BJP to rename Hyderabad, Karimnagar if it forms govt Hyderabad, December 5 (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday said if BJP forms government in Telangana it would work towards respecting the people's sentiments by renaming Hyderabad as 'Bhagyanagar' and Karimnagar district as 'Karipuram'. Addressing election rallies in Karimnagar district and Bodhan town of Nizamabad district, Yogi said: "If BJP comes to power in Telangana, then the BJP will work towards renaming Karimnagar into 'Karipuram' and respect your sentiments. If the BJP government is formed, then Hyderabad's name will be changed to 'Bhagyanagar'... on similar lines you have seen in Uttar Pradesh...we have renamed Faizabad as Ayodhya and Allahabad to Prayagraj" "...only BJP can do this work...because it is only the BJP which respects your culture, tradition, heritage and your ancestors and wants to take "Bharat ki vyavastha" (India's setup) forward. Hence BJP is necessary and BJP wants cooperation from all of you. I appeal to you to vote and elect BJP candidates in the elections," Yogi said. Research scholar dies in IISc lab blast Bengaluru, December 5 (IANS): A research scholar died and three others were injured in a hydrogen cylinder blast at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here on Wednesday, police said. Research scholar Manoj Kumar (23) succumbed to severe burns after a hydrogen cylinder exploded in the Institute's aerospace department laboratory during an experiment, Additional Commissioner of Police B.K. Singh told reporters here. Three of the victim's injured colleagues were rushed to a private hospital. "The incident occurred late in the afternoon in the department lab when the team was conducting an experiment in hypersonic shock waves," said Singh. Police have registered a case against the state-run institute to ascertain the cause of the blast. "We will investigate the case after interrogating the department's faculty and those involved in the experiment to find out how the blast occurred," added Singh. An Institute spokesperson said an internal inquiry would be carried out to find what caused the cylinder to explode.
