In brief

BJP’s women wing chief dies
The state president of BJP Mahila Morcha and member of national executive committee,Sarla Singh,died on Tuesday. Singh (57) was suffering from cancer and is survived by two sons. She served as mayor of the Kanpur Corporation from 1996 to 2000. The party held a condolence meet where state president Ramapati Ram Tripathi and senior leader Keshari Nath Tripathi participated. Municipal Corporation of Kanpur remained closed on Tuesday to pay respect to her.

Man jumps to death in Lucknow
Lucknow: A 45-year-old man allegedly jumped to death from the fourth floor of the Bhadeva Telephone Exchange building in Lucknow’s Bazarkhala area on Monday. The police have recovered a suicide note in which the deceased Hanif had claimed that he took the extreme step because he was depressed. He also stated that his wife Sabira Bano and five children should not be bothered due to the incident. “Hanif was an employee of the telephone exchange. It is still to be ascertained why he took such a step,” said Sarang Dhar Dwivedi,in-charge of Bazarkhala police station.

REE found in carbonetite rocks
Lucknow: For the first time in Uttar Pradesh,geologists have discovered rare earth elements (REE) containing around 2.7 gram uranium per tonne.

The Mining department has recently discovered the REE in carbonetite rocks of Jhansi district’s Khajraha Buzurg village,MoS for Mining Babu Singh Kushwaha said on Tuesday.

A combination of 17 elements,REE is used in automobile parts,radar,laser beam,computer hard disc and petroleum refineries. Till now,it was found only in Gujarat,Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu,said Kushwaha.

Three youths killed in road accident
Fatehpur: Three youths died on Tuesday and another was seriously injured when a motorcycle on which they were traveling rammed into a stationary truck on the national highway. The accident occurred near Hasva chowki when the motorcycle hit the parked truck killing the trio on the spot,they said,adding the injured was referred to a hospital in Kanpur.