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Nephew of Atiq Ahmad’s rival shot dead in UP’s Prayagraj
Prayagraj: A 20-year-old nephew of Abid Pradhan, a rival of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad, was shot dead allegedly over a domestic dispute in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Saturday. Puramufti…
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2 kanwariyas killed in separate road accidents in UP’s Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar: Four kanwariyas were killed and several injured in separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district between Friday and Saturday, the police said. Chapar SHO Amarpal Sharma said Sahil (24) of…
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UP Court convicts Azam Khan in yet another hate speech case
Rampur: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district on Saturday convicted senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former MLA Mohd Azam Khan in a hate speech case. The MP/MLA court sentenced Khan…
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SP leader Azam Khan granted ‘provisional’ security cover
Rampur: A day after his Y-category security cover was withdrawn by the Uttar Pradesh government, Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan has now been given “provisional security,” according to police. Additional Superintendent…
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Tomatoes land 6 Customs officials in soup on UP-Nepal border
Maharajganj: A probe is currently underway into circumstances under which Customs officials released three tonnes of tomatoes that were being smuggled into India from Nepal and was caught by a joint team…
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UP govt withdraws Azam Khan’s Y-category security
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has removed the ‘Y’-category security provided to Samajwadi Party National General Secretary and former Minister Mohd. Azam Khan, an official said. A senior Home department official said…
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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…
