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Journalist shot at by unidentified assailant in UP’s Aligarh
Aligarh: A journalist of a private news channel was shot at by an unidentified assailant in a restaurant here, police said on Friday. The journalist named Mukesh Gupta was having his dinner…
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JUH to hold Sadbhawana Manch to prevent spread of Islamophobia
Saharanpur: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) held a meeting at Eid Gah Maidan in Deoband on Saturday with the aim to prevent the spread of Islamophobia in the country. The meeting was attended by…
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UP: Water tanks painted in saffron, Samajwadi alleges communalism
Moradabad: Seven water tanks, owned by the Nagar Nigam, have been painted with pictures of men on horses, holding saffron-coloured flags. Samajwadi Party councillor, Shiri Gul said, “It is a deliberate attempt…
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BJP seeks probe into Akhilesh Yadav’s assets
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh has demanded that the income of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav income be investigated. State MSME Minister and government spokesperson Siddharth Nath Singh questioned…
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Deoband clerics oppose raising marriage age for girls
Muzaffarnagar: The clerics of Darul-Uloom Deoband, a renowned Islamic seminary, have voiced their opposition to the Centre’s decision to raise the marriage age of girls from 18 to 21 years. This comes…
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UP to introduce ‘happiness curriculum’ in 150 schools
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government has decided to launch the ‘happiness curriculum’ in 150 primary schools of Uttar Pradesh under a pilot project to make the students more sensitive towards nature, society and…
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Allahabad HC seeks information about schools with no students
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file a counter-affidavit (reply) furnishing information regarding all the schools in the state that have no students.The PIL filed by one…
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Man shoots barber dead for refusing him a haircut
Bulandshahr: A man has been arrested from a village in Agauta town for shooting a barber dead when the latter refused to give him a haircut, asking him to clear his previous dues…
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Groom seeks police help to solemnise his marriage
Pratapgarh: A hassled groom had to seek police help to get his marriage solemnised in a remote village of the Pratapgarh district. The incident was reported on Saturday night from Narsinghgarh village under…
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Inmates of UP jail on a rampage, hold officials captive
Farrukhabad: The inmates of the Fatehgarh central jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district have taken control of the correctional facility after rioting on Sunday morning. They are holding several jail officials captive…
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UP man seeks justice from Lord Ram in a police case
Ayodhya Somnath Nishad, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’ Basti district, has reached Ayodhya wearing a banner and carrying a placard. He is pleading before Lord Ram to help him get justice from…
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BJP govt committing more atrocities than British: Akhilesh Yadav
Shahjahanpur: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the BJP government is committing more atrocities than the British, and its minister is threatening to suppress farmers’ voices. He was addressing a…
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Siddique Kappan an irresponsible journalist, incited Muslims: UP Special Task force
Hyderabad: Siddique Kappan, the journalist who was arrested a year ago on charges of sedition while on his way to report on the rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hathras,…
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UP elections: Owaisi to visit state next week
Hyderabad: Gearing up for the UP assembly elections next year, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday announced a three-day visit to the state next week which begins from Faizabad district. He said he…
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Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur held for abetting suicide of rape victim
Lucknow: Within hours of announcing his plans to float a political outfit ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur was arrested from his residence in Lucknow on…
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