Muzaffarnagar

Notices issued to 300 for protesting against Waqf Act in UP's Muzaffarnagar

Authorities here have issued notices to 300 people for protesting against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, by wearing black badges during Friday prayers in mosques and asked them to furnish bonds of Rs 2 lakh each, a police official said on Sunday. The figure stood at 24 till Saturday. Superintendent of Police (City) Satyanarayan Prajapat said notices were served to 300 people after identifying them through CCTV footage. Efforts are on to identify more people, according to police. Prajapat told reporters on Saturday that notices had been issued against 24 people. The notices were issued by City Magistrate Vikas Kashyap based on the police report, asking the protesters to furnish a bond of Rs 2 lakh each after appearing before court on April 16. Those who have been served notices wore black badges on their arms during Friday prayers at different mosques here on March 28 to protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, according to police. Parliament approved the Waqf (Amendment)

Security tightened in UP's Muzaffarnagar after Waqf Bill introduced in LS

Security was tightened at sensitive locations of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar as a precautionary measure, following the tabling of the Waqf Bill in Parliament on Wednesday, officials said. A flag march led by District Magistrate Umesh Mishra and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abhishek Singh was conducted by the district administration in sensitive areas. The march covered key areas, including the Khalapar locality, they said. Drone surveillance is also being carried out to monitor the situation. Authorities said the situation in Muzaffarnagar has been peaceful so far. Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as proposed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage. The bill seeks to improve the administration of Waqf properties, introduce technology-driven management, address complexities and ensure transparency. Opposition parties are strongly resisting the Bill, slamming it as unconstituti

Protests in Muzaffarnagar over social media post, more than 500 booked

Over 500 persons were booked after protests erupted in Budhana town here over rumours that a youth arrested for allegedly making an "objectionable" social media post against Islam had been released by police, officials said on Sunday, adding that security has been tightened in the town. The protestors were booked for allegedly raising "objectionable slogans", spreading rumours and pelting stones at the shop of Nikhil Tyagi, they said. Tyagi was was arrested Saturday night over his alleged "objectionable comments" while protesters blocked the Kandhla road in Budhana when they heard that he released by the police, officials said. Hundreds of people who had gathered for the protest were booked for allegedly violating the model code of conduct and prohibitory orders in Muzaffarnagar district that has been enforced in view of the by-elections in Meerapur assembly constituency. Senior Superintendent of Police Abhishek Singh told reporters on Sunday that police have registered two cases .

Kanwar Yatra row: SC extends stay on UP govt order, says can't force anyone

The Supreme Court bench refused to issue any clarification on the July 22 stay order saying 'we have said what needed to be said in our previous order'

What is the Muzaffarnagar police order on eateries that is facing backlash?

In response to widespread public criticism from multiple political leaders, the police have updated their directive, turning the display of names into a voluntary action

Lok Sabha elections: Will RLD tie-up help BJP retain Muzaffarnagar?

For 2024, Balyan would expect an easier contest than five years back when the RLD, SP, and Bahujan Samaj Party had an alliance

BJP's hate politics behind Muzaffarnagar slap incident: Oppn parties

Opposition parties on Saturday alleged that the BJP's "politics of hatred" was responsible for the Uttar Pradesh incident where a teacher allegedly made communal remarks and ordered students to slap a Muslim classmate for not doing his homework. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the manner in which the teacher made other children hit the child "due to religious discrimination is a disturbing result of the hate-filled politics of the BJP-RSS". "Such incidents tarnish our global image. This is against the Constitution," Kharge said on X in a post in Hindi. A video showing the incident involving school teacher, Tripta Tyagi, and the Class 2 boy in Muzaffarnagar has gone viral on social media eliciting strong words from several political parties. Muzaffarnagar Police on Saturday booked the teacher while the school was also served a notice by the state education department. Kharge termed the incident a result of the "divisive thinking of the ruling party" and cited another ...

Muzaffarnagar: Final destination for tonnes of America's plastic waste

Plastic waste that starts off in Americans' recycling bins ends up at illegal dumpsites - and inside the lungs of people in Muzaffarnagar

Sanctuary for stray cattle to come up in Muzaffarnagar: Sanjeev Balyan

In a bid to resolve the problem of stray cattle, the Centre has decided to build a cow sanctuary in Purkazi block of Muzaffarnagar, Union minister Sanjeev Kumar Balyan said on Sunday. The proposed cow sanctuary will come up at Meghachandan village and will be spread over 70 hectares of government land. It will be sheltering more than 5,000 stray cattle, he said. Balyan, who is a minister of state for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said that the cow sanctuary in Muzaffarnagar will start as a pilot project. "My target is that this should be ready in the next 3-4 months, and in the next six months, no stray cattle should be seen on streets or farms of Muzaffarnagar, and all of them should be inside the cow sanctuary," he said. The Union minister noted that small cow shelters (gaushalas) have failed to address the problem of stray cattle, which was raised by the Opposition to target the BJP in the 2022 UP Assembly election. Balyan said that the cow sanctuary will be handed

Allahabad HC rejects ex-BJP MLA's plea in 2013 Muzzafarnagar riots case

The Allahabad high court has turned down disqualified BJP MLA Vikram Saini's plea to suspend his conviction in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riot case

Security beefed up in UP's Muzaffarnagar for Kanwar Yatra: Official

Authorities in Muzaffarnagar have made elaborate security arrangements for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, officials said on Thursday

Prohibitory orders imposed in Muzaffarnagar to maintain law and order

The Muzaffarnagar administration has imposed prohibitory orders in the district till January 30 under section 144 of the CrPC to maintain law and order, officials said Sunday.

Govt willing to talk to farmers, says Muzaffarnagar BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan

After facing stiff resistance in his hometown, Muzaffarnagar, Balyan talks to Nitin Kumar about the problems in hand and what the government is doing about them

Muzaffarnagar coronavirus update: 123 more test Covid-19 positive

As many as 123 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, taking the district's total number of active cases to 1,026

43 inmates of jails in Muzaffarnagar test positive for coronavirus

Forty-three inmates of two jails in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and were moved to isolation wards in the prison complexes, officials said

Coronavirus death toll in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar reaches 31

One more person succumbed to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, taking the death toll to 31 in the district, an official said on Sunday. The superintendent of the District Jail and his father had tested positive for the infection two days ago, Chief Medical Officer Dr Praveen Chopra said. The jail superintendent's father died at Begrajpur on Saturday evening, he said.

UP coronavirus update: 66 Covid-19 cases in Muzaffarnagar; 3' more deaths

Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district on Sunday reported three more deaths due to COVID-19 and 66 fresh cases, officials said

Muzaffarnagar, Shamli districts seal borders to prevent entry of kanwariyas

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar and Shamli sealed the borders of the districts with neighbouring states of Uttarakhand and Haryana, respectively

5 held, 15 booked in UP for attacking cops enforcing lockdown restrictions

Two policemen, including the incharge of the police outpost sub-inspector Lekhraj Singh were seriously injured

Anti-CAA stir: Panel holds 53 guilty of damage to property in Muzaffarnagar

ADM Amit Singh directed the Revenue Department to collect Rs 23,41,290 from the guilty for damaging public property during the protest on December 20.