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Agra (UP), Feb 4 (PTI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday took a swipe at the ruling BJP asking if anyone saw criminals fleeing the state as the party has been claiming.

He said the SP will ensure a historic defeat to BJP and will send Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath back to Uttarakhand.

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar gave us the Constitution on which the country is run and this election is also about safeguarding the Constitution.

Hyderabad, Feb 4 (PTI) The ruling TRS and Congress leaders in Telangana on Friday condemned the firing at AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi's vehicle in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Some shopkeepers in the old city of Hyderabad voluntarily kept their shops closed after the incident, police sources said.

However, Friday prayers passed off peacefully in the old city, they said.

Meanwhile, the ruling TRS working president and Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao condemned the firing.

Noida, Feb 4 (PTI) The Hapur police on Friday said it has arrested a second suspect involved in the firing on AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi's car.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief's vehicle came under attack in Hapur while he was returning to Delhi after attending election-related events in western Uttar Pradesh on Thursday evening, a week before assembly polls begin in the state.

No one was injured in the incident.

Bhopal, Feb 4 (PTI) Welcoming the decision to rename Hoshngabad district as Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh medical education minister Vishwas Sarang on Friday demanded that the state capital Bhopal be rechristened as Bhojpal in honour of Raja Bhoj, an 11th century ruler.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the central government has given its approval to rename Hoshangabad district in the state as Narmadapuram.

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 4 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday inaugurated the Kerala pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 and welcomed the companies and businesses in the UAE to take advantage of the present business friendly environment in the southern state.

Vijayan, while addressing a gathering at the Expo, said over the years, Kerala has invested heavily in connectivity, communication networks, skill development and infrastructure, giving the State an intrinsic advantage for growth in industry.

New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) Expressing concern over the killing of civilians in Nagaland last year, NPP MP Agatha Sangama on Friday demanded that the Centre should repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the Northeastern states.

The Meghalaya MP raised the issue of repeal of AFPSA while participating in the discussion on Motion of Thanks to President's Address.

Sangma said the repeal of AFPSA from the Northeast would help in preventing the "unfortunate incident" which occurred last year.

Hoshiarpur, Feb 4 (PTI) A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 19-year-old labourer here, police said on Friday.

According to local Tanda police station SHO Sub-Inspector Harinder Singh, accused Anand Kumar was arrested under relevant sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act.

The victim's mother said in a complaint that she found the accused raping her daughter, the police said.

She raised an alarm, and the accused was overpowered and handed over to the police, they said.

Kanpur: Unique variation is seen among the Candidates who do not feel odd at moving in expensive cars during public contact.

There also remains a certain number of candidates who possess wealth in crores.

However, there are a few candidates who seek others' help for moving in the cars.  

As many as 93 candidates are in the run for assembly polls on all the ten seats of Kanpur.

It is reported that more than 20 candidates do not own either a bike or a car.

There are reportedly four candidates who own either a bike or scooty.

Kanpur: Women voters in Kanpur will vote at pink polling booths set up on all the ten seats here.

"Pink booths are being set up especially for women as they often don't feel comfortable standing in the same queue as men.

The decision to set up pink booths has been taken to increase the voting percentage of women.

These booths will be managed completely by women staff members," said Kanpur district magistrate Neha Sharma.

The authorities have also arranged wheelchairs and toilets at all the booths for the elderly and differently-abled voters

Kanpur: Kanpur Metro has been awarded with Effective Safety Culture Award. It was also recognised for its efforts in completion of priority corridor project by Delhi- based Greentech Foundation, last year.

This body felicitates innovators for their contribution to the protection or safety of the environment and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC said, "Environment protection has always been our priority."

Under the Kanpur Metro Project, we have translocated trees, made suitable arrangements for rainwater harvesting, he added.