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  • Eight-year-old dies after stray dog bite in Agra

    By PTI

    AGRA: An-eight-year-old girl, who was bitten by a stray dog in Agra about two weeks ago, died on Saturday, an official said on Tuesday.

    The girl’s mother allegedly used home remedies instead of the anti-rabies vaccine(ARV).

    Dr Jitendra Verma, head of the community health centre (CHC), Bah block, told PTI the girl was brought to the centre for the last time and the family initially ignored the advice to take her to SN Medical College in Agra for treatment. The girl died on the way while being taken to SN Medical College when her condition deteriorated.

    “The girl was bitten by a stray dog about 10-15 days ago. She did not inform about the incident to anyone in her family except her mother. Her mother applied home remedies, but when the girl’s condition deteriorated, they brought her to the CHC on Saturday,” he added.

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    The girl was a resident of Bah block’s Chausangi village. Her father Dharmendra Singh works as a labourer, and her mother is a housewife.

    Dr Verma said, “After the dog bite, the first dose of ARV should be given to the victim within 24 hours. After that, another dose should be given on the third day and thereafter on the seventh day. The last dose should be given on the 28th day.”

    “The symptoms of dog bites are hydrophobia (fear of water), pain in the neck and vomiting,” he added. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp

    AGRA: An-eight-year-old girl, who was bitten by a stray dog in Agra about two weeks ago, died on Saturday, an official said on Tuesday.

    The girl’s mother allegedly used home remedies instead of the anti-rabies vaccine(ARV).

    Dr Jitendra Verma, head of the community health centre (CHC), Bah block, told PTI the girl was brought to the centre for the last time and the family initially ignored the advice to take her to SN Medical College in Agra for treatment. The girl died on the way while being taken to SN Medical College when her condition deteriorated.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “The girl was bitten by a stray dog about 10-15 days ago. She did not inform about the incident to anyone in her family except her mother. Her mother applied home remedies, but when the girl’s condition deteriorated, they brought her to the CHC on Saturday,” he added.

    READ MORE | Wagh Bakri Tea Group scion Parag Desai dies post dog attack near Ahmedabad residence

    The girl was a resident of Bah block’s Chausangi village. Her father Dharmendra Singh works as a labourer, and her mother is a housewife.

    Dr Verma said, “After the dog bite, the first dose of ARV should be given to the victim within 24 hours. After that, another dose should be given on the third day and thereafter on the seventh day. The last dose should be given on the 28th day.”

    “The symptoms of dog bites are hydrophobia (fear of water), pain in the neck and vomiting,” he added. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp

  • Cannes 2023: A look at Indian films that will be screened at the film festival

    By ANI

    CANNES: The 2023 Cannes Film Festival is right around the corner and the Indian cinema is already creating a buzz.

    At this year’s festival, several Indian films will be screened including director Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ and actor Rahul Roy’s ‘Agra’.

    Let’s talk about them in detail

    ‘Kennedy’

    Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ has been selected as part of the Midnight Screenings section of the festival, which will take place from May 16-27.

    In April, the official Twitter handle of the Cannes Film Festival announced the selection of Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ in the Midnight Screenings section of the festival.

    “KENNEDY by Anurag KASHYAP #SeanceDeMinuit / #MidnightScreenings #Cannes2023,” read the post. ‘Kennedy’ stars Sunny Leone, Rahul Bhatt and Abhilash Thapliyal.

    Coming from the house of Zee Studios and Good Bad Films, ‘Kennedy’ is essentially a police noir film, by Anurag Kashyap. The film revolves around an insomniac ex-cop, long thought to be dead, but still operating for the corrupt system, and looking for redemption. The film stars Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone in the lead roles and has been selected for a Midnight Screening at Cannes Film Festival 2023.

