Arms smuggler held with 18 pistols in UP… and other news

Arms smuggler held with 18 pistols in UP
Lucknow: An inter-state arms smuggler was arrested with 18 pistols in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said Monday. Pappu Mahaveer Singh, 34, was arrested late Sunday in Nawada area, some 300 km from Lucknow. "Singh used to supply illegal …
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UP students making street kids literate
Lucknow: They are students who become teachers by evening to make street urchins and poor children literate! Ten undergraduates from Uttar Pradesh's Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad (IIIT-A) feel they are already doing their bit for …
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Kids taught to deal with differently-abled siblings
LUCKNOW: Siblings of differently-abled persons had the opportunity to learn ways to deal with their brothers and sisters on Sunday. In a sibling workshop organised by SPARC- India, (School for Potential Advancement and Restoration of Confidence), …
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UP rivers in spate after heavy rain in Uttarakhand, Nepal
LUCKNOW: Light to moderate rain was reported from the state on Sunday. Lucknow also recorded light rain. The weatherman said that rainfall activity will remain low in the state for the next couple of days, but will increase from September 14 onwards …
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Aircraft flies with 'backlog' passengers, new ones suffer
LUCKNOW: Call it a chain of errors. Even as an aircraft arrived at Lucknow airport from Jeddah to take the 270-odd passengers who were stranded after the Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft developed a snag in its engine on Saturday, a fresh batch of …
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2 held for duping man in name of trip abroad
LUCKNOW: Police nabbed two persons, on Sunday, who have been accused of duping people in the name of sending them overseas. About 14 passports, two dozen medical certificates, an entry register and other documents were recovered from the accused. …
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Water pumps thirsty for alternative power
LUCKNOW: The official residence of the Uttar Pradesh chief minister at Kalidas Marg receives power supply from three feeders. If one stops, the other one provides a backup. Similar is the case with the Raj Bhawan and many VIP colonies. …
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Akhilesh on yatra with message for change
LUCKNOW: Blowing the bugle to formally launch the election campaign for the 2012 assembly polls, the Samajwadi Party (SP) state president Akhilesh Yadav is all set to start his Kranti Yatra starting from Lucknow on Monday. The yatra will comprise road …
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Scholars yet to start course work of PhD
LUCKNOW: More than 1000 students who got enrolled into Doctorate of Philosophy in Lucknow University are left in a lurch. University authorities are not allowing the students to do the course work, which is mandatory for a valid PhD degree. …
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Railway gatemen use kerosene lamp, torch to guide trains
LUCKNOW: While the Indian Railways boasts of being one of the best railway systems in the world, the same could not be said about Ram Shankar, a gateman who slogs under torch light in a small, crammed room on a sultry evening and waves a kerosene lamp …
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Drug peddler held with Rs.20 lakh cannabis… and other news

Drug peddler held with Rs.20 lakh cannabis
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) A drug peddler was arrested with cannabis worth around Rs.20 lakh in Siddharthnagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said Thursday. Mohd. …
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BJP parliamentarian booked in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and his 100-odd supporters have been booked for disrupting rail movement and intimidating government …
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Gay couple auditions for Dance India Dance
If reports are to be believed, a gay couple from the city of Lucknow made it to the auditions of the TV dance reality show 'Dance India Dance' and performed …
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Drug peddler with ISI links arrested in Lucknow
Place: Lucknow | Agency: PTI A drug peddler having alleged links with Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence was arrested in Lucknow by the crime branch of …
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Mob kills cop, torches outpost
LUCKNOW: A sub-inspector was shot and a police outpost torched by a rampaging mob in Ghazipur district on Wednesday. The slain SI T Ramarao was incharge of …
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Tall claims, inadequate bonfires, night shelters
LUCKNOW: Despite tall claims made by both the district administration and Lucknow Municipal Corporation of saving the common man from biting cold, …
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Paul Henderson to kick off 1972 jersey tour in his small Ontario hometown
19 sweater he wore in Game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series will visit roughly 60 communities across the country starting with tiny Lucknow, Ont. — population …
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Zoo inmates stay indoors, enjoy warmth in enclosure
LUCKNOW: The dip in mercury forced chimps, Jason and Nikita to stay indoors for most of the time on Wednesday. The two were covered in blankets to cut the …
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DM orders closure of schools till Jan 8
LUCKNOW: School children heaved a sigh of relief, as after shivering for two days, district magistrate, Lucknow, Anil Sagar finally ordered closure of …
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Concern over declining trend in engineering
LUCKNOW: Expressing concern over reducing enrolments in engineering colleges in Lucknow, UPTU WATCH in association with BN College of Engineering and …
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'Munni', 'Sheila' are a public nuisance: PIL… and other news

