Azamgarh: Hooch tragedy kills 35
Azamgarh, October 20 (ANI): Consumption of illicit liquor in Azamgarh has claimed 35 lives and affected 68 others among whom six are still hospitalised for detoxification and treatment. A majority of the victims
are labourers. They bought the hooch sold in pouches on Thursday. Soon they felt uneasy and fell sick. The police has arrested two
persons for supplying the toxic stuff.
Yeddyurappa wants to join
NDA, BJP open for same
New Delhi, October 20 (ANI): As former Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa wrote a letter to NDA chairman LK Advani with a request that his Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) be made its
ally, the BJP today said it was open for the same.
Booming publishing industry
New Delhi, October 19 (ANI): The publishing industry is growing by 30% every year and has over 16,000
publishers spread over various fields. Hindi books constitute the majority with around 25,000 books while about 20,000 books are English, and the rest are in other vernacular languages.
