Udaipur
City in Rajasthan, India
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Udaipur, historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency. It was founded in 1559 by Udai Singh II of the Sisodia clan of Rajput, when he shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur after Chittorgarh was besieged by Akbar. It remained as the capital city till 1818 when it became a British princely state, and thereafter the Mewar province became a part of Rajasthan when India gained independence in 1947.
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Rajasthan: Udaipur shop sells 'MADE IN PAKISTAN' toffees containing beef, controversy eruptsReports state that the Food Inspector raided a shop named Chocolate and Birthday Decoration Items located at the Dehli Gate intersection of Udaipur.DNA - Published | |
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Udaipur hosts first G20 Sherpa meeting under India's PresidencyThe first G20 Sherpa meeting under India's presidency started in Rajasthan's Udaipur on Sunday. The four-day gathering (December 4-7) will set the stage for important conversations on some of the most..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Udaipur: World's biggest wheelchair championship begins in city of lakes,Ā checkĀ detailsThe third National Wheelchair Cricket Championship began in Udaipur on Sunday.DNA - Published | |
Angry over land acquisition, man triggered rail track blastThe blast on the Udaipur-Ahmedabad rail track has been revealed to be the work of a man who claims he wasn't compensated for acquisition of his land.IndiaTimes - Published | |
186kg of gelatin found in Rajasthan; no link yet to rail-track blastSeven sackfuls of gelatin sticks weighing 186kg were found abandoned under a bridge in Rajasthan's Dungarpur district on Tuesday, three days after an attempt to blow up a portion of a rail bridge on..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NIA at Udaipur blast site, culprits will be severely punished: Railway ministerRailway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the accused in the Udaipur track explosion will be severely punished and the NIA along with other investigating agencies was at the site. An explosion..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Locals spot cracks on Udaipur-Ahmedabad railway track after explosion, major mishap averted; ATS probes 'terror' anglePM Modi had flagged off the inaugural run of the Asarwa-Udaipur express train on this track from Asarwa Railway Station in Ahmedabad on October 31.DNA - Published | |
50% of Congress tickets to go to youngsters: Mallikarjun KhargeNew Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has put the old guard of the Karnataka unit on notice by reportedly telling colleagues that he intends to reserve 50% tickets for āyoungstersā in next..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Mallikarjun Kharge takes charge as Congress President, Sonia Gandhi says 'he will inspire party'Mallikarjun Kharge said he would implement the decision taken in UdaipurDNA - Published | |
'Won't be able to do justice...': Gehlot's change in stance on 'double role' as Rahul bats for 'one man-one post' ruleGehlot reiterated that the principle laid down in the Congress's Udaipur resolve was meant for nominated posts and not ones for which polls are held.DNA - Published | |
Udaipur cook arrested for instructing students to throw food served by Dalit girlsLal Ram, cook, told the kids who were eating the food to throw it away because it had been served by Dalits.DNA - Published | Rishikesh pips Udaipur in priciest hotel rooms: DataNine of the top 10 cities with the highest RevPAR are leisure destinations, led by the holy town on the banks of the Ganga, according to data collected by hospitality consulting firm Hotelivate. The..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Sar Tan se Juda': Chilling text to father creates mystery around Bhopal engineering student's deathNotably, this is the same slogan which was chanted by the killers who beheaded a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur in broad daylight last month.DNA - Published | Udaipur tailor beheading: NIA to present all 7 accused in court today, details hereAfter the Udaipur murder case, both the main accused Mohammad Ghaus and Riyaz Attari were first arrested by the Rajasthan Police.DNA - Published |
Udaipur killing: 'BJP's relationship with tailor's murderer known to everyone,' says Ashok GehlotRajasthan CM and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has hit out at BJP for allegedly having links with the prime accused in the Udaipur tailor murder case.DNA - Published | Udaipur killing: NIA arrests seventh accusedFarhad Mohammad Sheikh @ Babla, aged 31 years and a resident of Diwan Sah Colony in Udaipur, Rajasthan was a close criminal associate of one of the main accused in the case, Riyaz Attari, and played an..IndiaTimes - Published |
NIA arrests 7th man in connection with Udaipur tailor's murderThe seventh arrest in relation to the Udaipur tailor murder has been made on Saturday evening.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | RSS on Udaipur tailor murder: 'Muslim society must oppose Kanhaiya Lal's killingĀ vigorously'Kanhaiya Lal murder: RSS leader Sunil Ambekar was speaking to reporters after a three-day RSS event in Rajasthan.DNA - Published |
In 22-city campaign, Congress points to āBJPās linksā to Udaipur, J&K terrorIndiaTimes - Published | Haryana: Man arrested for offering Rs 2 cr reward for chopping off Nupur Sharma's tongueEarlier, a tailor and a chemist were killed in Udaipur and Amravati respectively for allegedly supporting Nupur Sharma.DNA - Published |
Sixth suspect held in Udaipur beheading caseThe NIA on Wednesday arrested Udaipur resident Wasim Ali, the sixth suspect to be held for the beheading tailor Kanhaiya Lal Sahu in his shop on June 28. He was produced before an NIA special court in..IndiaTimes - Published | Udaipur murder: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot gives government jobs to tailor Kanhaiya Lal's sonsTailor Kanhaiyalal was the primary earner, thus the state government decided to support the family.DNA - Published |
