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NCW takes up complaints of harassment of women teachers in Mathura • Apr. 26, 2025, 7:41 AM ET (The Hindu)
13 injured as bus swerves to avoid other vehicles on KGP Expressway in Faridabad • Apr. 24, 2025, 7:41 AM ET (The Indian Express)
UP govt plans theme parks in Ayodhya, Mathura using urban waste and metal scrap • Apr. 19, 2025, 1:58 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Mathura resident alleges son framed in false cases, 12 personnel from Jewar police booked • Apr. 10, 2025, 5:51 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Govt bank official counting temple offerings ‘steals money’, arrested • Apr. 7, 2025, 6:18 AM ET (The Indian Express)

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