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

By Odisha News Online Nov 16, 2024 62

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 83

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 107

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 229

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 175

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 129

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 114

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 210

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

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Mayawati role model for entire Bahujan community; respect the decision, says Akash Anand

By Odisha News Online May 9, 2024 187

LUCKNOW, MAY 9: Divested of responsibilities as the BSP’s national coordinator, Akash Anand on Thursday said he fully respects the decision of his aunt and party president Mayawati whom he described as a role model for the entire Bahujan community. He also said that he will continue to fight for the Bhim Mission till his […]Continue Reading

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Mukhtar Ansari was subjected to slow poisoning in jail: Son Umar Ansari

By Odisha News Online Mar 29, 2024 185

LUCKNOW, MAR 29 : Mukhtar Ansari was subjected to slow poisoning in jail, Umar Ansari, the son of the gangster-turned-politician who died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda, alleged early Friday. The charge has been denied by authorities. Mukhtar Ansari was brought to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from […]Continue Reading