Udaipur murder case: Accused Mohsin send to NIA remand till July 12, latest updatesUdaipur murder case: The NIA produced Mohammad Mohsin in the court and sought his remand. On this, the court sent Mohsin on remand till July 12.DNA - Published | Fifth suspect held for Udaipur tailorās murderThe NIA has arrested 30-year-old Udaipur resident Mohammad Mohsin, the fifth man to be taken into custody for the beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal Sahu in the Rajasthan city on June 28.IndiaTimes - Published |
TMC seeks judicial probe into 'BJP links' with Udaipur killer, Kashmir terroristAccusing the BJP of using its "members" to fan communal violence in the country ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe into the alleged links of..IndiaTimes - Published | Congress says Udaipur killer is BJP man, saffron outfit denies claimIndiaTimes - Published |
Udaipur killing accused thrashed in court; NIA gets 10-day custodySeveral lawyers, litigants and visitors in a Jaipur court kicked, slapped and hurled abuses at the four men arrested for the beheading of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal Sahu when they were taken to the..IndiaTimes - Published | Mob attacks Udaipur murder accused outside court, video surfacesThe clothes of one of the accused were torn, and the agitated lawyers raised slogans against Pakistan and demanded capital punishment for them.DNA - Published |
Udaipur killing: Pic of accused with BJP leader goes viral, party denies connectBJP in Rajasthan on Saturday denied the allegation and said that the Udaipur accused has never been a member of the party.DNA - Published | Amravati chemist murder: HM Amit Shah orders NIA probe for Udaipur-like killing in MaharashtraHome Minister's Office (HMO) announced it on its twitter account since Umesh Kolhe's murder was similar to the Udaipur incident.DNA - Published |
Congress flags pictures of Udaipur murder accused with BJP leader; 'fake news' says Amit MalviyaIndiaTimes - Published | Udaipur tailor murder: Congress alleges BJP links to killers citing pics, saffron party refutes 'fake news'The claims drew consternation from the BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya who dismissed them as "fake news".DNA - Published |
Udaipur killing: Congress alleges one of main accused 'BJP member'The Congress on Saturday alleged that one of the main accused in the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur is a "BJP member" and asked whether the Centre had moved quickly to transfer the case to the..IndiaTimes - Published | Udaipur murder: Ayodhya priest burns Asaduddin Owaisi's poster, says 'anti-national' leaders to be 'burnt alive' if...Das accused Owaisi of making inflammatory statements and said such remarks are promoting terror activities.DNA - Published |
Supreme Court tears into Nupur Sharma, says her remarks set country on firehe Supreme Court on Friday unleashed a barrage of critical observations serrating former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and accused her of igniting the country and damaging the social fabric with her..IndiaTimes - Published | Udaipur killing: Case filed against organisers of Gurgaon rally for raising hate slogansThe Gurgaon police have booked the organisers of a rally that was taken out in the city on June 29 to demand stringent punishment for the accused in Kanhaiya Lal's gruesome murder in Udaipur...IndiaTimes - Published |
'BJP should hang head in shame': Opposition attacks Centre after Supreme Court slams Nupur SharmaThe Supreme Court criticized Nupur Sharma's remarks against Prophet Muhammad, saying that she is responsible for the recent violence in Udaipur.DNA - Published | Udaipur murder: Why was Kanhaiya Lal arrested? What FIR against Kanhaiya Lal said?Udaipur tailor murder: Who lodged FIR against Kanhaiya Lal? The anti-terror National Investigation Agency is probing the Udaipur beheading.DNA - Published |
'Loose tongue, remarks led to Udaipur violence': Key quotes by Supreme Court slamming Nupur SharmaThe Supreme Court on Friday slammed former BJP leader Nupur Sharma for her remarks against Prophet Muhammad, which sparked a row.DNA - Published | Udaipur murder case: Killer paid Rs 5,000 extra for '26/11' Mumbai attack date as number plateThe brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal took place on June 29 in Udaipur.DNA - Published |
Udaipur murder: Government asks social media firms to remove content justifying beheading of Kanhaiya LalKanhaiya Lal, a resident of Udaipur in Rajasthan, was killed on Tuesday by two cleaver-wielding men, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad.DNA - Published | What we know about Karachi-based Dawat-e-Islami, linked to the Udaipur killingDawat-e-Islami, a Sunni Islamic organisation was founded in Karachi in September 1981. One of the accused of the Udaipur beheading has links with it.DNA - Published |
Prophet remark: SC slams Nupur Sharma, says her 'loose tongue' has set entire country on fireThe Supreme Court on Firday came down heavily on former BJP leader Nupur Sharma, who sparked a controversy with her remarks against the Prophet, and said her loose tongue has set the entire country on..IndiaTimes - Published | Udaipur murder: Terror gang, Pak link of Akhtari and Mohammad, Dawat-e-Islami - NIA's Kanhaiya Lal killing probe anglesRiaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad had become members of Pakistan-based Sunni Islamic organisation Dawat-e-Islami.DNA - Published |
Rajasthan CM Gehlot meets Lalās kin, says NIA must expedite probe and file chargesheet soonajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday visited the house of Kanhaiya Lal, who was murdered in Udaipur by two men on Tuesday, and presented a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to the victimās family..IndiaTimes - Published | Udaipur tailorās murder: Duo planned to kill tailor at his home, couldnāt locate addressIndiaTimes - Published |
UP cleric threatened for criticising Udaipur killingIndiaTimes - Published | Udaipur murder: Two accused sent to 14-day judicial custody in Kanhaiya Lal caseThe accused, Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad, allegedly murdered Kanhaiya Lal in his shop in Udaipur on Tuesday.DNA - Published |
