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Kolkata, Feb 27 (PTI) BJP on Sunday night urged West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to intervene to get the State Election Commission to order fresh elections in 107 municipal bodies policed by central forces.

A BJP delegation consisting of General Secretary Agnimtra Paul and Sisir Bajoria made the request to Dhankhar Sunday night after meeting the State Election Commission.

Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Feb 28 (PTI) The 12-hour state-wide bandh call by BJP over "widespread rigging and violence" during civic elections in West Bengal evoked a mixed response on Monday.

Transportation was normal and most of the commercial establishments remained open in South Bengal even as BJP workers staged blockades of railway tracks and roads in some areas.

New Delhi, Feb 28 (PTI) The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Monday advised all Indian students stranded in Kyiv to reach the railway station in the Ukrainian capital for their onward journey to the western parts of the war-torn country

It said the weekend curfew in Kyiv has been lifted and they can go to the railway station to get out of the city.

Kanpur: An old man was allegedly beaten to death over a land dispute in Kanpur's Dharamshala Baranda village on Sunday, police said.

Police have detained two persons for query and further investigation is underway, an official said.

According to police, the incident took place at night after a fight broke out between neighbours in the village under Bilhaur police station, Kanpur Outer.

An FIR has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, based on a complaint filed by the victim's relatives.

Kanpur: The IIT Kanpur researchers have said that fourth wave of COVID may strike in June. Earlier, they had made prediction for third wave and it was near accurate with slight deviation in dates.

In order to make the prediction for the fourth wave of COVID in India, the researchers, Sabara Parshad Rajeshbhai, Subhra Sankar Dhar and Shalabh of the department of mathematics and statistics of IIT Kanpur, have used a statistical model for their prediction.

This methodology can also be used to forecast COVID waves in other countries as well, they said.

Kanpur: The wife of a CRPF jawan was found murdered near a drain in Bhaupur Maitha, said Kanpur police on Saturday. She was reported to be missing for five days.

The victim's lover, along with two others, has been arrested after he admitted to the killing over suspicion of her having another relationship with a different man, the police added.

Three persons were arrested in connection with the murder.

One Mukhtar has been identified as the main accused and lover of the victim.

Gorakhpur, Feb 26 (PTI) Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday asked voters to send UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to his mutt, alleging that he nurses grudge against the Muslims and ignored the poor due to his "casteist narrow-mindedness".

"Send Yogiji back to his mutt, to his family. He had made big promises but the implementation was negligible. Due to his casteist narrow-mindedness, he ignored the development of the SC/ST community and extremely backward people," the former UP CM alleged.

New Delhi, Feb 26 (PTI) Indian wushu player Sadia Tariq has won a gold medal at a junior tournament being held in Moscow.

The 15-year-old from Srinagar has been a gold medallist in the junior national championship for the last two years. She won the top honours in the Russian capital on Friday.

"Congratulations to Sadia Tariq on winning the Gold medal at the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship," tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulating the youngster.

Pratapgarh (UP), Feb 27 (PTI) Samajwadi Party candidate Gulshan Yadav's convoy was attacked by some people in Kunda area of the district on Sunday, police said.

Yadav's supporters claimed that he sustained minor injuries in the incident and some vehicles were damaged.

Yadav is contesting from Kunda as a SP candidate against Jansatta Dal candidate Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya.

Circle officer, Kunda, Ajit Kumar said some persons attacked Yadav's convoy when it reached Pahadpur Banohi polling centre, damaging some vehicles.

Lucknow, Feb 27 (PTI) Asking the people to think about what they are voting for, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said that the Yogi Adityanath model of government has made the state poorer and has added 40 per cent to the state's debt.

Batting for his party, Chidambaram said that the Congress' slogan Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon' has added a new dimension to the goal of gender equality in elections.