Woman gives birth in exam hall

LUCKNOW: A 23-year-old woman delivered a baby in the examination hall at a government school in Azamgarh on Tuesday. The student was taking the class X UP board Sanskrit exam at the Intermediate College, Sathiyaon in Azamgarh.

According to reports, Poonam, who is studying in class X in Indravati Devi Senior Secondary School, Mahrukh, Azamgarh, was writing her paper on Tuesday morning at Intermediate College, Sathiyaon. Minutes after the examination began the student started having labour pain and informed the invigilator about it. But before the information reached the centre superintendent, the girl had already delivered a baby girl.

Pass Hindu Shrines Bill in this session: Panun Kashmir to J&K govt

Panun Kashmir, an organisation of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits, on Thursday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to pass the Hindu Shrines Bill during the ongoing Budget session of the State Legislature.

“In the absence of any institutional mechanism for the preservation of the temples and shrines in Kashmir, the land mafia is free to indulge in the annexation of the said properties with impunity and without fear of law.