Tag: Meerut
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Govt official alleges land compensation scam, suggests CBI probe
Alleging misappropriation of funds worth crores of rupees, Meerut Divisional Commissioner Prabhat Kumar has recommended a CBI probe into distribution of compensation against the land acquired for Meerut -Delhi Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway and other projects of National Highway Authority of India. Kumar has also recommended action against the than District Magistrates of Ghaziabad Vimal …
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October 5, 2017 -
Meerut temple dedicated to PM Modi to have his 100-foot statue
A temple dedicated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 19 crore in Meerut. The temple will have 100-foot statue of PM Modi. JP Singh, an assistant engineer of irrigation department, shortly after his retirement announced to construct a temple of PM Modi for which the land …
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October 4, 2017 -
Another criminal killed in encounter with UP Police
A day after the encounter of Mansoor alias Pehlwan, another criminal Vaseem was killed by Special Task Force (STF) in the jungle of Karanwal of Saroorpur area on late Thursday night. The deceased gangster is the brother of dreaded Mukeem Kala, who is in jail. Vaseem Kala, a native of Shamli, was carrying a reward of …
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September 29, 2017 -
Bajrang Dal prevents inter-faith marriage in Meerut, alleges ‘love jihad’
Workers of the Bajrang Dal alleging ‘love jihad’ prevented an inter-faith marriage in Meerut on Wednesday. According to media reports, the Bajrang Dal workers allegedly restrained a Hindu girl to register her marriage with a Muslim boy in court. The Bajrang Dal workers also assaulted the couple. The police at the court premises formed a …
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September 28, 2017 -
Meerut police arrest five with Rs. 29 lakh in old currency
Police have arrested four men and a woman with more than Rs. 29 lakh in old currency notes of 500 and 1,000 denomination. On a tip, Pallavpuram police raided Marwari Bhoj, a restaurant near Modipuram police chowki, and arrested four men and a woman for possessing Rs. 29,42000 in old currency. The arrested men have …
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June 29, 2017 -
Congress leader sacked for calling Rahul Gandhi ‘Pappu’
The Congress on Wednesday suspended the district president of the party's Meerut unit for sharing an objectionable post against party vice president Rahul Gandhi. Vinay Pradhan was sacked by the chairman of state congress disciplinary committee Ramkrishna Dwivedi on referring to Rahul Gandhi as 'Pappu' in a WhatsApp message. Pradhan, however has held his party rivals responsible …
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June 14, 2017 -
Dire Predictions of the ‘Ghadar’ of 1857
It was on 11 May that the outbreak of the revolt of 1857 spread to Delhi from Meerut. The emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was no doubt taken by surprise when the rebel sepoys reached the Capital via the Calcutta Gate, though they actually entered the Walled City through the Rajghat Gate in Daryaganj. However, two …
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May 17, 2017 -
UP school asks students for, ‘Yogi hair cut’ raises hackles
A private school in Meerut city of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday allegedly issued a diktat to its students to sport 'Yogi-style' hair cut, raising the hackles of shocked parents who protested. The worked up parents alleged that Rishabh Academy School in Sadar area had warned students they will not be allowed to attend school till …
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April 27, 2017 -
Anti-Kashmiri banners: UP Navnirman Sena’s Amit Jani arrested
Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena chief Amit Jani has been arrested in connection with the anti- Kashmiri hoardings that were put up in the city. Partapur police station in-charge Dinesh Sharma said Jani was arrested from the Delhi-Doon highway near Partapur bypass when he was on his way to Dehradun from the capital last night. Banners …
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April 23, 2017 -
Banners asking Kashmiris to leave UP come up in Meerut
Banners calling for boycott of Kashmiris and asking people from the Valley to leave Uttar Pradesh have come up in the district in the wake of incidents of stonepelting on security forces in Kashmir. The banners have been put up by a little-known outfit, Uttar Pradesh Nav Nirman Sena. Its chief Amit Jani said that …
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April 21, 2017 -
Rajya Rani Express derailment: Railways announces Rs.50,000 compensation
At least 10 people were injured when eight coaches of the Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express derailed near Rampur in UP on Saturday morning. As per reports from the Ministry of Railways, the incident took place at 8:15 am between Mundapandey and Rampur in Uttar Pradesh. Police personnel rushed to the spot after the incident and …
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April 15, 2017 -
Nagarpalika chairman’s husband arrested in abduction case
While the former minister, his son and other political aides remain to be at large the Uttarakhand police managed to arrest Chandpur Nagarpalika Chairman`s husband Sherbaj Pathan on Friday evening in connection of a case of kidnapping reported in January 2013. Followed by the raids of the Uttarakhand police which started on Thursday the team got a breakthrough on Friday evening in …
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March 25, 2017 -
Nagarpalika chairman’s husband arrested in abduction case
While the former minister, his son and other political aides remain to be at large the Uttarakhand police managed to arrest Chandpur Nagarpalika Chairman`s husband Sherbaj Pathan on Friday evening in connection of a case of kidnapping reported in January 2013. Followed by the raids of the Uttarakhand police which started on Thursday the team got a breakthrough on Friday evening in …
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March 25, 2017 -
Woman framed gang rape charge for compensation
In a lurch to get compensation from the state government a middle-age woman framed baseless charges of gang rape on advise of her husband. The matter, however, was exposed by the police which came to a conclusion in the course of its investigation. The truth behind the fabricated story of the woman was reached by …
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February 19, 2017 -
BJP youth wing leader kills wife over a fight
In a sensational incident, a BJP leader of the city youth wing, killed his wife with his pistol followed by a fight. A case of murder has been registered against the accused politician and his family members in Medical police station. It all started on Friday evening when Kuldeep Tomar, a resident of Medical thana area of the …
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February 19, 2017 -
Uttar Pradesh must get rid of SCAM, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lambasted the Samajwadi, the Congress party, CM Akhilesh Yadav and former Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati and said Uttar Pradesh must get rid of SCAM — Samajwadi Congress Akhilesh Mayawati. “This is BJP's fight against SCAM-Samajwadi Congress Akhilesh Mayawati and Uttar Pradesh must get rid of it," Modi said, addressing …
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February 4, 2017