Uttar Pradesh
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Dalit vegetable vendor thrashed in UP, video goes viral
Uttar Pradesh: A Dalit vegetable vendor in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur was brutally thrashed and verbally assaulted by an upper caste rival on Sunday, November 16, who asked the Dalit man to call…
- India
Woman arrested for honey-trapping govt officials in Kanpur
Kanpur (UP): A woman was arrested here on Tuesday for allegedly honey-trapping government officials and extorting money after marrying them, police said. The accused, Divyanshi (38), was arrested after her husband, Aditya…
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Mosque panel opposes Sambhal padyatra, cites communal harmony fears
Sambhal: Shahi Jama Masjid committee president Zafar Ali has opposed the proposed march by Harihar Sena around the periphery of the disputed Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple site scheduled for Wednesday, calling it…
- India
1 killed, 1 injured as coffee machine explodes at wedding party
Shahjahanpur: A man was killed, and another was severely injured after a coffee machine exploded during a wedding ceremony here, police said on Tuesday. Sunil (30) was making coffee at a wedding…
- India
Azam Khan, son Abdullah sentenced to 7-yr jail in dual PAN card case
Less than two months after he was released from Sitapur jail, SP leader Mohammed Azam Khan went back behind bars on Monday when a court convicted and sentenced him to seven years’…
- India
Padyatra to take place around Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid site on Nov 19
Sambhal: Mahant Rishi Raj Giri, one of the litigants from the Hindu side in the Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar Mandir title dispute, announced on Sunday that his organisation, Harihar Sena, will conduct a…
- India
Labourer killed as stone quarry collapses in UP, dozens injured
Sonbhadra: A 30-year-old mine worker’s body was recovered from the rubble on Sunday morning from a stone quarry that collapsed here, a police officer said. Several more remain trapped under the rubble.…
- India
Angry wife smashes man’s car for not paying ‘pocket money’
Uttar Pradesh: In Uttar Pradesh‘s Bijnor district, a woman took a hammer to her husband’s car after he refused to give her household money. The incident took place in Rammanwala village in…
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UP: Depressed over son’s smartphone addiction, woman hangs self
Uttar Pradesh: A 38-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after being distressed over her teenage son’s growing addiction to smartphones, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Tuesday night in…
- India
Delhi Blast: Kanpur med student held for suspected ties to lady doctor
Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has detained a medical student from Kanpur in connection with the ongoing investigation into the recent Delhi blast, officials said on Thursday. The doctor, identified…
- India
UP: 2 persons booked for molesting Dalit women following court order
Bhadohi: On the orders of a local court, a case has been registered against two youths for ambushing and molesting Dalit women who went to defecate near a pond here during the…
- India
India must ensure no new Jinnah rises again: Yogi Adityanath
Gorakhpur: Invoking All-India Muslim League leaders Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said those who oppose the national song “Vande Mataram” are insulting…
- India
UP court acquits Azam Khan in case related to allegedly spreading enmity
Lucknow: A special court on Friday acquitted former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan in a case related to allegedly spreading enmity, misusing an official government letterhead and seal, and making defamatory remarks…
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3 RPF officials booked for murder after Dalit man dies in custody
A 35-year-old Dalit man, taken in for theft, was found dead while in the custody of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Uttar Pradesh‘s Gonda district. The incident prompted the suspension of…
- India
No ‘law’, only ‘order’ left in UP’s law and order: Azam Khan
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan on Thursday took a swipe at the law and order situation under the Yogi Adityanath government, quipping that only “order” remains…