    Sharing details about it, Kashyap said, “It’s a film and genre I always wanted to explore. It’s more polar than noir, inspired by the crime writing of Patrick Manchette and his comic book collaborations with Jacques Tardi, and the cinema of Melville. It’s also a deeply personal crime/police drama and am so grateful to Zee Studios, Shariq and team, Neeraj, Bhumika, my producers Ranjan, Kabir and Kavan, my whole team, my partners in crime Sylver, Kazvin, Prashant who helped me shape it. Rahul Bhat who gave 8 months of his life, Sunny Leone who took on the challenge of it, Mohit Takalkar for taking it on…am just grateful at the moment.”

    ‘Agra’

    ‘Agra’, starring Rahul Roy, will have its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival. Written and directed by Kanu Behl, the Hindi film is produced by Saregama India Ltd, UFO Production, and O28 Films.

    ‘Agra’ has an ensemble cast headlined by Aashiqui star Rahul Roy, who makes a comeback with this film. It also features Priyanka Bose (actor of the Oscar-nominated film Lion), debut actor Mohit Agarwal, Ruhani Sharma, and veteran actors Vibha Chibber, Sonal Jha, and Aanchal Goswami in pivotal roles.

    The film is an exploration of sexual dynamics within a family and the deep dystopian fractures created in modern India that are fast shrinking into pigeon-holed spaces.

    ‘Ishanou’

    Manipuri filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma’s award-winning film of 1990 ‘Ishanou’ will be screened at Cannes this year.

    It has been officially selected for a red-carpet world premiere on May 19, 2023 at the prestigious Cannes Classic section of the Cannes Film Festival 2023. This restored film becomes the only Indian film to be considered under the Classic Section of the Cannes Film Festival this year, a segment that celebrates restored versions of all-time classics. 

    CANNES: The 2023 Cannes Film Festival is right around the corner and the Indian cinema is already creating a buzz.

    At this year’s festival, several Indian films will be screened including director Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ and actor Rahul Roy’s ‘Agra’.

    Let’s talk about them in detailgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    ‘Kennedy’

    Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ has been selected as part of the Midnight Screenings section of the festival, which will take place from May 16-27.

    In April, the official Twitter handle of the Cannes Film Festival announced the selection of Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ in the Midnight Screenings section of the festival.

    “KENNEDY by Anurag KASHYAP #SeanceDeMinuit / #MidnightScreenings #Cannes2023,” read the post. ‘Kennedy’ stars Sunny Leone, Rahul Bhatt and Abhilash Thapliyal.

    Coming from the house of Zee Studios and Good Bad Films, ‘Kennedy’ is essentially a police noir film, by Anurag Kashyap. The film revolves around an insomniac ex-cop, long thought to be dead, but still operating for the corrupt system, and looking for redemption. The film stars Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone in the lead roles and has been selected for a Midnight Screening at Cannes Film Festival 2023.

    Sharing details about it, Kashyap said, “It’s a film and genre I always wanted to explore. It’s more polar than noir, inspired by the crime writing of Patrick Manchette and his comic book collaborations with Jacques Tardi, and the cinema of Melville. It’s also a deeply personal crime/police drama and am so grateful to Zee Studios, Shariq and team, Neeraj, Bhumika, my producers Ranjan, Kabir and Kavan, my whole team, my partners in crime Sylver, Kazvin, Prashant who helped me shape it. Rahul Bhat who gave 8 months of his life, Sunny Leone who took on the challenge of it, Mohit Takalkar for taking it on…am just grateful at the moment.”

    ‘Agra’

    ‘Agra’, starring Rahul Roy, will have its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival. Written and directed by Kanu Behl, the Hindi film is produced by Saregama India Ltd, UFO Production, and O28 Films.

    ‘Agra’ has an ensemble cast headlined by Aashiqui star Rahul Roy, who makes a comeback with this film. It also features Priyanka Bose (actor of the Oscar-nominated film Lion), debut actor Mohit Agarwal, Ruhani Sharma, and veteran actors Vibha Chibber, Sonal Jha, and Aanchal Goswami in pivotal roles.

