Varanasi: Tension spread in Kuru village under the jurisdiction of Kapsethi police station in Varanasi on Friday after a statue of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was damaged for the second time in 15 days.The statue, located near the Polytechnic, had also been vandalised earlier, leading to the registration of an FIR on June 25.Kapsethi…
Varanasi: A mega tree plantation campaign will be organised on July 12 in all the four districts- Varanasi, Jaunpur, Chandauli, and Ghazipur.Ravi Kumar Singh, conservator of forests and regional director, on Thursday reviewed the preparations at a divisional-level meeting.The meeting focused on the role of 27 departments, with discussions covering plantation targets, site selection, sapling…
Varanasi: An elderly man and his grandson were hacked to death at Hevati Dihwa village under Pawai police station limits in Azamgarh on Friday morning.Police said the victims were killed while they were asleep at separate locations. Multiple teams have been formed to investigate the case and trace the accused.According to police, the deceased were…
Varanasi: A 45-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter died after coming in contact with a live stay wire of an electricity pole while clearing weeds in a field at Bheera Baluwa village in Ghazipur’s Saidpur area on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Seema Devi and her daughter Khushi Yadav.According to Seema’s husband, Rammoorat Yadav, the…
Varanasi: Three youths riding a motorcycle were killed after a speeding trailer ran over them on the Varanasi–Shaktinagar highway near Madaiyaa village under Pipri police station limits in Sonbhadra late Thursday.According to police, the three youths were travelling on the same motorcycle towards Makara when it collided head-on with the trailer near Madaiyaa village. The…
Varanasi: A naib tehsildar was injured and a bulldozer’s windshield damaged after stone-pelting broke out during an anti-encroachment drive in Kerakat nagar panchayat of Jaunpur district on Thursday. A video of the incident later surfaced on social media.The drive was jointly conducted by the revenue department, nagar panchayat and police to remove encroachments from roads,…
BALLIA: A government primary school teacher in Uttar Pradesh has been suspended for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 14-year-old boy, a Basic Education Department official said on Friday.The accused, Ghulam Mustafa alias Pappu (50), was posted at the government primary school in Sisotar village. District Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Manish Singh said the teacher…
Varanasi: Varanasi division secured the top position in Uttar Pradesh for its performance in 100-day TB Mukt Bharat campaign conducted from March 24 to July 5.Additional director, Medical Health and Family Welfare, Dr N D Sharma, said the campaign ensured complete coverage of high-risk villages, with screening, testing and treatment services delivered across both rural…
Gorakhpur: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) celebrated its 78th Foundation Day and National Students’ Day across educational institutions in Gorakhpur on Thursday. As part of the celebrations, a seminar titled ‘Dhyeyam’ on the theme ‘From Resolve to Achievement’ was organised at Baba Raghav Das Medical College.The seminar highlighted ABVP’s 78-year journey, its organisational vision…
Varanasi: A cricket match between children in Bhadohi turned fatal after a 12-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death with a cricket bat by a 14-year-old following an argument over a no-ball in Bhanipur village under the Durgaganj police station area on Wednesday. The accused, a juvenile, has been taken into custody.According to police, the…
