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Bandh hits life
Kanpur, August 8
Minor incidents of stone-throwing marked the VHP-Bajrang Dal sponsored daylong Kanpur bandh today called in protest against the killing of Amarnath pilgrims near Pahalgam. PTI

Ramnagar bypoll 
Dehra Dun, August 8
About 50 to 55 per cent of voters today exercised their franchise in the byelection in Ramnagar Assembly constituency from where Uttaranchal Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari is seeking a mandate to enter the state Assembly, according to preliminary reports. PTI