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UP govt to raise monthly honorarium of 60,000 village watchmen by Rs 1,000
Digital Desk | Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government is set to increase the monthly honorarium of around 60,000 village watchmen, or gram praharis, by Rs 1,000, starting October 13. The proposed increase will raise their monthly honorarium from Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,500, marking a 40 per cent hike. Each village watchman will receive an additional Rs 12,000 annually following the increase. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is expected to announce the decision during an event in Bareilly on October 13. The Chief Minister is also scheduled to felicitate village watchmen at the Bareilly Police Lines during the programme. The move comes after the state government raised the honorarium of cooks, Anganwadi workers and panchayat assistants in recent months. The government is now preparing to provide financial relief to village watchmen, who form an important link in the rural policing and information network. Attached to local police stations, village watchmen relay information about suspicious activities, local disputes, and law-and-order issues to the police. They also help maintain communication between villages and police stations. They have been demanding an increase in their honorarium, and the proposed announcement is expected to address that demand. With an estimated 60,000 village watchmen across the state, the proposed hike is expected to impose an additional financial burden of around Rs 7 crore per month and Rs 84 crore annually on the state exchequer. Funds for the increase are likely to be provided for in a supplementary budget. The government has taken similar decisions to increase the earnings of other categories of workers receiving an honorarium or allowance. The monthly honorarium of around 3.53 lakh cooks preparing midday meals in government-run basic education schools has been increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000. The honorarium of Anganwadi workers has been raised by Rs 4,000 per month, while that of Anganwadi helpers has been increased by Rs 2,000 per month. Similarly, the monthly honorarium of more than 57,000 panchayat assistants has been raised from Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000. The daily allowance of Provincial Guards (Prantiya Rakshak Dal) volunteers has also been increased from Rs 500 to Rs 600. Separately, the government is considering increasing monthly pensions for senior citizens, destitute women and persons with disabilities from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500. The proposal, which has received in-principle approval from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is likely to be placed before the state Cabinet in the second half of November. The schemes currently cover more than 67 lakh senior citizens, 42 lakh destitute women and 12 lakh persons with disabilities. If approved, beneficiaries would receive an additional Rs 6,000 annually.
Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament (MP) Shiv Pal Singh Patel reacted strongly to the scuffle between Congress leaders in Lucknow, terming the incident highly condemnable and demanding strict disciplinary action against those involved. Speaking to reporters, the SP leader stated that such physical altercations severely dent a political organization's public image. Action should be taken against whoever raised a shoe. This tarnishes the party's image. It is highly condemnable. Such things should not happen, Patel said. Emphasising that internal disagreements should be resolved through dialogue rather than public confrontations, the parliamentarian stressed the importance of democratic decorum within political parties. Disputes can occur, but one should present their views on the platform rather than fighting on it like this... I condemn this, he added. On Sunday, a scuffle broke out between Congress workers at the office of former Uttar Pradesh (UP) Congress president Ajay R...
Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney has expressed gratitude to Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh for agreeing to reschedule his Delhi concert. The concert which was originally scheduled for November 1, coincided with the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and has now been rescheduled to October 30. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) Vikramjit Singh Sahney thanked Diljit for respecting the sentiments of the victims and their families, who continue to remember the tragic events of 1984. Heartfelt thanks to @diljitdosanjh for graciously accepting our request not to perform in Delhi on November 1, coinciding with the anniversary of the tragic 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Concert is now rescheduled to 30th oct, he wrote. He added, Daljit is a true son of Punjab, a proud turbaned global icon, and an inspiration to millions who look up to him. His sensitivity towards the sentiments of the victims and their families reflects the responsibility and compassion that come with your stature. May he continues to make Punjab and India proud, he wrote. The development comes after Vikramjit Singh Sahney appealed to Diljit and his team to reschedule the Delhi leg of his Aura Tour, which was scheduled to begin on November 1 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The MP had urged the singer to honour the memory of the victims of the 1984 violence, further stressing that the date remained deeply painful for thousands of affected families. In his earlier appeal, Vikramjit Singh Sahney had written, Diljit bhaji, you are Punjab's pride and India's voice to the world. But 1st November is the anniversary of the 1984 Sikh genocide in Delhi. For thousands of families, those days are still full of grief. He further had urged the singer to move the concert to another date, adding, Please ask your team to move the Delhi show at JLN Stadium scheduled for 1st Nov to another date. Honour the memory, then celebrate the music. #1984SikhGenocide @diljitdosanjh @hskalka @hsphoolka @mssirsa @LiveNation. For the uninitiated, Diljit's Aura Tour was scheduled to commence in Delhi before moving to Indore, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Chandigarh. The Aura World Tour brings together the music, energy and spectacle that define Dosanjh's live performances, and further showcasing the scale of his international shows into a stadium experience for Indian audiences.
