Varanasi/Allahabad, Nov 9 : Hindu devotees took a holy dip in the river Ganges at Varanasi and Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh to mark the onset of the auspicious marriage season on Sunday.

Hindus believe that by taking a holy dip on the occasion of ''Devotthan Ekadashi'' (11th day of lunar fortnight of Kartika month in Hindu calendar) makes their married lives hassle free and for those intending to get married, the marriage would get solemnized without any difficulties.

Lucknow, Nov 9 : The Uttar Pradesh Government has issued orders to probe Saturday''s explosion in Meerut, in which five persons were killed and six were injured.

New Delhi  - Five persons were killed and at least three critically injured on Saturday in an explosion at a waste dump in the northern Indian town of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh state, police said.

A group of waste collectors were sorting out rubbish in the Bengali Basti area when a mortar shell discarded by the army exploded, senior police official Raghuveer Lal said.

The victims were boys aged between 10 and 19, the police said. The three injured had been admitted to hospital.

New Delhi - Five persons were killed and at least three critically injured on Saturday in an explosion at an army waste dump in the northern Indian town of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh state, news reports said.

A group of waste collectors were sorting out rubbish when the blast occurred, PV Ramashastri, deputy inspector general of police said.

The blast may have been caused by dynamite sticks in the scrap heap, NDTV television reported quoting police sources.

Meerut (U. P.), Nov 8 : At least five persons have been killed and two injured on Saturday in an explosion in an army waste dump in Ahmednagar area of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.

“Some ragpickers found an army mortar shell in the scrap and were trying to extract the metal when the blast occurred,” Senior Superintendent of Police Raghuveer Lal said.

He added, “While five persons died on the spot, two were critically injured.”

Lal further said that it was an “accidental” explosion and not related to any terror activists.

Kanpur, Nov 8 : In a rare case the police have registered a case of attempt to murder against a 10-year-old boy in Kanpur.

Family members of the accused said that some miscreants entered into a brawl in front of their home on October 29.

The miscreants attacked Ajay, the accused, and his father when they asked them to leave.

However, two days later they came to know that Ajay has been named in a case of attempt to murder.

Ajay''s mother said her son was traumatized after that.