NEW DELHI / BHUBANESWAR, May 14 (Reuters) – Almost 90 people were killed in a violent storm that pounded India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh with rain and hail, a state official told Reuters. Storms are common in the northern state during the hot season from March to June, before monsoon rains bring respite.
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Lucknow, Jan 27 (PTI) Protests erupted in several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Aligarh, Sambhal, and Kushinagar, against the University Grants Commission’s new regulations, with student groups and organisations demanding immediate rollback. In Aligarh, members of the right-wing student organisation Rashtrawadi Chaatra Sangathan and Kshatriya Mahasabha blocked the cavalcade of Hathras BJP MP Anoop Pradhan
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New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI) Cases of a low weight at birth from four states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and West Bengal — account for nearly half of India’s cases, despite an overall progress in lowering rates over the last 30 years, an analysis of the National Family Health Survey shows. The findings are
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New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) Opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha on Monday voiced strong concerns over the Kumbh Mela stampede, accusing the government of negligence and insensitivity and calling for accountability. Speaking during the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, DMK MP Kanimozhi expressed her condolences and criticised the government
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