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Fire breaks out at MahaKumbh Mela in Prayagraj; no casualties reported

By Odisha News Online Jan 19, 2025 58

LUCKNOW, JAN 19 : A major fire broke out in to the tents of Sector 19 at Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on Sunday. There was no report of any casualty. The fire which engulfed around 40 tents was triggered by the leakage of gas cylinder. It was then followed by a series of blasts in the […]Continue Reading

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Agra man kills four sisters, mother in Lucknow hotel room, cites property-linked harassment

By Odisha News Online Jan 1, 2025 54

LUCKNOW, JAN 1 : A 24-year-old man allegedly killed his four sisters and mother inside a hotel room here on Wednesday, claiming land-related harassment by some locals of his community in their hometown Agra, police said. The accused, Mohammad Arshad, was arrested shortly after the chilling incident which took place in the busy Naka area […]Continue Reading

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16 newborns battling for life after Jhansi hospital fire kills 10 infants

By Odisha News Online Nov 16, 2024 82

LUCKNOW/JHANSI, NOV 16 : Hours after a fire claimed the lives of at least 10 newborn children in Jhansi district, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the parents of the deceased, an official said. A statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh government said that Chief Minister […]Continue Reading

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Muslim religious leaders, oppn welcome SC verdict upholding UP Madrasa Act

By Odisha News Online Nov 5, 2024 113

LUCKNOW, NOV 5 : Muslim religious leaders and opposition parties on Tuesday welcomed a Supreme Court order upholding the validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrassa Education Act and said it is wrong to look at the seminaries with suspicion. If the government wants that there should be some improvement in madrassas, then it […]Continue Reading

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Six dead, several feared trapped after building collapse in Lucknow

By Odisha News Online Sep 8, 2024 126

LUCKNOW, SEPT 8 : Six people were killed and 28 others rescued when a three-storey building collapsed in the Transport Nagar area of Lucknow on Saturday evening around 5 pm, officials said. Four teams of NDRF, six teams of SDRF, five teams of fire department and the district police continue to carry out the rescue […]Continue Reading

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BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh by Dalit, Adivasi groups against top court order on sub-classification of SCs

By Odisha News Online Aug 21, 2024 250

LUCKNOW,AUG 21 : The Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday extended support to the day-long Bharat Bandh called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups to protest against the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SCs). The party also accused the BJP and the Congress of colluding to end reservation. It said these […]Continue Reading

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UP govt makes it mandatory for eatery owners to display names on Kanwar Yatra route across state

By Odisha News Online Jul 19, 2024 204

LUCKNOW, JULY 19 : The controversy over the display of owners’ names on eateries falling on the Kanwar Yatra route is far from over with the UP government’s decision drawing flak from various quarters including a BJP leader, allies and the opposition. The UP government issued directives on Friday making it mandatory for shopkeepers and […]Continue Reading

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Uttar Pradesh: 18 killed, 19 hurt as bus collides with tanker on Agra-Lucknow expressway

By Odisha News Online Jul 10, 2024 149

Uttar Pradesh, July 10 : Eighteen people died and 19 were injured when a double-decker sleeper bus hit a milk tanker on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway here on Wednesday, police said. The accident took place around 5 am near Jojikot village in Behta Mujhawar police station area. District Magistrate Gaurang Rathi said prima facie the bus, […]Continue Reading

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Hathras stampete: SIT report finds organisers ‘guilty’; says can’t rule out ‘big conspiracy’

By Odisha News Online Jul 9, 2024 132

LUCKNOW, JULY 9 : The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday suspended the local SDM, a circle officer and four others based on the SIT report on the Hathras stampede, which did not rule out a “big conspiracy” behind the incident. The SIT report also flagged lapses on the part of the local administration that led […]Continue Reading

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Constable dies of ‘accidental firing’ at Ram Temple complex in Ayodhya

By Odisha News Online Jun 19, 2024 235

LUCKNOW, JUN 19 : A constable of Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF) deployed at Ayodhya Shri Ram Janmabhoomi complex, died after getting injured by a gunshot fired from his own rifle on early Wednesday morning. Senior police officers, who visited the spot, said they were trying to ascertain if it was a case of […]Continue Reading