    The film is an exploration of sexual dynamics within a family and the deep dystopian fractures created in modern India that are fast shrinking into pigeon-holed spaces.

    ‘Ishanou’

    Manipuri filmmaker Aribam Syam Sharma’s award-winning film of 1990 ‘Ishanou’ will be screened at Cannes this year.

    It has been officially selected for a red-carpet world premiere on May 19, 2023 at the prestigious Cannes Classic section of the Cannes Film Festival 2023. This restored film becomes the only Indian film to be considered under the Classic Section of the Cannes Film Festival this year, a segment that celebrates restored versions of all-time classics. 

  • Baby girl burnt alive in fire caused by gas leak in Agra

    By PTI

    AGRA: A six-month-old baby girl was burnt alive and two persons sustained injuries after a fire broke out in a house due to leakage in an LPG gas cylinder, police said on Thursday.

    The incident happened in Beloth village which falls under the limits of the Khandoli Police station in Agra.

    The incident took place on Wednesday night when the baby’s maternal grandmother lighted the burner to boil milk for the girl.

    But as the cylinder was leaking the entire kitchen and house caught fire, Incharge Anandveer Singh told PTI.

    While all the family members ran outside, the baby was sleeping inside a room.

    Her maternal grandfather Dorilal and maternal uncle Rishi entered the house to pick her up, but they got injured and could not save her, he said.

    “After that Dorilal and Rishi were sent for treatment at a hospital in Agra. They both are safe now,” Singh said.

    The body of the infant has been sent for a postmortem, he added.

    AGRA: A six-month-old baby girl was burnt alive and two persons sustained injuries after a fire broke out in a house due to leakage in an LPG gas cylinder, police said on Thursday.

    The incident happened in Beloth village which falls under the limits of the Khandoli Police station in Agra.

    The incident took place on Wednesday night when the baby’s maternal grandmother lighted the burner to boil milk for the girl.

    But as the cylinder was leaking the entire kitchen and house caught fire, Incharge Anandveer Singh told PTI.

    While all the family members ran outside, the baby was sleeping inside a room.

    Her maternal grandfather Dorilal and maternal uncle Rishi entered the house to pick her up, but they got injured and could not save her, he said.

    “After that Dorilal and Rishi were sent for treatment at a hospital in Agra. They both are safe now,” Singh said.

    The body of the infant has been sent for a postmortem, he added.

  • Woman thrashed, killed after being thrown off balcony by husband with hands tied in Agra

    By PTI

    AGRA: A 30-year-old woman died after she was allegedly thrown off the fourth floor balcony of her house by her husband and four other people, police here said on Saturday. Ritika Singh, the deceased, was living in a house in Tajganj Police Station area with a friend she had allegedly met on Facebook, after having separated from her husband, they said.

    Police have arrested three people, including the woman’s husband, Akash Gautam, and booked them in sections 302 (murder) and 34 (act done by several persons with common intention) of the Indian Penal Code, they said.

    “Preliminary investigations have revealed that a married woman identified as Ritika Singh was residing with her Facebook friend Vipul Agrawal in an apartment in Nagla Mewati under Tajganj Police Station limits. The incident took place on Friday at about 11 am,” said Agra SSP Sudhir Kumar Singh.

    Ritika was a resident of Ghaziabad and had married Akash Gautam, a resident of Firozabad, in 2014 and had separated from in 2018, he said. “On Friday, Akash Gautam the husband of Ritika Singh reached the apartment along with two women and two men. There they had an argument with Ritika and her boyfriend Vipul Agrawal and later assaulted both of them, as informed by the Vipul Agrawal to police,” the SSP said.

    According to the complaint filed by Agrawal, the accused tied his hands and locked him in the bathroom of the flat. He said that the accused tied Ritika’s hands also before throwing her off from the balcony of the apartment, police said.

