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Uttar Pradesh Board exams called off in wake of communal violence
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Uttar Pradesh Board exams called off in wake of communal violence
Lucknow: Following Friday’s violence in Lucknow and other parts of Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh Government issued orders on Saturday calling off high school and intermediate exams of the Uttar Pradesh Board scheduled for today.
At least 25 schools in Ameenabad and Qaiserbagh have been told not to hold the examinations.
On Friday, three or four persons were killed and several others were injured during anti-Bush protests.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the relatives of those who killed in clashes.
Those who suffered serious injuries would be given an aid of Rs one lakh and those with minor injuries Rs 50,000, official sources said.
Curfew has already been imposed on Ameenabad and Maulviganj areas of Lucknow as the situation became tense.
Anti-Bush protestors went on a rampage, damaging shops and vehicles here.
They also clashed with people while trying to enforce a shutdown leading to tension in some areas of the city.
According to reports, several shops and vehicles were set on fire by the mob.
Security forces, fire tenders and riot control vehicles “Vajra” were rushed to the affected areas after receiving the information regarding violence to control the situation.
Ameenabad, Maulviganj, Hazratganj, Kaiserbagh and Sabji Mandi areas were tense after demonstrations against US President George W Bush’s visit to India turned violent as a group of protestors who converged near the Assembly tried to force shops and markets to close, police said.
They said there were also reports of firing in the air from some areas and several shops and vehicles were damaged in brickbatting.
Additional security personnel had been rushed to the areas to control the situation; police said adding that shops and business establishments downed shutters in the main markets of Lucknow following the incident.
The violence coincided with the President APJ Abdul Kalam’s visit to the city. Because of this the police force was hard pressed. There are even complaints that the administration took too long to act.
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