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WATCH: Speeding UP police vehicle hits 2 children crossing road in Baghpat
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WATCH: Speeding UP police vehicle hits 2 children crossing road in Baghpat

The CCTV footage of the incident shows two children crossing a busy road in Baghpat when a black SUV - a UP Police PRV - approaching at a high speed, striking them

Farmer shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat
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Farmer shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat

According to police, the farmer's body has been sent for post-mortem

One dead, 33 missing after two boats collide in Assam: A look at some of India’s worst boat accidents
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One dead, 33 missing after two boats collide in Assam: A look at some of India’s worst boat accidents

Boat accidents are common in India, with many overcrowded boats not having safety equipment

Farmers' protest updates: UP govt tells Ghazipur protesters to clear site; 'ready to face bullets but sit-in will continue', says BKU
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Farmers' protest updates: UP govt tells Ghazipur protesters to clear site; 'ready to face bullets but sit-in will continue', says BKU

A protest in the Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh was also vacated on Wednesday. Farmers at Baghpat accused the police of using lathicharge to disperse the agitators, but the police said that the site was cleared after talks with the farmers

After Muslims offer namaz in Mathura temple, BJP leader chants Hanuman Chalisa in Baghpat mosque
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After Muslims offer namaz in Mathura temple, BJP leader chants Hanuman Chalisa in Baghpat mosque

A man named Faisal Khan was arrested and sent to 14 days in judicial custody for offering namaz on the premises of a Mathura temple on Monday

BJP functionary shot dead during morning walk in UP's Baghpat; Yogi Adityanath orders probe
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BJP functionary shot dead during morning walk in UP's Baghpat; Yogi Adityanath orders probe

Sanjay Khokhar was the district president of the BJP for three years and was removed from the post before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Delhi records season's worst air quality as overall AQI stands at 315; SC-mandated EPCA expected to announce stricter remedial steps
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Delhi records season's worst air quality as overall AQI stands at 315; SC-mandated EPCA expected to announce stricter remedial steps

Two days before Diwali, Delhi's air quality dropped to season's worst, with the decreased wind speed leading to accumulation of pollutants and affecting dispersion.

Satya Pal Malik likely to become first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, say reports
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Satya Pal Malik likely to become first Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, say reports

Satya Pal Malik is likely to become the first Lieutenant Governor (L-G) for both Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Ghaziabad DM, SSP take gov-provided chopper to shower flower petals on 'kanwarias' in district
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Ghaziabad DM, SSP take gov-provided chopper to shower flower petals on 'kanwarias' in district

District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey and Senior Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Singh took a chopper to hover all over the district and showered flower petals on kanwarias, said officials

Muslim cleric thrashed, forced to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’ in UP’s Sarora village; FIR lodged, no arrests made so far
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Muslim cleric thrashed, forced to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’ in UP’s Sarora village; FIR lodged, no arrests made so far

A Muslim cleric claimed that he was thrashed by a group of 10-12 boys and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. Based on the complained filed by Rahman, an FIR was registered in the matter. So far, no arrests have been made in the case.

Lok Sabha election 2019: As Western UP goes to poll, everybody wants a piece of Charan Singh; why? Who is he?
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Lok Sabha election 2019: As Western UP goes to poll, everybody wants a piece of Charan Singh; why? Who is he?

All the four parties in Uttar Pradesh — BJP, Congress, Samajwadi Party-BSP — invoke the name of Charan Singh and claim they are the legitimate successors of his legacy

Jats in western UP remain divided even as Ajit Singh, gathbandhan express confidence on turning tide against Modi
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Jats in western UP remain divided even as Ajit Singh, gathbandhan express confidence on turning tide against Modi

Jats in western Uttar Pradesh, whose voting preference usually set the trend in the state, and who had voted in favour of Narendra Modi in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, remain undecided a day before phase-I of polling begins for the Lok Sabha Election 2019

Lok Sabha polls: Rashtriya Lok Dal demands six seats in Uttar Pradesh alliance; seat-sharing decision expected on 15 January
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Lok Sabha polls: Rashtriya Lok Dal demands six seats in Uttar Pradesh alliance; seat-sharing decision expected on 15 January

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) failed to win a single seat and polled only 0.86 percent votes.

Giriraj Singh stokes controversy by pitching for population control law for all religions, says revoke voting rights of violators
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Giriraj Singh stokes controversy by pitching for population control law for all religions, says revoke voting rights of violators

Union minister Giriraj Singh Noida Tuesday advocated for a law to control the population in the country, noting that it was becoming an impediment for development and social harmony.

IAF aircraft crashes at Ranchad village in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district; both pilots on-board eject safely
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IAF aircraft crashes at Ranchad village in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district; both pilots on-board eject safely

An Air India Force (IAF) micro-light plane crashed in Baghpat on Friday. According to the police, both the pilots were ejected from the aircraft and were not injured.

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man and family embrace Hinduism in bid to get police to probe son's death
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Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man and family embrace Hinduism in bid to get police to probe son's death

Akhtar, resident of Badarkha village under Chhaprauli police station area, switched over to Hinduism on Monday along with family members and subsequently submitted an affidavit to the area sub-divisional magistrate, testifying to their voluntary change of religion, officials said.

Muslim man participating in Kanwar yatra stopped from offering namaz in Uttar Pradesh, police arrest 3 people
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Muslim man participating in Kanwar yatra stopped from offering namaz in Uttar Pradesh, police arrest 3 people

"I had gone to Haridwar as a Kanwar. On Friday, when I went to a mosque in Uttar Pradesh, some people assaulted me and stopped me from offering namaz", said Babu Khan.

WATCH: Adityanath govt goes out of its way for Kanwariyas; UP top cop Prashant Kumar showers flowers on them from helicopter
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WATCH: Adityanath govt goes out of its way for Kanwariyas; UP top cop Prashant Kumar showers flowers on them from helicopter

Prashant Kumar, the Additional Director General of Uttar Pradesh police (Meerut zone) showered rose petals on the Kanwariyas from a helicopter on Wednesday, after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath did the same earlier this month.

Student killed, six others injured in school bus-truck collision on Delhi-Yamunotri highway in Baghpat district
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Student killed, six others injured in school bus-truck collision on Delhi-Yamunotri highway in Baghpat district

One child died in a collision between a school bus and a truck on the Delhi-Yamunotri highway in Baghpat district on Saturday morning.

Uttar Pradesh youths forced to pelt stones in Jammu and Kashmir, says police; UP Anti-Terrorism Squad to probe matter
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Uttar Pradesh youths forced to pelt stones in Jammu and Kashmir, says police; UP Anti-Terrorism Squad to probe matter

Some Uttar Pradesh men who had found jobs in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir have claimed they were made to pelt stones at security forces there.