Varanasi: All six accused, including Gosainganj MLA Abhay Singh, MLC Shyam Narayan alias Vineet Singh, Sanjay Singh, Vinod Singh, Sandeep Singh and Satyendra Singh, in a case of attempt to murder former MP Dhananjay Singh dating back to Oct 2002, were acquitted by the court of Special Judge (MP-MLA) here on Wednesday. The court ordered…
Varanasi: An elderly man was killed allegedly by his son at Natthupur village in Rasra police station area of Ballia district on Wednesday. Police detained the accused after receiving a complaint from his brother. Police received information that body of Mahendra Chauhan (75) was found lying near Natthupur village. Local police reached the spot and…
A 71-year-old woman, Radhika Devi, underwent a partial surgery for spinal tumour due to patient misidentification at BHU trauma centre VARANASI: In a case of gross medical negligence, a 71-year-old woman, who had to undergo surgery for spinal tumour was instead partially operated upon by orthopaedic doctors of BHU trauma centre following misidentification of patients….
Varanasi: In charges of Bhelupur and Lohta police stations were attached to police lines on Saturday night by the police commissioner Mohit Agrawal.While reviewing the performance of officials in charge of police stations in the district during crime meeting on late Saturday evening, Agrawal ordered removal of Bhelupur police station in charge Sudhir Kumar Tripathi…
Varanasi: In a joint action of Machhlishehar and Pavara police in Jaunpur district, two looters were arrested following an encounter early morning on Sunday.The accused duo had looted Rs 5 lakh cash from the dickey of a motorcycle of one Suryamani Mishra, when he was returning home after withdrawing cash from a bank on April…
GORAKHPUR: Aurangabad village in Bhathat area of Gorakhpur district, known for its traditional terracotta craft, is set to be developed as a major rural tourism destination under a state govt initiative.According to officials, the tourism department has prepared a project worth nearly Rs1 crore to transform the village into a ‘Special Tourist Village.’ The execution…
Liquor shops pumping funds to codeine smuggling syndicate kingpin sealedVaranasi: Fugitive codeine cough syrup smuggling kingpin Shubham Jaiswal’s liquor empire took a hit as police and excise officials seized four shops linked to his syndicate late Saturday.In a joint action of the police and excise department, four liquor shops licensed in the names of women…
Boatmen violating safety norms face action Varanasi: Following the Mathura boat capsize tragedy that claimed 15 lives, Varanasi police have cracked down on illegal boat operations on Ganga ghats in Dashashwamedh and Bhelupur areas on Sunday evening. Several boatmen faced the heat — six boats were seized, several challans were issued, and FIRs were lodged…
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday will inaugurate eastern Uttar Pradesh’s first Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Maharana Pratap Institute of Technology (MPIT), developed in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).Chairman of Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran, is also expected to be present at the event.Set up at a cost of around Rs50 crore, the…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will chair a programme at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University on Wednesday to felicitate students and farmers as part of the ‘Viksit Bharat–Viksit Uttar Pradesh 2047’ programme.Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons will be the chief guest and K Krithivasan, MD & CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, guest of honour of the…
