LUCKNOW/PRAYAGRAJ, Feb. 19 -- Amid tough measures against the use of unfair means, over 3.13 lakh (3,13,708) High School and Intermediate examinees skipped their Hindi paper on the first day of UP Board examinations on Wednesday. The High School examination for Hindi and Elementary Hindi was conducted in the first shift, while the Intermediate examination for General Hindi and Hindi was held in the second shift. Of the 52,53,746 candidates registered for both shifts, 49,40,038 appeared, while 3,13,708 didn't turn up. Of the 27.54 lakh examinees registered for HS examination, 25.83 lakh wrote the paper and more than 1.71 lakh (1,71,321) students did not turn up for the Hindi exam. Of the 24.99 lakh students registered for Intermediate exam, 23.56 appeared while 1.42 lakh (1,42,387) skipped the exam, according to data made available by the office of secretary, UP Board. Eight examinees were caught using unfair means while one imposter each was caught in Agra, Fatehpur, Kannauj, Kaushambi and Etawah. P2...