Indian Sub-continent

Kanpur: Troubled by knee pain, Minister of State, Labor and Employment Department, Manohar Lal reached the orthopaedic OPD of Hallet Hospital here.

Receiving a one-rupee prescription he asked the surgeon about his knee pain. His treatment was reportedly continued for about three hours.

Dr Sanjay Kumar looked at the minister's knee. Seeing the pain, his MRI and blood tests were also done. He was then taken to Artho's OT, where he was relieved by a small operation.

QALAT, Afghanistan, Apr 14 (NNN-ANA) – Eighteen people were injured, when a pick-up truck overturned, in Afghanistan’s southern province of Zabul yesterday, a local source said, today.

“The injured people were shifted to a provincial hospital, following the accident, that occurred on a main road in Shar-e-Safa district, late yesterday,” Abdul Hakim, director of the province’s public health department, said.

Three of the wounded were in critical condition, according to the source.

ISLAMABAD, April 14 (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful military on Thursday dismissed ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan's accusation that the United States had conspired to topple him in a parliamentary vote of confidence.

Khan, 69, who led the nuclear-armed South Asian country of 220 million people for 3-1/2 years, accused Washington of backing his ouster because he had visited Moscow against U.S. advice. Washington denies the charge.

Khan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 24, the day Russian forces invaded neighbouring Ukraine.

New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) No specific words against any community were uttered during an event held here in December last year, the Delhi Police has told the Supreme Court which is hearing a plea seeking direction to ensure investigation and action against those who allegedly made hate speeches during two events held in Haridwar and Delhi.

New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) Prices of CNG in the national capital on Thursday were hiked by Rs 2.50 per kg and that of piped cooking gas by Rs 4.25 per unit to record levels on the back of surge in raw material cost.

CNG in the national capital territory of Delhi now costs Rs 71.61 per kg, up from Rs 69.11 per kg, according to the information posted on the website of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) -- the firm which retails CNG and piped cooking gas in the national capital and adjoining cities.

Noida, Apr 14 (PTI) A statue of B R Ambedkar, the key architect of India's Constitution, was found disfigured in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on his birth anniversary Thursday, prompting police to launch a probe into the matter.

The disfigured statue is located in Chhijarsi village under the Sector 63 police station limits area and the incident was reported by locals in the morning, officials said.

A police spokesperson said a new statue was being installed to replace the disfigured one with the help of residents.

Kanpur:  Although the scorching sun has been playing havoc yet the denizens are enjoying the shooting of a film in the streets of the city. 

The actor Varun Dhawan is shooting here. A set showing Lucknow has been set up in narrow streets like Anand Bagh.

When the shoot started at eight in the morning, the people were astonished to see Varun Dhawan's shooting.

Precisely, he had arrived here for the film shooting.

It was said that this shoot was previously to be held in Lucknow, but permission was not granted so the shooting takes place in the city areas.

Kanpur: Soaring prices are presumed to be a cause behind lemon stealing from orchards.

The lemon growers are even staying at their orchards to protect their costly produce. 

But, the soaring prices appear to have no marked effect on the minds of parents who are making arrangements for the marriage of their sons.

When a father was apprised of the number of sweets packets on his son's engagement he quickly asserted that the number was not enough.

Kanpur: What kind of a theft! We have known about mango stealing, but lemon looting is unique. Was it occurring due to the cause of soaring prices? Lemon thieves are at it in Shahjahanpur. Now, they have struck in Kanpur.

According to the news, the thieves have taken away 15,000 lemons weighing 750 kg or 7.5 quintals from orchards in the past four days from Kanpur.

Keepers are reportedly maintaining a record of each single lemon. As many as 15,000 lemons have been stolen from various orchards in Ganga Katri," said one lemon grower C. Nishad in this belt.

ISLAMABAD, April 13 (APP): Pakistan’s Embassy in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday reminded members of the Pakistani community that holding of processions and protests in UAE were illegal.

“Anyone breaking the laws is bound to face serious legal consequences. Therefore, the community members are advised to strictly abide by the local laws,” a press release of the Embassy in Abu Dhabi said.

The information was issued after reports about holding of protests by the supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in UAE.