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 307 kilometres (191 mi) northwest of Kanpur and approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of the capital, New Delhi. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Badaun, Kasganj, Hathras, Etah and Mathura. As of 2011, Aligarh is the 53rd most populous city in India.
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Now, girls with hijab barred from entering Aligarh collegeA college in Aligarh, UP, issued a notice on Saturday “banning” entry of students in the campus without “prescribed uniforms” and refused entry to Muslim girls who had their hijab on. The Shree..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE: Voting for first phase begins in 58 constituenciesThese districts include Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Mathura.DNA - Published | |
Noida Airport to bring up to Rs 35,000 cr in investment, one lakh jobs: AdityanathThe Noida International Airport (NIA) will immensely benefit the state particularly its western parts and those which fall in the national capital region like Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
No jab, no ration: Vax drive at PDS shops in AligarhIndiaTimes - Published | |
Congress to go solo in UP polls next year: Priyanka GandhiAddressing over 7,000 Congress workers from Meerut, Agra and Aligarh zones during the party’s ‘Pratigya Sammelan’ held in Bulandshahr on Sunday, Priyanka said the BJP government doesn’t..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Video of 13-year-old boy kept in 'chains' at madrasa goes viral, father arrestedPolice investigated the clip and found it to be of a madrasa located in the Sasanigate area of Aligarh. They then raided the place and found the boy.DNA - Published | |
BJP to use PM’s Aligarh event as launch pad for poll campaignIndiaTimes - Published | |
India on path to become major defence exporter: PM Modi in AligarhIndia is no longer a defence importer, but is also on a path to become a major defence exporter, said PM Modi during his address in Aligarh.DNA - Published | |
After houses, Aligarh will now secure country's borders: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that Aligarh, which was known to manufacture locks for securing houses, will now play an important role in securing the country's borders. Inaugurating the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PM Modi lays foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in AligarhPrime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh todayDNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
Who was Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, the 'Jat King' who has grabbed PM Narendra Modi's attention?Prime Minister Narendra Modi today will lay the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.DNA - Published | |
Now proposal to rename Aligarh, then MainpuriIndiaTimes - Published | |
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visits Aligarh Muslim University after several faculty deathsUttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday visited AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College to review the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the varsity where deaths of several staff..IndiaTimes - Published | Akhilesh to join anti-farm laws chorus with mahapanchayatJoining the 'panchayat bandwagon' against the three farm laws introduced by the Centre, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will hold a 'mahapanchayat' in West UP's Aligarh.IndiaTimes - Published |
Hathras rerun? 12 detained in AligarhIndiaTimes - Published | Ahead of talks with govt, protesting farmers to take out tractor march todayOne batch of tractor rally will go from Dasna to Aligarh route, while the other group will go from Noida to Palwal route.DNA - Published |
Development should not be seen through political prism: PM Modi at AMU eventALIGARH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said politics can wait but development cannot, and asserted that development should not be seen through the political prism. This is the first time in..IndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi to address centenary celebrations of AMUThe university has a campus spread over 467.6 hectares of land in the city of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.DNA - Published |
Hathras: In another shocking incident, 6-year-old girl raped by cousin dies in DelhiIn another shocking incident, a 6-year-old girl died in Delhi's Safdarjung on Monday, 15 days after being allegedly raped by her maternal cousin in Aligarh. The victim belonged to Hathras.DNA - Published | Gang-raped & tortured, Dalit teen dies after 15-day battleAt 6.55am on Tuesday, the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras who had been allegedly gang-raped by four upper caste men in her village died after a 15-day battle for life. She had been referred to..IndiaTimes - Published |
19-year-old Dalit teen, gang-raped in UP's Hathras, passes awayThe 19-year-old Dalit woman who was gang-raped by four men in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh four days passed away on Tuesday morning. She was struggling for her life under ventilator in an Aligarh hospital..DNA - Published | UP: Gang-raped in Hathras, 19-year-old Dalit teen fights for life in ICU; four arrestedA 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped by four men in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh is struggling for her life in an Aligarh hospital where she has been put on a ventilator, officials said..DNA - Published |
97 new coronavirus cases reported in UP; total mounts to 2,742There are 1,939 active cases in the state, principal secretary, health, Amit Mohan Prasad said. Coronavirus cases have so far been reported in 64 of the 75 districts in the state. The highest 14 deaths..IndiaTimes - Published | Uttar Pradesh: Clashes break out between police and locals amidst lockdown in AligarhThe incident took place in the Bhojpura area in Kotwali police circle.DNA - Published |
Lockdown in 15 UP districts till WednesdayChief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that 15 districts in Uttar Pradesh would be under lockdown in the first phase till Wednesday. The districts where the lockdown has been enforced in..IndiaTimes - Published | Agra DM wants FIR against Bengaluru techie’s wife, familyA day after a Bengaluru-based techie’s wife tested positive for Covid-19 at Aligarh medical college and was put in an isolation ward while her family members were quarantined, Agra district..IndiaTimes - Published |
