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SIT files charge sheet against 3 in Atiq, Ashraf murder case
Prayagraj: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Uttar Pradesh Police has filed a 2,056-page charge sheet against three assailants who shot dead gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his younger brother Khalid Azeem alias…
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Man urinates on Dalit youth in UP; 2 held after video goes viral
In yet another distressing incident of violence against a Dalit tribal youth, a man was caught on camera urinating in the mouth of a tribal youth in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. As per…
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72 pc districts face extreme floods, 25 pc of them have early warning systems: Report
New Delhi: An estimated 72 percent of districts in India are exposed to extreme flood events but only 25 percent of them have level flood forecasting stations, or early warning systems, a…
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Pastor, 2 others, held for attack on Bajrang Dal leader in UP
Bahraich: Three persons, including a pastor, have been arrested for allegedly attacking a local Bajrang Dal office-bearer. Dipanshu Srivastava, a ‘vibhag sanyojak’ of the Bajrang Dal, lodged an FIR at Nanpara police…
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UP police arrest 4 for pelting stones at Vande Bharat train
Stones were pelted at the newly inaugurated Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express after it mowed down six goats of their herd. The window panes of four coaches were broken. Police arrested Munnu Paswan…
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NCSC asks UP govt to file report on Dalit man ‘forced to lick slippers’
New Delhi: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday over an incident in which a Dalit man was allegedly assaulted by another…
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Woman jumps off 2nd floor after family refuses marriage with ‘Telegram’ friend
Noida: A 24-year old woman was Thursday hospitalised with injuries after she jumped off her second-floor apartment here when her family opposed her marriage to a man she befriended on Telegram, police…
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Jamiat to hold special prayers on Friday over UCC issue
Agra: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind is planning to hold ‘yaum-e-dua’ (prayer day) on Friday peace and unity over the UCC issue. Local community groups, clerics and imams of mosques have been asked to…
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UP: FIR registered against Atiq Ahmed’s son, five others
Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Police have registered another case against slain gangster Atiq Ahmed’s son, Ali Ahmed, for allegedly threatening, land grabbing and demanding extortion of Rs 50 lakh in Prayagraj’s Kareli, officials…
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Allahabad HC stays arrest of minor under Gangster Act
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of a minor who had contested invoking of the Gangster Act against him in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj on the ground that the Act…
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400 acts of violence against Christians in India since January: Report
The United Christian Forum (UCF) stated that 400 acts of violence against Christians occurred across 23 states in the first half of 2023, with Uttar Pradesh topping the list of states with…
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Rain fury: Mayawati says Centre should immediately come forward to help affected states
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday voiced concern over the damage and destruction caused by rains in many parts of the country, and said the Centre should immediately extend help…
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Teen with friends steal bikes to buy gifts for girlfriend in UP
Lucknow: The Lucknow police have arrested an 18-year-old boy, originally from Nepal, along with his two aides, for allegedly stealing vehicles from various locations of the state capital to buy expensive gifts…
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B R Ambedkar’s statue damaged in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi
Bhadohi: Unidentified persons allegedly damaged a statue of B R Ambedkar at a higher composite primary school in the Aurai area here, police said on Monday. An FIR was lodged and the…
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UP: Bajrang Dal members beat up cop outside police station in Sitapur
Members of the Bajrang Dal thrashed a constable outside a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur. A crowd chanting slogans of ‘Jai Shree Ram’ drags the policeman outside the station gate and…
