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UP: Part of 180-yr-old Noori Masjid in Fatehpur demolished over ‘encroachment’
The local authorities of Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district have initiated the demolition of a part of the 180-year-old historic Noori Masjid, citing encroachment issues. According to reports, the rear portion of the…
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Poor records, lack of gloves hit Mid-day Meal Scheme in UP
New Delhi: Inadequacy in record maintenance and non-availability of gloves and aprons for cooks have emerged as major shortcomings in the implementation of the Mid-day Meal Scheme in some districts of Uttar…
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Varanasi college-mosque row: 5 held for ‘spreading rumours’
Varanasi: Amid tension at the Uday Pratap College here over a mosque located on its premises, police on Saturday arrested five people for allegedly spreading rumours, officials said. Assistant Commissioner of Police…
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Minority couple sells new house after protests from housing society in Moradabad
Amidst strong Islamophobic protests from their neighbhours, a doctor couple belonging to the minority community were forced to resell their newly brought house in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district. The events unfolded on…
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UP: Atala Masjid committee moves HC challenging suit claiming it as temple
The Atala Masjid committee in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, has approached the Allahabad High Court against the lower court’s order to file a suit claiming it was an ancient Hindu temple. The order…
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UP teacher who asked students to slap classmate surrenders, gets bail
Muzaffarnagar: A teacher who asked other students to slap a Muslim boy in a school here surrendered at a POCSO court and was released on bail, an official said on Friday. Tripta…
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US-made bullet cartridges recovered near violence site in Sambhal
Sambhal: More than a week after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque, law enforcement authorities have found two US-made bullet cartridges in the…
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Mallikarjun Kharge dissolves entire state Congress unit in UP
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday dissolved the entire Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) unit in Uttar Pradesh, along with the district and block units, effective immediately, according to a press…
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UP authorities demolish minority settlements following Bajrang Dal protests
Local authorities in collaboration with police demolished several settlements reportedly belonging to Muslim community members in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur. The major event took place on Tuesday, December 3, following a protest led…
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Saudi Court sentences Indian man to death on drug charges; family appeals for mercy
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to death on charges of drug trafficking, triggering panic and despair among his family members who have pleaded…
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UP: Protests in Moradabad over sale of house to minority couple
Protest erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad on Tuesday, December 3, after a house in the TDI City, a residential society mainly occupied by Hindus, was sold to Muslim couple Dr Yusuf Malik…
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UP: Protest in Moradabad over sale of house to man from minority community
Moradabad: Protests broke out in the posh TDI society here allegedly over a house being sold to a Muslim doctor by a resident. Slogans were raised by the members of the housing…
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Hyderabadi boy missing for 10 years found in Uttar Pradesh
Hyderabad: A boy who went missing from his house in Hyderabad 10 years ago has been traced in Uttar Pradesh by the Telangana Police’s Women Safety Wing. Mohammed Khaleel Ghori was 12…
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BJP launches scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi for attempting to visit Sambhal
New Delhi: BJP Rajya Sabha MP and National Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi for attempting to visit violence-hit Sambhal…
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Rahul, Priyanka stopped at Ghazipur border on way to Sambhal
Ghaziabad: With prohibitory orders in place in Sambhal, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was stopped at the Ghazipur border here on Wednesday on his way to the district, a senior police officer…
