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Mayawati welcomes UP govt scrapping Shivalaya Park plan in Kanpur’s Buddha Park
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Wednesday welcomed the Uttar Pradesh government’s reported decision to scrap the controversial proposal to build a Shivalaya Park within Kanpur’s Gautam Buddha Park, and…
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Seven arrested for hoisting Palestinian flag on UP govt school building
Police have registered a case against seven people for allegedly hoisting a Palestinian flag on a government school building in Lakhimpur Kheri district, officials said on Monday, September 2. The police confirmed…
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Imam booked for hoisting Islamic flag higher than tricolour in UP
Kaushambi: Police have registered a case against a 37-year-old imam of a mosque here for allegedly hoisting an Islamic flag higher than the national flag, an officer said on Tuesday. Chail Circle…
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UP: Occult practitioner booked for raping Dalit woman
Saharanpur: Police have booked an occult practitioner for allegedly raping a 20-year-old Dalit woman under the pretext of performing rituals, police here said on Monday. The survivor’s family filed a complaint at…
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US tariff jolts UP’s export hubs; industry seeks govt bailout
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s leading export hubs are reeling under the impact of a steep 50 per cent tariff imposed by the US on Indian imports, with exporters warning of job losses, stalled…
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UP traders come together to perform last rites of woman from another faith
In a wholesome display of communal harmony, Hindu traders in UP’s Mughalsarai came together to perform the last rites of a Muslim woman who had been living alone for 18 years. The…
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1.72 lakh people died in road accidents in 2023: Road Ministry report
New Delhi: The number of road accidents in India went up by 4.2 per cent to over 4.8 lakh in 2023, resulting in death of 20 persons every hour, according to a…
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Three men attacked for taking photos in UP, police deny religious angle
Three Muslim men were allegedly attacked and beaten by a group in Pilkhuwa village of Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh. A video of the incident surfaced online on August 26, where a man…
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UP: 8 dead, 43 injured as truck hits tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims
Bulandshahr: Eight people were killed and 43 others injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said. The…
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UP man climbs mobile tower in ‘Sholay’ style, demands marriage to girlfriend
Uttar Pradesh: In imagery reminiscent of a water tanker scene from the famous Bollywood film “Sholay”, a man climbed atop a mobile tower at a village in Bhadohi district on Sunday and…
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Young man critical after mob assault in UP village
A young Muslim man was viciously attacked by a mob of over 10 people in Barla village of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The attack took place on Thursday, August 21. Fardeen, whose…
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UP magistrate resists Hindutva group pressure over false land grab
A government officer stood his ground and refused to be bullied by a Hindutva organisation in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district, which alleged that a Muslim man had encroached on government land. Mau…
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Sikkim University student arrested for ‘insulting’ Nepali language
Gangtok: A Sikkim University student, who hailed from Uttar Pradesh, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making insulting remarks against the Nepali language which is widely spoken in the Himalayan state, officials…
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UP Police saves man after Meta flags suicide post on Instagram
Kaushambi: Acting swiftly on an alert from Meta, police here rescued a 20-year-old man who had threatened to consume poison to kill himself in an Instagram post, officials said on Tuesday. On…
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UP man beaten to death over theft suspicion; Body found on road
A Muslim man died after being brutally assaulted by a group on suspicion of theft. His lifeless body was found on Sunday, August 17, lying by the roadside in Thathauli village in…