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Topic: Kannauj

Does GI tag bring more business? Mysore silk & Jardalu mango rose, not Kannauj attar

In Karnataka, the GI tag has increased demand for Mysore silk so much that supply can’t keep up. Jardalu mango from Bihar was exported for the first time in 2021.

A dare, local support & a prestige battle — Akhilesh in poll fray to win back SP stronghold Kannauj

While BJP has challenged Akhilesh Yadav to fight, SP's local unit also worked to convince him to contest from Kannauj saying his candidacy would bolster INDIA bloc's chances in Yadav belt.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Kannauj, to file nomination Thursday

Akhilesh Yadav served as Lok Sabha MP from 2000-2012. He resigned from the Kannauj parliamentary seat in 2012 after he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Booked for ‘assaulting, abusing’ UP cops, Kannauj BJP MP says he ‘tried to mediate in fight’

FIR filed Saturday against MP Subrat Pathak, 9 supporters & dozens of unknown persons in connection with alleged altercation at police post over people detained in kidnapping case.

Man accused of raping Kannauj girl is ‘psychopath’, has history of ‘murdering, sodomising’ minors

The suspect, Ramji Verma, has at least 4 cases against — two of these for sodomising & killing minor boys. In March 2018, he was arrested for trying to rape a minor girl, say cops.

13-year-old girl ‘raped’, left bleeding behind govt guest house in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj

Clips of the girl, bleeding and pleading for help from onlookers, went viral on social media. The clip shows several people busy making videos even as she cries for assistance.

‘No illness, he was beaten to death’ — why family of Kannauj Muslim teen wants fresh autopsy

Dilshan, 15, died days after he was allegedly beaten by 2 teachers & a school principal, but police say no injuries found. With police yet to file FIR or question teachers, family demands new autopsy.

Angry over ‘meat’ found outside temple in UP’s Kannauj, locals burn down shops, DM & SP removed

The situation is now under control, police said, adding that two FIRs have been registered in connection with the incidents and a probe is underway.

Attar park & ‘scent of politics’ — why SP-era plan to boost UP’s Kannauj perfumers has gone stale

International Perfume Museum and Park (now called Attar Park) was conceived of as an exchange of technical expertise between Kannauj and the French perfume capital, Grasse.

Fragrant but expensive, sandalwood is giving Kannauj’s perfume industry a headache

Kannauj makes raw materials for the fragrance and flavour industry. But the Rs 3,000-crore cottage industry is struggling.

On Camera

India’s solar ambition needs financial vision – ISA must move from commitments to execution

The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to mitigate political and currency risks.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.