Uttar Pradesh
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UP: Court orders tailor to compensate for ‘ill-fitting clothes’
Bulandshahr: A tailor in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr has been asked by a consumer court to pay more than Rs 12,000 in damages to a consumer for stitching ‘ill-fitting kurta pyjama’ besides additional…
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Uttar Pradesh hospitals to have signboards in Urdu too
Lucknow: In a significant move, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed that all the government hospitals in the state will have signboards and nameplates written in Urdu also. The government directive in…
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Homeless woman gang raped near Gorakhpur railway station
Gorakhpur: A 25-year-old homeless woman was allegedly abducted and raped by three men near Gorakhpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday. The woman reached the Government Railway Police (GRP) station…
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UP: Man threatens to explode mosque, shoot its cleric; held
Bareilly: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly threatening to blow off a mosque here and shoot its cleric if he was not removed, police said. A letter, threatening to…
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UP: Probe ordered after video clip shows primary students cleaning school toilet
Ballia (UP): The basic education officer here on Thursday said he has ordered a probe after a clip purportedly showing students being forced to clean toilets at a district primary school surfaced…
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UP govt move to survey madrassas ‘malicious attempt’ to disparage education system: Jamiat
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government’s move to conduct a survey of madrassas in the state is a malicious attempt to disparage this education system, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Tuesday said, asserting…
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Man arrested for posting objectionable remarks against UP chief minister
Gorakhpur: A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the changing of names of municipal wards. Accused Bhola Yadav, a resident of Matsyendra…
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Gyanvapi issue: Court grants time to Muslim side to present reply on Sep 13
Varanasi: A fast track court here on Monday granted time to the Muslim side to present its reply to a petition seeking permission to hold the ‘darshan’ of an idol in the…
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Sidhique Kappan has deep PFI nexus, writes to foment terror: UP govt
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that Kerala journalist Sidhique Kappan, arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, had “close links” and “deep nexus” with extremist organisation,…
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC issues notice to UP on Ashish Mishra’s plea seeking bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, seeking bail in a case…
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UP BJP MLA dies of heart attack while travelling by car
Lakhimpur Kheri: BJP MLA Arvind Giri passed away due to heart attack here on Tuesday morning. He was going to Lucknow in his car when he suffered a cardiac arrest in the…
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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi orders probe into Lucknow hotel fire
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday ordered a joint probe by the Divisional Commissioner and police Commissioner of Lucknow into the hotel fire incident. The injured will be given proper…
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UP: AIMPLB questions Yogi’s decision to survey madrasas
Lucknow: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has questioned the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to survey unrecognised madrasas in the state. The AIMPLB has termed it a part of the…
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UP man held for ‘love jihad’, police say he hid identity
Lucknow: A 39-year-old gym owner in Lucknow has been arrested for marrying a woman by allegedly concealing his identity and posing as a Hindu man, Police said. He has also been charged…
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UP woman given triple talaq because of obesity
Meerut: A 28-year-old woman was given triple talaq simply because she had become obese after marriage. In her complaint to the police, Nazma Begum, 28, a resident of Meerut, said she had…
