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Tensions in Meerut after Dalit woman murdered, daughter abducted
Meerut: Protests erupted in Kapsad village in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut on Friday, January 9, following the murder of a Dalit woman and the alleged abduction of her daughter by a 22-year-old man.…
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SIR in UP: EC launches ‘Book-a-Call with BLO’ facility
Lucknow: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a “Book-a-Call with BLO” facility to make voter services more accessible during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar…
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Akhlaq lynching: Accused seek transfer of case to another court
Noida: A court in Greater Noida on Thursday fixed January 23 as the next date of hearing in the Mohd Akhlaq lynching case after it was informed that the accused have moved…
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Smriti Irani’s name included in Amethi voter list under SIR
Amethi: Former Union minister Smriti Irani’s name has been included in the voter list of Amethi under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, officials and local Bharatiya Janara Party (BJP) leaders said…
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UP: Three home guards accuse SDM of caste abuse, probe sought
Bahraich: Three home guards deployed on security duty of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Mahsi tehsil here have levelled serious allegations against the officer, accusing him of using casteist slurs, subjecting them…
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Two cow slaughterers arrested after encounter in Uttar Pradesh
Sant Kabir Nagar: Police arrested two alleged cow slaughterers after an encounter at Rakshakala village in Uttar Pradesh here on Thursday, January 8 morning, officials said. Sant Kabir Nagar Superintendent of Police…
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UP SIR: 128 inclusion claims submitted in a day, max by BJP
Lucknow: Political parties in Uttar Pradesh submitted 128 claims for inclusion of voters and no objections seeking deletion from the electoral rolls till Wednesday evening, January 7, with the maximum coming from…
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Sambhal orders removal of ‘illegal’ shrine, mosque from graveyard land
Sambhal (UP): The Sambhal administration has issued an ultimatum to a committee overseeing a shrine and a mosque built on land recorded as a graveyard in the Chaudhary Sarai area to remove…
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Hindu Raksha Dal chief, son held for distributing swords in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: A right-wing outfit leader and his son have been arrested in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly distributing swords and disturbing communal harmony here, police said on Wednesday, January 7. Hindu Raksha…
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Yogi Cabinet orders liquidation of JS University over fake degrees
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has approved two significant decisions concerning the higher education sector in the state. The cabinet has ordered the liquidation of JS…
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Over 2 crore voter names removed from UP draft electoral rolls
The much-anticipated draft electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh were released on Tuesday, January 6, stating that 2.89 crore voters’ names have been removed and 46.23 lakh are dead. These names could not…
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SIR: Draft electoral rolls of UP to be published; parties, public to get access
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the draft electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh will be published on Tuesday, January 6, marking a crucial step in the state’s electoral preparations, officials…
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Days before notice expiration, two mosques removed in UP’s Sambhal
Sambhal: A mosque and a madrassa in Uttar Pradesh‘s Sambhal district that were facing action for encroaching on government land were demolished by members of the mosque committee just before the notice…
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Faridabad assault: Woman was gang-raped inside ambulance, say police
Faridabad: A new revelation has emerged in the gang rape of the 25-year-old woman, who was sexually assaulted by two men in a moving vehicle and later thrown onto the road earlier…
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Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim again granted 40-day parole
Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples and is lodged in the Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak,…