Varanasi: A joint team of Chopan police and the Special Operations Group arrested six suspected drug traffickers near the Baskatwa railway bridge on Monday and recovered 1.204 kg of heroin worth around Rs 2.4 crore from two vehicles. Police said the accused were allegedly bringing the contraband from Lucknow for retail sale in Sonbhadra, particularly…
Footage has surfaced depicting a man forcefully dragging a woman through Sanjay City Model School VARANASI: A video of an alleged assault inside Sanjay City Model School in Sigra has surfaced, showing a man hitting a woman and dragging her inside the school premises.The incident reportedly took place on August 16 and is said to…
Special shringar of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Flower shower on kanwariyas and devotees at KVT Special shringar of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Flower shower on kanwariyas and devotees at KVT Special shringar of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi: Kashi turned into a sea of saffron and devotion on the third Monday of Shrawan, which coincided with Nag Panchami,…
One of the miscreants sustained a bullet injury in his leg during the encounter and was sent to Harhua Hospital for treatment. Varanasi: Lalpur police arrested two chain-snatchers after an encounter during vehicle checking on Ring Road around 11:30 pm on Sunday night.One of the miscreants sustained a bullet injury in his leg during the…
Devotees visit the site to seek protection from snake bites and perform rituals for relief from Kalsarp Yoga. Devotees visit the site to seek protection from snake bites and perform rituals for relief from Kalsarp Yoga. Devotees visit the site to seek protection from snake bites and perform rituals for relief from Kalsarp Yoga. Devotees…
Varanasi: Sub-inspector Mayank Krishna Upadhyay, posted at Nizamabad police station in Azamgarh, was suspended on Sunday after a hidden-camera video purportedly showing him demanding Rs 2,500 as a bribe to clear a passport verification report went viral on social media. Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar also ordered departmental action against him.The SP said that prima…
Varanasi: Ten people, including a pastor, were detained in Narhan Khas village under the Jiyanpur Kotwali area of Azamgarh district on Sunday over alleged religious conversion activity.The detained pastor was identified as Sonu Kumar, a resident of Mohammadabad Gohna in Mau district.Sagari circle officer Deshraj Singh said people were being misled in the name of…
Varanasi: A complaint has been submitted against former Congress president and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi, alleging disrespect to the national song Vande Mataram during an Independence Day programme at the Congress headquarters in Delhi. However, no FIR has been registered so far.The complaint was filed on Sunday at the office of the Varanasi Police…
Gorakhpur: A two-day state-level senior prize-money wrestling competition began on Gorakhnath Temple premises on Sunday as part of the Nag Panchami celebrations, with more than 300 wrestlers from across UP taking part. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will attend the closing ceremony on Monday.The competition was inaugurated by Gorakhnath Temple’s chief priest, Yogi Kamal Nath, who…
Gorakhpur: After unfurling the national flag at Syed Modi Railway Stadium here on Independence Day, North Eastern Railway general manager Uday Borwankar highlighted key achievements of NER, including completion of around 26 km of doubling and third-line works, commissioning of eight new trains and extension of three services. He said, 6.64 crore passengers travelled from…
