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KV temple sees huge influx of devotees on first Sawan Monday

VARANASI, Aug. 4 -- Amidst tight security arrangements, a huge number of devotees offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi on the first Monday of Sawan. Many devotees also visited Mrituj... Read More


Long queues of devotees at Shiva temples; traffic curbs in place

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 4 -- Thousands of devotees thronged Shiva temples on the first Monday of Sawan in Paraygarj. A large number of devotees were seen collecting holy water from the Ganga and Sangam after ... Read More


Licensed gun can't be used for 'joy firing': High court

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 4 -- The Allahabad high court has ruled that a licensed firearm cannot be used for "joy firing" during weddings or religious festivals, emphasising that every arms licensee is duty-bou... Read More


HC quashes suspension of government teacher over social media posts

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 4 -- The Allahabad high court has quashed the suspension of a government primary school teacher who was suspended for social media posts allegedly highlighting the misdeeds of a BJP le... Read More


Arms licence misuse: HC relief to Afzal Ansari

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 4 -- The Allahabad High court on Monday granted interim relief of protection from arrest to Samajwadi MP from Ghazipur Afzal Ansari in an FIR registered by Ghazipur Police after a file... Read More


Two killed, three injured as car crashes into truck on Vns-Jaunpur highway

Varanasi, Aug. 4 -- Two people were killed and three others sustained injuries after a car collided with a stationary truck near Neta Dhaba, close to Kulhnamau village under the Baksha police station ... Read More


Woman held hostage, jewellery worth Rs.80 lakh looted

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 4 -- Three masked men allegedly held a woman hostage and looted jewellery and cash worth around Rs.80 lakh from the palace of the late Raja Amar Pratap Singh at Amargarh under the Aasp... Read More


Assembly adjourned for the day after paying tribute to SP MLA

LUCKNOW, Aug. 4 -- The Uttar Pradesh assembly was adjourned for the day on Monday after members paid tribute to Samajwadi Party MLA Alam Badi, who died last month, and 21 former members. As the House ... Read More


Oppn stages protest before session begins

LUCKNOW, Aug. 4 -- At least two dozen Opposition lawmakers, mostly from the Samajwadi Party, staged a protest on the Ram temple donation controversy and other issues on the Vidhan Bhavan campus before... Read More


Ram temple donation theft debate shifts focus to Kashi, Mathura

LUCKNOW, Aug. 4 -- The BJP on Monday renewed its push for temples at the disputed Gyanvapi and Shahi Idgah sites even as the Samajwadi Party demanded an independent probe into the alleged Ram Temple d... Read More