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  Prayagraj: Two criminals linked to gangster Mukhtar Ansari killed in encounter

  Crime | March 04, 2021 9:29 IST

  The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police has naturalised two wanted criminals in an encounter in Arail of Prayagraj district.

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  Gorakshnath temple to come up in Prayagraj

  India | February 05, 2021 16:35 IST

  Prayagraj will soon become a pilgrimage centre for followers of the Nath sect. The Akhil Bharatvarshiya Avdhoot Bhesh Barah Panth Yogi Mahasabha has bought two bigha land for setting up a Gorakshnath temple and ashram.

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  50 archaeological sites found in Prayagraj

  India | January 14, 2021 15:00 IST

  Nearly 50 archaeological sites have been found in Prayagraj by a team from the department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology in the Ishwar Saran PG College.

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  Kalpwasis visiting Magh Mela to undergo COVID-19 test: UP govt

  India | December 29, 2020 7:47 IST

  The "kalpwasis" are regarded as the most faithful pilgrims, who vow to live an austere and minimalist life on the banks of the Ganga for a month, Ashutosh Varshney, the convenor of the Ram Naam Bank and the Ram Sewa Trust, who put up camps at the Magh Mela, said. 

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  PM Modi to inaugurate widened 6-lane highway, attend Dev Deepawali in Varanasi on Monday

  India | November 28, 2020 23:07 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Monday to inaugurate a six-lane stretch of the national highway between the city and Prayagraj, and will also attend Dev Deepawali there.

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  UP: Spurious liquor kills at least 5 in Allahabad

  India | November 21, 2020 6:59 IST

  Senior Superintendent of Police, Sarvashreshtha Tripathi, told PTI that five people have died while others were admitted to Swarooprani Nehru Hospital as a precautionary measure.

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  Nearly 3,000 police personnel to monitor COVID-19 guidelines at Magh Mela in Prayagraj

  India | November 17, 2020 14:20 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh government is making arrangements to deploy nearly 3,000 police personnel at the Magh Mela in Prayagraj, to ensure all safety guidelines in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak are followed.

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  Video: Fresh locust attack in Prayagraj, UP; locals clang utensils, play loud music to disperse

  India | June 11, 2020 11:11 IST

  After Jhansi in Bundelkhand, it was some areas of Prayagraj that faced a locust attack that began on Tuesday night and continued through Wednesday. Swarms of locusts attacked various villages in the Koraon and Meja areas, though no major loss of the crop was reported.

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  UP: CRPF jawan kills wife, 2 kids, commits suicide in Prayagraj

  Crime | May 17, 2020 10:41 IST

  In a shocking incident, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, working as a driver, shot dead his wife and two kids and then committed suicide by hanging himself in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj district. However, a bullet injury was also found at his neck, an official said.

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  Man buys 25,000 kg onions, escapes lockdown disguised as a vegetable seller

  India | April 26, 2020 10:15 IST

  What happened, in this case, is worth hearing irrespective of the fact that the man broke rules amid deadly coronavirus pandemic and broke nationwide lockdown and travelled from Mumbai to Prayagraj.

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  19 Tablighi Jamaat attendees arrested from Prayagraj; 12 others charged for housing Jamaatees

  India | April 21, 2020 11:12 IST

  According to the details, a total of 30 people linked to Tablighi Jamaat have been arrested from 3 police station areas - Kareli, Shahganj and Shivkuti in Prayagraj. The arrested Jamaatees were staying illegally in two mosques of the city. 

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  UP school manager, son held for cheating racket

  Crime | March 02, 2020 12:21 IST

  The manager of the Uttar Pradesh Board examination centre and his son were among the three persons arrested for running a massive cheating racket in the trans-Yamuna area of Prayagraj district.

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  PM Modi lays foundation stone of Bundelkhand Expressway in Chitrakoot

  India | February 29, 2020 14:55 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone of 296 km-long Bundelkhand Expressway at Gonda village in Bharatpur area of Chitrakoot.

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  4 railway stations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj get new names

  India | February 21, 2020 8:23 IST

  The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh had changed the names of several railway stations after coming to power. Some of the most important changes incorporated within this were Allahabad - which later changed to Prayagraj and Faizabad - which got Ayodhya as its new name.

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  Video: Yogi Adityanath takes holy dip at Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj

  India | January 30, 2020 10:41 IST

  Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also performed ‘puja' on the banks of Sangam and later participated in a photo session at the ‘selfie point'. A video of the chief minister taking a holy dip was posted on Twitter.

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  Ex-IAS officer detained before his 'Nagrikta Bachao, Samvidhan Bachao' speech in Prayagraj

  India | January 19, 2020 10:52 IST

  Kannan Gopinathan, a former IAS officer from Kerala, was detained by the city police soon after he had arrived at the Prayagraj airport, police said on Sunday. Gopinathan had arrived in the city from Delhi on Saturday to address a two-hour symposium organised by the All India People's Forum on the issue of 'Nagrikta Bachao, Samvidhan Bachao, Loktantra Bachao' (save citizenship, save constitution and save democracy).

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  Crude bombs hurled at school bus in Prayagraj; 2 students injured

  Crime | January 14, 2020 9:57 IST

  A school bus in Prayagraj was attacked by crude bombs on Monday evening in what was a first of its kind attack seen in the area. 2 students were left injured in the attack.

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  Allahabad University VC resigns after allegations

  India | January 02, 2020 11:48 IST

  "It is correct that I have resigned. The reason was that, repeatedly, baseless inquiries were initiated against me. On several occasions, it was proved that there was no substance in the complaints. I resigned because I was totally fed up," said Professor Ratan Hangloo

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  Congress quiz contests for students to dispel BJP canards

  India | December 02, 2019 13:53 IST

  Titled "Main yuva hoon, mera bhi ek sapna hai", the quiz contests also seek to "dispel the canards being spread about the Congress by the BJP", said UPCC spokesman Kishore Varshney.

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  Now helpline in Prayagraj to complain against cops

  India | November 26, 2019 10:40 IST

  The SSP said that the complaints should be specific and it would be better if they are backed by evidences. "We make a preliminary inquiry before taking action against the cops," he added.