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Sanjay Nishad asks cadres not to attend meetings of other parties

Lucknow, March 20 Nishad Party President and Uttar Pradesh cabinet Minister, Sanjay Nishad, has asked his party workers not to attend meetings and events organised by other parties in Uttar Pradesh. The directive comes amid reports that the Samajwadi Party (SP) is wooing Nishad candidates in accordance with its ‘Pichhde, Dalit, Alpsankhyak’ (PDA) formula. Nishad,

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Allahabad HC issues notice to four parties seeking ban on caste rallies

Lucknow, March 20 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has issued a fresh notice to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress on a plea related to ban on caste-based rallies. The court has listed the matter for next hearing on April 10. Moreover, the

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Woman held for sexually assaulting 5-year-old boy in TN’s Thanjavur

Chennai, March 20 A 50-year-old woman was arrested by the police in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur for sexually assaulting a five-year-old boy, the police said. The woman was arrested on Tuesday evening. According to the police, the woman abused the five-year-old boy in a toilet in the school where she was working as a higher secondary

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Speeding car mows down toddler in Lucknow

Lucknow, March 18 A speeding car in Lucknow ran over a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, killing her on the spot. The incident took place on Sunday in the state capital’s Aliganj area. This is the second such hit-and-run case in the city in a week. Last Sunday, two people were run over by a speeding car in

HEALTH

Pan masala can cause larger kidney stones: Experts

Lucknow, March 17 Experts at a urology conference at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have said that consumption of polluted ground water and pan masala may cause large kidney stones (over 2 cm). Prof. Apul Goel of KGMU said: “In our outpatient department, about 70 per cent of patients with large stones exceeding 2 cm

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Patient’s family alleges assault by doctors in UP hospital, probe ordered

Kanpur, March 17 Doctors at the LPS Institute of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur have been accused of assaulting the family of a patient, who recently died, allegedly due to negligence. Director of Cardiology, Dr Rakesh Verma, said that he has formed a five-member team to investigate the allegations. The team will

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1,000 startups, 5,000 budding entrepreneurs at 3-day ‘Startup Mahakumbh’

New Delhi, March 17 Over 1,000 startups, more than 1,000 investors, 5,000 future entrepreneurs and 40,000 business visitors are set to participate in ‘Startup Mahakumbh’ being organised at Bharat Mandapam and India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) in the Capital from March 18-20. More than 34 deep-tech startups would showcase their innovations at the Nasscom pavilion,

Entertainment

Sidhu Moose Wala’s parents have a baby boy; father thanks well-wishers (Lead)

Chandigarh, March 17 A son has been born to the parents of Sidhu Moose Wala, the slain rapper’s father announced on Sunday. Taking to Instagram and writing in Punjabi, Sardar Balkaur Sidhu said: “Thanks to the good wishes of the lakhs and crores of Shubhdeep’s followers and fans, Akal Purakh has sent Shubh’s little brother

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Bihar all set for seven-phase Lok Sabha elections

Patna March 17 The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Saturday that the Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases in Bihar from April 19 to June 1, while the counting of votes will be taken up on June 4. Addressing mediapersons here, H.R. Srinivasa, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar,

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Man kills live-in-partner for not serving food!

Gurugram, March 17 A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his live-in-partner with a blunt object and belt after the woman refused to serve him food, the police said on Saturday. The incident took place on March 13 at Chauma village in the Palam Vihar area here, the police said. The arrested individual has