Rahul faces hostility from Amethi college girls
September 13th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi faced hostile college girl students on the first day of his two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi Thursday.Angry over the ... Read more...
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Police post set afire in Ghaziabad (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Three policemen, including a station in-charge, were injured in Ghaziabad Monday when angry college students attacked a police station and burnt it down.According to state home ... Read more...
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Students beat up policemen in Ghaziabad
September 10th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) Three policemen, including a station in-charge, were injured in Ghaziabad Monday when angry college students attacked a police station and burnt it down.According to state home ... Read more...
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Teacher shot dead in Uttar Pradesh
May 7th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) In a sensational daylight killing in Uttar Pradesh, a teacher was shot dead in Basti district Monday when he was going to an education centre to ... Read more...
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Company manager shot dead in Meerut
April 12th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, April 12 (IANS) Three unidentified criminals shot dead a manager of a cable company here Thursday, police said.One shopkeeper was also critically injured when he tried to rescue ... Read more...
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Delhi engineer’s vehicle promises safer rural transport (With Image)
January 24th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) India's rural mobility scenario could soon see a much-awaited change with a Delhi engineer's indigenously developed vehicle set to give the locally made but accident-prone ... Read more...
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Has Mirza Ghalib’s birthplace forgotten its most famous son?
December 27th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 27 (IANS) "Dil-e-Nadaan tujhe hua kya hai, aakhir is gam ki dawa kya hai" - this and hundreds of other familiar couplets continue to inspire and draw fans ... Read more...
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Police post torched during protest
November 2nd, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) Furious after a bus ran over a school girl Wednesday, hundreds fought pitched battles with police and torched a police post in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district, ... Read more...
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Anna to fast again if bill not passed this session, says Kejriwal
October 22nd, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 22 (IANS) "Anna Hazare will fast again if the Lokpal bill is not passed in the winter session of Parliament," warned Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal here ... Read more...
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Student stabs teacher inside classroom
October 4th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) Angry over being pulled up for indiscipline, a Class 11 student in Uttar Pradesh stabbed his teacher inside the classroom, police said Tuesday. The accused is ... Read more...
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Class 9 student shoots at schoolmate
September 15th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 15 (IANS) A Class 9 student shot at his schoolmate over a trivial dispute in a Uttar Pradesh town, police said Thursday. The victim is battling for life ... Read more...
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School spreads greenery on students’ birthdays
September 14th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) In a unique initiative to spread greenery, a government school in Uttar Pradesh has begun carrying out a plantation drive on the birthday of each of ... Read more...
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Teacher thrashes boy for leaving classroom
August 26th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) A Class 12 student of a government-aided school in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district was hospitalised after being beaten by a teacher for leaving the classroom without ... Read more...
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Girls outshine boys in Uttar Pradesh Class 10 results
June 10th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, June 10 (IANS) Girls outperformed boys in Uttar Pradesh board exams for Class 10, results of which were declared here Friday."While the total pass percentage stood at 70.82, the ... Read more...
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Four students drown in Ganga river
May 13th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), May 13 (IANS) Four teenaged students of a private school in this Uttar Pradesh city drowned in Ganga river Friday, police said."The four were aged between 14-16 ... Read more...
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College vice principal sets himself afire
April 9th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), April 9 (IANS) Frustrated with his poor health, a vice principal of a government college in this Uttar Pradesh city Saturday committed suicide by self immolation, police ... Read more...
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College offers World Cup final treat
April 1st, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) In a "visual treat" for its students, a college here Friday announced that students can now capture the much-awaited India-Sri Lanka World Cup final action ... Read more...
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Student shoots himself after parents’ scolding
March 28th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), March 28 (IANS) A 17-year-old Class 12 student shot himself dead here Monday after he was scolded by his parents for not paying attention to his ... Read more...
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Police way of amusing themselves at Kotla (World Cup Diary)
February 28th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) With not much policing to do, Delhi Police officials manning the Ferzoeshah Kotla took turns to enjoy the West Indies-Netherlands World Cup match in a rather innovative ... Read more...
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Dalit icon Mayawati is focus of scholar’s research
February 14th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Deoria (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 14 (IANS) Apart from being an icon for millions of India's Dalits, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has now also become a topic of research for doctorate ... Read more...
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Man kills girl for spurning friendship (Lead)
February 11th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) A man shot dead a teenaged girl here Friday allegedly after she spurned his friendship and later shot himself, police said. He is being treated at a trauma ... Read more...
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Student forced to finish race dies
February 11th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) A class 9 student died here Friday after allegedly being forced to finish a race organised by his school administration in a sports meet, an official ... Read more...
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Man kills girl for spurning his friendship
February 11th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) A man gunned down a teenaged girl allegedly after she spurned his friendship, and later shot himself here Friday, police said. He is being treated at a ... Read more...
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Mukul Wasnik opens sports meet of students with disabilities at Delhi University
February 5th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik today inaugurated the Second Inter College Sports meet for the students with disabilities which began here today.The ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi hears public grievances in Rae Bareli
February 5th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi was flooded with public complaints when hundreds of locals in her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli discussed their grievances with her ... Read more...
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Student gangraped in moving car in Ghaziabad, 3 arrested (Lead)
January 17th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Three youths who gangraped a 15-year-old girl in a moving car after offering her a lift were arrested here late Sunday, police said. The assault occurred Wednesday in ... Read more...
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Student gang raped in moving car in Ghaziabad, 3 held
January 17th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Three youths who gangraped a 15-year-old girl in a moving car after offering her a lift were arrested here late Sunday, police said.The assault occurred Wednesday in ... Read more...
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Schools reopen in Uttar Pradesh as cold abates
January 17th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 17 (IANS) The schools were reopened Monday after a mini winter vacation declared due to the intense cold conditions here earlier this month.The schools were closed following the directives ... Read more...
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Google tech-head, Bluetooth inventor to address Mumbai students
January 5th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Google's Chief Technology Advocate Michael Jones, Bluetooth inventor Jaap Haartsen, and constructor of the world's tallest building William Baker will address thousands of students at the 'Techfest' organised ... Read more...
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At 12, he is newspaper editor, reporter and publisher (with Image)
January 2nd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Allahabad, Jan 2 (IANS) He is all of 12 years but Utkarsh Tripathi painstakingly brings out a handwritten newspaper every week to spread awareness among his peers on issues like ... Read more...
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Youth lynched for killing village head
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 3 (IANS) A Class 12 student was lynched by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district after he and his two aides shot dead a village head, police said Friday.Three ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi to address rally in Allahabad
November 25th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad, Nov 25 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi will address a public rally here today on the occasion of the party completing 125 years.She will also flag off the last leg ... Read more...
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Sonia to address Allahabad rally as Congress turns 125
November 24th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 24 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address a public gathering Thursday in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district on the occasion of 125 years of the party's foundation, a party ... Read more...
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Schoolboy’s death sparks violence in Uttar Pradesh
October 29th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) A schoolboy was mowed down by a speeding truck in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district Friday, sparking violence as mobs clashed with police, damaged vehicles and blocked a highway ... Read more...
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School manager’s murder sparks violence in Kanpur
October 19th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 19 (IANS) A mob set a police outpost on fire, damaged vehicles and fought pitched battles with the police in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh Tuesday, after a college manager ... Read more...
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