'Munni', 'Sheila' are a public nuisance: PIL
New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court by a social activist from Lucknow, Dr Nutan Thakur …
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Mob fury kills police officer
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) A police sub inspector was killed and four of his colleagues seriously injured Wednesday when a mob torched their outpost in Uttar …
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Cold weather kills dozens in northern India
AP LUCKNOW, India — Officials say near-freezing temperatures and icy Himalayan winds have killed dozens of people in northern India over the past two weeks …
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Cooks flown down from Lucknow for Imran's wedding
'For the wedding, cooks are being specially flying down from Lucknow. These are specialists and have been cooking for the family (Nassir Hussain's) for more …
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Mob torches outpost, five policemen injured
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) At least five policemen were injured, two of them critically, when a mob torched their outpost in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday to protest …
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Two cops injured in attack by villagers
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) Two policemen were critically injured after a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district attacked a search party on the trail of a …
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Lucknow to get new dharna sthal by February-end
The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has started the exercise to develop a new venue for holding dharnas on an area of 25000 square metre at Gomti bank …
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In the High Court
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has fixed January 11 as the next date of hearing of the PILs seeking prosecution of Chief Minister Mayawati and …
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Nutan takes on Sheila and Munni, files PIL in Allahabad high court
By Deepak Gidwani | Place: Lucknow | Agency: DNA The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry will refer the matter relating to a PIL seeking ban on two …
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BSP finalises candidates for Lucknow, Unnao seats
The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party on Tuesday announced candidates for seven out of nine Assembly seats of Lucknow district and all six seats of the …
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PIL seeks Mayawati's prosecution in Taj case… and other news

PIL seeks Mayawati's prosecution in Taj case
PTI Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Tuesday fixed January 11 as the next date of hearing of PILs seeking prosecution of Uttar Pradesh …
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Jauhar appointed Ambedkar University vice chancellor
… vice chancellor of the Dr. BR Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University), a communique received here Tuesday from Raj Bhavan in Lucknow said. …
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Lucknow loved this Casino Night
The New Year was ushered in a grand style at Vivanta where a " Casino Night" was organized by Moksh Arts and Exhibition in association with Seagrams. …
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Credit, debit card services hit in UP
LUCKNOW: Credit and debit card users had a tough time here on Monday as swiping machines at a number of outlets refused transactions. …
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PIL demanding ban on item numbers: HC seeks Centre''s response
Lucknow, Jan 4 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court today sought a response from the Centre on a PIL demanding an immediate ban on Bollywood item numbers ''Munni …
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Mayawati to launch new schemes on b'day
LUCKNOW: With Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled to be held next year, Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati is expected to launch a number of …
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This UP village has had no crime in 15 years
Lucknow: No murders or kidnappings, not even petty crimes like chain snatchings and thefts in the past 15 years! This is the proud record of a small village …
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Rape case: Victim was handed over to cops?
LUCKNOW: On day two of the CB-CID probe into the Banda rape case, investigators are believed to have stumbled upon clues which indicate that Neelu was in …
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Rape victim's father writes to CJ, requests speedy trial
LUCKNOW: Pleading for a speedy trial in the Aashiana rape case, Sabruddin, the father of the victim has written to the chief justice of the Allahabad High …
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One person killed in Deoria police firing
LUCKNOW: A villager was killed and two injured, when police opened fire to disperse a mob on Raipur Road in Deoria district on Monday morning. …
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VIP registration numbers to cost more… and other news

VIP registration numbers to cost more
PTI, Updated: January 03, 2011 13:06 IST Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government has hiked rate of buying a lucky or VIP registration number for a vehicle. …
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Man lynched in Uttar Pradesh village
The body of Deshraj, 45, was recovered Sunday from in Baksha village on the outskirts of Kaushambhi, some 250 km from Lucknow. …
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Man lynched in Uttar Pradesh village
Lucknow, Jan 3 (IANS) A mob lynched a man in Kaushambhi in Uttar Pradesh after he was found sneaking into a house, police said Monday. The body of Deshraj, …
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Supply shortage pushes onion price at Rs 45-50 a kg
LUCKNOW: After a brief lull, onion price has once again started soaring in the local vegetable market, due to supply shortage for the bulb vegetable. …
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A case entangled in a web?
LUCKNOW: The medical report of the Banda girl allegedly raped by a BSP legislator is inconclusive. "Nothing as such (rape) has come to the fore," said Banda …
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Are disabled getting a raw deal from varsity?
LUCKNOW: Has the Lucknow University totally become insensitive towards the disabled students? It certainly seems so. The 70% dip in the number of visually …
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Lucknow's Mall Avenue to get 'security zone' tag
The state government is set to declare Mall Avenue area in Lucknow as a “Security Zone”. Once it is done, no new construction above the height of seven …
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UP to observe 2011 as year of forest
LUCKNOW: Year 2011 has been declared as the `international year of forests' by the United Nations. The year will be dedicated to raise awareness about …
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Focus on safety pays dividends to railway authorities
LUCKNOW: Year 2010 proved good for the railway authorities as fewer train mishaps took place during this period. In 2010, between April and December, …
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Colleges told to follow BEd norms
Lucknow University has directed its affiliated colleges offering BEd course to follow certain norms while admitting students on the vacant seats. …
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Contraband smuggler arrested with 50 kg marijuana in Lucknow… and other news