Digital Desk | Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday extended greetings to the people on the second day of Shardiya Navratri, offering prayers to Maa Brahmacharini, the second manifestation of Goddess Durga, and expressing hope that her blessings would inspire patience, self-discipline and righteous conduct in everyone's life. In a post on X, the Chief Minister paid his respects to the goddess, who is worshipped on the second day of the nine-day festival dedicated to Goddess Durga. On the sacred occasion of Sharadiya Navratri, I offer countless salutations to Maa Brahmacharini, the second manifestation of Jagat Janani Maa Bhagwati. I pray that, through the grace of the Mother Goddess, who presides over penance, sacrifice and self-restraint, patience and righteous conduct may flourish in everyone's life, he wrote. In a separate message addressed to the people of Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi extended his heartfelt greetings on Sharadiya Navratri, describing it as a sacred festival celebrating the victory over Mahishasura and the worship of divine power. My respected people of the state, heartfelt best wishes to all of you on the sacred festival of Shardiya Navratri, which celebrates the victory over Mahishasura and the worship of divine power, he wrote. The Chief Minister said the nine forms of the goddess embody the triumph of humility, courage, strength, determination, justice, and righteousness over arrogance, obstinacy, attachment, and growing negative tendencies. The spirit of the victory of humility, courage, strength, determination, justice and righteousness over arrogance, obstinacy, attachment and growing negative tendencies is embodied in the nine forms of the Mother Goddess. Even today, when society struggles against such tendencies, Navratri reminds us that goodness becomes truly effective only when it is backed by strength and determination, he said. Highlighting the state's cultural and social progress, CM Yogi said Uttar Pradesh was emerging as a strong centre for the revival of faith, culture and traditions. He added that efforts were being made to provide daughters with education, security and equal opportunities to make this vision meaningful. Calling on people to go beyond religious observances, the Chief Minister urged them to commit to women's safety, girls' education, and women's empowerment. Come, on this sacred occasion of Navratri, along with worship and fasting, let us also take a pledge to become the voice of any sister who needs protection, support a girl child's education and stand by any woman on her path towards becoming self-reliant, he said. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also extended wishes on the occasion, saying: Today is the second day of Navratri, the special day for the worship and devotion of Maa Brahmacharini. Endless salutations to her. Maa Brahmacharini is the symbol of restraint, discipline, and austerity. May Devi Maa bestow patience and strength upon all. Shardiya Navratri 2026 Day 2 falls on Monday, October 12, and is dedicated to Maa Brahmacharini, the second form of Goddess Durga. After worshipping Maa Shailputri on the first day, devotees seek Maa Brahmacharini's blessings for patience, wisdom, self-discipline and spiritual growth. The day is associated with devotion and perseverance, reminding people that determination and faith can help them overcome challenges.
