potatoes as ‘bribe’, suspended after audio goes viral
Kannauj: A sub-inspector has been suspended here after an audio of him demanding potatoes to allegedly settle a case went viral on social media, a senior police officer said on Saturday Additional…
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Woman smashes husband’s head open over non-veg food
A 39-year-old vegetarian woman beat her husband to death with a brick, causing his brain to spill out as he demanded non-vegetarian food on Thursday, August 8. The incident turned more gruesome…
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Woman dies in house collapse near Kashi Vishwanath Temple, 8 rescued
New Delhi: One woman died, while eight others were rescued after two houses collapsed in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Tuesday. The houses collapsed due to heavy rain in the city, officials said.…
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UP: 4 cops suspended for ‘planting’ arms in youth’s car to frame him
Bulandshahr: Four policemen have been suspended following allegations that they planted a pistol in a car of a youth to frame him in a false case, officials said on Monday. Dinesh Kumar,…
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SC raps UP govt over delay in consideration of remission pleas
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for not complying with its order to consider remission pleas within the time frame specified by it and directed the…
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SC to accord final hearing on pleas against scrapping UP Madarsa Education Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will list for final hearing the pleas challenging the Allahabad High Court order that had scrapped the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education…
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3 coaches of empty MEMU train derail in UP’s Saharanpur
Saharanpur: Three coaches of an empty local train derailed while it was taken to the washing shed from the Saharanpur railway station on Sunday, officials said. Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Ambala…
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UP: Juvenile arrested for killing boy in madarssa hostel
Balrampur (UP): A madarssa student was apprehended here on Sunday in connection with the alleged murder of another student at a hostel, police said. Ayan, 12, was found dead in the hostel…
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7 killed, 25 injured in bus-car collision on highway in UP’s Etawah
Etawah: Seven people were killed and 25 injured early Sunday when the bus they were on fell into a ditch after a collision on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in the Usrahar area in…
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UP: 23-yr-old shoots self during video call with woman blackmailing him
Gorakhpur: A 23-year-old man allegedly shot himself in the head during a video call with a woman who was blackmailing him, police said on Wednesday. The two had allegedly been in a…
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Ram temple construction 2 months behind schedule, more workers needed: Misra
Ayodhya: Ram Temple Construction Committee chairperson Nripendra Misra on Tuesday said the construction of the temple is running two months behind schedule and it will be difficult to complete the entire work…