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Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) At least three persons were killed as a fire broke out at a coaching centre in Purania area of Lucknow’s Aliganj on Monday, while many students were trapped inside the building, officials said.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered senior officials to rush to the spot and directed a swift rescue operation.Eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and firemen broke down a building wall to evacuate trapped victims, including two dozen students, the police said.Shakeel Ahm…

Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) A Lucknow court has convicted and sentenced Ram Nibas Verma, a senior accountant at the Zonal Pay & Account Office of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Aliganj, to five years in prison along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh in a bribery case.The conviction came on Wednesday, following a trial in the CBI court, an official statement said.The case dates back to July 2, 2018, when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered an FIR based on a complaint from a constable (ge…