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Kanwar Yatra: Muzaffarnagar order now extended to UP, Uttarakhand
Lucknow/Dehradun: Days after Muzaffarnagar Police asked all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names, the Uttar Pradesh government is extending the controversial order across the state and Uttarakhand…
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NHRC notice to UP govt over ‘custodial’ death in Jalaun district
New Delhi: The NHRC on Thursday said it has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state’s police chief over reports that a person died allegedly in police custody…
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UP: Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails; three dead, 33 injured
Gonda: Three passengers were killed and 33 injured when eight coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Gonda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, an official said. Ambulances and medical teams were rushed…
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Zubair responsible if violence occurs during Kanwar Yatra: Swami Yashveer
Following the Uttar Pradesh police’s directive for restaurant and hotel owners and vendors to display their names in front of their establishments, Swami Yashveer Maharaj has openly threatened Alt News co-founder Mohammed…
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UP cop killed in ‘misfire’ by colleague; family rejects official version
Aligarh: UP police constable Mohammad Yakoob was accidentally shot dead by a fellow policeman, SI Rajiv Kumar, during an operation by the Special Operations Group (SOG) to arrest suspected cattle smugglers in…
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Consensus among all sections prerequisite for UCC, can’t be forced: SP MP Nadvi
New Delhi: Consensus is a prerequisite for bringing in a Uniform Civil Code and any move that does not consider the views of all sections is a forced one and hence against…
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UP train accident: Cries fill coaches as Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails
Gonda: Sandeep Kumar remembers hearing the cries of a boy and his coach getting filled with dust as the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed here on Thursday, July 18. “I remember the loud cries…
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UP: Hindu priest vandalises Ganesh’s idol, blames 2 Muslim men
A Hindu priest was arrested after he damaged an idol of Lord Ganesha and put the blame on two Muslim men in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthmnagar district. According to police, the priest Kricharam…
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UP: ‘Violation of Constitution’, says Owaisi on order to display shop owner’s name
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-E-Ittehad ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has reacted strongly over the discrimination of Muslim businessmen asked to display their names in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar during Kanwar Yatra. Speaking…
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Uttar Pradesh: Disquiet in BJP over Yogi Adityanath
The fire within the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be acquiring inextinguishable proportions with the leaders blaming each other for the shock defeat in the just concluded…
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Constable killed, SI injured in accidental firing during raid in UP
Aligarh: A police constable was killed and a sub-inspector injured when the service weapon of an inspector accidentally discharged during a raid here early Thursday, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)…
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UP: Hotels, restaurants, vendors asked to display names ahead of Kanwar Yatra
Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district sent notices to restaurants, fruit shops, roadside dhabas and hotel owners to display their names in front of the shops in order to identify which religious…
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UP: Muslim body seeks permission to hold mass marriage of converts
Bareilly: The Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) has sought permission from the Bareilly district administration to conduct mass marriage of men and women of other religions who have converted to Islam. The Hindu leaders…
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Uttar Pradesh: Teen raped by private tutor in Saharanpur, accused held
Saharanpur: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped several times by her private tutor here, police said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old accused, Afzal, was arrested on Tuesday, they added. Additional Superintendent of Police…
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Yogi govt suspends IAS officer on corruption charges
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended IAS officer Devi Sharan Upadhyay over graft. He was recently removed from the post of Member, Judicial Revenue Council, Prayagraj, and put on waiting list.…