From a Tiny Alga to the Human Brain
What could a tiny green alga swimming towards light possibly have to do with the human brain? At first glance, almost nothing; yet a scientific journey that began with researchers trying to understand how a microscopic alga senses light, eventually led to a technology that allows scientists to control selected nerve cells with light and it subsequently changed the way brain can be studied. Recently, it earned sciences highest recognition as the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth (Stanford University, USA), Peter Hegemann (Humboldt University, Germany) and Georg Nagel (University of Wurzburg, Germany) for discoveries leading to optogenetics. Beyond the achievement itself, there is a wonderful story about how science actually progresses. Important discoveries do not always begin with attempts to cure a disease or invent a technology. Sometimes they begin with somebody becoming curious about something in nature and asking a seemingly simple question: How does this work? Questions may initially relate to seemingly unrelated fundamental biology, but can ultimately lead to important discoveries directly related to humans and other beings. Following an alga towards the light Chlamydomonas is a microscopic, single-celled green alga. Like many organisms, it can respond to its environment - in this case, to light. Scientists wanted to understand how? That investigation led Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and other researchers to proteins called channelrhodopsins. These proteins sit in the cell membrane and respond to light by allowing electrically charged ions to pass through. To a non-scientist, this might sound like an interesting but rather specialised detail about the biology of an alga. But scientists saw another possibility. A friend of mine working at University of Frankfurt during 2003-04 told me of his memories from the time when the researchers from Prof. Nagels team were conducting Electrophysiology experiments to understand the nature of these proteins and then figured these were light sensitive channels. Nerve cells also communicate through changes in electrical activity. So what would happen if this light-sensitive protein could be placed inside a neuron? Could one, quite literally, switch a nerve cell on with light? The question was intriguing and the idea worked. Karl Deisseroth and colleagues demonstrated that channelrhodopsin could be introduced into organismal neurons and used to control their firing with extraordinary precision. From this grew optogenetics - a combination of genetics and optics that allows particular populations of cells to be controlled using light. The implications were enormous. Imagine trying to understand a complicated electrical circuit by watching it from outside. You may see which components become active, but that does not necessarily tell you what each one actually does. Now imagine being able to select one component, switch it on or off, and observe what changes. Optogenetics gave neuroscientists something approaching that ability in the living nervous system. Researchers could begin asking: Which neurons initiate a particular movement? Which circuits influence reward or fear? What happens when a particular neural pathway is activated or silenced? How do circuits change in neurological or psychiatric disorders? An obscure question about how an alga responds to light had unexpectedly opened a new window into the brain. A Fascinating C. elegans (worm) Connection There is another interesting chapter in this journey. In 2005, Georg Nagel and colleagues took channelrhodopsin-2 from Chlamydomonas and expressed it in selected cells of a tiny nematode called Caenorhabditis elegans. (Prof. A. Gottschalk from Goethe University Frankfurt also deserves due credit for this work published in Current Biology in 2005). When the protein was expressed in muscle cells, illumination caused the animals muscles to contract. When it was placed in mechanosensory neurons - the neurons through which the worm normally responds to touch - light itself could trigger the behavioural response. It was the first use of channelrhodopsin optogenetics to control behaviour in an intact animal. There is something beautifully simple about that experiment. A protein from an alga had been transferred into particular cells of a worm. Light was shone on the animal - and the animal responded. Super exciting for a researcher! The experiment helped demonstrate a principle that would subsequently become enormously powerful in neuroscience: genetically identify the cells you want to study, make them responsive to light, and then use light to ask what those cells actually do. From an alga sensing light, to controlling cells in a worm, to interrogating circuits in the mammalian brain - the path of discovery was anything but obvious at the beginning, but ultimately led to fascinating science. Why do scientists study small models like worms, flies and algae? This brings us to a question students often ask: if we want to understand human disease, why study a worm, or a fly, yeast, zebrafish or an alga? The answer lies in one of biologys most fascinating features. Life is extraordinarily diverse, but evolution repeatedly uses and modifies successful biological mechanisms. Organisms separated by hundreds of millions of years of evolution can therefore share fundamental genes, proteins and cellular processes. Scientists beneficially exploit this conservation by choosing organisms in which a difficult biological question becomes experimentally simpler. C. elegans, the organism used in that early optogenetics experiment, is a good example. It is about a millimetre long, transparent and has a rapid life cycle. An adult hermaphrodite has 959 somatic cells and 302 neurons. Individual cells can be identified and followed, genes can be manipulated, and the consequences can often be observed in the entire living animal. Its apparent simplicity has allowed scientists to answer questions that would have been extraordinarily difficult to approach first in humans or even in mammals. Research using C. elegans produced the first complete cell lineage of a multicellular animal, the first complete wiring diagram of an animal nervous system, and the first fully sequenced genome of a multicellular animal. More importantly, experiments with this little worm contributed to discoveries of fundamental biological mechanisms that turned out to matter far beyond the worm itself. When small