Four arrested for offering namaz while prohibitory orders in place in Bareilly

Four arrested for offering namaz while prohibitory orders in place in Bareilly

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A village head was among four arrested for offering Friday prayers in a makeshift shed in Bareilly without seeking permission, police said on Saturday (January 18, 2025). A case was registered against seven persons and other unidentified people for the incident that happened while prohibitory … Read more

One killed in violence during Durga idol immersion procession in Bahraich 

One killed in violence during Durga idol immersion procession in Bahraich 

One person was killed and at least four others were injured on Sunday (October 13, 2024) after a clash erupted between two groups of people hailing from different communities during Durga idol immersion procession in Mahasi under Hardi police station limits in Bahraich district. The deceased person was identified as Ram Gopal, 22, while injured … Read more

Uttar Pradesh declares ‘no non-veg’ day on November 25

Uttar Pradesh declares ‘no non-veg’ day on November 25

Uttar Pradesh has ordered all slaughterhouses and meat shops to remain closed on November 25. File. | Photo Credit: Rajeev Bhatt Uttar Pradesh government on Friday declared November 25 as “no non-veg day” on the birth anniversary of Sadhu TL Vaswani, who advocated for a vegetarian lifestyle. U.P. ordered all slaughterhouses and meat shops to remain closed on … Read more

No plan for caste census in U.P., says Yogi

No plan for caste census in U.P., says Yogi

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that as per the Constitution, census work is the job of the Union Government. | Photo Credit: PTI The Uttar Pradesh government has no plans to conduct a caste census in the State, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on August 10. Mr. Adityanath’s statement came in response to a question … Read more

Mayawati accuses SP leader of stirring religious couldron for pre-poll mileage

Mayawati accuses SP leader of stirring religious couldron for pre-poll mileage

BSP President Mayawati accused Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya of trying to drive a wedge between communities ahead of election | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI BSP President Mayawati on Sunday accused Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya of trying to drive a wedge between communities ahead of election with his comment on … Read more

SC notice to U.P. govt on plea of disqualified MLA Abdullah Azam Khan in criminal case

SC notice to U.P. govt on plea of disqualified MLA Abdullah Azam Khan in criminal case

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his son MLA Abdullah Azam at MP-MLA Special Court, Moradabad, on February 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on May 1 sought the stand of the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan, son of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, against the … Read more

PM Modi inaugurates Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023

PM Modi inaugurates Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023

The venue of the U.P. Global Investors Summit 2023 in the Vrindavan Yojana area of Lucknow. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, February 10, 2023 inaugurated the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 here. The Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 is being held from February 10-12. It is the flagship … Read more

Ex-Uttar Pradesh MLA Sunderlal Dixit passes away

Ex-Uttar Pradesh MLA Sunderlal Dixit passes away

The 80-year-old suffered a serious head injury and was rushed to Lohia Hospital in Lucknow where doctors declared him dead. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@orgrkmkisan Former MLA from Haidergarh Assembly seat and senior BJP leader Sunderlal Dixit died on January 14 after falling down the stairs at his home. The 80-year-old suffered a serious head injury … Read more

Man released on bail in Uttar Pradesh after depositing ₹10,000 in ‘Gau Seva Aayog’

Man released on bail in Uttar Pradesh after depositing ₹10,000 in ‘Gau Seva Aayog’

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Allahabad High Court recently released a man, who was accused of cow slaughter, on bail after his counsel told the court that he is ready to deposit ₹10,000 in ‘ Gau Seva Aayog’ (cow service commission). The single-judge Bench of Justice Prakash Singh on … Read more

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Charges farmed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Charges farmed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others

File picture of Ashish Mishra being produced in a court in Lakhimpur | Photo Credit: – A court here on Tuesday framed charges against Ashish Mishra and 13 others in connection with the October 2021 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri’s Tikunia in which four farmers were killed. Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for … Read more