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UP: Missing Dalit boy found dead with limbs tied in Hathras
In a brutal murder, a seven-year-old Dalit boy, who had gone missing since May 8, was found dead at a farm in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district two days later. Police said the…
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UP accounts for nearly half of 6.5L SC/ST atrocity helpline calls since 2021
New Delhi: Over 6.5 lakh calls have been received by the National Helpline Against Atrocities (NHAA) regarding the atrocities against SCs and STs since the launch of the helpline in December 2021,…
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Islamic text desecrated during anti-Pakistan protest in UP
In what appears to be an attempt to create communal unrest and disrespect Islam, a group of people were seen walking on papers with Islamic inscriptions in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad.…
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Three workers killed in lift collapse in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Three workers from Uttar Pradesh died after a construction lift collapsed at the Jawaharnagar dumpyard here on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred during the construction of a chimney for Phase…
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UP govt school teacher suspended over FB post on Pahalgam attack
A primary government school teacher in Uttar Pradesh has been suspended for sharing her views on Facebook with regards to the Pahalgam terror attack. Zeba Afroz, an assistant teacher at the primary…
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UP: Massive fire engulfs Kanpur building, Family of five killed
Kanpur: A 45-year-old man and his wife died in a massive fire that broke out at a five-storey building in Chamanganj area of Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, police said on Monday. Huge flames…
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Man jailed for ‘pro-Pakistan’ comment on social media in UP’s Etah
Etah: A man has been sent to jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district for allegedly posting a comment in support of Pakistan on social media, police said. The accused, Faizan Khan, allegedly…
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UP: Registered as living in Farrukhabad, 5 Pak nationals ‘untraceable’ for decades
Farrukhabad: As authorities across India step up measures to trace and repatriate Pakistani nationals in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, a case has resurfaced in which five Pakistani citizens registered…
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UP: 16-yr-old Dalit repeatedly slapped for resisting molestation on moving bus
A 16-year-old Dalit girl was attacked and dragged by her hair for allegedly resisting molestation while travelling in a bus in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday, May 2. A video of…
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UP: Five months after violence, police circles see major reshuffle
Sambhal: In a major administrative reshuffle, Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Kumar Bishnoi has transferred the officers-in-charge of three key police circles in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, five months after communal…
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Amid rising hate, Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple stands for communal harmony
As reports of rising animosity and hostility against Indian Muslims emerge in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, Uttar Pradesh’s Vrindavan’s famous Banke Bihari temple has rejected right-wing organisations’ demands to socially…
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Woman dies by suicide after triple talaq over phone, cop suspended for inaction
Gorakhpur: A woman allegedly facing continuous harassment for dowry by her in-laws died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur after getting a phone call from her husband who gave her ‘triple talaq’,…
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Dalit woman raped in front of 4-year-old child in UP
A 40-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by two upper caste men in front of her four-year-old son in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district. The Dalit family was suffering from financial hardship. According…
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150 Varanasi Blinkit worker IDs suspended over protest for fair pay, better conditions
Approximately 150 gig workers at Blinkit in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, went on a two-day strike during the weekend, calling for fair compensation, improved working conditions, and cotton work uniforms befitting summer weather.…
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Teenager beaten with sticks near temple in Varanasi
A 16-year-old Muslim boy was brutally beaten by locals in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on April 28 near a temple, after a woman alleged he accidentally touched her. Speaking to local reporters, Rehan…