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26 persons booked in UP for illegally demolishing journalist’s house
Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj police have registered a criminal complaint against 26 persons including a former district magistrate and several police and administrative officials for illegally demolishing the house of a senior journalist Manoj…
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Video: Madrasa students harassed by right-wing group in Bareilly
In a disturbing incident reflecting growing tolerance towards minorities, a group of madrasa students were subjected to harassment and intimidation by a group of Hindutva extremists in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district. A…
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UP man kills 4 sisters, mother; accuses neighbours of harrasement in video
A 22-year-old man from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, killed his four sisters and mother after he alleged harassment by his neighbours. He has been arrested by the UP police. The accused, Mohammed Assad…
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Temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in UP after Ayodhya Ram temple consecration
Lucknow: After the consecration (‘Pran Pratishtha’) of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 24, numerous temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in 2024. They culminated in Sambhal where four lives…
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Moradabad man fatally assaulted over allegations of cow slaughter, FIR filed
The Moradabad police have registered cases against unidentified persons after a man, Shahid Din, who was caught and beaten up mercilessly on allegations of cow slaughter died in Meerut on Tuesday, December…
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SP gives Rs 5 lakh compensation to families of Sambhal violence victims
A delegation of the Samajwadi Party (SP) visited the violence-hit Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal city on Monday, December 30, and handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh as compensation each to the…
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Video: Biker dies after being dragged 2 km by Bolero in UP’s Sambhal
A biker succumbed to his injuries on Monday, December 30 after his two-wheeler was hit by a vehicle and dragged for almost two kilometres in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district. The victim has…
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Videos: Interfaith couples harassed by right-wing groups
In recent events, two alarming incidents of harassment targeting interfaith couples have come to light from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, shedding light on the ongoing threat of right-wing vigilante groups and…
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Video: UP railway staff splash water on sleeping people, sparks outrage
A shocking video that surfaced on social media has ignited widespread outrage shows a cleaning staff at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow splashing water on sleeping people, leaving them shivering in the…
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UP: 40-year-old madrasa bulldozed after BJP leader’s complaint
The Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district authorities demolished a 40-year-old madrasa (Muslim religious school) in Bakhuwa village on Thursday, December 26. The demolition was carried out in the presence of a huge police…
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Hanuman ji was born in Rajbhar caste: UP minister OP Rajbhar
Ballia: UP’s Panchayati Raj Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday said that Lord Hanuman was born in the Rajbhar caste. Rajbhar, who heads the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), a BJP ally,…
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UP municipal bulldozes 40 vegetable shops, sparks protests
The Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi Municipal Corporation conducted a massive anti-encroachment drive and targeted about 40 vegetable shops. On December 26, the municipal authorities bulldozed approximately 40 shops near the Chitra intersection under…
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Banke bihari temple probed by officials amid claims of ancient symbols
Sambhal: Acting on a representation regarding the Banke Bihari temple in Sambhal, the district administration on Tuesday reached the spot to determine the age of the structure and to investigate facts related…
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Sambhal MP Zia ur Rehman fined Rs 1.9 cr over ‘power theft’; home stairs razed
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Department levelled a staggering fine of Rs 1.91 crore on Muslim MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq of Samajwadi Party (SP), accusing him of electricity theft at his Sambhal…
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PIL filed in Allahabad HC for removal of Yogi Adityanath
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking the dismissal of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, making a significant legal challenge to the state’s group…
