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BSP rebel Maurya loses Assembly membership

lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey on Monday disqualified Swami Prasad Maurya, a rebel BSP leader who later defected to the BJP, from the membership of the House. An official release issued here said the Speaker has accepted a petition by BSP legislature Party leader Gaya Charan Dinkar in this regard and Maurya ceases to be member of the House with effect from June 22.

Four more arrested in Army recruitment scam

Nashik (Maha): Police have arrested four more persons, including a retired Army jawan, in connection with a recruitment scam. Retired jawan Resham Singh and serving Army personnels Havildar Prabas Kumar, Hariom Sharma and Pawan Kumar were arrested from various places in north India on Sunday.

6,000 CCTVs to keep vigil in Mumbai from Oct 2

Mumbai: The final phase of Maharashtra Government's ambitious Mumbai City Surveillance Project (MCSP), comprising 6,000 CCTV cameras, is complete and will be launched on October 2.