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77 Muzaffarnagar riots cases withdrawn by UP without any reason, SC told

New Delhi | The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that the Uttar Pradesh government has withdrawn 77 cases in connection with 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots under section 321 of the CrPC, without giving any reasons. Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, appointed amicus curiae in a 2016 petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking direction to fast-tracking […]

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Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq booked for supporting Taliban

Lucknow | Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal Dr Shafiqur Rahman Barq has been booked for comparing Taliban occupation of Afghanistan with India’s freedom struggle. A case has been registered against the SP MP at the Sadar police station on a complaint lodged by Rajesh Singhal, regional vice president of BJP Western Uttar Pradesh, late on Tuesday […]

UP to have ATS commando centre in Deoband

Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh will now have an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) commando centre in Deoband in Saharanpur district. Shalabh Mani Tripathi, the information advisor to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the work of opening the commando centre had begun on a war footing. He said that about one and a half dozen smart ATS officers […]