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Voting begins for assembly bypoll in Suar, Chhanbey seats in UP
Rampur: Voting got underway in the by-polls to the Suar and Chhanbey Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday morning. There is a direct contest between the ruling coalition and the opposition Samajwadi…
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UP civic polls: SP gave tickets to those responsible for riots in Kanpur, says Yogi
Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday hit out at the Samajwadi Party, alleging those responsible for riots and curfews in Kanpur were its candidates in the urban local body…
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Congress accuses BJP of using ‘The Kerala Story’ for cheap politics
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh over its announcement that “The Kerala Story” will be tax-free in the state and accused the…
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Sewer workers to have insurance cover in UP
Lucknow: Workers deputed for cleaning of sewer lines or septic tanks in Uttar Pradesh will now be covered under life insurance scheme. Directives have been issued to urban local bodies and Jal…
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UP Shia Waqf Board to launch housing scheme for community
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board will launch a scheme to provide houses to people from weaker sections of the community on its vacant lands and those freed from encroachment. The…
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Atiq’s widow Shaista now officially a ‘mafia’ in UP
Prayagraj: The Prayagraj police has designated slain gangster politician Atiq Ahmed’s widow, Shaista Parveen as a ‘mafia’ for the first time in an FIR lodged on May 2 in connection with the…
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SP, BSP are in ICU: UP Deputy CM Maurya
Bareilly: Expressing confidence that the BJP will win a large number of seats in the civic body polls, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday said both the Samajwadi…
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UP civic polls: Adityanath says BJP govt ‘put Aligarh lock’ on riots in state
Aligarh: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the double-engine government of the BJP has “put an Aligarh lock” on riots in the state. Campaigning for the second phase of…
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ASI agrees to survey Jama Masjid in UP’s Badaun
Lucknow: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has given an application in Badaun court, for carrying out a survey of the Jama Masjid there. A lawyer on behalf of the ASI appeared…
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Two rape accused caught, thrashed by locals in UP
Pilibhit: Two persons, accused of raping a minor, were caught by villagers, tied to a tree and thrashed in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district. They were later handed over to the police. According…
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BJP taking country on path of progress: Yogi Adityanath in poll-bound Karnataka
Mangaluru: Raising the pitch for the BJP’s election campaign in south Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday held massive roadshows at Puttur and Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada district and…
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UP BJP leader organises free screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ for college girls
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh BJP secretary Abhijat Mishra on Saturday organised the screening of the controversial film “The Kerala Story” for around 80 college girls in the city, a move criticised by opposition…
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Close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari held: Punjab Police chief
Chandigarh: A close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was arrested by Punjab Police, state’s top cop Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday. Harwinder Singh alias Jugnu Wala was a wanted criminal and the…
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Huge crowd gathers to witness last rites of slain gangster in UP
Greater Noida: The body of notorious gangster Anil Dujana a.k.a. Anil Nagar — killed during an encounter, was brought on Friday to his native village Dujana in Gautam Buddh Nagar district. A…