Topic: Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly village with no mosque or temple faces fresh tensions after namaz inside home
Mohammadganj village in Bareilly district, located about 35 kilometres from the district headquarters and under the Bisharatganj police station limits, has come under the spotlight amid tensions linked to a decades-old dispute over religious practices.
Allahabad HC questions UP order shutting unrecognised madrasa, says non-recognition doesn’t mean closure
“The seal put on the madarsa will be opened within 24 hours of production of a certified copy of this order,” the Allahabad High Court ruled on January 16, 2026.
12 Muslim men detained, fined in UP’s Bareilly for offering Namaz inside a private home
The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district detained and fined 12 Muslim men after accusing them of offering namaz inside a private house “without permission."
UP’s Deoria administration demolishes shrine after court order
The district administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria on Sunday began demolishing an allegedly “illegally” constructed “mazar” (shrine) following a local court order, officials said.
“Is peaceful protest a crime”: Congress slams lathi-charge on NSUI’s MGNREGA march in Varanasi
The Congress on Sunday accused the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government of ordering a “brutal lathi-charge” on National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) protesters who were taking out a peaceful march in Varanasi as part of the party’s nationwide ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’ campaign.
‘Leave in 24 hours or be burnt alive’: Inside pamphlet threat that terrorised Muslims in UP’s Bhonkhera village
“Sabhi Kathmullon 24 ghante ke andar gaon khaali kardo, warna zinda jala diye jaoge,” read a pamphlet that began circulating on social media a few days ago, claiming it was a threat left inside the homes of Muslims in the Sikandrabad region of Uttar Pradesh. The translation reads: “All Kathmullas must vacate the village within 24 hours, otherwise you will be burned alive.”
