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Several held for waving Palestinian flag after Eid prayers in UP
Several Muslim youth were arrested for waving Palestinian flags in Uttar Pradesh after Eid-ul-Fitr prayers on Monday, March 31. The incident occurred in Saharanpur district. A video of the men marching with…
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‘Inhuman, illegal’: Supreme Court terms 2021 Prayagraj demolition
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 1, ordered Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj Development Authority to pay Rs 10 lakh to each petitioner for demolishing their houses in 2021. Terming the Prayagraj Development Authority’s…
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Meerut: Minor argument between two escalates into violence after Eid prayers
Meerut: A minor dispute between two persons escalated into a violent clash between two factions of the community in Meerut’s Jani area on Monday, March 31. At least half a dozen people…
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Black armbands, AI drones: Eid largely joyous in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Eid-ul-Fitr prayers were held peacefully on Monday across Uttar Pradesh including in Sambhal, Lucknow, Aligarh, Varanasi, Rampur under heightened security and social media monitoring, with Artificial Intelligence-powered drones deployed for real-time…
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50-yr-old UP woman gives birth to her 14th child
A 50-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district gave birth to her 14th child, a baby girl; her oldest child, a 22-year-old man, stayed with his mother after she gave birth to…
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UP government bans sale of meat during Navratri
Lucknow: Ahead of the commencement of the nine-day Chaitra Navratri festival on Sunday, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the closure of illegal slaughterhouses and a ban on the sale of meat…
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IAF officer shot dead at home in UP’s Air Force Colony
Prayagraj: A 50-year-old chief engineer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), identified as SN Mishra, was shot dead in his home in the high-security Bamrauli Air Force Colony in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj…
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UP: Meerut Police warns of strict action against Eid namaz on roads
Meerut: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr and last Friday prayers of Ramzan, Meerut Police has issued strict warnings against people offering namaz on roads, saying violators will face strict legal action that may lead…
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Sambhal police prohibits Friday namaz on roads, rooftops
Sambhal: There is no restriction on offering namaz in Sambhal in the traditional manner but gathering in large numbers on rooftops has been prohibited to prevent accidents, top police officials said on…
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Sambhal violence: Court denies interim bail to Shahi Jama Masjid president
Sambhal: A local court on Thursday, March 27, rejected the interim bail plea of Shahi Jama Masjid president Zafar Ali and posted his regular plea on April 2. Additional district judge II…
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Cow vigilantes, Bajrang Dal members attack two drivers in Ayodhya
Members of the far-right organisation Bajrang Dal and self-proclaimed cow vigilantes assaulted two drivers in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district, accusing them of smuggling cows. A video has emerged on social media platforms…
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Sambhal violence: Shahi Jama Masjid committee chief arrested
Sambhal: Shahi Jama Masjid committee president Zafar Ali was arrested on Sunday, March 23, in connection with the violence that erupted here in November last year over a court-ordered survey of the…
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BJP leader shoots wife, 3 kids in UP’s Saharanpur, two children dead
Saharanpur: In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, BJP leader Yogesh Rohilla allegedly shot his wife and three children in the Gangoh police station area, officials said. The attack resulted…
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Meerut killing: Police plan trial in fast-track court
Meerut: A senior police officer Saturday said they would seek to put up Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla, accused of killing her husband Saurabh Rajput, on trial in a fast-track…
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Meerut murder: Victim’s minor daughter knew ‘Papa is in the drum’
Meerut: Meerut Police are considering engaging a counsellor to speak to the traumatised six-year-old daughter of slain ex-Merchant Navy man Saurabh Rajput to gather information as she is reported to have told…
