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India: History sheeter got shot in the leg at Kanpur's Nawabganj

Kanpur: Intensifying its strict action the police have shot a history-sheeter in his leg late at night in the Nawabganj area here. The history-sheeter Sanjay alias Dhaba has serious cases against him.

DCP West BBGTS Murthy told that late at night vehicles were being checked from Ganga Barrage to Bithoor Road by the SWOT team and police station Nawabganj.

Then two persons on a motorcycle appeared coming.

When the police team on checking duty stopped them, they started running away on a motorcycle.

India: Three held with 1.25 crore QR codes, ten lakh lids & 40 lakh washers

Kanpur: It has been reported that three people with 1.25 crore QR codes, 10 lakh lids and 40 lakh washers have been arrested by the police. They used to sell a bottle full of spurious liquor as a branded one.

Their value is being said to be more than two crores. Additional Chief Secretary Home and DGP have announced a reward of one lakh rupees each to SP Outer for the arrest.

According to the SP, this is the biggest seizure in the state. With the help of 1.25 crore QR codes, a cache of spurious liquor could be brought to the market.

India: Air pollutants restrict walking capacity during daytime, feel strollers

Kanpur: We can cover a distance of above two to three kilometres in the morning time. How is it possible in the early morning? This is as simple as two plus one turns three literally. 

Morning walkers even agree with this norm. The two walkers taking a morning walk from Jajmau Nai Chungi to JK Colony onwards in the Jajmau area were overheard saying so. 

As we know the comparatively atmospheric air in Jajmau remains a little bit fresh at that time so we do not feel enough trouble in completing that much distance easily.

India: Kanpur's Satish Mahana begins his tenure as UP assembly speaker

Kanpur: Satish Mahana has been elected Speaker of the UP assembly on Tuesday.

No opposition candidate came to file a nomination against him. 

It is reported that eight-time MLA Satish Mahana filed his nomination in the presence of CM Yogi Adityanath and deputy CM Brajesh Pathak.

Raja Bhaiya of Jansatta Dal was present as his proposer.

It has been also made known that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has congratulated him.

Mahana has begun conducting the assembly procedures on Tuesday.

India: Farmer's leader Rakesh Tikait receives 'death' threat; complaint filed

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 28 (PTI) Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait allegedly received a death threat from an unknown caller, who also hurled abuses at him, police said on Monday.

Senior superintendent of police, Muzaffarnagar, Abhishek Yadav said that the police have launched an investigation based on a complaint filed by the Bhartiya Kisan Union ( BKU) leader's driver Perjval Tyagi at the Civil Lines police station.

Meanwhile a police team led by senior sub-inspector Rakesh Sharma visited Tikait's residence and spoke to him, the police said.

India: Central trade unions begin two-day nationwide strike

New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) Central trade unions on Monday began a two-day nationwide strike to protest against the government's alleged wrong policies that are affecting farmers, workers and people.

Talking to PTI Amarjeet Kaur, General Secretary of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), said, "The two-day nationwide strike by the joint forum of central trade unions has begun this morning".

India: President to confer Padma awards on late Kalyan Singh, 72 others

New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday will confer Padma awards on 74 distinguished personalities, including former BJP leader late Kalyan Singh and actor Victor Banerjee, at a civil investiture ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

This year, 128 Padma awards are being presented and the first civil investiture ceremony was held on March 21 during which 54 personalities were given the honour.

India: Eye on polls, AAP dissolves all units in Rajasthan

Jaipur, Mar 27 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday dissolved its all units in Rajasthan to restructure the party organisation to prepare for the state assembly polls.

The party has started expanding its base in Congress-ruled Rajasthan after it formed the government in Punjab.

AAP's new election in-charge in Rajasthan Vinay Mishra announced the dissolution of all units, including the state executive, in a party workers' meeting at Birla Auditorium here.

India: Two-day strike affects normal life in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram/ Kochi, Mar 28 (PTI) The two-day nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions began in Kerala on Monday with almost all institutions downing their shutters.

The joint forum has given a call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29, to protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers, and people.

India: Jajmau's leather professional selects new place for morning walk

Kanpur:Two and a half days into what had seemed like a relatively calm strolling place for the man of genial nature now appeared like an unpleasant place.

There is indeed a fine place for sucking fresh air in Jajmau area, as he maintains.

It is certainly not like Emperor Jehangir's oft repeated lines, if there is paradise on the earth it is here, here and here. But this place is not lesser than the like of that snow covered hilly territory for the professional.

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