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UP family ostracised, fined Rs 20 lakh for supporting intercaste marriage
A family in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district faced a social boycott and a Rs 20 lakh punitive fine after an intercaste marriage took place in their home. The incident took place in…
- India
UP man strikes minor with brick exposing her skull after failed rape attempt
A 26-year-old man brutally assaulted a six-year-old girl with brick, exposing her skull, after his rape attempt failed. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 10, at Kanpur’s Ghatampur town in Uttar Pradesh.…
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FIR against six for offering namaz on Bakrid, UP police denies claims
Several farmers were booked on the day of Bakrid, June 8, for allegedly offering namaz in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district. However, police denied the allegations, saying that an FIR was registered for…
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Adityanath ‘lacks courage’ to face farmers on ground: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday criticised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for conducting an aerial survey of crops, saying he “lacked the courage” to confront angry farmers on…
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UP: Wife, in-laws poison Dalit man after learning his caste
A shocking case has surfaced from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, where a Dalit man was allegedly poisoned by his in-laws after they learnt of his caste. The murder took place on October 18…
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Car falls into deep gorge in Mussoorie, police rescue two
Mussoorie: Two men sustained serious injuries after their car plunged into a deep ditch near Kolukhet Pani Wala Band on the Mussoorie-Dehradun road, Uttarakhand, early Sunday morning. The accident occurred when the…
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UP govt sets 20 pc quota for ex-Agniveers in police, fire departments
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will provide 20 per cent reservation to the ex-Agniveers in the state police and fire department, an official said on Saturday, June 7. The state government issued…
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Ahead of Bakrid, UP police on high alert, security tightened
Ahead of Bakrid celebrations on Saturday, June 7, the Uttar Pradesh police are on high alert, taking proactive steps to maintain communal harmony and ensure peaceful festivities across the state. Security arrangements…
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‘Cut goat-shaped cake instead killing animal’: UP BJP MLA urges eco-friendly Bakrid
Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Loni MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar has appealed to the Muslim community to cut cake instead of slaughtering goats on the occasion of Bakrid. “I appealed to…
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No sacrificial slaughter in public places during Bakrid in Sambhal
Sambhal: District Magistrate Rajender Pensiya on Tuesday, June 3, announced that sacrificial slaughter in public places will not be permitted here during Bakrid and assured strict action against anyone attempting to disturb…
- India
Graveyard razed in UP’s Sambhal; Govt says illegally occupied land
A Muslim graveyard in Alam Sarai village, situated in the Mandi Kishan Das area of Sambhal tehsil, Uttar Pradesh, was razed on Monday, June 2, during an anti-encroachment drive. The district administration,…
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UP: VHP-Bajrang Dal leads anti-terror march, calls boycott of minority businesses
Members of the VHP and Bajrang Dal, who are attending arms training camps in several states, recently organised a vigilante march claiming to protest terrorism. The participants carried sharp wooden sticks commonly…