Mother held for killing 3-month-old

A woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly murdering her three-month-old daughter on the advice of a tantrik in Gorakhpur district. Rekha was in touch with a tantrik named Najibullah,a resident of Deoria,police said. Najibullah asked Rekha to ‘sacrifice’ her daughter so that she could free herself from poverty. Yadav said the woman’s husband Sudarshan lives in Surat. Police said Rekha carried her daughter to the nearby jungle and suffocated her to death.

Naxalites’ strength depleted: CRPF DG<\b>

CRPF DG Dilip Trivedi said Thursday the Naxalite movement was at a ‘critical juncture’ and their strength was depleted. He denied the resolution could be a ploy to make the state complacent. Trivedi was in Lucknow to review the functioning of CRPF’s central sector,responsible for security of sensitive places like Ramjanmabhoomi.

Viral fever: 15 samples sent to NCDC<\b>

Samples of 15 patients in Moradabad to verify the cause of the recent outbreak of viral fever in the district,which has also claimed two lives,have been sent to National Centre for Disease Control in New Delhi. “The report by the team is expected soon,” said Dr D K Srivastava,Director General (Medical and Health).

LU single window system from today<\b>

To assist students in cutting through red tape,Lucknow University has decided to introduce a single window clearance counter. LU assistant registrar Sanjeev Singh said the counter,set to become operational on Friday,will provide facilities such as giving out migration and provisional certificates,PhD concession and opening of bank accounts among others.