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Former inmates, staff ‘loot’ Rs 52 lakh from jail account — one of them spends it on sister’s wedding, a bike

October 14, 2025 8:49 am

Police said the ex-inmates allegedly stole the jail’s cheque book with the help of the two staff members. After serving their sentences and walking out of prison, the ex-inmates reportedly forged the Jail Superintendent’s signature, and used a fake official seal to issue cheques fraudulently. All four have been nabbed

One killed, 22 injured in road accident in Azamgarh

December 11, 2024 12:19 pm

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences to the bereaved family and directed officials to expedite relief efforts at the accident site.

Elderly woman killed, six injured in attack over land dispute

June 30, 2024 6:24 pm

Following the incident on Saturday night, an FIR was registered against 13 people, including four women, on a complaint by the deceased's son Virendra Kumar Gautam, a resident of Katghar Jalal village.

Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency: It's BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav vs SP's Dharmendra Yadav

April 16, 2024 9:20 am

Scheduled for May 25, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections for the Azamgarh constituency in Uttar Pradesh, will witness an electoral battle between BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav against the SP's Dharmendra Yadav.

Battleground Azamgarh: To retain Akhilesh’s former seat, BJP banks on Modi blitz

March 09, 2024 8:05 am

As SP looks to wrest control of its former stronghold, which it lost in a bypoll two years ago, BJP goes all out to win Azamgarh, which is crucial to its bid to sweep Purvanchal.

Ground reality of UP's unfinished health centres: Cow dung, police quarters, sugarcane fields

October 27, 2023 3:37 am

As per government regulations, 15 staff members should be deployed at a PHC. The two structures missing doors and windows have been left abandoned for years, say locals.

18 arrested under anti-conversion law in UP's Azamgarh

May 29, 2023 6:16 pm

When the police raided the spot following a tip-off, a few accused fled the spot taking advantage of the commotion.

No ties with bigger parties, SP to ally with only RLD in 2024: Leader

March 05, 2023 6:43 am

The SP spokesperson’s remarks come two months after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati announced that her party would go it alone in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Allahabad HC rejects bail pleas of SP MLA in ‘illicit’ liquor sale case

March 03, 2023 4:29 am

A total of nine people had died after consuming “spurious” liquor. It was alleged that though Rangesh Yadav is a co-accused, the “real control of the shop is under the present accused-applicant”. Police have already filed chargesheets in both cases.

Headmaster shot dead in Azamgarh, 3 neighbours booked

December 03, 2022 2:42 am

Sanjay Yadav hailed from Goritpati village and is survived by his wife and four children, including three daughters. Sanjay’s father Rajbali Yadav is a former pradhan of the village. Sanjay was headmaster of a school in Akhipurvillage.

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Narendra Modi addresses rally in Azamgarh

May 08, 2014 3:40 pm

Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that polling in the last three phases of Lok Sabha elections in UP, Bihar and West Bengal had not been fair.

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