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Kanpur: City in Uttar Pradesh, India
Kanpur, formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is a large industrial city located in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations of British India. Kanpur is also the financial capital of Uttar Pradesh and part of upcoming Bundelkhand Industrial Development Authority i.e. BIDA Nestled on the banks of Ganges River, Kanpur has been the major financial and industrial centre of North India and also the ninth-largest urban economy in India. Today it is famous for its colonial architecture, gardens, IT parks and fine quality leather, plastic and textile products which are exported mainly to the West.

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North India shivers as IMD warns of severe cold wave till January 15

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that the lowest minimum temperature of 3 degree Celsius was reported at Narnaul (Haryana), Ayanagar (Delhi) and Kanpur (East Uttar Pradesh). The..
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Dense fog envelopes parts of North India, reduces visibility

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PM Modi's gift to Varanasi; Saffron-coloured Vande Bharat Express train and eastern dedicated freight corridor

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Bitten by pet cat, UP man & son die of rabies

A teacher at a government school and his son died within a span of a week due to rabies infection after they were bitten by their pet cat in Akbarpur town in Kanpur, reports Faiz Siddiqui.District..
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Day after birthday, medical student found killed in hostel basement

A 24-year-old student at a private medical college in Bithoor, Kanpur, was found murdered in the basement of the hostel on Sunday morning. He was last spotted in CCTV footage of the hostel late..
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UP teacher booked for ā€˜convertingā€™, ā€˜abusingā€™ boy

A woman teacher and three other people were detained by the UP police in Kanpur on court-mandated accusations of forcing a Class X kid to convert and sexually abusing him. The boy's parents, who are..
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Airbus and IIT Kanpur sign MoU to boost Indian aerospace talent

Airbus and the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) have signed an MoU to promote collaboration in developing education programmes for the Indian aerospace sector. The partnership will..
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Dengue cases surge in Uttar Pradesh, patient count exceeds 200 in Kanpur

On Friday, a dengue ward was established at the largest government hospital in Kanpur, known as Ursula.
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From Delhi, Mumbai to Kanpur, Bengaluru, here's how rise in tomato price is impacting everyday lives

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Noida-Ghaziabad-Kanpur in 4 hours via new expressway, to benefit 10 cities; full list revealed

The travel time from Ghaziabad to Kanpur will take just three and a half hours.
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Ghaziabad-Kanpur Expressway: Ghaziabad to Kanpur in 3.5 hrs, work on four-lane project to begin on...

Ghaziabad-Kanpur Expressway news: The greenfield corridor will start from Ghaziabad and connect Kanpur via Hapur, Bulandshahr and other districts of Uttar Pradesh.
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India-US relationship goes over the moon

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UP cops book 1,700 in Kanpur for offering Eid namaz on roads


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Kanpur: Man threatens Yogi Adityanath with girlfriend's father's phone, baffling reason revealed

Kanpur: The police said the man was miffed with the victim as the latter was upset with his relationship with the daughter.
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Uttar Pradesh news: 40 shops gutted, 4 destroyed after massiveĀ fireĀ breaks out inĀ Kanpur

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New 4-lane expressway between Aligarh, Agra to be linked to Yamuna Expressway, Delhi-Kanpur highway, check details

UP news: The current two-lane highway between Agra and Aligarh will remain in place even after the construction of a four-lane greenfield expressway.
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Ghaziabad to Kanpur in 3 hours! New highway to decongest Yamuna Expressway, connect 9 districts; check details

The 380-km-long highway from Ghaziabad will provide a new link between big UP cities like Lucknow and Kanpur and the Delhi NCR region.
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Fire breaks out in a revolving hotel in Panchkula, similar incidents occurred near Hmaraj Market in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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UP releases reservation list for civic polls, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad to have women mayors

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Kanpur-Lucknow expressway to connect with Ganga expressway: Route, features, date of completion, cost

The Kanpur-Lucknow expressway will be connected with Ganga expressway.
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Two held in Kanpur for offering cash for conversion


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UP Metro plans metro lite in Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, Bareilly; Lucknow, Kanpur metro likely to be extended

UP Metro: In Mathura, the Metro services will connect Vrindavan, Govardhan Parikrama Kshetra.
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Kanpur medical college director dies while dancing in wedding, video goes viral

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Uttar Pradesh: Extinct species of Himalayan Owl found in Kanpur's market; see pic here

The discovery of this rare owl comes days after the capture of a rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture that was captured by locals.
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Cold wave shock: 98 people died due to heart attackĀ in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur

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Video shows police officer brutally beating woman in Kanpur.
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Shocker! Passenger on Nilanchal Express train dies after iron rod piercesĀ hisĀ neck

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Uttar Pradesh: Teacher drills class 5 student's hand for failing to recite maths table

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UP: 6 people lose eyesight in cataract operation in Kanpur

CMO Alok Ranjan said action against the hospital will be taken after the probe.
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Kheri leopard that killed 4 to be caged in Kanpur zoo


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Kanpur: Stalker reaches hospital posing as patient to harass medical student

Kanpur: The accused reached an OPD and made obscene gestures to the woman student.
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Pen co Rotomac, directors booked by CBI in ā‚¹750cr bank fraud case

The CBI on Wednesday booked Rotomac Global and its directors in connection with a cheating case of Rs 750.5 crore linked to Indian Overseas Bank. In September, the agency had booked the Kanpur based..
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Uttar Pradesh: 26 people, mostly women and children, killed after tractor-trolley overturns to fall into pond in Kanpur

The tractor-trolley, carrying about 50 people, was on its way to Ghatampur after the passengers attended a "mundan" ceremony.
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Kanpur: Hostel staff arrested for making obscene videos of female students

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Kanpur: Section 144 of the CrPC restricts the gathering of more than four to five people.
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Kanpur stone-pelters paid Rs 1,000, petrol-bombers Rs 5,000: SIT


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UP CM Yogi visits samadhi of Krishna's Muslim devotee in Mathura

Amid the Kanpur violence over anti-Prophet statements by two senior BJP leaders and widespread furore across the globe, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday visited the shrine of a..
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