Varanasi: Ballia native Raj Singh, arrested for the murder of West Bengal CM Shubhendu Adhikari’s aide, Chandrakant Rath, was jailed in 2020 for the murder of a disabled egg seller, Ajeet Gupta. He was currently out on bail.The forensic science lab report confirmed that the bullet extracted from Ajeet Gupta’s body was fired from the…
Varanasi: District social welfare officer Rajesh Chaudhary was arrested from Kunwar Singh Udyan area in Azamgarh by the Kotwali police on Wednesday for allegedly paying Rs 51.46 lakh as salary to 10 illegally appointed teachers.Azamgarh ASP (city) Madhuwan Kumar Singh said Chaudhary (55), native of Ambedkarnagar and posted in Azamgarh, was booked along with head…
Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while virtually addressing a spiritual seminar held at BHU under the banner of Somnath Swabhiman Parva, on Tuesday said that at a time when the world was facing multiple crises, India’s spiritual philosophy and cultural values could provide meaningful direction to humanity.The event was jointly organised by Sanskriti Vibhag, Uttar…
Varanasi: Taking serious note of gross negligence in drain cleaning in Mahmoorganj area, municipal commissioner, Himanshu Nagpal on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the concerned executing agency, Samarth Enterprises, and also issued an adverse entry to regional junior engineer, Pankaj Patel on charges of failing to monitor and exercising negligence.Nagpal, while inspecting…
Varanasi: Taking serious note of widespread irregularities in interlocking road construction in the Rampur area of Ramnagar, District Urban Development Agency(DUDA) on Tuesday registered an FIR against two contractors for using substandard material, negligence in development works, and corruption.DUDA has alleged that the work of road construction and interlocking was awarded through e-tender to Kanpur-based…
Gorakhpur: A 55-year-old labourer died in a horrific accident after an exposed iron rod pierced through his abdomen when he fell into an under-construction drain in Gorakhpur on Tuesday night. The victim writhed in pain for nearly five minutes before locals managed to pull him out and rush him to hospital, where doctors declared him…
Gorakhpur: A 24-year-old man died after his motorcycle rammed into a stationary four-wheeler late Monday night near Chanau alias Betauwa village in Gorakhpur. Tension escalated after locals blocked the highway and allegedly pelted stones at police personnel who reached the spot to clear the jam. Six people were arrested in connection with the violence.The deceased,…
Gorakhpur: By aligning vocational training with modern technology, industry demand and digital innovation, Uttar Pradesh govt is stepping up efforts to transform the state into country’s largest skill hub.At a ‘Samvad’ programme organised by the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) at a hotel in Gorakhpur on Tuesday, govt officials, industry representatives and private ITI…
Varanasi: Demolition work for the Dalmandi road widening project continued to expand on Tuesday, as public works department (PWD) teams began pulling down 10 newly acquired sections of marked buildings, including a madrassa.At the Musafir Khana site, a 125-square-foot demarcated area, workers carried out manual demolition on the upper floors of the structure.The joint team…
Varanasi: A former Army personnel, who was shot dead in an encounter late Monday after allegedly carrying out three cold-blooded murders within 24 hours in Chandauli, had reportedly been wandering through Prayagraj, Chandauli and Ghazipur districts, travelling aimlessly by train. Investigators said he turned to a nomadic life after being fired from his job as…
