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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