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VIDEO | Lucknow: After winning the Lucknow Graduates' Legislative Council (MLC) seat, Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Kanti Singh says, "There is immense joy, and the entire Samajwadi family is happy. This victory has been achieved with the cooperation of all leaders, our in-charge Pankaj Yadav ji, TV Singh Yadav ji, and the support and cooperation of all brothers and sisters." (Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath congratulated the winners of the 2026 Legislative Council elections from Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies, expressing hope that they will effectively represent the aspirations of teachers and graduates.
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UP MLC polls: BJP wins 6 of 9 declared seats, SP bags 3. All 6 Teachers' seats and 3 Graduates' seats decided. BJP's Dhruv Tripathi wins Gorakhpur-Faizabad by just 307 votes. Counting continues in Lucknow and Varanasi.
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BSP national coordinator Akash Anand, in Bulandshahr, accused Akhilesh Yadav of trying to woo BSP's support base through his PDA slogan. He said SP changes the meaning of PDA and its political colours like a chameleon.
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BSP national coordinator Akash Anand said in Bulandshahr that Mayawati tested his commitment to the Bahujan community till her last breath. He said he was ready to sacrifice his family for the movement and face any test she set.
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Varanasi: Minister OP Rajbhar welcomes the MLC poll verdict, calling it the mandate of educated voters, but says it has little bearing on assembly elections, where the electorate is entirely different and educated voters do not turn out to vote.
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Karwa Chauth preparations gather pace in Lucknow as women get mehndi applied to their hands and shop for traditional earthen karwas in Hazratganj and Gomti Nagar ahead of the festival. Video: Sunil Kumar
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BJP workers raised slogans against EC observer Pranjal Yadav, alleging bias towards SP’s Ashutosh Sinha in Varanasi MLC vote counting. DM Satyendra Kumar said the row began over entry without agent passes and was resolved.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached land and buildings of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in UP's Rampur, valued at ₹1,170 crore, in a money laundering probe against former minister Azam Khan, Jauhar Trust and others.
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A Nepali national, Dinesh Khadka, was caught at Lucknow airport allegedly using a fraudulently obtained Indian passport in the name of Dilip Kumar to fly to Sharjah. Sarojini Nagar police registered an FIR under BNS and passport laws.
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UPPSC has declared the Mathematics results of the LT Grade Assistant Teacher Main Exam 2025. Only 710 candidates provisionally qualified against 1,093 vacancies across male and female branches, leaving 383 posts vacant due to lack of suitable candidates.
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The UP Mandi Parishad on Wednesday said that it has sanctioned Rs 69.16 crore for protection and sustenance of stray cattle. Of this, an initial installment of Rs 34.58 crore has already been released to the Uttar Pradesh Gau-Seva Aayog.
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Allahabad HC Bar Association has threatened to boycott Justice Ajay Bhanot’s court, alleging he humiliated a lawyer and threatened to jail him during a courtroom exchange involving seating arrangements for a senior police officer.
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UP electricity consumers will get 9.17% relief in November 2026 bills under the Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPAAS). This marks the fifth consecutive month of relief, benefiting domestic, commercial and other consumers, UPPCL said.
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Earlier in the day, the Bar threatened to boycott Justice Ajay Bhanot’s court over alleged humiliation of a lawyer. Later, lawyers allegedly vandalised courtroom No. 49 at Allahabad HC. Security personnel escorted the judge out through a rear exit.
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TOI Lucknow retweeted
#WATCH | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: Second-phase trial runs are underway for the Varanasi Urban Transport Ropeway Project in Kashi. The world's third and India's first urban transport ropeway project is progressing rapidly.
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Uttar Pradesh Police's Cyber crime HQ rescued 24 children who were victims of online exploitation and abuse following coordinated action on complaints received through international and national cybercrime reporting mechanisms.
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Lucknow Airport inaugurated an 804-metre section of its 2,864-metre parallel taxi track on Wednesday. Operational from Thursday midnight, it aims to reduce runway occupancy time and flight delays. Remaining stretch due by March 2027.
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