Aligarh
City in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Aligarh is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district, and lies 342 kilometres (213 mi) northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of the capital, New Delhi. The cities and districts which adjoin Aligarh are: Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Badaun, Kasganj, Hathras, Etah and Mathura, as well as Palwal district of Haryana. As of 2011, Aligarh is the 53rd most populous city in India.
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4 assailants, 7 bullets: How a man waiting to have 'sehri' in UP's Aligarh was shot dead"We received information about the shooting around 3.30 am. Haris was taken to a hospital immediately, where he died," Assistant Superintendent of Police Mayank Pathak said. A case has since been..DNA - Published | |
Dad gets death as girl, 13, testifies he killed wife & sonEx-Army jawan Manoj Kumar, 50, was sentenced to death by an Aligarh court for the 2014 murders of his wife, son, and neighbor. Following a dispute with his wife, he shot her and their neighbor, then..IndiaTimes - Published | |
RTI activist files petition claiming Aligarh's Jama Masjid built on site of ancient templesAn RTI activist has filed a petition in Aligarh's Civil Court, alleging that Jama Masjid was built on land previously housing temples. Based on RTI responses from government departments, including the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
2022 Agnipath protest: 69 people from Aligarh to pay Rs 12 lakh damagesA claims tribunal in Meerut has ordered 69 individuals to pay over Rs 12 lakh for damaging public property during protests against the Agnipath scheme in 2022. The protests saw trains torched and buses..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ghaziabad-Kanpur Expressway: Good news for commuters! Travel time to be reduced to 3.5 hours, set to open in...The Ghaziabad-Kanpur Expressway will be connecting 9 districts including Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Kannauj and Unnao.DNA - Published | |
'Muslim League divided society now Samajwadi Party doing the same': UP CM Yogi Adityanath's big attack against Akhilesh YadavDuring a rally in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath compared the Samajwadi Party to the Muslim League, accusing both of dividing society along religious lines. He also criticized..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Aligarh-Palwal travel time to reduce: How 32 kms Greenfield Expressway will benefit Delhi-NCR commuters?The project requires land acquisition of 43 Aligarh villages.DNA - Published | |
City on Fire: A Memoir of Communal Violence, Resilience and HumanityJournalist Zeyad Masroor Khan poignantly chronicles his boyhood in the heart of Aligarh's Hindu-Muslim tensions. Weaving together personal trauma, oral histories, and astute social commentary, Khan's..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Rahul Gandhi reaches Aligarh, meets kin of Hathras stampede victimsGandhi left from Delhi on Friday early morning by road for Hathras and was accompanied by state Congress chief Ajay Rai, state Congress in-charge Avinash Pande, party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate and..DNA - Published | |
'Bhole Baba is not inside, neither he was yesterday nor he is today': DSP Mainpuri on police deployment outside ashramPolice search for Bhole Baba at charity trust; FIR includes BNS, 2023 sections. The stampede incident led to over 100 deaths, injuring several. Governor forms Judicial Inquiry Commission for probe. CM..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Man lynched in Aligarh over suspicion of theftMohammad Farid, also known as Aurangzeb, was brutally lynched by a mob in Aligarh, sparking outrage and protests. The attack, triggered by an alleged break-in, resulted in the victim's death on the way..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Life term for 7 of UP family for burning alive daughter-in-lawSeven family members sentenced to life for burning daughter-in-law in Aligarh 13 years ago. Incident in Makdoom Nagar led to victim's death in hospital. Trial involved presentation of eight witnesses.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Mumbai girl, 15, who lost right arm after an electric shock, scores 92% in ICSEAlmost two years ago, Mumbai girl Anamta Ahmed - then 13 years old - suffered a massive shock and extensive burn injuries after she touched an 11KV cable while playing with her cousins on a visit to..IndiaTimes - Published | My mom sacrificed her mangalsutra for this nation: Priyanka GandhiThe day following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in Aligarh, reiterating that Congress would not hesitate to seize "even the mangalsutras of our mothers and sisters," AICC general secretary..IndiaTimes - Published |
