Category: Uttar Pradesh
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Allahabad High Court asks U.P. government to regulate caste glorification, remove caste references from FIRs, public records
The High Court came down heavily on the police and said that the investigative impartiality and enforcement neutrality must be consciously cultivated, especially in a society where caste is pervasive
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Uttar Pradesh Congress president alleges house arrest during PM Modi’s Varanasi tour
Around 100 Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) workers were also put under house arrest in Varanasi to stop a proposed protest against alleged vote fraud in the Prime Minister’s presence in Varanasi.
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Carpet bombing in Uttar Pradesh: Trump tariffs hit sector already in crisis
With the U.S. imposing 50% tariff on Indian goods, the Bhadohi belt in Uttar Pradesh — the hub of India’s handmade carpet sector — is in crisis. Mayank Kumar finds that amid the disruption in exports, plummeting production and depleting employment lies the worry that the craft itself will die out. Industry representatives have asked the government…
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Mayawati appoints nephew Akash Anand as BSP national convenor
According to party sources, Akash’s responsibility will be to review the work of all sectors, central and state coordinators and state presidents; he will report directly to Mayawati
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Noida dowry death: Nikki Bhati’s trial by fire
On August 21, Nikki Bhati, 26, died of severe burn injuries in Sirsa, Uttar Pradesh. Married for nine years, Nikki had allegedly complained to her parents often about domestic abuse and dowry demands, but they had urged her to stay on. When Nikki and her sister opened a beauty parlour, the harassment allegedly worsened. Alisha Dutta reports…
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Eight dead, 43 injured as truck hits tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr
The accident took place around 2.10 a.m. on the Bulandshahr-Aligarh border near the Arnia bypass, when the canter truck hit the tractor-trolley from behind, causing it to overturn, Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural) Dinesh Kumar Singh said
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Greater Noida woman killed for ₹36 lakh dowry, husband held
A woman was assaulted and set on fire by her husband and in-laws in Greater Noida over a dowry; a case was registered against the victim’s husband and his family at Kasna Police Station
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Deaf-mute woman gang-raped in U.P.; two accused arrested after encounter
In the 16-second viral video, the woman, seemingly barefoot, is seen being chased down a dimly lit deserted road by men on motorcycles
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Fatehpur mausoleum vandalism sparks ruckus in U.P. Assembly
Opposition alleges BJP leaders incited the crowd, accuses it of shielding culprits and demand accountability; govt. says FIR lodged in the incident, promises legal action
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U.P. SDM transferred day after doing sit-ups in front of lawyers to admit filth in tehsil premises
Shahjahanpur District Magistrate Dharmendra Pratap Singh told PTI that Rahi, who was posted to Puwaiyan tehsil only on Tuesday, has now been relieved of the post.