Contraband smuggler arrested with 50 kg marijuana in Lucknow
Place: Lucknow | Agency: PTI A member of an inter-state gang involved in the smuggling of contraband was arrested and around 50kg marijuana recovered from …
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Rs 45 crore Central grant for Sonbhadra's development
LUCKNOW: Eastern Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district will receive a grant of Rs 45 crore over two years (2010 to 2012) as part of a Central government …
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40 years after being sacked, man takes RTI route to justice
LUCKNOW: For 60-year-old Girija Shankar Gautam, the Right to Information Act could well be the last hope. And for the last 40 years, this man is virtually …
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New year ushered in on a high note
LUCKNOW: Residents had a great time welcoming the new year. Celebrations were mostly about spending time with friends, family or the gang. …
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Teachers association releases edu dept corruption rate list
LUCKNOW: An internet survey asked `corruption or terrorism: which is a bigger problem India needs to handle in 2011?'' And over 90% respondents voted …
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2 IAS, 27 IPS shifted
LUCKNOW: In a major reshuffle, the state government shifted two senior IAS and 27 IPS officers on Saturday. Shambhu Nath Shukla, principal secretary, …
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New year gift: Orphans get new shelter
LUCKNOW: The Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Lucknow, provided a new shelter home to the mentally retarded (MR) orphan children on the first day of the new …
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Case lodged against BJP MP
LUCKNOW: Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) MP from Bansgaon Kamlesh Paswan and his supporters allegedly attacked a police jeep in Gorakhpur on the new year's …
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Mercury dips 5-7 degrees on the first day of 2011
LUCKNOW: With the herald of new year, temperatures dropped all over the state on Saturday, even as the skies cleared. Chilly winds coming from the snow-fed …
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Rail, truck collision claims one life
LUCKNOW: One person was killed and two others injured on Saturday, when a truck rammed into the speeding Akaltakht Express. The accident took place at a …
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Vote this article… and other news

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Man held with firearms
Lucknow The state Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) and the Kanpur police arrested a man carrying five firearms and cartridges from outside the Kanpur railway station …
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Train hits two trucks, one dead in Uttar Pradesh
LUCKNOW: A train rammed into two trucks in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district Saturday, killing a man and leaving two people injured, after its driver "failed …
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ATS nabs man smuggling firearms from Nepal
Lucknow, Dec 31 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Friday arrested a man in Kanpur in connection with the smuggling of firearms from Nepal, …
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Panel to set strategy for unique ID project
LUCKNOW: Department of food and civil supplies, after being appointed registrar in the state by Unique Identity Authority of India, has set up a panel of …
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Realty check: Rs 1 cr flat is new reality
LUCKNOW: Flats worth more than Rs 1 crore; tag price replacing per square foot rate; and sprawling villas on the city outskirts — the new year is set to …
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Rape accused BSP MLA sacked from party post
LUCKNOW: A fortnight after Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi, the ruling party MLA from Naraini in Banda district, got a Dalit minor Neelu Nishad (name changed) …
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Age limit fixed for law courses
LUCKNOW: The board of studies, faculty of law, Lucknow University, on Friday, passed a resolution fixing the age limit for those seeking admission to …
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New look Ganj welcomes 2011
LUCKNOW: On the chilly Friday evening, 67-years-old AN Roy, a shopkeeper in Hazratganj stared at the busy road and some of the shops across; and then nodded …
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Several trains behind schedule due to foggy weather
LUCKNOW: The weather has started affecting the train traffic. Things might be working smoothly for the Lucknow division but the trains from Delhi division …
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Teacher jailed in UP for caning student… and other news