questions become big discoveries The history of utility of C. elegans in research, is worth reflecting upon. Studies of how cells develop and disappear in C. elegans helped reveal the genetic control of programmed cell death, or apoptosis. Sydney Brenner, John Sulston and Robert Horvitz received the 2002 Nobel Prize for this body of work. Today, apoptosis is fundamental to our understanding of normal development as well as diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration. In 2006, Andrew Fire and Craig Mello received the Nobel Prize for discovering RNA interference (RNAi) through experiments in C. elegans. A surprising observation about double-stranded RNA revealed an entirely new mechanism for switching genes off. RNAi became an indispensable laboratory tool and, eventually, the basis of medicines. Another beautiful example came from an entirely different organism. A fluorescent protein had originally been discovered in a jellyfish. Martin Chalfie realised that this Green Fluorescent Protein- GFP-might be used as a biological marker and demonstrated the idea in transparent C. elegans. Scientists could now make selected cells or proteins literally glow inside living organisms. GFP became one of the most widely used tools in modern biology, and the work contributed to the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Then, in 2024, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun received the Nobel Prize for the discovery of microRNA. That story, too, began not with human disease but with researchers trying to understand developmental timing in C. elegans. A puzzling observation in a worm eventually revealed an entirely new layer of gene regulation. There is an important distinction here: the 2026 Nobel is not a C. elegans Nobel. Its scientific foundations span algal photobiology, ion-channel biophysics, molecular engineering and mammalian neuroscience. But the 2005 worm experiment is a fascinating early chapter in the development of the field - and another example of how discoveries move between apparently unrelated organisms. The unpredictable route from curiosity to medicine There is a broader lesson in all of this, especially for young people entering science. Today we understandably ask researchers about impact. What disease will this cure? What product will emerge? Can it be translated? How soon will it benefit society? These are legitimate questions. But if they become the only questions we ask, science loses something essential. Imagine if these researchers were asked during early days: What is the medical relevance of knowing how an alga swims towards light? Why spend years tracing every cell in a tiny worm? Why investigate a strange developmental mutant? What possible medical value is there in understanding why a jellyfish glows? At the time, nobody could have confidently answered: this will lead to optogenetics, apoptosis biology, microRNAs or GFP. That knowledge emerged because scientists first tried to understand nature. Application followed understanding - not always immediately, and rarely along a straight line or following an easy path. Why this resonates personally? Having worked with C. elegans for many years, I find this aspect of science particularly rewarding. In our laboratory, we use the worm to investigate questions related to neurodegeneration, ageing, proteostasis, glial biology, mitochondrial function and the gut-brain axis. How can events occurring in the gut influence neurons? Can metabolites produced or modified by gut microbes alter neurodegeneration or enhance neuroprotection? Why do some neurons withstand cellular stress better than others? How do mitochondrial function, protein quality control and ageing intersect with neuronal survival? These are large questions. The worm gives us a way of breaking them into experimentally manageable pieces while still studying them in a while organismal condition. One can relatively easily perturb a gene or a metabolic pathway, observe an identified neuron, measure a behavioural consequence and then ask whether the mechanism is conserved in more complex systems. That does not mean that what happens in a worm automatically happens in humans. Model organisms are starting points for discovering principles, not miniature substitutes for people. That distinction is important - and is also what makes good science both cautious and exciting ofcourse validations in higher models provide further understanding and research requirements of regulators have to be met before any fundamental research translates to human use. The pleasure of not knowing where a question may lead Perhaps the most inspiring aspect of the 2026 Nobel story is not simply that scientists learned to control neurons with light. It is the route by which they got there. Someone studied an alga because its response to light was biologically interesting. Others worked out how its unusual proteins functioned. Someone then wondered whether those proteins could work in another kind of cell. Researchers tested the idea in different experimental systems. Neuroscientists recognised what this could make possible. Each answer generated another question. And over time, an observation in a microscopic organism became a technology capable of probing some of the most complex circuitry we know- the human brain. This is how science often advances: not as a straight road from problem to solution, but as a chain of curiosity, observation, experimentation, failure, insight and unexpected connections. That may be the most important educational message of this years Nobel Prize. We certainly need scientists who can translate discoveries into technologies and medicines. But we equally need scientists who remain fascinated enough by nature to ask questions before anyone knows whether the answers will be useful. Because somewhere, perhaps in an alga responding to light, a worm behaving strangely, or another apparently insignificant observation in a laboratory, may lie the beginning of the next major discovery. In science, the size of the question cannot always be judged by the size of the organism in which we first ask it, hence, never under estimate the power of a small model organism. Author is Chief Scientist, Professor and Head, Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow. His research interests include regulatory toxicology, neurodegeneration and ageing using C. elegans model and other experimental approaches to understand disease mechanisms/potential therapeutic strategies.
