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		<title>Container Hits Auto in Agra Killing Six Returning Pilgrims</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A tragic road accident in Agra claimed six lives when a container truck crashed into an auto rickshaw carrying seven friends returning from a pilgrimage</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/agra-container-auto-accident-six-dead">Container Hits Auto in Agra Killing Six Returning Pilgrims</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A devastating road accident took place in Agra when a speeding container truck collided with an auto rickshaw resulting in the death of six people and leaving two others seriously injured. The victims were returning from a religious pilgrimage when the incident occurred.</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #008000;"><em>According to police reports the accident happened on Saturday morning near Nagla Chandan village on the Jalesar Road. The container struck the auto with such force that it was badly mangled. Passengers were thrown onto the road causing chaos at the scene.</em></span></p></blockquote>
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<p>The deceased have been identified as residents of Ghatwas village in Hathras district. Those who lost their lives include Chaudhary Udayveer Singh aged sixty two Vijay Singh Gautam aged forty Chaudhary Ranveer Singh aged seventy five Billa Mishra aged fifty five and Lakshmi Chand aged sixty. The auto driver Sarfaraz Khan a resident of Badaun also died in the accident.</p>
<p>Two other passengers including a retired police officer Vijay Singh and Dhan Prasad sustained serious injuries and were rushed to hospital for treatment. Doctors have described their condition as critical. In another auto that was hit while the container driver attempted to flee several people were injured including women and a child.</p>
<p>Eyewitnesses said the container first rammed into the pilgrims auto and then crashed into another auto nearby. Blood was scattered across the road and injured passengers were seen crying for help. Angry locals gathered at the spot and caught hold of the container driver beating him before handing him over to the police.</p>
<p>Police officials stated that a case has been registered against the container driver and further investigation is underway. Authorities have assured strict action and appealed to drivers to maintain speed limits to avoid such tragic incidents.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/agra-container-auto-accident-six-dead">Container Hits Auto in Agra Killing Six Returning Pilgrims</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Lawyers in Agra refuse to represent Kashmiri students accused of sedition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 18:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Several Agra lawyer&#8217;s organizations have decided to withhold legal assistance to three Kashmiri students charged with sedition at an engineering college here. The students were charged under the Act, which goes back to the British era, for allegedly posting a WhatsApp status on October 24 congratulating Pakistan players following the team&#8217;s victory over India in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/lawyers-in-agra-refuse-to-represent-kashmiri-students-accused-of-sedition">Lawyers in Agra refuse to represent Kashmiri students accused of sedition</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Several Agra lawyer&#8217;s organizations have decided to withhold legal assistance to three Kashmiri students charged with sedition at an engineering college here. The students were charged under the Act, which goes back to the British era, for allegedly posting a WhatsApp status on October 24 congratulating Pakistan players following the team&#8217;s victory over India in a T20 cricket match.</p>
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<p>&#8220;We will not provide any legal help to those who are involved in the anti-national activity or anti-social activity, Nitin Verma, President of the Young Lawyers&#8217; Association, Agra, told PTI.</p>
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		<title>After being temporarily detained by UP police, Priyanka Gandhi was permitted to go to Agra</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On her way to meet the family members of a man who died in police custody, Congress politician Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was stopped by Uttar Pradesh police on the Lucknow-Agra expressway on Wednesday. &#160; &#8220;They say I can&#8217;t go to Agra. They stop me wherever I go. Should I keep sitting in restaurants? Just because [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On her way to meet the family members of a man who died in police custody, Congress politician Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was stopped by Uttar Pradesh police on the Lucknow-Agra expressway on Wednesday.</p>
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<p>&#8220;They say I can&#8217;t go to Agra. They stop me wherever I go. Should I keep sitting in restaurants? Just because it is politically convenient for them? I want to meet them, what is the big deal?&#8221; Priyanka Gandhi questioned.</p>
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<p>&#8220;The moment I try to visit any place other than the party office, then they (Administration) try to stop me. It is also causing inconvenience to the public,&#8221; she added.</p>
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		<title>In Less Than a Week, 32 Children Died in a UP Town Near Agra as a Result of a Viral Fever</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Over the last week, a viral illness presumed to be dengue has killed over 40 individuals in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, including 32 children. On Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid a visit to the town&#8217;s government hospital to assess treatment progress and dengue prevention measures. According to the commissioner, some deaths have also been recorded [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/in-less-than-a-week-32-children-died-in-a-up-town-near-agra-as-a-result-of-a-viral-fever">In Less Than a Week, 32 Children Died in a UP Town Near Agra as a Result of a Viral Fever</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over the last week, a viral illness presumed to be dengue has killed over 40 individuals in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, including 32 children. On Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid a visit to the town&#8217;s government hospital to assess treatment progress and dengue prevention measures.</p>
<p>According to the commissioner, some deaths have also been recorded in Mathura, which is part of the Agra division. Scrub typhus, a vector-borne disease similar to dengue, but caused by bacteria rather than viruses, was blamed for these deaths.</p>
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		<title>Nine policeman suspended following the death of 10 people in Agra</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nine policemen have been suspended following the death of 10 people due to the consumption of suspected spurious liquor in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police officials said on Thursday. Police have confirmed that four people died after consuming spurious liquor and said investigation is on to ascertain the reason behind the death of six [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/nine-policeman-suspended-following-the-death-of-10-people-in-agra">Nine policeman suspended following the death of 10 people in Agra</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nine policemen have been suspended following the death of 10 people due to the consumption of suspected spurious liquor in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police officials said on Thursday.</p>
<p>Police have confirmed that four people died after consuming spurious liquor and said investigation is on to ascertain the reason behind the death of six others.</p>
<p>&#8220;Nine police personnel, including three SHOs and six constables, have been suspended over the incident. We have also sent a recommendation for action against the guilty excise officers and the policemen to the government,&#8221; Additional Director General of Police, Agra, Rajeev Krishna said.</p>
<p>He said, &#8220;Reports from Forensic Science Laboratory confirmed the presence of methyl alcohol in four viscera samples sent for testing&#8221;.</p>
<p>Thus the four men died after consuming spurious liquor, he added.</p>
<p>Ten people died in Agra in the past four days after consuming spurious liquor, family members have said.</p>
<p>Four deaths were reported in Deoria Village and two deaths in Garhi Jahan village in the Shamsabad area of the district.</p>
<p>The three Station House Officers (SHOs) against whom the action was taken are from Taj Ganj, Shamsabad and Dauki areas, police said.</p>
<p>(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Edge Media staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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