Varanasi: A joint team of Kerakat police and the SWAT unit busted an MDMA manufacturing unit operating from a hotel on Station Road under Kerakat police limits in Jaunpur district and arrested four members of the gang on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.Police also seized 317 grams of finished MDMA, commonly known as…
Varanasi: Bhadohi police on Wednesday arrested an eighth accused in connection with an alleged interstate racket that prepared fake freedom fighter dependent certificates, which were allegedly used to secure MBBS admissions and govt jobs.Police also seized a mobile phone and Rs700 cash from the accused identified as Nitish Kumar Dubey, a resident of Baridubey village…
Varanasi: A 57-year-old man died after allegedly being assaulted during a dispute between cousins in Mishra Mohalla of Rustampur village under the Chaubepur police station area on Wednesday evening. He was allegedly punched on the nose during the altercation and died while being taken to hospital.According to police, Azad Mishra was sitting on a chair…
Lucknow: Chief engineer of EPC (engineering procurement and construction) mission cell in the planning department Pavan Verma was put on waiting by the state govt on Thursday.Verma was recently transferred to Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) aş chief engineer and was overseeing working of both the infrastructure arms of the state which are…
Varanasi: A 52-year-old saree businessman from Pandeypur is in critical condition after allegedly shooting himself with his licensed pistol on Thursday morning. He was rushed to the BHU Trauma Centre, where doctors found a bullet lodged in his head.The trader, identified as Vijendra Soni, was admitted to the BHU Trauma Centre. Doctors said surgery is…
Varanasi: A liquor trader from Lucknow was allegedly threatened in the name of fugitive codeine cough syrup smuggling syndicate kingpin Shubham Jaiswal, held captive, assaulted and fired upon after he demanded payment of Rs 8.66 lakh in outstanding dues from two liquor shops in Varanasi.Shubham’s jailed aide Vaibhav Jaiswal allegedly targeted the manager when he…
Varanasi: Before over 600 people staying at safe places and relief camps could return home, the water level of the Ganga started increasing again on Wednesday evening, and the rising trend continued on Thursday.As per the Central Water Commission report, against the warning level of 70.26 metres, the water level of the Ganga had crossed…
Gorakhpur: “Don’t cry, Mummy. I’ll tell you everything when I get home.” These words brought immense relief to the mother of a nine-year-old Class 4 student who went missing from Gorakhpur’s Civil Lines area on Wednesday afternoon and was traced to Tamkuhiraj in Kushinagar after a five-hour search operation.The boy from Rapti Nagar disappeared around…
Union minister for women and child development Annpurna Devi addressing the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026 Varanasi: Union minister for women and child development Annpurna Devi reaffirmed govt’s commitment to improving nutrition outcomes through Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.Addressing the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026 at the Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre (RICCC)…
Varanasi: Highlighting the scale of transformation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency., chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said development projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore have either been completed or are underway in Kashi over the past 12 years.Speaking in Varanasi at the launch of the 9th National Nutrition Month, the CM said…
