Varanasi: A 40-year-old labourer was killed after an unidentified vehicle hit him while he was crossing the Varanasi-Prayagraj NH in Mirzapur district on Saturday night.The deceased, identified as Vipat Bind of Katka Godam village under Kachhwa police station limits, was crossing the highway with his seven-year-old son around 10pm when a speeding four-wheeler coming from…
UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh at Odisha Parab UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh at Odisha Parab UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh at Odisha Parab UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh at Odisha Parab UP Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh at Odisha Parab Varanasi: The cultural vibrancy of…
Varanasi: A Rajasthan-based man has been arrested in connection with the suicide of a 20-year-old undergraduate student in Sonbhadra, who died by suicide in June after allegedly being blackmailed with an AI-generated obscene video.Police said the accused duped the student of Rs 14,500 and later threatened to circulate the fabricated video among his friends, relatives…
Varanasi: A woman was allegedly killed after catching a neighbour stealing money from her house in Azamgarh’s Bardah police station area, police said on Saturday. The accused allegedly slit the victim’s throat with a kitchen knife after she confronted her. Police arrested the accused and recovered the blood-stained knife used in the murder.SP City Madhuban…
Gorakhpur: A 25-year-old man who jumped into the Rapti river was rescued by personnel of the 26th Battalion PAC’s flood relief team in Gorakhpur on Sunday morning.Resident of West Champaran district in Bihar, Laddu Manjhi leapt into the river near Ramghat in the GIDA police station area around 9 am. Witnesses said he began drowning…
Varanasi: A 22-year-old Bangladeshi national was arrested by a joint team of the RPF and GRP at Mirzapur railway station on Saturday night after he was found travelling without a ticket on the Guwahati-Delhi Brahmaputra Express.According to GRP in-charge Rajesh Verma, the train arrived at the station around 7:45pm. During routine patrolling, personnel noticed a…
The Ministry of Tourism organised a workshop here on Saturday for homestay operators in Kashi Varanasi: The Ministry of Tourism organised a workshop here on Saturday for homestay operators, bed-and-breakfast owners, hoteliers and other tourism stakeholders, focusing on improving service quality and professionalism in the city’s tourism sector.Participants received practical guidance on operations management, hospitality,…
Varanasi: Three people died while one got critically ill after inhaling toxic gas in Kidhira village of Chandauli district on Saturday. The incident took place when they entered a well to retrieve a submersible pump for repair.Villagers said that four people entered a well after a submersible pump installed inside the well got dysfunctional. However,…
Gorakhpur: A 30-year-old undertrial prisoner lodged in Gorakhpur district jail died while undergoing treatment at the district hospital late Friday evening.The deceased, identified as Sameer Sheikh, was resident of Jaswal Bazar in Pipiganj.According to jail superintendent Dilip Kumar Pandey, Sheikh was sent to the district jail on Aug 19 following a court order in a…
Gorakhpur: The removal of a statue of Bharat Ratna Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, from Yatayat Tiraha late Friday night triggered a protest by Aam Aadmi Party workers here on Saturday. Gorakhpur Nagar Nigam later assured it would be installed again after work on beautification of the area was complete.AAP district president…
