Varanasi: Rath Yatra Mela, one of Kashi’s grandest religious festivals, commenced on Thursday at Rathyatra Chowk, drawing thousands of devotees who gathered to pull the grand chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and goddess Subhadra through the city’s decorated streets amid chants of ‘Jai Jagannath.’Devotees started arriving at the fair venue from the morning to…
Varanasi: When VB-G Ram G Act was introduced in Parliament, Opposition had to withdraw its objections after understanding the objectives, said deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya at Panch Sammelan, organised by Union ministry of rural development, at the Rudraksh International Convention Centre, on Thursday. The conference brought together around 500 gram pradhans from UP,…
Varanasi: Three members of a family were killed and two others sustained critical injuries after a truck suffered a tyre burst, veered off the Varanasi-Shaktinagar highway and crashed into their house in Mirzapur’s Ahraura area early Thursday. The incident triggered violent protests, with angry villagers blocking the highway, damaging several vehicles, including a police jeep,…
Varanasi: At a time when the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya has sparked widespread debate over transparency in handling devotees’ offerings, an 80-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu has donated more than Rs 3 crore to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple through cheques, ensuring every contribution was officially acknowledged with receipts.The…
Varanasi: A speeding truck rammed into a trailer parked along the NH near Vikas Bhawan in Chandauli district on Thursday morning, killing its driver on the spot and leaving the helper seriously injured.The deceased was identified as Raju Yadav (30), a resident of Kumhaura village under Dinara police station in Bihar’s Rohtas district. The injured…
Varanasi: GST department deputy commissioner Ambika was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 on Wednesday. She was arrested in Chetganj by UP vigilance establishment’s Varanasi unit.The action was taken following a written complaint filed by Ajay Kumar Maurya, director of a private firm. According to Maurya, the officer demanded Rs. 50,000 to dispose…
Varanasi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Wednesday between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt of India, and Sampurnanand Sanskrit University (SSU), Varanasi, to promote the development of India’s tribal communities.The MoU was signed at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in New Delhi in the presence of Ranjana Chopra,…
Gorakhpur: Body of a 21-year-old outsourced driver was found inside a municipal solid waste collection vehicle parked on the water tank premises, in Betiahata area, on Wednesday morning. Police sent the body for post mortem and launched investigation into the cause of death, police said.The deceased was identified as Mukesh Paswan, son of Manoj Paswan,…
Gorakhpur: A juvenile escaped from police custody from the district hospital in Gorakhpur on Wednesday morning after allegedly pushing two policemen during a routine medical examination.The accused, a resident of the Rajghat area, was apprehended around 15 days ago in connection with a theft case and was subsequently sent to a juvenile correction home.On Wednesday,…
Varanasi: Cyber Crime Police on Tuesday busted an online gambling racket operating behind Sadbhavana Park, just 100 metres from Cantt police station. Police arrested eight persons for allegedly running betting operations through the Bhagya Lakshmi app and website. Police recovered Rs. 68,275 in cash and 11 mobile phones from the spot.ACP Cyber Crime Vinay Dwivedi…
