Uttar Pradesh
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Despite being jailed, Atiq murder accused active on social media
Pratapgarh: Lovelesh Tiwari, one of the accused in the murders of gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, is active on the social media despite being lodged in the Pratapgarh jail. The…
- India
Nature has a way of settling scores: Yogi on Atiq Ahmad’s turf
Prayagraj: Addressing an election meeting on what once was the home turf of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday appeared to invoke nature as a great…
- India
1 held in UP for hurting religious sentiments by uploading video on social media: Police
Bareilly: Police in this Uttar Pradesh district arrested a village head on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by uploading an objectionable video on a social media platform, an official said. According…
- India
SC notice to UP govt on disqualified Abdullah Azam Khan’s plea for stay on conviction
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s son challenging the high court refusal to stay his…
- India
Man held for objectionable post against Yogi Adityanath
Ballia: A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly uploading an objectionable post against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media, police here said on Monday. Narhi police station in-charge…
- India
Bulldozers to roar again in UP – this time against encroachments
Lucknow: Bulldozers will roll and rumble once again in Uttar Pradesh but this time the “action” will be against encroachments on government lands, parks and ponds in areas under the jurisdiction of…
- India
Under BJP, ‘era of political patronage’ to criminals converted into ‘era of prison’: Naqvi
Moradabad: Former Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said under the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh the era of “political patronage” to criminals has been converted into…
- India
‘BSP has given proper representation to Muslims; communal parties sleepless..’
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said “casteist” and “communal” political parties are having sleepless nights ahead of the urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh due to her party giving a proper…
- India
BJP woos Pasmanda Muslims by handing out tickets to them in UP local polls
Lucknow: With the Uttar Pradesh Urban Local Body (ULB) election around the corner, the BJP is reaching out to the Muslim community, primarily the Pasmandas. For the first time, all parties have…
- Politics
AIMIM to contest 432 corporator posts in UP
Lucknow: The All India Majlis-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is trying its luck on 10 seats in Lucknow and 432 corporator posts in Uttar Pradesh. AIMIM spokesperson Pawan Rao Ambedkar said, “We had also…
- Delhi
Delhi: Four arrested for defrauding over 500 people with foreign job promise
New Delhi: Four men were arrested for allegedly duping about 500 people on the pretext of securing them jobs in Gulf countries at handsome salaries, police said on Saturday. The mastermind of…
- India
Mafias who demanded ‘goonda tax’ earlier now begging for their lives: Adityanath
Maharajganj: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed that mafias and other criminals used to forcibly occupy the land of the poor and demand “goonda tax” under previous governments, but…
- India
UP: Mukhtar Ansari, brother Afzal jailed for 10 yrs in 2007 Gangsters Act case
Ghazipur: A local court on Saturday sentenced gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari and his brother and BSP MP Afzal Ansari to imprisonment for 10 years and four years, respectively in a 2007 Gangsters Act…
- India
Want someone to shoot us in head?: Azam Khan refers to Atiq Ahmed’s killing
Rampur: Fearing being shot dead in a similar manner to gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmed, Samajwadi Party senior leader Azam Khan, while campaigning in Rampur for civic polls, asked people whether they want…
- India
Eid prayers: After Kanpur, UP police now book several in Aligarh
Aligarh: Several unnamed persons have been booked for offering namaz outside two mosques in the old city area in violation of prohibitory orders on Eid last week, police said on Friday. City…
