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Alvida Jumma held in Sambhal Jama Masjid amid tight security
Sambhal: A large number of Muslims offered prayers at Shahi Jama Masjid here for Alvida Jumma, or farewell prayers, amid tight security arrangements. Alvida Jumma prayers are observed on the last Friday…
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SIR: 544 Muslim voters marked for deletion in UP village leads to one man
Lucknow: The names of as many as 544 Muslim residents from the Louharipur village in Shamli district were reportedly asked to be deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision…
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Snake venom case: SC quashes FIR, proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, March 19, quashed an FIR and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav who was arrested for allegedly using snake venom at a rave party in…
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UP: Police arrest 14 for hosting iftar, eating biryani at Ganga ghat
The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested 14 people on Tuesday, March 17, for allegedly hosting an iftar at the Ganga ghat in Varanasi. The arrests followed the release of an Instagram reel showing…
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UP: Bank manager killed by security manager over pay, leave dispute
Lucknow: A security guard of a Ghaziabad bank upset over leave and salary related issues walked into the manager’s cabin and shot him dead, police said on Tuesday, March 17. The 34-year-old…
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‘Go to sleep, it’s ok’: Calm, quiet as Harish Rana prepares to say final goodbye
Ghaziabad: Meditative chants in the background, a loving hand on his forehead and the calm of words telling him ‘theek hai’… with that, the family of Harish Rana, in a coma for…
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Will cancel passports: Meerut SSP warns Muslims from praying on streets
Meerut: A senior police official in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district on Friday, March 14, cautioned Muslims from offering namaz on roads, saying their passports would be cancelled for those found violating the…
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Resign or transfer: HC tears into UP govt on limiting Sambhal mosque namaz
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Saturday, March 14, dismissed the Uttar Pradesh administration’s decision to restrict the number of worshippers allowed to offer namaz during Ramzan at a mosque in Sambhal.…
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UP: Six held in LPG black marketing raids across 1,483 locations in Lucknow
Lucknow: Amid the LPG crisis, Uttar Pradesh’s Food and Civil Supplies Department conducted raids at 1,483 locations in Lucknow and arrested six people in an operation to check black marketing of cooking…
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Senior officials shot dead at HPCL plant in Uttar Pradesh, former vendor held
Budaun (UP): After two senior officials associated with an ethanol plant were shot dead here, two police officers have been suspended with immediate effect for alleged negligence, following a report by the…
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UP double murder: Man held for raping, killing woman and partially blind son
Lucknow: A man accused of raping and killing a woman and her partially blind son was caught after an encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow district on Wednesday, March 11. The incident took…
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3 held for writing ‘Yeh road Musalmano ke liye nahi hai’ in UP
Saharanpur: Three persons associated with the right-wing group Hindu Raksha Dal were arrested for allegedly writing communal slogans on a wall in the Biharigarh area in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday,…
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Chale jao Iran: Sambhal DSP sparks row over his Islamophobic comment
Sambhal: Deputy Superintendent Kuldeep Kumar, posted as the Circle Officer in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, sparked debate after he said, “those beating their chests for Iran should go to Iran and fight themselves.”…
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Missing Delhi businessman’s partially eaten body found in Haryana after 2 weeks
The body of 31-year-old Delhi-based Muslim businessman Mohammed Arib, who had been missing since earlier this month, was recovered from a forested area in Haryana’s Faridabad on Tuesday. Police suspect he was…
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Bareilly namaz row: HC grants police protection for Khan amid threats
Bareilly: The Allahabad High Court, on Wednesday, March 11, ordered police protection for Haseen Khan, owner of the house which allegedly received threats of “bulldozer action” for praying namaz in it. A…