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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Banda - Caught on Camera

How hate drove a Muslim flower-seller to death in a Maharashtra village

It was a warm summer morning in May in the quiet border village of Banda, nestled in Maharashtra’s Sawantwadi taluka of Sindhudurg district, near the Goa border. At a small flower stall in the bustling Bazaar Peth market, 38-year-old Aftab Shaikh and his mother, Fahmida, were arranging garlands and flowers…

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UP woman executed in UAE for infant murder; Click for details...

According to reports, Shahzadi Khan who hailed from Banda district in Uttar Pradesh was executed on February 15. A must must read on Dynamite News:

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Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died at the Banda Medical College in Uttar Pradesh on March 28 following a cardiac arrest

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Big News of UP: Jailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest

Jailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest on Thursday after he was admitted to a hospital in Banda district as his health deteriorated again in prison. He was 63. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttar Pradesh: Mukhtar Ansari admitted to hospital in Banda

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was admitted to Uttar Pradesh's Banda Medical College on Tuesday after his health deteriorated in jail. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari hospitalised amid health concerns

Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari hospitalized in Uttar Pradesh amid health concerns, family alleges lack of information and access.

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Uttar Pradesh: 4 killed, one missing as boat overturns into Ken river in Banda

Four children died after slipping into the Ken river in Singhankala village in Banda district. Read further on dynamite News

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Man arrested for hoax bomb call in Lucknow wanted to take revenge from 'wife’s lover'

LUCKNOW: Police on Sunday arrested a Sitapur man from Banda who was accused of making a call to UP 112 on July 7 stating that the "lover" of his wife had planted a bomb at Hazratganj metro station.

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Uttar Pradesh: Six killed, two critically injured after SUV rammed into a truck in Banda

An over speeding Bolero with eight people collided with a truck. Five people died on the spot. Among the three admitted to a Community health centre, one died, and the rest two are in critical condition. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Religious, ‘proud Brahmin’, ‘disowned’ by Bajrang Dal: Meet Luvlesh Tiwari, accused in Atiq’s murder

On December 22, a 22-year-old in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, posted on Facebook. “Jai Shri Ram,” he said, writing in Hindi: “People in front of whom I don’t bow down do not like me. Those who like me never ask me to bow.”

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Atiq-Ashraf Killing: Accused Lovelesh Tiwari's friends detained in Banda

Three friends of Lovelesh Tiwari, the main accused in the sensational killing of gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed, were detained by a SIT in Uttar Pradesh's Banda. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bureaucracy: Five IAS officers shifted in UP, new DM posted in Banda

The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred five IAS officers in the state. See the complete transfer list on Dynamite News

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UP CM inaugurates statues of Maharana Pratap, Khangar in Banda, says ‘city roads like that of Delhi’

BANDA: "Banda looks like Delhi when one sees wide and clean roads," said Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath while praising the improved infrastructure of the Bundelkhand city as he inaugurated two tall statues of Maharana Pratap of Mewar and Maharaja Khet Singh Khangar of Khangar dynasty at separate chowks…

The Times of India

Trucks collide head-on due to fog in UP’s Banda, driver killed

KANPUR: A truck driver was killed while the driver and attendant of another truck suffered critical wounds after their vehicles collided head-on due to fog on the Tanda-Banda highway early Sunday in Tindwari area of Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district.

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ED raids properties linked to ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari

Ansari, a five-time former MLA, is currently lodged in jail at Banda in Uttar Pradesh for several cases, including attempt to murder and murder.

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Banda Boat Capsize: 6 more bodies fished out, search ops for remaining persons continue

The incident took place when the boat carrying between 30 to 40 people was on its way from Marka to Jarauli Ghat in the Fatehpur district to visit relatives on the occasion of Rakshabandhan. Further details on Dynamite News:

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Banda Boat Tragedy: 3 dead, 13 rescued; search operation resumes for 17 missing people

The boat carrying 30 to 40 people was going from Fatehpur to Marka village. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Uttar Pradesh: 24-year-old cop commits suicide

BANDA: A 24-year-old police constable allegedly committed suicide in Banda district late on Friday night. The incident occurred at a rented accommodation of the police personnel in Kamasin town. As per report, late on Friday night, the policeman after putting his mobile phone on flight mode committed suicide.

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Uttar Pradesh: Kiwis & dates found in Mukhtar Ansari's cell; deputy jailor, 4 others suspended

LUCKNOW: A surprise inspection by Banda district magistrate (DM) Anurag Patel of the district prison - where gangster Mukhtar Ansari is lodged - led to the suspension of deputy jailor Vireshwar Pratap Singh and four jail warders.

The Times of India

Kiwis & dates found in Mukhtar Ansari’s cell in Uttar Pradesh jail; dy jailor, 4 others suspended

LUCKNOW: A surprise inspection by Banda district magistrate (DM) Anurag Patel of the district prison – where gangster Mukhtar Ansari is lodged – led to the suspension of deputy jailor Vireshwar Pratap Singh and four jail warders.

The Times of India

Police arrest Banda man for Pernem murder

PANAJI: Pernem police on Tuesday arrested Ganesh Virnodkar, a resident of Banda, in connection with the murder of Shreya Shailesh Madkholkar.

The Times of India

At 47.2 degrees Celsius, Banda still the hottest in India

LUCKNOW: As the severe heat wave continued unabated on Saturday, Banda remained the hottest place in the country for the second consecutive day with 47.2 degrees Celsius maximum temperature. Other parts of the state - particularly Bundelkhand, parts of central and East UP and districts bordering Rajasthan - also continued…

The Times of India

At 47.4 degree Celsius, Uttar Pradesh’s Banda is India’s hottest place

LUCKNOW: As the heat wave conditions intensified, maximum temperature soared to above 47 degrees Celsius in Banda, making it the hottest place in the country on Friday

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: After losing bike for 'cycle', man gets Rs 1L from SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW: Three days after he lost his motorcycle that he had pledged on a bet that the Samajwadi Party would win the 2022 assembly polls, Awadhesh Kushwaha of Banda met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday. Akhilesh not only gave him a cheque for Rs 1 lakh to buy…

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