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Whoever spoils Diwali celebrations will be behind bars, CM Yogi warns miscreants

Lucknow, Oct 15 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today warned that anyone attempting to disrupt Diwali celebrations in the state will end up behind bars.
“This is not a government that surrenders to rioters. Anyone attempting to disrupt the festival of joy will end up behind bars,” he warned, while asserting that all festivals over the past eight years - from Holi, Diwali, Eid, to Christmas and Guru Parva — have been celebrated in peace, harmony, and enthusiasm.
The Chief Minister distributed gas cylinder refill subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, terming it a Diwali gift for poor families.
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Jaipur, Nov 12 (UNI) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat will attend a number of programmes during his four-day sojourn in the Rajasthan capital here.

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Emergency landing by AI flight in Varanasi, paper with 'bomb' written on it found

12 Nov 2025 | 6:52 PM

Varanasi, Nov 12 (UNI) An Air India Express flight from Mumbai to Varanasi made an emergency landing at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi on Wednesday after the crew alerted the pilot about finding a tissue paper with 'Bomb... Good Bye' written on it in the washroom of the flight, police said.

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J&K attaches property of 'Pakistani agent' Mian Qayoom under UAPA

12 Nov 2025 | 6:35 PM

Srinagar, Nov 12 (UNI) J&K Police has attached the house of jailed former president of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Mian Abdul Qayoom. The Police said Qayoom had used his Srinagar house for "furtherance of terrorist activities".

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Gangster linked to Bhagwanpuria network nabbed in Batala; 2 pistols seized

12 Nov 2025 | 6:27 PM

Chandigarh, Nov 12 (UNI) In an operation under the ongoing drive to make Punjab safer, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in coordination with Batala police, arrested an active member of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang and recovered two sophisticated pistols from his possession.

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Growing violence against women reflects ideological rise of Manuwad: AIDWA

12 Nov 2025 | 6:22 PM

Shimla, Nov 12 (UNI) The 13th state conference of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), Himachal Pradesh, concluded at Kalibari, Shimla, today, with a strong call to resist the growing violence and discrimination against women, which the organization said reflects the “ideological rise of Manuwad” in the country.

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