Gorakhpur: A dramatic social media post alleging the kidnapping of a woman sparked a late-night police chase across Gorakhpur on Saturday, but the frantic search ended with an unexpected discovery — the woman was not being abducted but was being rushed to a hospital after suffering severe abdominal pain.The video, tagged to the official X…
Gorakhpur: A 22-year-old woman allegedly consumed phenyl inside the Chauri Chaura police station in Gorakhpur on Saturday evening, insisting that police arrange her marriage with her jailed lover.Ironically, the same woman had lodged an FIR against the man, Dhananjay Nishad (25), on July 23, accusing him of sexually exploiting her for three years on the…
Varanasi: Gambhirpur police in Azamgarh district on Sunday arrested Mohammad Tariq of Mangarawa Raipur, in a case of obtaining different passports by changing his name, father’s name and date of birth on the basis of forged documents.Azamgarh’s CO (Sadar) Astha Jaiswal said that on May 13, sub-inspector Arvind Kumar Yadav submitted a written complaint at…
Varanasi: A joint team of Sigra police and the cyber crime cell busted a gang that allegedly assisted cyber fraudsters by providing bank accounts of innocent people for use as mule accounts.Sharing details of the operation, DCP Crime Neetu said on Sunday that acting on a tip-off about the presence of gang members near Om…
Demolition drive underway for Dalmandi road widening project Varanasi: Only six of the 187 buildings demarcated for the Rs 224-crore Dalmandi road widening project remain to be demolished. As the demolition of purchased buildings, as well as those declared illegal by the Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) and dilapidated by the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC), continued…
Varanasi: The BJP will launch a six-month nationwide campaign to mark the 650th birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas on Guru Purnima, July 29, by flagging off Kalash Yatras carrying 131 urns filled with soil from the saint’s birthplace in Seer Govardhan, Varanasi, in the presence of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP president Nitin Nabin and…
Varanasi: In memory of the glorious success of Indian armed forces and to pay tributes to martyrs, many events were organised in the city on the occasion of 27th Kargil Victory Day on Sunday.At a ceremony on District Ex-Servicemen Welfare and Rehabilitation Office campus, participants paid tributes to the brave martyrs under the leadership of…
Jaunpur’s Ashish Soni interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 136th episode of Mann Ki Baat on Sunday Varanasi: Jaunpur’s Ashish Soni, who interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 136th episode of Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, hailed the PM’s vision of Digital India and said it has created greater opportunities for…
Varanasi: Two cattle smugglers were arrested after an exchange of fire with police in Ballia district’s Bansdih Road area early Sunday, during which one of the accused sustained a bullet injury to his leg.Ballia ASP (Northern) Dinesh Kumar Shukla said a police team was conducting night patrolling and vehicle checking at the Bansdih Road tri-junction…
GORAKHPUR: A sexual exploitation case took a serious turn when the survivor allegedly consumed phenyl inside a police station after demanding marriage with the arrested accused, whom she described as her “lover”, police said on Sunday.According to police, the woman’s condition is stable.A resident of Deoria district, the woman arrived at the police station on…
