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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Adityanath compares UP civic polls to `Deva-Asura War’
Sitapur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday termed the upcoming urban body elections as the “Deva-Asura Sangram”, a battle between the gods and their enemies, and said it is necessary…
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UP: Cong leaders booked for assaulting party worker for donning saffron kurta
Amethi: The Amethi district Congress chief has been booked for allegedly abusing and beating up a party worker for donning a saffron kurta to the party office here, police said on Friday.…
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Why were Atiq, Ashraf ‘paraded’, not taken to hospital directly: SC asks UP govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a status report on steps taken after the killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in…
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UP: Father, brother-in-law arrested for making woman drink toilet cleaner
Lucknow: The father and brother-in-law of a newly-married woman have been arrested for strangling her and making her drink toilet cleaner. The woman was found naked in the bushes on the Lucknow-Delhi…
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Human blood stains found in Atiq Ahmed’s office: Forensic report
Prayagraj: In a shocking development, the forensic examination report has confirmed that the blood stains found in the partially demolished office of gangster Atiq Ahmed in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district was human…
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HC directs UP govt to amend rules to fill Class-III vacancies via UPSSSC
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to ensure the selection of Class-lll posts in the legislative assembly and the legislative council is made through the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate…
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Newly-married woman found with burn injuries on highway in UP
Bareilly: In a shocking incident, a woman who had been married three days ago, was found in a naked condition with nearly 40 per cent burn injuries on the Delhi-Lucknow national highway…
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19-year-old issued threat to Yogi using girlfriend’s father’s phone, held
Kanpur: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested here for allegedly issuing a ‘death threat’ to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from a number belonging to his girlfriend’s father, police said on…
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Criminals now beg for their lives, says CM Yogi; bats for ‘triple-engine govt’
Unnao: Criminals in Uttar Pradesh walked around with their heads held high but now they hang placards around their necks begging for their lives, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday while…
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NIA raids underway at 17 locations of banned PFI
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted raids at 17 locations across the country of the banned organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with a terror case.…
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Uttar Pradesh: Life threat issued to Yogi Adityanath, probe on
Lucknow: A message issuing a life threat to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was sent on the UP 112 WhatsApp group, police said, adding that a case has been registered at…
