Three children among 5 dead in Durga Puja pandal fire in Uttar Pradesh

Three people have so far died in a pandal fire that broke out in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi - about 280 km from state capital of Lucknow - on Sunday. The incident took place at a Durga Puja pandal in Aurai town of Bhadohi district, officials said. Two boys (aged 12 and 10) and a 47-year-old woman lost their lives in the tragedy, Bhadohi DM Gaurang Rathi said on Monday.

JD(U)'s Upendra Kushwaha claims his convoy attacked

Janata Dal (United)'s Upendra Kushwaha, a former union minister, said the people who attacked his convoy had their faces covered. “I will tell you about the motive and the people involved in the incident later,” he said in a tweet.