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NBW issued against BJP MLC in 2018 assault case

AGRA: The court of judicial magistrate, Aligarh, issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against BJP MLC Rishipal Singh for allegedly abusing and assaulting a man in Atrauli in 2018.

The Times of India · Jun 23, 2022

Why no police action in BJP-ruled states: JD(U)

PATNA: The war of words between the JD(U) and ally BJP leaders in Bihar continued on Sunday. A day after BJP state president Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal raised question over the 'good governance' of CM Nitish Kumar, JD(U) spokesperson and MLC Neeraj Kumar asked why did the Uttar Pradesh government not…

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

Agnipath stir: Nearly 1.6k booked from Aligarh & Mathura; police say protesters will pay for damages

AGRA: Police booked 1,600 people and arrested 110 a day after violent protests against the Centre's Agnipath scheme swept across Aligarh and Mathura. Recovery proceedings for damaging public property are "likely" to be initiated against them soon, said officials.

The Times of India · Jun 18, 2022

UP: Woman’s head shaved off after she refuses to leave home in Aligarh

AGRA: A 40-year-old woman’s head was allegedly shaved off after being physically assaulted by her husband and in-laws in Aligarh’s Khair area, as she refused to leave the house which was constructed with her brother’s financial help.

The Times of India · Apr 21, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Man, 55, thrashed for 'chanting religious slogans’ in Aligarh

Agra: A 55-year-old man was allegedly thrashed by some men for purportedly chanting “religious slogans” outside his house in Aligarh’s Sarai Kale Khan under Sasni gate police limits on Wednesday. An FIR has been registered and a man arrested in the case, Aligarh SSP, Kalanidhi Naithani said, adding that "it…

The Times of India · Apr 20, 2022

Will install loudspeakers blaring mantras in Aligarh: ABVP

AGRA: BJP student organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) announced on Wednesday that it will install loudspeakers at 21 crossings across Aligarh to “propagate Hinduism by playing the Hanuman Chalisa”. The organisation urged the district administration to give them permission for the same but added, “We will be forced to…

The Times of India · Apr 13, 2022

UP: ABVP to install loudspeakers at 21 crossings in Aligarh

AGRA: BJP student organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) announced on Wednesday that it will install loudspeakers at 21 crossings across Aligarh to "propagate Hinduism by playing the Hanuman Chalisa".

The Times of India · Apr 13, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Sparks from cable ruin crops, 400 farmers hit in Aligarh

AGRA: More than 400 farmers were directly affected in eight different villages of UP as sparks from overhead electric cables resulted in burning of standing wheat crops.

The Times of India · Apr 10, 2022

AMU forensic medicine faculty suspended over his derogatory mythical reference on rape

AGRA: Aligarh Muslim University has suspended assistant professor, department of forensic, Dr Jitendra Kumar after evidence of misconduct was found against him during a preliminary inquiry in connection with the content of a slide on the “mythical reference of rape” while teaching medical students of his department in the varsity.

The Times of India · Apr 6, 2022

‘What else can I do?’: Delhi deaths reminder that manual scavenging continues despite govt schemes

Gudia is not willing to send her husband Puran Kumar to clean the sewer which she calls “a well of death”. But Puran, who works as a sweeper and is a member of the Valmiki community from Aligarh, says he has no other option.

Newslaundry · Apr 5, 2022