    Agrawal escaped by shouting for help from the bathroom window and drawing the attention of the neighbours, they said. “A case has been registered against five persons under sections 302 and 34 of the IPC at Tajganj Police Station in Agra. Three people have been arrested, while two are absconding,” said SP (City) Vikas Kumar.

    The SSP said that the police have got the CCTV footage of the incident and are collecting more CCTV footage of the apartment. “We will also recreate the crime scene, and if needed take help from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL),” said Sudhir Singh.

  • Kashmiri students held over pro-Pakistan slogans booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody

    By PTI

    NOIDA: Three Kashmiri students arrested in Agra for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans were on Thursday booked for sedition, Uttar Pradesh Police officials said.

    The three students, two of them aged 20 and one 21, were also remanded in 14-day judicial custody by an Agra court, the officials said. While coming out of the court, they were allegedly heckled and chased by some people.

    Meanwhile, a body of Jammu and Kashmir students urged Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath for the withdrawal of the sedition charge against them.

    Adityanath earlier in the day had said the sedition law will be invoked against those celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in the recent T20 World Cup match.

    “The three students were arrested on Wednesday after an FIR was lodged against them at the Jagdishpura police station.

    They were accused of raising pro-Pakistan slogans in the wake of an India-Pakistan T20 cricket match and posting celebratory messages on social media after Pakistan’s victory,” a police official said.

    On Thursday, they were produced in a magistrate’s court in Agra, which remanded them in 14-day judicial custody, the official said.

    “The FIR was initially registered under IPC Sections 153A (promoting enmity between groups) and 505 (creating or publishing content to promote enmity). Section 124A (sedition) of the IPC was included on Friday in the case,” the police official said. The trio studies in a private college affiliated to Agra University.

    When the students were coming out of the court, some right wing activists raised slogans against Pakistan and chased them.

    Some lawyers also heckled the students while they were being taken from the court to a police vehicle, according to purported videos that emerged on social media. However, the Agra police said they escorted the students to safety.

    “The students were taken to the court in a discreet manner and were similarly taken out from there considering the sensitivity of the matter. However, some people heckled the trio on the court premises but none was hurt. They were all safe,” the police official told PTI.

    Nasir Khuehami, national spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association, urged the Uttar Pradesh chief minister to drop sedition charges against the students, seeking “mercy on humanitarian grounds”.

    They have urged the chief minister to intervene for the withdrawal of the sedition case and the FIR against the students, he said in a statement.

    “The college authorities must revoke the suspension of the students, whom we urged to focus on their studies,” he said.

    Mansoor Wani, a research fellow at Agra University and mentor of the accused students, said they were young and needed counselling instead of such heckling.

    “We apologise on their behalf if they were involved in such an unfortunate incident. But these are young men from financially weak backgrounds. They need guidance. We will counsel them. They should not be booked under such harsh laws. It will ruin their careers,” Wani added.

  • Six cops suspended after Rs 25 lakh stolen from police station in Agra

    By PTI

    AGRA: Six police personnel were suspended for “negligence” on Sunday after cash worth Rs 25 lakh was stolen from custody at Jagdishpura police station here, officials said.

    The Station House Officer of the police station was among the personnel suspended following the theft.

    Additional Director General (ADG), Agra zone, Rajeev Krishna said Rs 25 lakh was stolen from the ‘maalkhana’ (place where confiscated items are stored by police) of the Jagdishpura police station.

    He said the incident took place on Saturday night.

    “About four days ago, there was a recovery of Rs 24 lakh and four kg gold in a criminal case at the police station. Besides, there was cash at the warehouse from past criminal recoveries,” he said.

    “The gold and weapons placed at the warehouse are not missing,” said the ADG.

    The Station House Officer, a Sub-Inspector, the Head Muharrir (Clerk), and three constables were suspended for showing “negligence”, he said.

