8 held for leaking question papers in AllahabadSeptember 21st, 2009 ALLAHABAD - The assistant proctor of an engineering college was arrested along with seven others in this Uttar Pradesh city Monday for allegedly leaking question papers of an examination for teachers, police said. Those arrested by the Special Operation Group (SOG) include Raghavendra, who is the assistant proctor of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), a clerk of the Allahabad University and six others for leaking the question papers of the License of Teaching (L.T.) grade Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) examinations.
3 arrested with explosives in Uttar PradeshSeptember 20th, 2009 ALLAHABAD - Three men were arrested with huge quantity of explosives from Shankergarh area of the Allahabad district Sunday, police said. About 400 kg of ammonium nitrate, over 400 detonators and fuse wires were seized from the possession of the three men in Shankergarh, which is on the border with Madhya Pradesh.
Two cops sacked for shooting truck driverSeptember 16th, 2009 ALLAHABAD - Two police constables who allegedly shot at a truck driver after he refused to bribe them were sacked Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district, officials said. The incident occurred in Naini locality around 4 p.m.
Allahabad University students riot for union pollsSeptember 9th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Demanding restoration of the students' union polls in the Allahabad University, some students went on a rampage, attacking public transport and clashing with police, officials said. Police assaulted students with batons as they tried to enter the vice-chancellor's office on the varsity campus.
3 Chhota Rajan aides arrested in AllahabadSeptember 4th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three aides of underworld don Chhota Rajan were arrested from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. Prateek Singh, Rahul Singh and Chandradhari, all in their early 20s, used to operate as shooters for the underworld don, the police alleged.
16 students suspended for ragging in Madhya PradeshAugust 23rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Sixteen students of Dr. Harisingh Gour University in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar town have been suspended for 15 days after being accused of ragging their juniors, an official said Sunday.
Gold Buddha statue recovered in Uttar PradeshAugust 23rd, 2009 ALLAHABAD - Police in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad city Sunday arrested two men and recovered a stolen 3.5-kg pure gold Buddha statue from their possession. Vishnu Kumar and Pappu were arrested in the Trans-Yamuna area and the 8-inch statue was recovered from them.
Two Chhota Rajan aides arrested in Uttar PradeshAugust 22nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Two aides of underworld don Chhota Rajan were arrested after a brief gunfight with security personnel in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district, police said Saturday. Mohammed Masil and Abdul Gufran, both in their early 20s, were arrested Friday evening following a joint operation of the police and Special Operation Group (SOG).
Orissa university shuts campus following clashAugust 22nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Utkal University campus here was shut following clashes between two groups of students, police said Saturday. The clash was over students union elections, about a month away.
10 BHU students charged with raggingJuly 30th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A criminal case was lodged against 10 students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) after they were caught ragging their juniors, officials said Thursday. Eight second year and two third year students of B.Tech (Applied Mathematics) were caught ragging juniors on the Assi Ghat by the university's security staff Wednesday, BHU spokesperson Rajesh Singh told IANS.
Institute withdraws punishment after senior girls apologize for raggingJuly 30th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT - A) administration Thursday said it will soon withdraw the fine and punishment on 19 senior girl students after they apologized for ragging junior girls. On Tuesday, 19 B.
11 disabled children score above 90 percent in CBSE examsMay 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Eleven disabled students were among 15,839 children who secured above 90 percent in class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams. According to CBSE spokesperson Rama Sharma, a total of 1,034 students with disability - 225 blind, 35 deaf, 564 physically handicapped, 12 spastic children and 225 students with dyslexia - appeared for the class 12 exams this year.
Man held in Uttar Pradesh with explosivesMay 21st, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 25-year-old man was arrested early Thursday in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district for alleged possession of nearly 2,000 detonators and other explosives, police said. 'The suspect was nabbed early Thursday in Allahabad district, from the Shankergarh area that borders Madhya Pradesh,' police inspector Arvind Jaiswal told IANS on phone.
BSP leader shot dead in Uttar PradeshMarch 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Umesh Shukla, a leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), has been shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district by two unidentified assailants, police said Tuesday. 'Umesh Shukla, who was a village head in Allahabad district, was shot dead by two men in Naini locality of Allahabad,' police inspector Indrajeet Chaturvedi told IANS over telephone.
Sikkim student commits suicide in AllahabadJanuary 6th, 2009 ALLAHABAD - A meritorious B.Tech student, hailing from Sikkim, allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room here Wednesday, officials said. Sovit Agarwal, of the Moti Lal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) in Allahabad, ended his life by hanging himself from the ceiling fan of his hostel room, according to the police.
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