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9-year-old sexually assaulted in UP while returning from mosque, juvenile held
Meerut: Police on Saturday, May 23, detained a juvenile in a case involving alleged sexual assault of a nine-year-old boy here, officials said. A case has been registered in this connection under…
- Hate Crime
UP university under scrutiny for scheduling practical exams on Bakrid
Ghaziabad: The “best private university” in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, Sunder Deep Group of Institutions (SDGI) Global University, has come under scrutiny for scheduling a practical examination for first-year pharmacy students on the…
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UP man gets 20 years of RI for raping minor stepdaughter
Meerut: A court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his minor stepdaughter in 2021, the prosecution said on Saturday, May 23. In the order pronounced…
- India
UP: Hindu Raksha Dal claims Shiva temple buried in Darul Uloom Deoband
Saharanpur: Hindutva groups in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district have claimed that a Shiva Temple initially existed where the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband currently stands. Right-wing organisation Hindu Raksha Dal held a…
- India
Red alert issued as heatwave sweeps Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The Meteorological Centre here has issued a red alert for 10 districts in the state for Friday, warning of “severe” to “very severe” heatwave conditions. The alert has been issued for…
- India
Muzaffarnagar man gets life term for murdering ‘lover’
Muzaffarnagar: A local court here convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment for murdering a 25-year-old woman after she married another man, officials said on Friday, May 22. Additional District…
- India
UP governor mandates uniform for students in all state colleges, universities
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Thursday, May 21, mandated uniforms for all universities and colleges in the state. Patel, the chancellor of all state universities, issued the direction on Wednesday…
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Roads meant for movement, not namaz: VHP backs UP, Bengal governments
New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday welcomed the action taken by the governments in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal against offering namaz on roads, saying that the streets are…
- India
Nine members of family suffer burn injuries after LPG leak triggers fire in UP
Kanpur: Nine members of a family, including a seven-month-old infant, sustained severe burn injuries after a suspected LPG leak triggered a fire in a house in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district, an official…
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UP school dropout rates at three per cent now, claims Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the school dropout rates in Uttar Pradesh have reduced to 3 per cent, asserting that his government will bring it down to zero. He…
- Hyderabad
Two UP natives arrested with over 400 kg ganja on Vijayawada Highway
Hyderabad: The EAGLE team and Chotuppal police arrested two people hailing from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly transporting 437 kilogram of ganja on the Vijayawada Highway. Along with ganja, two mobile phones and…
- India
Cattle smuggler held in UP’s Meerut
Meerut: A cattle smuggler was injured in a police encounter in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday, May 17. A country-made pistol and one live cartridge were recovered from…
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UP: SP leader Azam Khan gets 2 years in jail in model code violation case
Rampur: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur sentenced Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan to two years of imprisonment on Saturday, May 16, in a case related to objectionable remarks made against…
- India
Allahabad HC grants bail to 8 men in Varanasi Iftar party case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday, May 15, approved the bail applications of eight Muslim men accused of throwing away non-vegetarian food waste during an iftar party on a boat in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad activists protest NSA charges in Noida labour unrest case
Hyderabad: Activists, students, and citizens gathered in Hyderabad on Thursday, May 14, under the banner People Against State Repression to protest the invocation of the National Security Act (NSA) against journalist and…