Law student shot dead in KanpurOctober 15th, 2009 KANPUR - A law student here was shot dead early Thursday following a brawl at a wedding, prompting angry students of his college to block the busy Lucknow-Kanpur highway. Abhinav Singh, a second year law student of the Brahmanand Degree College, was killed about half an hour after midnight after an argument with some youths.
Kasab's effigy to be burnt in Indore and KanpurSeptember 28th, 2009 INDORE / KANPUR - Locals in Indore will burn an effigy Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving attacker of last November's terror strike on Mumbai instead of an effigy of demon king Ravana during the Dussehra festival on Monday. Dussehra marks the triumph of good over evil.
Deer die in mysterious circumstances in Kanpur ZooSeptember 13th, 2009 KANPUR - At least 13 deer and a stag were found dead under mysterious circumstances in zoological park here on Saturday. Their sudden death has created an uproar in the city.
14 deer die mysteriously in Kanpur zooSeptember 12th, 2009 KANPUR - Panic prevailed at the zoo following the mysterious death of 13 spotted and one swamp deer Saturday. There was neither any sign of injury nor could the post-mortem carried out by a team of expert vets reveal the cause of death.
Three-storied building collapses in Faridabad, one deadSeptember 9th, 2009 FARIDABAD - One person was killed and several others were feared trapped inside the debris of a three-storey building, which collapsed on Wednesday in Haryana's Faridabad district. According to the police, at least two people were taken out of the debris with serious injuries shortly after City Centre building, collapsed.
Karachi building collapse toll rises to 23August 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The toll in a building collapse in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has risen to 23, TV reports said Monday. Rescue workers have pulled out more bodies from the rubble of the five-storey building that collapsed in the Mithadar area of the city Friday night.
Six killed in Karachi building collapseAugust 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Six people, including three members of a family, were killed when a five-storey building collapsed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, a media report said Saturday. The building collapsed Friday night in the Mithadar area of the city, Geo TV reported.
Karachi building collapse toll rises to 11August 1st, 2009 KARACHI - The toll in a building collapse in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi rose to 11 Saturday, a media report said. The deaths occurred after a five-storey building collapsed Friday night in the Mithadar area of the city, Geo TV said citing the police.
Nine killed in building collapse in KarachiJuly 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Nine people were killed when a building in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi collapsed during construction, police said Wednesday. The incident took place in the city's Liaquatabad district Tuesday night when all floors of the five-storey building crashed down, trapping a dozen workers.
J-K police rescues child from inter-state kidnappers' gang of KanpurJune 28th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir police team from Sopore in the State's Baramulla district has rescued a kidnapped child from the clutches of an inter-state gang of kidnappers of Kanpur within three days of the incident. The incident was brought to the notice of police on June 22 when a local resident Habibullah Mir informed the police authorities at night that his five-year-old son had been kidnapped by one Ajay Kumar of Kanpur, who had been staying in Bulgam village, posing as a labourer.
Congress will gain in Uttar Pradesh: JaiswalApril 30th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Congress is set for a revival in Uttar Pradesh and will win at least 20 seats from the state in Lok Sabha polls, central minister and party candidate Sri Prakash Jaiswal said Thursday. 'This time the Congress is certainly going to expand and revive itself in the state,' Minister of State for Home Jaiswal told reporters after casting his vote at the Pokarpur polling booth in Kanpur, from where he is seeking re-election.
Mukhtar Ansari shifted to Kanpur jail as per Election Commission ordersApril 9th, 2009 KANPUR - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Varanasi Mukhtar Ansari, who was lodged in Ghazipur jail in connection with the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, has been shifted to Kanpur jail as per the orders of Election Commission. Mukhtar was shifted under tight security early morning on Thursday.
11 killed, 30 injured in Uttar Pradesh accidentJanuary 24th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least 11 people were killed and 30 injured when a passenger train collided with a tractor-trolley and a truck at an unmanned railway crossing in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh early Sunday, a police official said. The accident took place near the Unchahar railway station in Rae Bareli district, some 40 km from here.
Denied campus placement, IIT-Kanpur student commits suicideJanuary 2nd, 2009 KANPUR - Apparently depressed over the denial of a campus placement, a 26-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) committed suicide Saturday, police and institute officials said. 'G. Suman, a final year student of M.Tech, was found hanging inside his hostel room,' director IIT-K Sanjay Dhande told IANS.
IIT Kanpur student commits suicideJanuary 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - A student of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) allegedly committed suicide on the campus Saturday, an official said. 'G. Suman, a student of M.Tech, was found hanging inside a hostel room,' director IIT-K Sanjay Dhande told IANS on phone.
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