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Five Of Family Killed, Several Hurt As Train Rams Into Vehicles At Open Level Crossing In UP

Shahjahanpur: Five people were killed and one person was injured after a train rammed into some vehicles at a manned level crossing here whose gates were allegedly not closed at…

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
Girl Set Ablaze After Rape In Uttar Pradesh

Fatehpur: In another heinous incident of rape, an 18-year-old girl was allegedly raped and set ablaze by a man in Fatehpur district on Saturday. The girl was rushed to a nearby hospital by the police where after receiving primary treatment she was referred to the Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur. The victim’s father alleged […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Class 10 Student Raped In Uttar Pradesh, 6 Booked

Mau: Six youths were booked in connection with an alleged gang rape of a Class 10 student, officials said on Sunday. According to Mau SP Anurag Arya, the prime accused, along with two others, have been detained for questioning, while efforts are on to nab the rest of the youths. Arya said, “The incident took […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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CAA: 3,000 Arrested In UP, Internet Shut

Lucknow: At least 3,000 people across Uttar Pradesh, including 350 in Lucknow, have been arrested since Thursday night in connection with the protests against the recently amended citizenship law, police officials said on Friday. Security has also been beefed up across the state, as police have registered 19 FIRs against unknown people, of which 17 […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Anti-CAA Stir: At Least 6 Dead As Violence Rocks UP; Thousands Rally In National Capital

New Delhi: At least six persons died as violent clashes with police rocked Uttar Pradesh on Friday while thousands rallied in the national capital and several other cities with tricolour and ‘Save Constitution’ banners as part of raging protests across states against the amended citizenship law and the proposed NRC, prompting the government to indicate […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Mamata Backtracks, Says Had Meant Opinion Poll On CAA

Kolkata: A day after seeking a UN-controlled referendum on the new controversial citizenship law, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did a volte face on Friday, saying she had merely sought an opinion poll on the issue. “I did not say referendum. I said gana vote. I meant an opinion poll overseen by experts like […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Anti-CAA Protests: I&B Advisory For TV Channels

New Delhi: For the second time during the agitation against the Citizenship Act, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued a follow up advisory asking TV channels to abstain from showing any content that instigates violence. In an advisory issued to private TV channels, DTH operators and cable operators, the I&B Ministry said that reference […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Centre Releases Five Clauses To Acquire Indian Citizenship

New Delhi: Amid the raging protests across the country, including scores of violent incidents, against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Union Home Ministry on Friday released the five clauses under the Citizenship Act to acquire Indian citizenship. According to the Citizenship Act, 1955, under the first clause, citizenship by birth under Article 5 of the […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Anti-CAA Stir: Death Toll In UP Violence Rises To 11

Lucknow: At least 11 people, including an 8-year-old boy, have lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh as the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned violent in the state, officials said on Saturday. Four deaths were reported from Meerut district, while the boy was killed in a stampede in Varanasi when a violent mob was […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Anti-CAA Stir: Clashes Erupt In UP's Rampur; Several People, Policemen, Injured

Rampur (UP: Clashes broke out between anti-CAA protesters and police in which several people, including policemen, were injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur on Saturday, officials said. Around 400 to 500 people gathered here to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act amid a bandh call, they said. Five protesters were hospitalised and the condition of one […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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UP Govt Begins To Dispel Misinformation About CAA

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated steps to check the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) campaign that has unleashed violence in several districts While the Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have appealed to the people to maintain peace and law and order across the state and not to fall for rumours and […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Turned Back From Meerut

Meerut: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were turned back from Meerut on Tuesday where they had gone to meet the victims of the anti-CAA protests. Congress leaders alleged that both Rahul and Priyanka were turned back from Partapur, outside Meerut. A heavy deployment of forces was made as soon as the news of […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
UP Becomes First State To Shortlist Migrants For Citizenship

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is all set to become the first state in the country to start the exercise of shortlisting migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, eligible for citizenship under the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The exercise will also identify those who are living illegally in the state. According to additional chief secretary (home) Avanish […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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UP Govt Announces Free Vaccination For Those Above 18 Years

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh will now offer the Covid vaccine free of cost from May 1, as India’s vaccine net widens to include all people over the age of 18. The…

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Fire Breaks Out After Bus Collides With Truck In UP, Several Injured

Kannauj (UP): Several people suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out after a bus collided with a truck near Uttar Pradesh’s Chiloi village on Friday, police said. Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot, they said. There were around 40 passengers in the bus, police said, adding that the accident took place […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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