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Bihar gangster Dablu Yadav killed in STF encounter in Hapur

LUCKNOW/MEERUT, July 29 -- Dablu Yadav, a notorious gangster from Bihar's Begusarai, was gunned down in an encounter with UP Special Task Force (STF) in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district late on Sunday n... Read More


ED gets 5-day custody of Chhangur Baba

LUCKNOW, July 29 -- A special court here on Monday granted a five-day police custody remand (PCR) of Jalaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, arrested for alleged illegal religious conversions, to Enforcement ... Read More


Flower shower on devotees

India, July 29 -- Scores of kanwariyas and other devotees offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the third Monday of Sawan. Sounds of bells, conch shells and 'damrus' resonated in other Shi... Read More


Met department issues warning for thunderstorms, lightning in UP

LUCKNOW, July 29 -- With active monsoon conditions prevailing, the state is likely to witness heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours, with very heavy showers at isolated places, the weatherman said. Th... Read More


Backward classes panel for 27% quota in coop societies

LUCKNOW, July 29 -- The Uttar Pradesh State Backward Classes Commission on Monday suggested that 27% reservation for other backward classes be implemented in cooperative societies as per the Constitut... Read More


Tigress behind fatal attacks in Pilibhit shifted to Kanpur zoo

KANPUR, July 29 -- A four-year-old tigress suspected of killing four people in Pilibhit district was captured and relocated to Kanpur Zoological Park following a joint operation by forest officials an... Read More


Girl kidnapped, raped in Pratapgarh; 2 booked

PRAYAGRAJ, July 29 -- A girl from a village under Jethwara police station limits in Pratapgarh was allegedly kidnapped and raped by two youths near the Sai river bridge on June 21. A month later, her ... Read More


HC orders DCP-level probe into 'fake' Arya Samaj societies in UP

PRAYAGRAJ, July 29 -- In a significant judgment, the Allahabad High Court has directed the secretary home, Uttar Pradesh, to launch an investigation into how 'fake' Arya Samaj societies have prolifera... Read More


Pratapgarh jail supt suspended for misconduct

LUCKNOW, July 29 -- Pratapgarh district jail superintendent Ajay Kumar Singh has been suspended with immediate effect following an investigation that revealed his misconduct towards subordinate staff,... Read More


Man shot over land dispute in Sonbhadra

Varanasi, July 29 -- A 65-year-old man, Devki Ram, was shot by three unidentified men while he was sleeping outside his house in Badauli village, Sonbhadra, early Monday morning. According to police, ... Read More