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Lucknow building collapse: Around 12 rescued, search operations underway, say officials
Lucknow: Around a dozen people who were trapped after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Lucknow’s Hazratganj on Tuesday have been rescued and a search is on for others, officials said here.…
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SP leader Maurya banned from UP temple, his statement irks Akhilesh
Lucknow: The controversy over Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s statement on Ramcharitmanas, is getting murkier by the day. While the famous Hanuman temple near the Pucca Pul in Lucknow has…
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Man in teddy bear outfit arrested for dancing at railway crossing in UP
Gorakhpur: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) have arrested a man for performing a dance in a teddy bear outfit at a railway crossing. A video of the act had gone viral on…
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Dalit boy found hanging from tree in Uttar Pradesh village
Badaun: A Dalit boy, aged 10 years, was allegedly killed by a group of upper caste men over a property dispute in Badaun district. The Class 3 student went missing on Sunday…
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Insta influencer fined Rs 17k for violating rules while making reel on highway
Ghaziabad: An Instagram influencer, who stopped her car midway on an elevated road on a highway to make a reel, has been fined Rs 17,000 for violating road safety norms. The video…
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UP: Korean women harassed, accused of being missionaries by Hindutva workers
Two young Korean women from Delhi who were visiting Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to meet a friend were harassed by right-wing workers over their religious identities. They were visiting Chaudhary Charan Singh University…
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Bride calls off wedding as groom fails to count currency notes
Farrukhabad: It was mathematics that led to a wedding being called off in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district. A 21-year-old bride called off her wedding when the groom failed to count currency notes.…
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Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim again granted 40-day parole
Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Friday again granted a 40-day parole, officials said. The latest parole to the Dera chief, who is serving a 20-year jail…
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SP, Cong demand WFI chief be sacked, FIR registered over sexual harassment allegations
Lucknow: Opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday demanded the sacking of Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Braj Bhushan Sharan Singh, and an FIR against him,…
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Govt schools with less than 60 students increased every year in last decade: Report
New Delhi: The proportion of government schools with less than 60 enrolled students has increased every year over the last decade, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER). The crucial…
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt opposes bail plea of Ashish Mishra in SC
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed in the Supreme Court the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra, who is one of the accused in…
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UP: Girls denied entry to Moradabad college for wearing burqa
Moradabad: Some students of the Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad were denied entry to the college for wearing a burqa despite the prescribed uniform code for the students here. The girls…
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BJP leader in UP elopes with SP leader’s daughter; gets expelled
Hardoi (UP): A BJP leader was expelled after he eloped with the daughter of a Samajwadi Party leader in this district of the state. An FIR has been lodged in the matter…
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Youth detained for romancing on two-wheeler in Lucknow
Lucknow: A 23-year-old youth has been detained for a public display of affection on a two-wheeler in Hazratganj area in the Uttar Pradesh capital. The youth has been identified as Vicky and…
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Clerics in UP welcome Centre’s decision to do away with VIP Haj quota
Lucknow: The Centre’s recent decision to do away with the discretionary Haj quota has had a positive response from the Muslim clerics who said that it will end discrimination among pilgrims. Registration…
