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Kanpur: Despite the distinctly harsh weather the students do not flee from appearing at the Kanpur University examinations.

Yet they are failing to bear the heat at the exam centres, as they pointed out.

The examinees desire at least an airy room where seating arrangements are done. How can it be negated?

Telling their woes a few girl examinees appearing at the city's one older degree college in an outstanding area, said the room was large but they were perspiring badly.

Bandipora, 11 May 2022: Another Kashmiri was killed on Wednesday by Indian security forces in Bandipora district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

New Delhi, 12 May 2022 (UMMN): A special bench of Supreme Court has stayed all pending criminal trials and court proceedings under Section 124A (sedition) cases and directed the Centre and states not to register any fresh FIRs on sedition charges until the government revisits the colonial-era law.

Halol (Guj), May 11 (PTI) A court at Halol in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Wednesday sentenced BJP MLA Kesarisinh Solanki and 25 others to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for two years in a gambling case, less than a year after their arrest from a resort in a police raid.

The court of additional chief judicial magistrate, Prem Hansraj Singh, also imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 each on the MLA, who represents the Matar Assembly constituency in the Kheda district, and 25 other accused.

Jamshedpur, May 11 (PTI) Scientists of CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory in Jamshedpur have developed a technology to produce corrosion-resistant rebar.

Principal Scientist Ashok Kumar Mohanty said on Wednesday that rust is formed on rebar when it is exposed to water and moisture. If rusted rebar is used to make concrete, the longevity reduces as rusted rebar does not bond properly with cement.

Kanpur: Kanpur university examinations begin today. The examinees reached their respective colleges to appear for the exam. There was a huge turnout of the students at the city's old DAV College.

The examinees tried to reach the exam venue at the time. What irked them most was a denial of drinking water bottles in the room

They pointed out that they were not allowed to carry water bottles in hot weather. 

Pune, May 11 (PTI) NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said citizens in the country need development, employment and a respite from inflation, but some people are trying to spread hatred in name of caste and religion.

Speaking at a 'national integration congregation', a programme organised to celebrate Eid, in Pimpri- Chinchwad township near here, he said no religion preaches hatred.

Agartala, May 11 (PTI) An internal rift in the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), an ally of the ruling BJP in the state, came to the fore after its president Mevar Kumar Jamatia asked the party leaders to boycott a meeting convened illegally by his predecessor NC Debbarma.

On Monday, Debbarma, the state's Revenue and Forest Minister, said that the party's state-level conference will be held on Thursday.

Mumbai, May 12 (PTI) Snapping its two-day winning streak, the rupee slumped by 15 paise to end at 77.40 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, following risk-off sentiments amid increasing concerns over inflation globally.

Weak domestic equities, surging US dollar in overseas markets and persistent foreign fund outflows also weighed on the rupee which plunged to its all-time intra-day low of 77.63 against the US dollar, forex traders said.

Kanpur: A youth died after being hit by a train in Unnao district. The accident happened while crossing the railway line.

The police reached the spot after getting the information from the passers-by Following interrogation, the body was sent for post-mortem.

Along with this, the family members were informed about the awful accident.

According to the information received, Anurag (30), a resident of Kushalpurwa, police station at Dahi, Hardoi, had gone to the Mundan programme at the his maternal uncle Sushil, in Butwal, on Wednesday.