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Protesting farmers call for Mahapanchayat on December 4

The Bharatiya Kisan Union has announced for a mahapanchayat to be held at Zero Point of Greater Noida at 10 am on Wednesday. Noida police had detained and forcibly removed hundreds of farmers from the ‘Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal’ where they had camped since Monday after the cops prevented them from entering Noida or moving towards Delhi.

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Anmol Bishnoi main conspirator in Baba Siddique's murder: Police

The name of Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has emerged as the main conspirator in the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique, the Mumbai police told a special court here. The police made the claim on Tuesday while seeking the remand of eight accused in the case, citing provisions of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).