Uttar Pradesh
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Rinku Singh credits IPL performance for Asian Games selection
New Delhi: Crediting the “special IPL innings” for changing his life, Uttar Pradesh batter Rinku Singh said he was left emotional when he received his maiden India call up for the Asian…
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22 items found missing from police strong room in UP district, FIR lodged
Barabanki: An FIR has been lodged in connection with 22 items that were seized by the Lonikatra police in Barabanki and kept in safe custody at the police station but went missing…
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Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra second phase plan enthuses UP Cong cadres
Lucknow: After staying away from Uttar Pradesh for almost four and a half years, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is now expected to tour a major part of the state in the second…
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UP: Warden sacked for making videos of minor girls in hostel
Aligarh: A female warden of the government-run girls hostel, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Aligarh’s Iglas area, has been sacked for allegedly making ‘objectionable’ videos of girl students of Classes 6 to…
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Atiq’s lawyer Vijay Mishra arrested in Lucknow
Lucknow: Vijay Mishra, lawyer of slain gangster Atiq Ahmed, has been arrested by the Prayagraj police in an extortion case. He was arrested from outside Hotel Hyatt Legacy in Lucknow late on…
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Non-bailable warrant against UP BJP leader in sexual abuse case
Meeru: A special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against BJP leader Arvind Gupta Marwari in a case of alleged…
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Muslims observe Muharram with ‘tazia’ processions, special prayers
New Delhi: Muslims took out “tazia” processions, flagellated themselves and offered special prayers as they observed Muharram – the martyrdom of Imam Hussain – on Saturday. At least eight people were killed…
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Muharram holiday cancelled for schools in UP, Gujarat to mark 3 years of NEP
The government schools in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat were directed to cancel the Muharram holiday on Saturday, July 29, and open educational institutions till class 12th to celebrate three years of the…
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UP: 2 Shia groups clash over holding religious meeting, 20 booked
Kaushambi: Two Shia groups clashed here over holding a religious meeting, a police official said on Friday. Additional Superintendent of Police Samar Bahadur Singh said the incident took place on Thursday night…
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Some powers attempting to ‘block PM Modi’s path’, says Brij Bhushan
Bhopal: Controversial BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh and former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said some unidentified “powers are attempting” to block the path…
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UP school headmaster suspended for sleeping naked in front of students
Bahraich: In a shocking incident, the headmaster of a government primary school in Visheshwarganj in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich, has been suspended after he was allegedly found sleeping naked in front of students…
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UP: Man held for converting people to Christianity by offering money
Ghaziabad: A man has been arrested here for allegedly converting members of Scheduled Caste and Schedules Tribes by offering money, police said on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Mahinder Kumar,…
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Man shot dead for objecting to loud music in UP
Gorakhpur: A 45-year-old man was shot dead after he objected to vulgar songs being played loudly by a few mining workers at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur. Three people also sustained…