Kamlesh Kedarnath Rai, is a former corporator of the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) and a resident of Malad, a suburb in north Mumbai. LUCKNOW/VARANASI: A licensed pistol of a former corporator of the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) accidentally went off during mandatory security screening at Varanasi airport Sunday morning, injuring two cargo screeners, including a…
The two injured cargo screeners Suman Kumari and Rohit Raj VARANASI: Recalling the moment when a passenger’s pistol accidentally went off during security screening at Varanasi airport, two injured cargo screeners on Sunday described how the weapon was fired and left them injured.Rohit Raj, one of the injured screeners, said the passenger first removed the…
(AI image used for representative) A husband and his mother were arrested in Ballia for the alleged dowry death of his wife BALLIA: A 30-year-old man and his mother were arrested in UP’s Ballia in connection with the alleged dowry death of his 28-year-old wife, news agency PTI said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Rakesh…
Varanasi: Ballia police on Friday arrested three wanted accused in connection with the alleged rape of a mentally disabled girl and for allegedly supporting the main accused.According to police, the complainant filed an application at Ubhaon police station on Thursday, alleging that her mentally disabled daughter was repeatedly raped by Rajnath Prasad, a resident of…
Varanasi: On the occasion of National Deworming Day, chief medical officer Dr NP Singh launched the district-level campaign on Friday at Government Girls’ Inter College (GGIC), Maldahiya by administering Albendazole tablets to girl students.The CMO said that worm infection in children can adversely affect their health and nutrition. It may lead to weakness, malnutrition and…
A silent march was taken out from JP Mehta Inter College to the Circuit House under the leadership of Swatantra Dev Singh to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the Partition Varanasi: Varanasi observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on Friday with a series of programmes highlighting the suffering caused by the Partition…
The flags, produced under DUDA’s supervision, have been distributed to 22 departments. Those involved in the initiative earned around Rs 9.75 lakh Varanasi: Linking the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign with public participation, the District Urban Development Agency (DUDA) has facilitated the production of 3.25 lakh national flags through women’s self-help groups and jail inmates.Chief development…
Varanasi: Police arrested three members of an inter-district theft gang following separate encounters at different locations in Azamgarh on Thursday night. Two of the accused sustained bullet injuries during exchanges of fire and were admitted to hospital for treatment. Police also recovered yellow-metal items, a motorcycle, illegal firearms, cartridges and cash from their possession.According to…
The boy’s family has sought a high-level inquiry into the incident and demanded that CCTV footage from the area be secured. Varanasi: An 11-year-old boy underwent 50 stitches after a dog attacked him inside the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus on Thursday morning, leaving him with serious head and facial injuries. He was admitted to…
Varanasi: The Azamgarh Police and the revenue department on Thursday attached 340.2 square metres of land worth about Rs 40 lakh, allegedly purchased with illegal earnings by gangster Rajkumar Gaur, a resident of Revra Parvezpur under the Nizamabad police station area.The action was taken under Section 14(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act on the…