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Former BJP MP Dharmendra Kashyap, who recently resigned from the party, met Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Sunday (October 11). Kashyap's daughter Kirti and several SP leaders from Bareilly were also present at the meeting, triggering speculation that the former MP could join the Samajwadi Party.
Bhopal: CBI arrests CGST official for taking Rs 2 lakh bribe from scrap firm official
Digital Desk | Bhopal, Oct 11 (IANS) The CBI arrested an official of the CGST and Central Excise department in Bhopal for taking a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a company handling scrap and seized Rs 72.50 lakh cash from his premises in the city and Kanpur, an official said on Sunday. Rajesh Kumar, superintendent, Preventive Branch (HQ) CGST and Central Excise Commissionerate, Bhopal, was caught red-handed while accepting the undue advantage on Saturday, the agency said. The CBI registered the instant case on Saturday against the accused on allegations that the CGST superintendent demanded an undue advantage of Rs 2 lakh per month from a proprietor of a Bhopal-based firm. The companys official filed a complaint with the CBI that the official was demanding a bribe in consideration for not intercepting the firms vehicles carrying scrap material and for not causing any hindrance to the complainants scrap business, the agency said. The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused CGST Superintendent red-handed while accepting an undue advantage of Rs 2 lakh. Searches were conducted at the residential premises of the accused at Bhopal and Kanpur, which led to the recovery of Rs 72.50 lakh in cash and the documents pertaining to immovable property, said the CBI. In an earlier case in Bhopal, the CBI arrested Chief Engineer (Electrical) and Superintending Engineer (Electrical) of BSNL for taking a bribe of Rs 75,000. The CBI registered the case on allegations that the accused Chief Engineer (Electrical) and Superintending Engineer (Electrical) posted at BSNL, Bhopal, demanded an undue advantage of Rs 2 lakh each for themselves and a co-accused from a Jabalpur-based firm which executed Operation & Comprehensive Maintenance (OCM) and electrical installation-related work of BSNL. The CBI said the bribe amount was demanded to process pending bills of the firm for 14 different works. The CBI laid a trap and caught both accused BSNL officers in Bhopal red-handed while accepting an undue advantage of Rs 75,000 each as part payment of the demanded bribe of Rs 2 lakh from each accused. Searches were conducted at the residential and office premises of the accused persons in Bhopal, Lucknow and Kanpur, the CBI said.
3rd T20I: God Has Been Kind, Working Hard On Mental Aspect To Finish Games, Says Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma: India vice-captain Tilak Varma has attributed his recent success in the middle order to rigorous mental preparation and practice, as well as to the Almighty, while adding that he has been working hard on the mental aspect to finish matches for the team. While Tilaks finishing abilities werent required in Lucknow, he did slam an unbeaten 44 against the West Indies in Ranchi and smashed an unbeaten 51 in India retaining its gold medal at the Asian Games in Japan earlier this month. First of all, thank you for mentioning that about the Asian Games and World Cup. It always feels good whenever I hear about that. And right now, yes, God has been really kind to me. And right now, my form is also going really good. And definitely, if you see, the way I finished that last match (was) terrific. But at the same point, again, we are focusing on our basics. Let's see how it goes, and right now my form is good, Varma said in a pre-game chat with the broadcasters. Addressing the shift in his batting position from the top-order to taking up responsibility of finishing games in the middle order, the left-handed batter explained that the transformation required deliberate effort both in the nets and mentally, which is still a work in progress. Honestly, I haven't played much at No. 4. You know, as our coach said, every batsman after... The openers are only fixed. Other than that, everyone keeps rotating. But I always say, batting up the order was my strength before, but now I got used to it since the World Cup. Addressing the shift in his batting position from the top-order to taking up responsibility of finishing games in the middle order, the left-handed batter explained that the transformation required deliberate effort both in the nets and mentally, which is still a work in progress. Also Read: Special Cricket Stories Article Source: IANS
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Regime change certain in 2027: Akhilesh lashes out at BJP, Election Commission
Digital Desk | Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday asserted that a change of power was certain in 2027 Assembly elections and criticized the Election Commission (EC) over alleged police action on the protesters in the national capital. Speaking to the press, after paying respects to Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan at the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) in Lucknow on latter's birth anniversary, the SP supremo said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be shown the door by people in 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls and the 'partisan' Election Commission won't be able to save its 'sinking' fortunes. Swearing by the Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan (JP)'s 'Total Revolution' (Sampoorna Kranti) slogans, Akhilesh Yadav said that the movement remains relevant even today for challenging the regime and his party will bring out the 'desired' result by walking down that path. The process of change has begun. The anguish among the public will accelerate the process of change, he added, after garlanding the statue of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan at the memorial. The SP supremo also took a swipe over Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the Ayodhya seat, days after he challenged the latter to contest the elections from the holy city. Responding to the Chief Minister's questions regarding Ayodhya, Akhilesh Yadav said that arrogant individuals would not be able to withstand the strength of his 'PDA' (Pichhda, Dalit, AlpsankhyakBackward, Dalit, and Minority) alliance. The SP Chief said that the public is now familiar with the BJP's politics and the party will have to give befitting reply to its actions. He claimed that a change would occur in 2027 and that the process has already begun. He said that the BJP is rattled by political strength of the PDA and questioned the role of Election Commission. He said that EC's duty is to encourage maximum voter participation and ensure a smooth voting process. Raising the issue of the alleged assault on residents of Uttar Pradesh in Delhi, Akhilesh Yadav questioned the Election Commission's accountability and demanded its resignation.