Internet suspended in Aligarh after clashes between police, anti-CAA protestersAligarh DM Chandra Bhushan Singh said police fired teargas shells to disperse the mob after they indulged in vandalisation of property and threw stones at security personnel in upper Kot area of the..DNA - Published | Four days after he got bail, Kafeel Khan held under NSAThe UP police late on Thursday night slapped NSA on Gorakhpur paediatrician Kafeel Khan, hours before he was expected to walk free from jail, four days after he was granted bail by an Aligarh court...IndiaTimes - Published |
BJP MP tells poet Munawwar Rana’s daughter Sumaiya to go to PakistanSumaiya Rana, visited Aligarh on Saturday and addressed anti-CAA protestors of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and accused the police of using "coercive measures" to crush protests against the amended..IndiaTimes - Published | Delhi Court extends Sharjeel Imam's police custody by three more daysImam was arrested from Bihar's Jehanabad on January 28 for allegedly making inflammatory speeches at the Jamia Millia Islamia University here and in Aligarh.DNA - Published |
UP STF arrests Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel Khan from Mumbai for 'inflammatory speech' at AMUThe UP Police had filed an FIR at Aligarh's Civil Line police station against Khan under Section 153-A of the IPC for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.DNA - Published | Police carry out raids in Bihar to nab JNU’s SharjeelFormer Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Imam has been booked for delivering inflammatory speeches in opposition to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register for Citizens..IndiaTimes - Published |
Anti-CAA protests: Police complaint against 1,000 AMU students for violenceAligarh's SSP Aakash Kulahari said an FIR in this regard was filed on December 23 by RAF commandant Punit Kumar.DNA - Published | CAA protests: Internet suspended in 21 UP districtsThe districts where internet has been blocked include: Lucknow, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Meerut, Kanpur, Ferozabad, Bareilly, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Rampur, Amroha, Bahraich, Muzaffarnagar, Sambhal,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Internet suspended for 45 hrs in major cities of UP; services impacted in few areas of West BengalInternet access over mobile phones was suspended in major towns in Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Agra, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar,..IndiaTimes - Published | Violence spreads to new areas in Uttar PradeshViolence spread to more parts of Uttar Pradesh as anti-citizenship law protesters pelted stones at police in Firozabad, Gorakhpur, Bhadohi, Bahraich and Sambhal when they were stopped from taking out..IndiaTimes - Published |
21 held after clashes between AMU students, police; hostels vacated21 people have been arrested in connection with the clashes between AMU students and police over the CAA and orders issued to completely vacate all hostels of the university, officials said on Monday...IndiaTimes - Published | AMU authorities praise SSP, DM for apt handling of anti-CAB protest at campusA video clip showing the Aligarh senior senior superintendent of police precariously clambering over a barricade and successfully persuading a highly charged crowd of about 5,000 protestors at the..IndiaTimes - Published |
UP: 9 prisoners released from Aligarh jail on Gandhi JayantiThe nine prisoners had completed their jail term but could not get out as they failed to pay the cash fine imposed on them.DNA - Published | UP: Man held while trying to abduct boy in AligarhThe man was captured and handed over to the police by the family of the 8-year-old boy, police said.DNA - Published |
Aligarh: Trainer aircraft with six on board crashes at Dhanipur airstrip, no injuries reportedAll passengers in the aircraft were rescued safely following the crash, according to City Magistrate, Aligarh, Vinit Kumar Singh.DNA - Published | 'Namaz at public places to be banned across UP', says DGP Om Prakash SinghAccording to the DGP, such directives are already in place in Aligarh and Meerut and the same will be extended to all cities and towns in the state.DNA - Published |
300 special telephone booths being established for communication in J&KThe J&K administration on Sunday said 300 special telephone booths are being established to help people communicate with their loved ones. In an advisory, it said that liaison officers have also been..IndiaTimes - Published | Aligarh: Husband of BJP minority wing leader beaten over wife's participation in party's membership drive"A woman named Farheen Mohin has filed a complaint that some people threatened her over her participation in BJP membership drive and used violence. A case has been registered and the required action..DNA - Published |
Muslims in Aligarh move Friday namaz to rooftopsThe Bu Ali Shah mosque on Friday was packed with hundreds of devotees, waiting to offer the regular Friday namaz. Just one difference though: Unlike every week where they offered namaz on the streets,..DNA - Published | Aligarh administration bans religious functions on roadsThe decision came after some Hindutva groups planned the recital of Hanuman Chalisa to protest the offering of namaz on roads.DNA - Published |
Assailant loots petrol pump staff at gunpoint in AligarhA case has been registered under the relevant section of the law.DNA - Published | Cleric arrested for sexually harassing nine-year-old girl in AligarhAccording to police, the cleric, identified as Mohammad Ahmad, was a tuition teacher of the victim hired to impart Quran teachings.DNA - Published |
Do not pay heed to communal reports, attempts being made to initiate tensions: UP Police asks peopleUttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), OP Singh informed that recently a person who used to study at a Madrasa in Bareilly claimed in Aligarh that his cap was removed and he was allegedly..DNA - Published | Aligarh: Landlord asks Muslim woman to evict home for joining BJPThe woman, Gulistan, was reportedly forced to vacate the property by the landlord after she praised various schemes of the central government from which she had benefitedDNA - Published |
