UP ends services of 25,000 home guards in state due to budget concerns

The home guards earlier got Rs 500 as daily allowance, which was increased to Rs 672 based on SC orders. It would have reportedly led to a loss of Rs 10 crore.

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· Oct 16, 2019 · 03:03 pm

Jhansi encounter: UP Police file FIR into shootout as BJP government faces heat from Opposition

The police killed a 28-year-old man, who was allegedly involved in illegal mining, earlier this week. However, his family claims the encounter was staged.

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· Oct 10, 2019 · 12:33 pm

Adityanath says his government has changed Uttar Pradesh’s perception, restored its identity

The chief minister said the BJP government has set records in implementation of central schemes.

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· Sep 19, 2019 · 07:37 pm

Uttar Pradesh may implement NRC in phases, says Adityanath

The chief minister told ‘The Indian Express’ that the state would respect the verdict of the Supreme Court in the Ayodhya case.

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· Sep 16, 2019 · 11:38 am

UP: Firozabad college denies it has banned women from wearing burqa on campus

The college principal said that female students had been asked to wear only grey burqas as part of the dress code.

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· Sep 13, 2019 · 10:37 am

UP: Adityanath government seeks details of cases filed against BJP MLA Sangeet Som

The government sent 13 queries regarding the cases, including their status and names of witnesses, said a senior Muzaffarnagar district official.

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· Aug 14, 2019 · 12:11 pm

UP: Priyanka Gandhi visits Sonbhadra, meets families of 10 Adivasis who were killed last month

Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma called it a ‘political stunt’.

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· Aug 13, 2019 · 12:47 pm

Muslim teenager allegedly set on fire in Chandauli for not chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’

However, Chandauli Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh claimed the boy gave different statements to different people.

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· Jul 29, 2019 · 12:14 pm

Uttar Pradesh: Retired Army captain beaten to death in Amethi

Amanullah had tried to stop some people from robbing a shop near his house and warned them that he would inform the police.

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· Jul 29, 2019 · 09:18 am

UP: Police arrest 25 people after 10 villagers shot dead in Sonbhadra district

On Thursday, the villagers were adamant that the bodies be buried at the spot where the shootout took place.

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· Jul 18, 2019 · 11:08 pm

Uttar Pradesh: Adityanath denies Hindu families are migrating out of Meerut due to fear

‘Who will migrate now that we have come to power?’ the chief minister asked.

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· Jun 30, 2019 · 01:26 pm

UP Police respond to Priyanka Gandhi, claim crime has fallen by 20%-35% in two years

The Congress general secretary had said that criminals roam free in Uttar Pradesh.

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· Jun 30, 2019 · 11:47 am