    “Directions have been given to the SSP, Agra to investigate this case and it will be worked out on a priority basis,” he added.

    Superintendent of Police (City) Vikas Kumar told reporters that the incident came to light when the head clerk at the police station noticed the ‘maalkhana’ was in a haphazard state after he came back from his morning tea on Sunday.

    When he checked with the inventory, he found that a sum of Rs 25 lakh confiscated in cash was missing from the warehouse, Kumar said.

    CCTV footage and other records are being checked to identify the culprits, he added.

    A case has been registered against unidentified persons in connection with the incident, police said, adding that an investigation is on in the matter.

  • Seven people have succumbed to viral fever in Agra so far in September: Senior officer

    By PTI

    AGRA: Seven people have died due to viral fever in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district so far in September, a senior officer said on Sunday.

    Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Arun Kumar Srivastav also dismissed reports stating that two people succumbed to dengue in Fatehpur Sikri.

    Talking to PTI, Srivastav said seven deaths due to viral fever have been confirmed in Agra so far this month.

    While a 14-year-old boy died in Chachiha village on Sunday morning, two siblings died in Fatehpur Sikri’s Rasoolpur village on Saturday evening, he said.

    Two deaths were reported from Giriraj Dham Colony under Itimad-ud-Daulah police station area and one death was reported from Nunhai locality on Thursday.

    One person died in Khadia village of Khandoli, he added.

    “The peculiar thing about this fever is that we are getting very little time for treatment and people are dying quickly,” the CMO claimed.

    Srivastav dismissed reports claiming that dengue was the cause of the two deaths reported from Rasoolpur and said that the children died due to viral fever.

    The CMO said Agra has reported 61 dengue cases so far this year.

    While 41 patients have recovered, 20 are undergoing treatment at government hospitals.

    He appealed to people to immediately visit a government hospital or a community health centre in case they experience symptoms like high fever, vomiting and dizziness.

    On steps being taken by the administration for the prevention of dengue, Srivastav said the health department is organising awareness and medical camps in villages and cities and fogging is being carried out.

    Stagnant water is being cleared in villages and other areas, he said.

    The officer also urged people to not allow water to collect inside or around their homes and suggested that they cover themselves fully when they step out.

  • 10 die after consuming spurious liquor in Agra

    By ANI

    AGRA: At least ten people died in Agra due to consumption of suspected spurious liquor.

    According to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report, methyl alcohol was present in the body of four people.

    “10 people died due to consumption of suspected spurious liquor in Agra. Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report of four people states the presence of methyl alcohol in their body,” said Amit Gupta, Agra Divisional Commissioner.

    He said that samples of two more people were sent for examination.  

  • Kin allege forcible conversion of minor girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, five held

    By PTI
    AGRA: Family members of a 16-year-old girl here have accused a youth of forcibly converting her to Islam and marrying her against her wish, police said on Saturday.

    Police have arrested five people, including the youth’s father, mother and sister, in this regard while he is absconding.

    The accused have been identified as 18-year-old Kasim Quereshi, a resident of the Naseerabad area in Agra, police said.

    The girl’s father alleged in a complaint that she has been missing for the past 15 days and when she returned home, she was found pregnant, Senior Sub Inspector Amit Prasad at the Hariparwat Police Station said.

    The police officer said, “According to the girl’s father, she was missing for the past 15 days and returned home on July 1. He claimed that when she returned, she was pregnant. The girl’s father registered a complaint against the youth and his family on Friday.”

    The complainant said the youth used to visit their home, telling his name as Vicky Yadav.

    His sister also told her name as Sonam Yadav, Prasad said.

    Police said five people, including the youth’s father Raesuddin, mother Rukhsar and the sister, have been arrested.

    Kasim is absconding, police added.

  • No proof of mock drill leading to death of 22 patients in Agra hospital: Report

    The panel, however, mentioned that 16 patients died at the facility during April 26-27 due to co-morbidities and other issues.