Varanasi: The Varanasi Police recovered a missing 17-year-old boy from Simdega district of Jharkhand on Monday evening, nearly two weeks after he left home on a bicycle and later boarded a truck heading towards Odisha.The action was taken on the directions of police commissioner Mohit Agarwal after information was received on Aug 1 regarding the…
Varanasi: Holding her three-month-old son, a 22-year-old woman, resident of Ramapur village under Jiyanpur police station area of Azamgarh district, jumped into Tamsa River on Monday.Villagers launched a rescue effort and was pulled the woman out alive near Panshabda village, about 3 km away and was admitted to a hospital. The infant died while the…
The rise has triggered flood-like conditions in several low-lying areas and affected activities along the ghats. Varanasi: The water level of the Ganga in Varanasi rose to 66.72 metres on Tuesday, with the river flowing just 3.54 metres below the warning level and rising at around 4cm per hour. The rise has triggered flood-like conditions…
CM Yogi Adityanath at PRD personnel conference in Gorakhpur on Tuesday Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced a hike in the daily duty allowance of Provincial Rakshak Dal (PRD) volunteers from Rs 500 to Rs 600 and launched a cashless healthcare scheme providing annual medical cover of up to Rs 5 lakh to…
CM Yogi during Janata Darshan in Lucknow Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed senior officials to take strict action against revenue officials found negligent in resolving land-related disputes, saying that no laxity would be tolerated in ensuring justice to complainants.The chief minister issued the directive during the Janata Darshan at Gorakhnath Temple after…
Accused caught after police encounter Varanasi: Karimuddinpur police team in Ghazipur district arrested a man accused of attempt to murder and kidnapping after an encounter on Monday night. In exchange of fire with police, he was injured and sent to hospital for treatment.After arresting Vishal Yadav, 25, resident of Ramanand Ka Pura village, police recovered…
Police recovered an illegal firearm, live and spent cartridges, a motorcycle, the looted jewellery and cash from his possession Varanasi: Deogaon police in Azamgarh district arrested a wanted after an encounter late Monday night. Wanted in a case of duping a woman of jewellery by luring her with the promise of securing a job for…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday attacked the previous Samajwadi Party govt for allegedly patronising mafia and turning Uttar Pradesh into a “BIMARU” state, saying development under earlier regimes was confined to the “Saifai syndicate”, while the state was plagued by riots, crime and corruption.Addressing a conference of Provincial Rakshak Dal (PRD) personnel at…
Gorakhpur: A Facebook friendship turned costly for a Khajni resident after a woman claiming to be a US national working in Syria allegedly duped him of Rs 15.2 lakh on the pretext of getting her luggage released from Delhi airport.Indralal Jaiswal, a resident of Khoria alias Bhiti village, registered an FIR on Monday evening after…
Varanasi: A video showing a woman being dragged out of a private school during an Independence Day programme in Sigra police station area has triggered controversy on social media. Police said the video was edited and a selective portion of the incident was circulated online.According to Sigra inspector Shivakant Mishra, the incident took place on…
