Varanasi

Gorakhpur: Defying financial constraints and growing family responsibilities, 23-year-old Vishal Tiwari of Mirzapur Pachpedwa Colony in Gorakhnath area cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), scoring 605 out of 720 marks in his fourth attempt.The son of an autorickshaw driver, Vishal’s journey was marked by perseverance, setbacks and determination.After completing Class XII with biology from Saraswati…

Varanasi: A 48-year-old widow was critically injured after an unidentified man allegedly stabbed her multiple times inside her house in Azamgarh’s Powai police station area late Thursday night, police said.The victim– Durgawati– was alone at home when the incident occurred around 10 pm. According to police, the main door of the house was locked from…

Varanasi: Azamgarh Cyber Crime Police have uncovered cyber fraud cases worth Rs 83.94 crore linked to online trading scams and digital arrest frauds, and arrested three members of the network, police said on Thursday.The accused were identified as Anand Rao of Kauragahani, Prashant Singh alias Lucky of Pushpnagar, and Sunil of Siswara Narven. Police recovered…

Varanasi: A 24-year-old student sustained burn injuries after an unidentified person allegedly threw acid on him while he was sleeping on the verandah of his house in Veerbhanpur Odar village, police said on Friday.The incident occurred around 3 am on Wednesday. The victim, Chandresh Patel, was asleep when the attacker allegedly hurled acid at him,…

Varanasi: A woman sub-inspector was suspended after a video purportedly showing her repeatedly slapping a woman on the premises of Chaubepur police station went viral on social media, police said.ACP (Sarnath) Vinay Kumar Dwivedi said police received information on Thursday about the incident involving sub-inspector Kumari Roshni Singh, who allegedly slapped a woman at the…

Varanasi: Three men posing as Crime Branch officials allegedly looted a bag containing around 27 kg of silver worth nearly Rs 60 lakh from employees of two jewellery traders in the Chowk police station area late Thursday night.Police said Shashi Verma, owner of Jai Maa Lakshmi Jewellers in Govindpura, had ordered the silver from Hema…

Varanasi: A 35-year-old shuttering worker died after his motorcycle skidded on a rain-soaked road near Chhitauni village on Friday morning while he was returning home after dropping his son at school, police said.The deceased was identified as Abhishek Upadhyay, a resident of Sirsa village. According to police, he routinely took his child to a school…

Varanasi: Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) on Friday signed an MoU with the Varanasi Municipal Corporation for the rejuvenation and development of ponds, kunds (water reservoirs) and community wells across the city under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.The agreement was signed in the presence of mayor Ashok Tiwari, PFC chairperson and managing director Parminder…

Gorakhpur: A 37-year-old man allegedly stabbed his estranged wife and mother-in-law at his in-laws’ house in Gorakhpur after a village mediation postponed his wife’s return to the matrimonial house until Sunday. The wife sustained critical injuries, while her mother was also wounded while trying to save her.Both women were rushed to the Nehru Hospital of…

Gorakhpur: Once regarded most backward part of Gorakhpur because of poor road connectivity, the district’s southern belt is witnessing a major infrastructure transformation under Yogi Adityanath govt. Public Works Department is carrying out widening and strengthening works on nine key roads spanning more than 118 km at a cost exceeding Rs 445 crore.The road projects…