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Manikarnika Ghat row:18 protesters detained

VARANASI, Jan. 20 -- Members of the Pal community reached Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi on Monday to stage a protest against the alleged damage to an idol of Ahilyabai Holkar on the wall of a platform ... Read More


VNN announces 100% waiver of water tax surcharge for residential, mixed-use buildings

VARANASI, Jan. 20 -- The Varanasi Nagar Nigam has waived off the water tax surcharge by 100 percent for residential and mixed-use buildings in the city. Now, no surcharge will have to be paid on the o... Read More


Hold special exam for student who was not issued admit card: HC

Prayagraj, Jan. 20 -- The Allahabad high court has said that the right to appear in an examination is akin to the right to live with human dignity, enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution. Therefo... Read More


Shankaracharya continues protest, Mela administration says he was not insulted

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 20 -- Even as Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati continued his protest on the second day on Monday over his palanquin having been stopped on the way to the Sangam on Sun... Read More


10 illegal shrines razed in Bahraich

BAHRAICH, Jan. 20 -- The district authorities on Monday demolished 10 illegal shrines situated within the premises of Maharaja Suheldev Autonomous State Medical College here. The operation was carried... Read More


Man accused of cattle slaughter held in police encounter

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 20 -- A man wanted for the theft and slaughter of three cattle in Barsanda village of Pratapgarh was injured in a police encounter on Monday morning. Naushad Qureshi, 41, from Mauaima ... Read More


Effective platform to share legislative perspectives: PM

LUCKNOW, Jan. 20 -- Debates and discussions are an important part of a democracy, promoting transparency, fairness and respect for differing viewpoints and criticism with dignity, said Prime Minister ... Read More


Four of family beaten to death at home in Etah

Agra, Jan. 20 -- Three of a family were found murdered and another member succumbed to the injuries later after they were brutally assaulted at their residence in Etah's Kotwali Nagar on Monday aftern... Read More


From Aligarh to Mirzapur, cameras track hunt for missing infant

KANPUR, Jan. 20 -- A 10-month-old baby's alleged kidnapping from a running train has triggered a sweeping multi-district search across Uttar Pradesh. Railway police are scanning CCTV footage from stat... Read More


Ex-IPS officer Amitabh Thakur granted bail in Fraud case

GORAKHPUR, Jan. 20 -- The district court in Deoria on Monday granted bail to former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, observing that his continued judicial custody was not required at this stage of the case... Read More