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Cop shoots at lover, daughter,kills self

LUCKNOW: A constable of the special operation group of Aligarh police,Rajesh Kumar 35,shot at his paramour and her daughter at their residence,before shooting himself to death in Civil Lines police station area on Tuesday. Both mother and daughter are critical.

Liquor: Minister firm on raising age

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Minister for Social Justice Shivaji Moghe said on Tuesday that his department remained firm on raising the age limit for consuming liquor to 25 years. Even if a person decides to consume liquor,we want it to be as late in life as possible, he said.

Khanduri: CM to be under Lokayukta

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government had initiated the process of drafting a strong and an effective Lokayukta Bill and intended to bring the office of Chief Minister under its ambit,said Chief Minister B C Khanduri.

Kupwara: Shell goes off,2 killed

SRINAGAR: An unexploded shell went off at Maidanpora village in Kupwara district on Tuesday,killing scrap collector Ali Muhammad Bhat and a boy,Mudasir Ahmad Khan. The boys mother was also hurt.