Varanasi: As the number of structures either fully demolished or currently under demolition in Dalmandi has crossed 100, the district administration and Public Works Department (PWD) have stepped up negotiations with the management of six mosques falling along the alignment of the road widening project.Officials have proposed two options — either allotment of land for…
Varanasi: Turning the heat on Special Operation Group-2, which was formed to crack down on criminal activities like flesh trade, sex racket operations and gambling, police commissioner Mohit Agrawal dissolved the unit and attached many police stations and outposts in charges to police lines. Charge of three police stations was also inter-changed.While reviewing law and…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that BJP is the only political organisation globally that has consistently upheld the principle of “nation first, party second, and individual last”.“Whenever the discourse turns to values and ideals in politics, or whenever the subject of nationalism arises — whether within India or anywhere else in the…
Varanasi: Two accused in Dasu Vanvasi murder case were arrested after suffering bullet injury in their leg during exchange of fire with Saidpur police in Ghazipur district on Saturday late night. Vanvasi was murdered on Feb 9.Ghazipur’s Saidpur police station in-charge Rajesh Kumar Tripathi on Sunday said his team was tipped off that Ras Bihari…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday completed the digital self-enumeration form under the first phase of the ongoing digital census campaign during his visit to Gorakhpur. He also urged citizens to actively take part in the self-enumeration process, which will continue until May 21.The chief minister filled out the online form at his residence…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked all institutions under Maharana Pratap Shiksha Parishad (MPSP) to create awareness about global challenges, including the ongoing West Asia conflict, and actively promote fuel and energy conservation.Addressing a review meeting of heads of MPSP institutions at Gorakhnath Temple, the chief minister said following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
Varanasi: At least five people, including a couple and their two children from Siwan district in Bihar, were killed after their car rammed into a speeding truck from behind on the Purvanchal Expressway under Kandharpur police station limits in Azamgarh district on Saturday.Azamgarh SP Anil Kumar said the accident occurred around 2:30 pm near mile…
Varanasi: An arms smuggler was arrested following police encounter in Mirzapur. In another encounter in Ghazipur, Nanadganj police arrested a thief.Mirzapur’s ASP (city) Nitesh Singh said Kachhwan police personnel were patrolling at night when they were alerted about movement of notorious arms smuggler moving on Bhadohi road via Bhatoli. Police cordoned off Kewtaveer area and…
Varanasi: Two days after being awarded life term in an 1980 murder case in Prayagraj, an MP-MLA court in Bhadohi sentenced jailed mafia-don and four-time former MLA Vijay Mishra, along with his wife and son, to 10 years of imprisonment in a land-grabbing case. His daughter-in-law was also convicted and awarded a four-year jail term.The…
Varanasi: Finding services and facilities available at Banaras Railway Station has become as easy as using Google Maps, said NER divisional railway manager (Varanasi) Ashish Jain, after launching on Saturday an app that guides passengers and visitors to toilet, ramp, escalator, lift and all facilities available at the station.The senior divisional commercial manager Sekh Rahman…
