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Another UP cop faces action for post on Mukhtar Ansari

Chandauli: Yet another constable posted in Chandauli district has been suspended for calling Mukhtar Ansari a Messiah on his Facebook account page. As the post went viral, superintendent of police, Chandauli, Anil…
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Ayodhya admin appeals to people to visit temple town after Ram Navami

Ayodhya: The Ayodhya district administration has urged people who plan to visit here on Ram Navami, to celebrate the festival at their homes instead and come to the temple town later as…

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UP: Man kills wife, 2 kids; sleeps with corpses for 3 days

In a tragic incident, a 32-year-old man from Saravan Nagar area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, murdered his wife and two children, officials said. The accused, identified as Ram Lagan Gautam, has been…
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UP politicians line up to offer condolences to Mukhtar Ansari’s family

Lucknow: Shedding their initial inhibitions, politicians in Uttar Pradesh are now queuing up to offer condolences at the house of Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur. Mukhtar Ansari, jailed for 19 years, died following…
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Mob thrashes Muslim man with sticks in UP, 2 arrested

A Muslim man was harassed and attacked brutally with sticks by a group of men in a Kandla village of a newly constructed district of Shamli in Uttar Pra A video of…
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Now transgenders of UP will also make voters aware

Lucknow: Transgenders of Uttar Pradesh will now help increase voters’ awareness, officials said. The Election Commission is running various programmes for this with the focus being on increasing voting percentage through street…
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UP: Dalit woman assaulted after goat strays into another’s field

A 60-year-old Dalit woman was beaten and abused by a man when her goat accidentally strayed into the latter’s fields. The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahar region. A video of the…

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Imams injured in attack by Hindutva goons in Maharashtra, UP

In two separate incidents in Maharashtra and UP, imams were attacked by Hindutva goons. In both incidents, the imams were grievously injured. An imam from Maharashtra’s Jalna district was allegedly assaulted and…
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Will split in Muslim votes yet again help BJP in western UP?

Lucknow: As the polling date for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh draws near, all eyes are on the seats of Rampur, Moradabad and Sambhal and other seats…
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LS polls: Apna Dal(K) announces new alliance with AIMIM in UP

Lucknow: The Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) have joined hands to form a new alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. Ahead of the alliance…
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Massive crowd gathers as Mukhtar Ansari laid to rest in UP’s Ghazipur

Ghazipur/Lucknow: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest at the Kali Bagh burial ground in Ghazipur on Saturday. The body was brought to the family’s ancestral burial ground, about half a km from…
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UP: Security beefed up in Ghazipur ahead of Mukhtar Ansari’s burial

Ghazipur: Security arrangements have been strengthened outside the residence of Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur and a burial ground in the Uttar Pradesh district ahead of the last rites of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari…
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UP: Kamaal R Khan’s brother to contest from Saharanpur on BSP ticket

Lucknow: Majid Ali, brother of Kamaal R Khan – known for his controversial criticism of Indian film personalities – will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Saharanpur constituency on the Bahujan…
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UP ranks first in custodial deaths, all cases warrant probe: Congress leader

Noida: Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh Pankhuri Pathak on Friday called for a judicial probe into every death in police custody, saying the state government and the police administration “becoming so uncontrolled”…
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Magisterial probe ordered into Mukhtar Ansari’s death

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a magisterial investigation into the death of Mukhtar Ansari. The inquiry will be conducted by a three-member team, said a government spokesman. Mukhtar Ansari’s son Umar…