Clash erupts at UP Cong headquarters during new State President's swearing-in
Digital Desk | Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) An internal rift within the Congress came to the fore at the party's Uttar Pradesh Committee headquarters on Sunday, when a clash broke out between supporters of former State party President Ajay Rai and newly appointed State party President Aradhana Misra Mona during the swearing-in ceremony of the new leadership. The altercation reportedly led to heated exchanges, pushing and shoving, and physical clashes among party workers, creating chaos at the state Congress headquarters. The commotion continued for around half an hour, while a video purportedly showing the incident has been circulating widely on social media. Ajay Rai arrived at the State Congress headquarters along with his supporters to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Aradhana Misra Mona as the new State party President and Imran Masood as the state unit Working President. During the proceedings, a disagreement reportedly arose between Rai and a woman party leader while they were engaged in a conversation. Following the exchange, Rai allegedly left the office in anger. His supporters subsequently demanded that the woman leader be removed from her position and issue an apology. They reportedly said that Rai would return to the state Congress office only after their demands were fulfilled. Some people also alleged that women were treated indecently during the altercation. However, these allegations have not been independently verified. Following the incident, former State Congress President Ajay Rai also alleged that he had been mistreated. As the situation worsened, senior party leaders intervened to prevent the confrontation from escalating further. Rajya Sabha members Pramod Tiwari and Imran Masood stepped in to bring the Congress workers under control and restore order at the party headquarters. Aradhana Misra Mona also reportedly made efforts to pacify Ajay Rai and ease the tensions between the two sides. Rai eventually returned to the state Congress office after Pramod Tiwari assured him that the matter would be addressed.
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Digital Desk | Barabanki, Oct 10 (IANS) A tragic incident triggered panic in the Safdarganj area of Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district on Saturday morning after a moving car suddenly caught fire, killing the driver, who was trapped inside the vehicle and could not escape. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. near the Pyarepur Saidpur Canal, approximately 33 km from the district headquarters. The fire spread rapidly, engulfing the entire car within minutes and leaving the driver with no opportunity to get out. Upon receiving information about the incident, fire brigade personnel and Safdarganj police rushed to the spot. Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control after considerable effort. However, the car had already been completely engulfed in flames, and the driver died at the scene. The deceased was identified as Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Pyarepur village in Barabanki district. Police identified him through the vehicle's registration number. According to the available information, Kumar was returning to Barabanki after dropping off passengers at Lucknow airport when the incident occurred. He was the only person inside the car at the time of the accident. Safdarganj police station in-charge Ajay Prakash Tripathi said the body had been taken into custody and further legal proceedings had been initiated. The sudden outbreak of fire in the moving vehicle has raised questions about what caused the blaze and why the driver could not escape. However, the exact cause of the fire remains unknown. Police have launched an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and determine how the fire broke out. Officials said further details would emerge after the investigation. The incident caused a stir in the area, with locals gathering at the spot as emergency services attempted to extinguish the flames. The death of the driver inside the vehicle left residents shocked. Authorities are examining the circumstances leading to the fire, and the findings of the investigation are expected to establish the cause of the blaze and the sequence of events that led to the fatal incident.
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