Articles about Muzaffarnagar

The members of Hindu Mahasabha in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh have warned Muslim henna artists of dire consequences if caught applying mehndi or henna to Hindu women celebrating Karva Chauth.

Famed hairstylist Jawed Habib has stirred public outrage after a video of him spitting on a woman's head went viral on social media.

Seventeen girl students of Class 10 were called to school and asked to stay overnight purportedly for a practical exam.

Eight years since the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 in Uttar Pradesh, 1,117 people accused in 97 cases related to murder, rape, robbery, and arson among others connected to the violence have been acquitted over lack of evidence.

At the "Kisan Mahapanchayat" in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Sunday, protesting farmers resolved to intensify their protest against the Centre's controversial farm laws.

A 25-year-old man was beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar by the family members of a woman he was in a relationship with, police said on Wednesday.

A khap panchayat in Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh has barred women from wearing jeans and men from wearing shorts, saying they are part of western culture and that people should wear traditional Indian clothes.

A pregnant woman was found hanging at her home in Muzaffarnagar under mysterious circumstances, police said on Monday.

Earlier this month, BJP MLA Vikram Saini had vowed to help 25 Hindu Pakistani refugees settle in the Kawal village of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district.

Over 60 shops in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar were sealed following violent protests in the city.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar landed himself in a soup on Saturday after his remarks on Kashmiri girls grabbed headlines.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the much-awaited results for 2018-19 Class 12 Board Examinations on its official website on Thursday.

The Uttar Pradesh government has not yet permitted the district authorities to withdraw any of the Muzaffarnagar riots cases that it had decided to take back, an official said today.

Several persons were injured in clashes among supporters of Congress's Bijnor candidate Nasimuddin Siddiqui over biryani, which officials said was being served at an election meeting without permission, prompting authorities to lodge a police case and arrest nine.

In a suspected case of honor killing, a woman was shot dead allegedly by her cousin in Haiderpur village, Muzaffarnagar, police said today.

A 23-year-old woman was reportedly abducted and raped by six persons in Dudhli village of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, police said today.

Over 100 cows were reported to have died in some villages in Muzaffarnagar, UP over two days following which an inquiry was ordered in the incident, officials said Friday.

On Friday, a local court sentenced all seven convicts in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case to life imprisonment.

One of the seven persons found guilty of killing two youths in an attack which is said to have triggered the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots appeared before a court in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, through video conferencing.

One person was killed and six others were injured after members of two communities clashed at Chatela village in Muzaffarnagar yesterday.

As many as 42 people have been arrested in a drive against illegal arms in the Muzaffarnagar district, police said today.

A 60-year-old man, who used to work on a farm in Badhiwala village in UP's Muzaffarnagar was killed yesterday by his colleague following an altercation; his body was also set on fire.

A fast-track court in Muzaffarnagar has sentenced a man to 10 years' imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry in 2013.

One person has been arrested and six others booked after clashes broke out between two groups in Aterna village (Muzaffarnagar) over the alleged sexual harassment of a minor Dalit girl, police said today.

Twenty-five Dalits converted to Buddhism in Shamli district (Muzaffarnagar) in a ceremony performed by Bodh Bhikshu Bhante Pergyashil.

Eight persons were arrested as police busted a gang of highway robbers in Muzaffarnagar, UP.

Five people, including a woman, died and four others were seriously injured in two road accidents in UP's Muzaffarnagar district today.

Nearly 25 armed men stormed a dairy in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district and took away 18 buffaloes worth Rs. 20 lakh after taking the owner hostage, a police official said on Friday.

A 30-year-old married woman was strangled to death today allegedly over an "illicit relationship" in Loi village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, police said, adding that the accused has been arrested.

A 25-year-old Uttar Pradesh woman was allegedly burned to death by her husband and in-laws over dowry.

A 22-year-old Dalit woman had to leave college after being allegedly harassed by a man in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, police said today.

Uttar Pradesh Police said on Saturday that they have arrested a man for illegally withdrawing more than Rs. 18 lakh from an ATM in Shamli district with help from the bank manager.

A Class 11 student was allegedly shot at by two of his schoolmates at Sikanderpur village of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh yesterday evening, police said today.

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father for six months at Umerpur village in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, police said today.

A 20-year-old Dalit youth was beaten to death by unidentified persons at Budhana town in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.

The family members of a woman, who married against their wishes, allegedly abducted her after attacking a police van at a government hospital in UP's Muzaffarnagar, where she was taken for age determination on court's order, police said.

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly sexually harassed by a youth, who also tore her clothes when she was going to a shop in Muzaffarnagar, police said today.

Three people, including the parents, were held guilty for murdering a three-year-old girl by a court in Muzaffarnagar district of UP.

One person has lost his eyesight after consuming spurious liquor at Bidoli village under Jhinjhana police station in UP's Muzaffarnagar, a day after another man was hospitalized with a similar complaint.

In a suspected case of honor killing, a 15-year-old girl was poisoned to death allegedly by her father in UP's Muzaffarnagar district, police said today.