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UP: Juvenile arrested for killing boy in madarssa hostel
Balrampur (UP): A madarssa student was apprehended here on Sunday in connection with the alleged murder of another student at a hostel, police said. Ayan, 12, was found dead in the hostel…
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7 killed, 25 injured in bus-car collision on highway in UP’s Etawah
Etawah: Seven people were killed and 25 injured early Sunday when the bus they were on fell into a ditch after a collision on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in the Usrahar area in…
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UP: 23-yr-old shoots self during video call with woman blackmailing him
Gorakhpur: A 23-year-old man allegedly shot himself in the head during a video call with a woman who was blackmailing him, police said on Wednesday. The two had allegedly been in a…
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Ram temple construction 2 months behind schedule, more workers needed: Misra
Ayodhya: Ram Temple Construction Committee chairperson Nripendra Misra on Tuesday said the construction of the temple is running two months behind schedule and it will be difficult to complete the entire work…
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85-year-old woman raped, murdered by drunk man in UP
In a shocking incident, an 85-year-old Muslim woman was allegedly raped and murdered by a 35-year-old man identified as Rakesh Kumar. The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly on Monday, July 29.…
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UP proposes life term in strict ‘love jihad’ law
New Delhi: The Yogi Adityanth-led government has introduced the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Assembly, which proposes harsher punishment, leading up to life imprisonment…
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UP Assembly to take up Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act amendment
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly is on Tuesday scheduled to take up for consideration and pass a bill that seeks to amend the Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act to increase the maximum…
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Mosques in Haridwar covered with white sheets, removed after outcry
In Uttarakhand’s Haridwar, two mosques and a shrine along the ongoing Kanwar yatra were covered by the district administration with large white sheets. However following public outcry, the sheets were hastily removed.…
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UP tailor dies by suicide after sewing machine taken away
A Muslim tailor died by suicide in Lucknow after his house was razed and his sewing machine taken away by the Lucknow Developmental Authority (LDA) officials. The deceased, Aziz, a resident of…
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Ravi Kishan introduces bill for official status to Bhojpuri, says language not about crass songs
New Delhi: Bhojpuri superstar and BJP MP Ravi Kishan has introduced a private member bill in Lok Sabha to include Bhojpuri in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution so that it can…
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UP cobbler gets ‘sewing machine’ after visit by Rahul Gandhi
Lucknow: A day after Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi made a brief halt at his shop, cobbler Ram Chet on Saturday got a sewing machine from the Congress leader, a…
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UP: Security intensified in Muzaffarnagar ahead of Kanwariyas arrival
Muzaffarnagar (UP): Along with the teams of local police, Rapid Action Force (RAF), the district administration has also deployed commandos of Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh police along the Kanwar…
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Rahul to appear before MP-MLA court in UP in defamation case
Sultanpur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to appear before the MP-MLA court here on Friday for a hearing in a defamation case. Congress district president Abhishek Singh Rana said on Thursday…
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Kanwar Yatra order to ensure peace: UP govt tells Supreme Court
The Uttar Pradesh government has strongly opposed legal challenges in the Supreme Court to its directive mandating that shop owners along the Kanwar Yatra route display their names prominently. The state asserted…
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UP: SP MP raises alarm in Parliament over demolition of Muslim, Dalit homes
The Samajwadi Party MP, Rajiv Ravi has flagged concerns in a recent session of Parliament over the treatment of Muslims and Dalits. The MP from Ghosi in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh…