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's incumbent MP Mahesh Sharma to face SP, BSP candidates in Gautam Buddha Nagar in Phase 2The Gautam Buddha Nagar constituency will go to polls in the second phase on April 26 along with Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Mathura and Bulandshahr seats in Uttar Pradesh.DNA - Published | PM Modi doubles down on 'asset redistribution' charge in Aligarh, skips Muslim referenceContinuing from his previous remarks in Banswara, Rajasthan, PM Modi criticized the Congress for advocating the "Maoist plan" aimed at wealth redistribution. However, he refrained from explicitly..IndiaTimes - Published |
'You have put a lock to the factories of nepotism, corruption and appeasement of SP and Congress': PM ModiPM Modi criticizes opposition, praises BJP initiatives, and condemns dynastic politics in Aligarh rally. Mentions strong lock legacy, financial survey criticism, and Triple talaq law support. Addresses..IndiaTimes - Published | Aligarh court sentences Nigerian national to 7 yrs in jail for duping womanIndiaTimes - Published |
PM Modi inaugurates airport projects worth Rs 10000 crore from UP's AzamgarhThe project launched by PM Modi includes 12 new terminal buildings of Pune, Kolhapur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Delhi, Lucknow, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Moradabad, Shravasti and Adampur Airport.DNA - Published | World's largest lock, 1,265 kg laddoo prasad arrive in Ayodhya as Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha approachesA 400 kg lock, the world's largest, and 1,265 kg of laddu prasad have been brought to Ayodhya as offerings for the temple. The lock was made two years ago and symbolizes Aligarh's renowned lock..IndiaTimes - Published |
Hyderabad Police arrest fraudster who facilitated Binance account to ChineseHyderabad Cyber Crime Police arrested 24-year-old Harsh Kumar from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He facilitated a Binance account for Chinese fraudsters, buying cryptocurrency with cheated money and..IndiaTimes - Published | Dense fog envelopes parts of North India, reduces visibilityThe winter chill continues to grip North India, as cities such as Kanpur, Aligarh, Prayagraj and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh witnessed dense fog on Monday. The mercury dropped..IndiaTimes - Published |
Cop who shot woman in Aligarh thana heldAligarh police on Saturday arrested sub-inspector Manoj Sharma, who had been on the run since he "accidentally" shot a woman "while cleaning his gun" at Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh's..IndiaTimes - Published | Woman shot in head inside thana dies in hospital, SI on runA 55-year-old woman from Aligarh, UP, who was shot by a police sub-inspector during passport verification, died in the hospital. The victim, Ishrat Nigar, was critically injured and being treated at..IndiaTimes - Published |
Woman shot by police officer dies during treatment in UP's AligarhA 55-year-old woman, who was shot in the head by a police officer last week, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital here, police said on Thursday. The accused Sub-Inspector Manoj Sharma has been..IndiaTimes - Published | Aligarh may soon be renamed Harigarh, resolution passed in civic body meetingThe mayor of Aligarh Nagar Nigam, Prashant Singhal, has announced that a resolution proposing the renaming of Aligarh to Harigarh has been passed by the civic body and will now be forwarded to the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Robbers force man to transfer Rs 98k, kill himA 24-year-old bank employee in Aligarh, India, was beaten to death by robbers who forced him to transfer ₹98,000 from his account. The incident occurred on October 21 while the victim was returning..IndiaTimes - Published | Watch: BJP MP Satish Gautam touches woman MLA on stage; video stirs controversyMP Satish Gautam and MLA Mukta Raja are seen sitting side by side in a program in Aligarh.DNA - Published |
Delhi-UP weather: IMD predicts rains in Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Lucknow, Agra, Aligarh, more; check latest forecastSeveral locations in Delhi, including Narela, Alipur, Red Fort, Preet Vihar, ITO, Jafarpur, Nazafgarh, Akshardham, Safdarjung, and Lodi Road, will see thunderstorms with gusty winds of 30 to 40 km/h..DNA - Published | Giant 400kg lock made for Ram mandirA 66-year-old locksmith from Aligarh has made a giant-sized 400kg lock — almost 10 feet high, 4.6 feet wide and 9.5 inches thick — for the Ram mandir in Ayodhya, reports Mohammad Dilshad. Satya..IndiaTimes - Published |
New 4-lane expressway between Aligarh, Agra to be linked to Yamuna Expressway, Delhi-Kanpur highway, check detailsUP news: The current two-lane highway between Agra and Aligarh will remain in place even after the construction of a four-lane greenfield expressway.DNA - Published | Yamuna City near Noida Airport to be 2 times size of Delhi, 4 times Gurgaon, 16 times of Faridabad; detailsNoida news. Yamuna City will be made with the villages of Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura and Agra.DNA - Published |
Locals in fear as houses develop cracks in AligarhAmid fears in the wake of land subsidence in the Joshimath area in Uttarakhand, sudden cracks in a few houses in the Kanwariganj area of Aligarh have caused panic among locals. According to the locals,..IndiaTimes - Published |