Teacher jailed in UP for caning student
LUCKNOW: A school teacher in Bhavsi village of Bulandshahar district in Uttar Pradesh was Friday arrested and jailed for brutally caning an 11-year old boy …
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Man's body found inside train in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Dec 31 (IANS) An unidentified man's body was found lying under a seat in a train in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh Friday, spreading panic among the …
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Kanpur CB-CID report holds school manager's son accused in rape
The samples were sent for testing at forensic laboratory in Lucknow and Hyderabad, they said. According to preliminary investigations, the CB-CID team found …
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Surgeon found dead in apartment in Lucknow
Place: Lucknow | Agency: PTI A retired surgeon was found dead in his apartment here in Hazratganj area, police said today. Tushar Chatterjee (72), who was …
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Yoga in the snow? Mountaineer challenges Baba Ramdev
Lucknow: He's a mountaineer and a yoga instructor and claims to have performed yoga bare-bodied in Ladakh's snow-clad mountains at an altitude of over 14000 …
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26 child labourers rescued in Lucknow by an NGO
By PTI Lucknow: As many as 26 child labourers were rescued from various restaurants in the city during a joint raid conducted by the Labour Department and …
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26 kids working at food joints rescued
LUCKNOW: In a joint operation, department of labour and Childline rescued 26 child labourers in the city. The children were working in various restaurants …
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TNN(30-ash4.tim)Mercury to keep playing ping-pong for now
Lucknow: Even as snowfall and rains were reported from the hill regions on Thursday, the Gangetic plains of UP saw unusual rise in the temperatures. …
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A small party creating a flutter among Goliaths
LUCKNOW: Two years is too short a time for a fledgling political outfit to make its rival squirm in discomfiture. President of Peace Party of India, …
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TNN(30d-neh3.tim)Additional coaches to
Lucknow: In keeping with the convenience of passengers, railways has added coaches in some of the trains. Train numbers 12107/12108 Lokmanya Tilak …
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Baby dies after DPT vaccine shot in Uttar Pradesh… and other news

Baby dies after DPT vaccine shot in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) A five-month baby died allegedly after being administered a shot of vaccine by government medical staff in Uttar Pradesh's Mahamaya …
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Ten-year-old from Lucknow joins college in science stream
Lucknow: Sushma Verma of Lucknow has obtained special permission to enter the portals of a college at the age of 10 years in her quest for a degree in …
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Retired professor found dead inside his house
Lucknow: A retired professor has been found dead under mysterious circumstances inside his house on Thursday, police said. Tushar Chatterjee, about 70 years …
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Tennis: Sidharth shocks top seed Shree Krishna in quarter-finals
Ayush Shukla and Tejas Malik took four wickets each as their team— St. Francis' College, Lucknow defeated Study Hall, Gomti Nagar by eight wickets in their …
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Engineering student held for bomb hoax in Lucknow
PTI, Updated: December 30, 2010 12:49 IST Lucknow: An engineering student has been arrested by the Government Railway Police for allegedly making a hoax …
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Lucknow University to pay fine of Rs 15000 to student
PTI, Updated: December 30, 2010 12:38 IST Lucknow: The State Information Commission (SIC) has slapped a fine of Rs 15000 on Lucknow University for not …
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Lucknow Univ to pay fine of Rs 15000 to student
Lucknow, Dec 30 (PTI) The State Information Commission (SIC) has slapped a fine of Rs 15000 on Lucknow University for not awarding medal to a meritorious …
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UP govt ban strikes in all medical institutions
… Maintenance Act (ESMA) to ban strikes in all the medical institutions of the state for the next six months, officials said in Lucknow on Thursday. …
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UP to implement agriculture insurance scheme
LUCKNOW: Showing its concern for farmers, the Mayawati government on Wednesday decided to implement the amended national agriculture insurance scheme (NAIS) …
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Govt go ahead to power MoUs
LUCKNOW: In the midst of perpetual power crisis faced by the state, the welcome relief comes from the government's new initiative to rope in investors for …
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Commercial tax department raids gutkha, pan masala units… and other news

Commercial tax department raids gutkha, pan masala units
LUCKNOW: The commercial tax department today carried out searches at four gutkha and pan masala manufacturing units across Uttar Pradesh following …
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Christmas cheers in Lucknow
It was an entertaining evening for the members of a popular club in town as they celebrated Christmas singing and dancing all night. …
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Six injured in Uttar Pradesh building collapse
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Six people were critically injured Wednesday when a commercial building under construction collapsed in a town in Uttar Pradesh, …
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Karan bowls Bal Vidya Mandir to victory
The Regional Sports Office, Lucknow and the District Hockey Association (DHA) will organise the district/ regional level sub-junior boys hockey selection/ …
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Three held with 400 tortoises in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Three poachers, including two women, have been arrested with over 400 tortoises in Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday. …
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New outlets to bring down onion prices in Lucknow

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Bypolls for civic bodies on Jan 16
LUCKNOW: State Election Commission issued a notification for byelection on the vacant seats of members of Nagar Palika Parishads and Nagar Panchayats here …
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State nod to 4 power plants of 1320 MW
LUCKNOW: The Energy Task Force (ETF) headed by chief secretary, on Tuesday, gave its nod to setting up of four power plants, each of 1320 MW in the state. …
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Nandi gets charge of homeopathy edu dept
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Mayawati has allocated the charge of homeopathy education department to Nand Gopal Gupta `Nandi', who has been without a portfolio …
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Harassment case: Parents asked to take wards home
LUCKNOW: In a new twist to the hearing impaired sexual harassment case, the disabled welfare department has asked parents of students enrolled in the …
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