SIR: UP Cong forms committee for scrutiny of deleted names
Lucknow (UP), Jan 2: The Uttar Pradesh Congress has formed a committee of senior party leaders in each district for the scrutiny of the draft electoral roll scheduled to be published on January 6. Provisional data suggest that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls could lead to the deletion of nearly 2.89 crore names, or 18.70 per cent of the electorate, from the pre-SIR voter list. According to the Congress, the committees will physically verify the deleted names and ensure that no legitimate voter is removed and no fraudulent names are added to the final list. (PTI)
New Year stabbings rock Delhi, leave 3 dead
New Delhi, Jan 2: The New Year evening was streaked with blood with three almost back-to-back stabbings leaving an equal number of people dead in Delhi. Bihari Lal, 50, was allegedly stabbed in an attack by a group of juveniles when he asked them to stop shouting and playing loud music in northwest Delhi’s Lal Bagh area. A tailor by profession, Bihari Lal had just returned home Thursday evening from his job in Shastri Nagar, when he was faced with a raucous mob of revellers, whom he chastised for making noise. “This led to a heated exchange, during which one of the juveniles stabbed Lal,” a police officer said, adding that one of the boys kicked the victim several times during the fight. Bihari Lal was rushed to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Hours later, in outer Delhi’s Mangolpuri, an e-rickshaw driver, Vikas, was stabbed in a fight. According to police, Vikas and his friend Sandeep, a daily-wage labourer, both aged 20, were sitting together when a group of youths started a fight with them. “During the altercation, one of the accused stabbed Vikas, causing fatal injuries. Sandeep also suffered a minor lacerated wound,” an officer said. Both were taken to a nearby hospital, where Vikas was declared dead. Preliminary investigation revealed that the victims and the attackers had bad blood, police said. The same evening, a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in nearby Sultanpuri. Around 11.30 pm, police were informed that a group of men had attacked a minor with a knife. “A police team rushed to the spot and found the injured boy lying on the road with multiple stab wounds,” an officer said. Vikram, a man aged about 30 with a history of crime, was arrested for allegedly killing the boy. The motive of the killing is yet to be ascertained by the police. (PTI)
Karnataka govt mulls menstrual leave for college students
Bengaluru, Jan 2: Karnataka Minister for Higher Education M.C. Sudhakar on Friday said that an announcement on granting menstrual leave for college students would be made if directions are issued by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The Minister said that if the CM issues directions, the government would announce menstrual leave for female students studying in colleges as well as postgraduate programmes in universities. (IANS)
