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After a video of a teacher offering namaz at Sri Varshney college in Aligarh went viral, BJP Yuva Morcha leaders led by Amit Goswami, vice president of the Morcha’s Mahanagar unit, reached Sri Varshney College in Aligarh on Friday, May 27. Responding to the incident, the college principal said that a committee will be formed and an inquiry will be conducted. Providing details of the situation, the principal of Varshney College, Professor Anil Kumar Gupta said, "As far as this matter is concerned, I have returned from Prayagraj on the 28th morning and I called my acting principal and inquired about the matter. I will constitute a committee in this regard and on the basis of its report, whatever is there, further action will be taken. I would definitely like to assure that in the future, if any such religious activities create controversy, then no such work will be allowed to be done in the courtyard". READ | Karnataka school in trouble over students offering namaz on campus A government school in Karnataka's Mulabagilu landed in controversy after reportedly allowing Muslim students to offer Namaz inside the school premises. Members of various pro-Hindu organisations protested against the headmistress of Balechengappa Government School in Mulabagilu for allegedly allowing students to offer Namaz inside the school. Umadevi, the school's principal, has, however, denied giving students any such permission.

Synopsis ​​The Congress leader received a warm welcome as people showered flower petals on her. Earlier in the day, Priyanka conducted a door-to-door campaign in the Khair Assembly constituency of Aligarh. "Congress is coming to fulfill the expectations of UP," the official Twitter handle of Congress tweeted along with pictures of Priyanka waving at people in Aligarh. ET Bureau However, Congress star campaigner of Uttar Pradesh Sachin Pilot had earlier told ANI that as a "political courtesy" the party did not field any candidate against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav justifying that the SP did not field any candidate against Sonia Gandhi, when she was contesting from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat in the state earlier. However, Congress star campaigner of Uttar Pradesh Sachin Pilot had earlier told ANI that as a "political courtesy" the party did not field any candidate against Sonia Gandhi was elected as a Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli's seat in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting from Karhal assembly seat of UP, while his uncle who heads Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) Shivpal Singh Yadav is contesting from Jaswant Nagar seat. Notably, Samajwadi Party had also not fielded its candidate from the Amethi assembly seat against Rahul Gandhi during the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. In Uttar Pradesh, the first phase polling will be held on February 10, the second phase on February 14, the thir...

Image Source : REPRESENTATIVE Uttar Pradesh: Man mauled to death by stray dogs in Aligarh Muslim University campus Aligarh: A man was bitten to death by a pack of stray dogs in the premises of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) here on Sunday morning, said police. The deceased has been identified as Safdar Ali, a retired doctor. Safdar Ali was out on a morning walk in a garden at Sir Syed Museum when the dogs attacked him. The incident was captured on a CCTV camera installed in the area. Police received the information about a body lying in the park around 7:30 am. The incident happened in the civil lines area of the AMU campus around 6:30 am. In the video, which went viral on social media, it can be seen that several dogs surrounded the victim and mauled him in a vicious manner, leaving him with multiple bite marks and severe injuries. SP City Kuldeep Singh Gunawat said that a police team rushed to the spot but by then the victim had died. “The body has been sent for post-mortem and further action will follow,” he added. There was no immediate response from the university regarding the incident. However, the official Twitter account of Aligarh Police shared a video update. Superintendent of Police, Kuldeep Kumavat, said, “A dog squad accompanied the police officers reached the AMU campus upon receiving information about the incident. The body of the deceased has been sent for postmortem to confirm the cause of death.” The incident comes amid a spike in dog attacks in Uttar P...

After a video of a teacher offering namaz at Sri Varshney college in Aligarh went viral, BJP Yuva Morcha leaders led by Amit Goswami, vice president of the Morcha’s Mahanagar unit, reached Sri Varshney College in Aligarh on Friday, May 27. Responding to the incident, the college principal said that a committee will be formed and an inquiry will be conducted. Providing details of the situation, the principal of Varshney College, Professor Anil Kumar Gupta said, "As far as this matter is concerned, I have returned from Prayagraj on the 28th morning and I called my acting principal and inquired about the matter. I will constitute a committee in this regard and on the basis of its report, whatever is there, further action will be taken. I would definitely like to assure that in the future, if any such religious activities create controversy, then no such work will be allowed to be done in the courtyard". READ | Karnataka school in trouble over students offering namaz on campus A government school in Karnataka's Mulabagilu landed in controversy after reportedly allowing Muslim students to offer Namaz inside the school premises. Members of various pro-Hindu organisations protested against the headmistress of Balechengappa Government School in Mulabagilu for allegedly allowing students to offer Namaz inside the school. Umadevi, the school's principal, has, however, denied giving students any such permission.

Synopsis ​​The Congress leader received a warm welcome as people showered flower petals on her. Earlier in the day, Priyanka conducted a door-to-door campaign in the Khair Assembly constituency of Aligarh. "Congress is coming to fulfill the expectations of UP," the official Twitter handle of Congress tweeted along with pictures of Priyanka waving at people in Aligarh. ET Bureau However, Congress star campaigner of Uttar Pradesh Sachin Pilot had earlier told ANI that as a "political courtesy" the party did not field any candidate against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav justifying that the SP did not field any candidate against Sonia Gandhi, when she was contesting from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat in the state earlier. However, Congress star campaigner of Uttar Pradesh Sachin Pilot had earlier told ANI that as a "political courtesy" the party did not field any candidate against Sonia Gandhi was elected as a Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli's seat in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is contesting from Karhal assembly seat of UP, while his uncle who heads Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) Shivpal Singh Yadav is contesting from Jaswant Nagar seat. Notably, Samajwadi Party had also not fielded its candidate from the Amethi assembly seat against Rahul Gandhi during the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. In Uttar Pradesh, the first phase polling will be held on February 10, the second phase on February 14, the thir...

Image Source : REPRESENTATIVE Uttar Pradesh: Man mauled to death by stray dogs in Aligarh Muslim University campus Aligarh: A man was bitten to death by a pack of stray dogs in the premises of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) here on Sunday morning, said police. The deceased has been identified as Safdar Ali, a retired doctor. Safdar Ali was out on a morning walk in a garden at Sir Syed Museum when the dogs attacked him. The incident was captured on a CCTV camera installed in the area. Police received the information about a body lying in the park around 7:30 am. The incident happened in the civil lines area of the AMU campus around 6:30 am. In the video, which went viral on social media, it can be seen that several dogs surrounded the victim and mauled him in a vicious manner, leaving him with multiple bite marks and severe injuries. SP City Kuldeep Singh Gunawat said that a police team rushed to the spot but by then the victim had died. “The body has been sent for post-mortem and further action will follow,” he added. There was no immediate response from the university regarding the incident. However, the official Twitter account of Aligarh Police shared a video update. Superintendent of Police, Kuldeep Kumavat, said, “A dog squad accompanied the police officers reached the AMU campus upon receiving information about the incident. The body of the deceased has been sent for postmortem to confirm the cause of death.” The incident comes amid a spike in dog attacks in Uttar P...