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Yogi govt to probe all properties registered under Waqf
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to undertake a probe of all the properties recorded under Waqf. The state government has asked district administrations to undertake a survey of such properties…
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Uttar Pradesh: Survey of madrassas begins in Kanpur
Kanpur: In light of the Uttar Pradesh government’s order, the survey of Islamic educational institutions or Madrassas have started in Kanpur.According to the government order, the survey will be on the basis…
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Nitish Kumar denies plans to contest 2024 LS poll from UP’s Phulpur
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday denied speculations that he may contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh’s Phulpur, saying he only has ambition to unite opposition parties…
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UP Congress authorises Sonia Gandhi to select party’s next national president
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to select all office bearers, including the state unit president and the organisation’s next national president. This comes amid growing…
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UP: Minor Dalit girl gang-raped, set on fire succumbs to burns
A 16-year-old Dalit girl was gang raped and then set on fire by two persons in the Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident happened on September 7 when the victim was…
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UP: ‘Garima Griha’ to be set up for transgender citizens
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will set up ‘Garima Griha’ (dignity homes) for the transgender community. It has also been decided to provide identity cards to all transgender citizens…
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UP: Doctor lies about getting threats from anti-BJP supporters
A few days ago, a doctor named Arvind Vatsa Akela from Ghaziabad made headlines in mainstream media claiming he received death threats from an unknown number for supporting Hindutva groups. The doctor,…
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Govt can conduct survey of madrasas: Maulana Arshad Madani
Saharanpur: Maulana Arshad Madani, veteran Muslim scholar and principal of Darul Uloom in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoband, has said that it was well within the rights of the government to undertake a survey…
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Uttar Pradesh: 28 yrs later woman reports rape by family members
Aligarh: Nearly 28 years after the incident, a woman has come forward to report her sexual assault as a seven-year-old child by male members of her step-father’s family. The 35-year-old woman, wife…
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In a first, man gets 5 yrs in jail under UP’s anti-conversion law
Amroha: In the first case of conviction under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, a court in Amroha has served a five-year jail term to a 26-year-old…
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Badaun mosque the newest in the eye of a simmering storm
Badaun(UP): After Varanasi and Mathura, it is now a mosque in Badaun that has attracted controversy with right-wing activists claiming it to be a Neel Kanth Mahadeva temple. A local court in…
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UP: Teacher gets 20 yrs jail for sexually abusing minor boy
Firozabad: A government primary school teacher has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the court of additional district and sessions judge for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy, seven years ago.…