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Students hospitalised for suspected food poisoning

open view news desk Hyderabad, Jan 6: About 40 girl students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya here were hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning Saturday night, an official said. Students complained of symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhoea after eating dinner and taken to various hospitals. All of them […]

3 poachers held in Dudhwa reserve

Lakhimpur Khiri, Jan 6:Three poachers were caught red-handed laying traps for herbivorous animals in forests of Mailani range in the buffer zone of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, officials said Sunday. “The poachers were caught red-handed late on Saturday night when they were laying half a dozen ‘khabars’ (nets used […]

2018 was a year of Congress resurgence

New Delhi, Jan 6:The Congress ended a long spell of electoral setbacks, wresting major Hindi heartland states Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from the BJP in 2018, which saw a more aggressive Rahul Gandhi, be it on social media or in Parliament. Reeling under election losses until a […]

Ready to face CBI: Akhilesh Yadav on illegal mining case

Lucknow, Jan 6: Amid reports that the CBI is likely to quiz Akhilesh Yadav in the illegal mining case, the Samajwadi Party chief Sunday said he is ready to face the probe agency, but people are also ready to answer the BJP. Talking to reporters in Lucknow, he said […]

Column: 2019 will be the year of more state control

A signature theme of the new year is the possibility of a malign confrontation between the world’s greatly enhanced capacity for electronic surveillance and the weakening of democratic control. The antidote to that risk is the democratic spirit and civil freedoms – both of which are suffering world-wide. […]

Sisters found hanging from tree in Sambhal

Sambhal, Jan 6: The bodies of two sisters have been found dead, hanging from a tree near Dhumnadipur here, police said Sunday. Gunnaur Circle Officer Gamleshwar Biltoriya said, “Bodies sisters — Kavita, 18, and Seema, 19 — were found hanging from a tree. Family members of the deceased said […]

6 schoolchildren, bus driver die in road accident in India

NEW DELHI — Six schoolchildren and their bus driver were killed as the vehicle rolled down a gorge on a hilly road in northern India, police said. Another 12 children were hospitalized with injuries after the school bus skidded off the road in Himachal Pradesh state on Saturday, […]

Rain clears smog in Indian capital yet air quality ‘very poor’

NEW DELHI – A rainy spell early on Sunday brought better air to residents of New Delhi, giving them a brief respite from thick grey smog that has shrouded the Indian capital for the last two months, although air quality continued to be “very poor”. A measure of […]

Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in J&K’s Pulwama

Srinagar, Jan 5: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Aripal village of the south Kashmir district this morning following specific information about the presence of […]

MP electricity firm meets record 14050 MW demand on Sat

Bhopal, Jan 5: The state-run Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Saturday set a record by supplying 14050 MW electricity in a single day, a senior official said Saturday. “For the first time in the history of Madhya Pradesh, 14050 MW power demand was met successfully without any disturbance,” MP […]

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