Boatmen violating safety norms face action Varanasi: Following the Mathura boat capsize tragedy that claimed 15 lives, Varanasi police have cracked down on illegal boat operations on Ganga ghats in Dashashwamedh and Bhelupur areas on Sunday evening. Several boatmen faced the heat — six boats were seized, several challans were issued, and FIRs were lodged…
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday will inaugurate eastern Uttar Pradesh’s first Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Maharana Pratap Institute of Technology (MPIT), developed in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).Chairman of Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran, is also expected to be present at the event.Set up at a cost of around Rs50 crore, the…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will chair a programme at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University on Wednesday to felicitate students and farmers as part of the ‘Viksit Bharat–Viksit Uttar Pradesh 2047’ programme.Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons will be the chief guest and K Krithivasan, MD & CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, guest of honour of the…
Varanasi: Family members experienced 24 hours of panic as three children, after attending school in Mughalsarai area of Chandauli district, did not return home and instead boarded a bus to reach their maternal grandparents’ home in Ghazipur on Monday.Chandauli CO (PDDU Nagar) Arun Kumar Singh said that with the help of Ghazipur Kotwali police, all…
BALLIA: A 75-year-old man was beaten to death and his wife critically injured after their son allegedly attacked with a stick over a dispute wheat distribution in UP’s Ballia district, police said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Mahendra Chauhan (75), while his wife, Shaila Devi (68). The incident occurred in Natthupur village…
Varanasi: Following almost 8 hours of combing operation in search of 10 Muslim pilgrims lost in Vijaygarh fort jungle under Rampur Barkoniya police station limits in Sonbhadra, the men in khaki rescued them late Monday night.Sonbhadra SP Abhishek Verma on Tuesday said police received alert at 8.20 pm on Monday that pilgrims from Varanasi and…
Varanasi: Police constable Satyendra Yadav, 26, suspended from Saiyyedraja police station on charges of corruption, was arrested by Chandauli police on Monday.Chandauli SP Akash Patel said that on Monday evening, during interrogation and checking of call detail records of a recently arrested cattle smuggler, it came to light that Yadav was facilitating cattle smugglers to…
Varanasi: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, a national seminar on the topic “Baba Saheb Dr BR Ambedkar: Role of Education, Justice and Equality in the Making of an Inclusive India”, was organised at the KN Uduppa auditorium, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, on Tuesday.In his presidential…
Varanasi: The two-day Women’s Beach Handball Competition, organised under the aegis of the UP Adventure Sports Club, kicked off on Tuesday with exciting matches on the opening day.In the inaugural match, Vikas Club edged past Lal Bahadur Shastri Club with a close 10-8 victory. The contest remained evenly poised at 4-4 at half time, but…
Varanasi: Rani Ki Sarai police in Azamgarh busted a gang of criminals who targeted youths seeking jobs abroad for smuggling drugs and other articles by arresting two members. The gang came on police radar after one of its victims lodged a complaint.Azamgarh SP Anil Kumar said that Sunil Yadav, a native of Shrinagar Siyarha village,…
