At least two people were killed and five others injured in a blast at a firecracker factory operating from a house in Lucknow’s Gudamba area here on Sunday, police said.

Police have arrested two terrorists with weapons in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch, officials said on Sunday.

In Krishnanagar, a 19-year-old girl, Isha Mallik, was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend, Debraj Singha, at her home on Monday afternoon. The police reported that the victim was shot twice at point-blank range after she decided to end their relationship. The accused is currently absconding, and a manhunt has been initiated by the police to apprehend him.