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Father beats minor son to death

An eight-year-old boy died on Saturday after being brutally beaten up by his father in Singda village here, police said.

Rohit, who was sent by his father to buy sugar from a local market, was beaten

For opposing to his second marriage, man sets son ablaze

A teenaged boy was set afire by his father for opposing his second marriage in Devgaon area here, police said on Saturday.

The incident happened in Nandav village last night, they said adding Kailas

Woman, daughter set on fire over dowry

A 26-year-old woman and her daughter have died after allegedly being set ablaze by their family over dowry here.

In a police complaint filed on Thursday by Poonam Rajbhar's parents, it was alleged t

Teenaged girl shot dead

A teenaged girl was shot dead by an unidentified person here, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Thursday at Tarja area when the unidentified assailant shot dead the 15-year-old girl,

No bridge, no vote in Hathia village

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A nondescript village in this eastern Uttar Pradesh district has found a way to protest the failure of the state government to construct a bridge over a river to connect it with the main city.

They h

Uttar Pradesh mosques double up as primary schools

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Amid the mushrooming convent schools, mosques still continue to be popular centres of learning at least up to the primary class level in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district. The trend is more common in

Woman kills daughters, ends life

A woman allegedly committed suicide by self-immolating after setting her three minor daughters on fire in Deedarganj area here, police said on Thursday.

"25-year-old Lalita immolated herself after s

Mayawati govt creating hurdles in yatra: Amar

Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh during his Purvanchal Swabhiman Yatra on Friday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government was creating administrative hurdles in his month-long yatra which started on December 1. Mr Singh on Friday reached his hometown Azamgarh in east UP during the rally.

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