Varanasi: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly sold by her mother for Rs 16,000 and 10 saris, repeatedly raped by a 40-year-old man in Chandauli, and later sexually assaulted again by an auto driver in Varanasi after being abandoned near a railway station, police said.According to Sarnath police, the girl was found roaming and crying in…
Gorakhpur: In a major push towards women empowerment, construction of a 500-bed working women’s hostel has started in Gorakhpur under the Chief Minister Shramjeevi Mahila Chhatravas Yojana.The project, coming up at Khuthan in Chargawan block, will be built at a cost of Rs 47.38 crore and is targeted for completion by Sept 2027.Spread across 6,640…
Varanasi: A minor boy from Sonbhadra district died after he and his four friends were beaten with sticks and rods by guards of a private security company, at Namo Ghat, around 3 am on Sunday. Police arrested four security guards in this connection.ACP (Kotwali) Vijay Pratap Singh said that around 3 am, five boys who…
VARANASI: A 17-year-old tourist from Sonbhadra died on Sunday following an alleged scuffle with private security guards at Namo Ghat in Varanasi, police said. Kotwali Assistant Commissioner of Police Vijay Pratap Singh said the incident took place in the early hours of Sunday in the Namo Ghat area under the Adampur police station limits. Four…
Varanasi: At least seven girls, including six minors, were rescued from a spa centre near Malgodaam Crossing in Ballia on Friday evening by a joint team of Delhi and Ballia police. Delhi Police had come to trace a girl who allegedly helped in trafficking a girl from Delhi to a spa in Gujarat.Ballia CO (City)…
Varanasi: Three days after dividing their property among family members, an elderly couple was found dead inside their house in Gomadih village under Gambhirpur police station in Azamgarh district on Saturday. Their daughter alleged that they were poisoned to death by relatives.The deceased were identified as Shyamlal (80) and his wife Basanta Devi (70).After taking…
Gorakhpur: A 25-year-old woman allegedly ended her life after an argument with her husband over a video call in the Pandey Tola area under Jhagaha police station limits late Friday.Her body was found hanging at her brother’s house, where she had been staying for the past few days. Her family has accused her husband and…
Varanasi: Scorching heat coupled with strong surface winds continued to grip the holy city of Varanasi on Saturday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a heat wave warning and forecasting “strong surface winds during daytime” over the next few days.According to the IMD, the maximum temperature in the city was recorded at 44.7 degrees…
Varanasi: The court of special judge (Pocso)/additional district and sessions judge on Saturday awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment to a convict, who, at the age of 16 years and eight months in Jan 2024, kidnapped and raped a 15-year-old girl.Special public prosecutor (Pocso) Santosh Kumar Singh said that special judge (POCSO Act) Nitin Pandey…
Varanasi: The 19th edition of Rozgar Mela was organized by the Varanasi Division at the Banaras Locomotive Works on Saturday.The programme was attended by Union Minister, Anupriya Patel, MLA Sunil Patel, divisional railway manager of North Eastern Railway, Ashish Jain, along with senior officers from various departments.The event was simultaneously held at 47 centres across…
