Varanasi: To ensure public safety and smooth traffic movement, Traffic Police Commissionerate issued an advisory with restrictions, diversions and no-entry arrangements, in view of ‘Surya Shashthi’, also known as Dala Chhath Puja, which will be celebrated in the city on Nov 15 and 16. A large number of devotees will visit ghats and roads across…
Gorakhpur: The four-day Chhath Puja, one of the most significant festivals dedicated to the worship of Surya (sun) Dev, will begin on Friday with the nahay-khay ritual. Preparations are in full swing across Gorakhpur, as markets buzz with activity and households gear up for the festival. From urban localities to rural areas, devotees are busy…
60-year-old man arrested for raping woman for years Varanasi: Jaitpura police on Wednesday evening arrested a 60-year-old man in connection with a case in which a woman alleged that he had sexually exploited her for nearly three years when she was a minor and continued to harass and intimidate her even after her marriage.According to…
Cattle smugglers caught in encounter with police in Ghazipur Varanasi: Three cattle smugglers, including one who suffered a bullet injury in the leg, were arrested following an exchange of fire with Bhanvarkole police in Ghazipur district on Thursday. Police seized 18 cattle-laden trucks and recovered two firearms from them.Bhanvarkole police station in charge Rajiv Kumar…
IPS Mavis Tak with the two accused Lucknow: Sonbhadra Cyber Crime Police busted a cyber fraud network that generated transactions worth over Rs 3 crore by hijacking inactive Common Service Centre (CSC) IDs and creating fake accounts using unsuspecting citizens’ documents.The accused were identified as Ashish Kumar Pandey, resident of Usmanpur in Mirzapur district, and…
Varanasi: A 70-year-old man died after his bicycle was hit by a speeding car on Thursday morning in Sagarpur under the Chilh police station limits in Mirzapur district.According to police, the deceased, Jalu Yadav, was riding towards Purjagir on his bicycle around 11 am when a speeding car coming from Aurai hit him from behind….
Varanasi: The city will host another two-day mega employment fair on Nov 13 and 14 under the Uttar Pradesh Employment Mission.The fair will provide job seekers an opportunity to connect with companies and explore employment options based on their qualifications.Deep Singh, in charge of the job fair at the Regional Employment Office, said the first…
Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister A K Sharma, Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari and Municipal Commissioner Himanshu Nagpal received the honour Varanasi: Varanasi has secured third position in the ‘Best Riverfront Town’ category under the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, conducted by Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Varanasi had earlier received the Best Ganga Town Award…
Surrendered murder accused suffers bullet injury in Ghazipur Varanasi: A 40-year-old man who had surrendered the police station in a murder case was later injured in an encounter with police on Tuesday night.According to police, the accused, Sanjay Bind had shot dead Ajay Pasi (28) and injured Surendra Ram (35) during a dispute while gambling…
BHU Prof Takes India’s Ecological Art Vision from Berlin to Seoul Varanasi: An environmental artist and professor at Banaras Hindu University, Uttama Dixit, completed a ten-day cultural journey from Berlin to Seoul, carrying India’s ecological art vision across continents.After presenting ‘The Forest Series’, a sustainability lecture and a live demonstration at Berlin’s Tagore Centre, she…
