Asad Rehman

It ordered for an FIR to be registered “if anyone creates any hindrance”. “Under no condition should the Commission’s work be stopped even if any of the petitioners cooperate or not,” said the court.

Gyanvapi mosque case:On Saturday, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee had filed an application in the court seeking the replacement of Advocate Commissioner Ajai Kumar Mishra, accusing him of being “biased”.

On Saturday, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee had filed an application in the court seeking the replacement of Advocate Commissioner Ajai Kumar Mishra, accusing him of being “biased”.

Advocate Hari Shankar Jain, who is one of the lawyers representing the five women, said Singh will withdraw from the suit on Monday. “She is withdrawing but that will not affect our case. The other four will continue with the legal proceedings,” said Jain.

According to officials, the survey that started in the afternoon was stopped for some time as lawyers representing the mosque accused Advocate Commissioner Ajai Kumar, appointed by the court to conduct the inspection, of being "biased".

Mustafa is the principal of CBSE-affiliated Nyaya Nagar Public School located in Havelia area under Jhunsi police station. The school has over 1,200 students. 

Mehrauni police station in-charge Kanta Prasad has also been suspended “for laxity in supervision”.

Mishra, who the police are calling the “mastermind” of the incident, is a former Bajrang Dal worker. Currently unemployed, Mishra was earlier booked in four cases, including one in 2016 for holding an “arms training programme for youth using toy guns” in Ayodhya.

Ayodhya Police said the seven arrested persons have been identified as Mahesh Kumar Mishra, Pratyush Srivastava, Nitin Kumar, Deepak Kumar Gaur alias Gunjan, Brijesh Pandey, Shatrughan Prajapati and Vimal Pandey – all residents of Ayodhya district.

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The delegation, led by Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Sanjay Lather, could not meet the MLA as he was reportedly “not in the town”.

The three Ballia-based journalists are Ajit Ojha and Digvijay Singh of Amar Ujala newspaper, and Manoj Gupta of Rashtriya Sahara newspaper. At least 52 people have been arrested in the case, including Ballia District Inspector Of Schools (DIOS) Brijesh Mishra.

In Saharanpur, the district administration has claimed that 12 persons who own 24 shops, including Saini, in Chilkana area have been served notices for “illegal encroachment”.

The 24-year-old was brought to the Lanka police station after a call was received, it was learnt. The youth was picked up by “certain police personnel from the amphitheatre ground of the BHU and was taken to the police station”, Pradeep had said.

A worried Samajwadi Party is said to be lining up a visit by one of its senior leaders to Azam to pacify him.

On Tuesday, after the commercial complex was surveyed for allegedly flouting the rules, Verma had appealed to the Chief Minister to ensure justice.

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Journalists Ajit Kumar Ojha, Digvijay Singh, and Manoj Gupta were earlier arrested in connection with leak of class 12 English exam paper of Uttar Pradesh board.

The demolition, on the basis of an order passed a year ago, was carried out three days after MLA Shazil Islam Ansari and some others were booked for allegedly making objectionable comments against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at a function in Bareilly district Sunday.

While police said the journalists were arrested on the “basis of their role” in the paper leak, at least two of the three journalists have alleged that they have been “framed for reporting on the paper leak”.

Shivpal Yadav joining hands with the BJP would be an embarrassment for the SP, which had gone out of its way to underline during the polls that all the family feuds had been settled.

The SBSP fought the polls as part of an alliance led by the Akhilesh Yadav-headed Samajwadi Party (SP). The SBSP won 6 seats out of 17 that it contested. 

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Tuesday’s meeting was convened by Akhilesh Yadav and was attended by leaders of all SP allies. Only Shivpal’s PSP(L) did not send a representative.