Varanasi

Governor and chancellor Anandiben Patel addressing the third convocation of Maharaja Suheldev University in Azamgarh. Varanasi: Governor and chancellor Anandiben Patel on Tuesday urged universities and colleges named after great personalities to educate students about their lives and contributions to the nation, so that they can draw inspiration from them. She also stressed the need…

CM Yogi performed Rudrabhishek and prayed for happiness, prosperity and well-being of the people of the state Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath performed Rudrabhishek and prayed for happiness, prosperity and well-being of the people of the state at Mansarovar temple here on the occasion of Shrawan Shivratri, on Tuesday.The ritual was performed during the Krishna…

CM Yogi at an event in Gorakhpur Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said sustained development and improved connectivity has transformed Gorakhpur and given it a new identity.Inaugurating the widened and strengthened Green City-Madhopur Bandha road, the CM said the govt was focused on improving roads, connectivity and civic infrastructure to make daily life…

Varanasi: In a crackdown on illegal sale and trafficking of narcotic substances, Obra Police in Sonbhadra arrested one Ritesh Jaiswal (23) and seized heroin, cough syrup and injections worth Rs3.27 lakh.Circle officer Obra Prabhat Rai said that the raid was conducted in Ravidas Nagar, Ward-1, Billi on August 9. The police also seized 27.10 grams…

Police said the accused had been working as a labourer in a factory with a different identity. Varanasi: A 23-year-old man, accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in a trolley suitcase in Silvassa (capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli), was arrested from the city on Monday, two months after the crime.The accused,…

Varanasi: A 25-year-old man, allegedly linked to nearly a dozen cases registered in different districts, including under the Gangsters Act, cow slaughter laws and gang rape charges, was arrested after he sustained a bullet injury in his right leg during an encounter with Gambhirpur police in Azamgarh district on Monday night.Acting on a tip-off, police…

Varanasi: A 23-year-old man wanted in an abetment to suicide case was arrested near the Mirzamurad police station gate on Monday.Case was registered against Gopi alias Karu, resident of the Cholapur police station area, under sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 77 (voyeurism) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with section 66E of the IT…

The deceased, Jaya Mukherjee (51) and her son Ishan Mukherjee (26), were residents of Raigad in Maharashtra Varanasi: A 51-year-old woman and her 26-year-old son were found dead in a room at a homestay in Varanasi’s Luxa police station area on Monday, a day after her husband died during treatment. Police said preliminary investigation suggests…

Azamgarh SSP Anil Kumar suspended both the cops posted at Ahraula police station with immediate effect after serious allegations were found against them. Varanasi: Azamgarh police on Monday suspended sub-inspector Krishnakant Yadav and constable Jitendra Kumar for alleged gross negligence, indiscipline and violation of departmental confidentiality.Azamgarh SSP Anil Kumar suspended both the cops posted at…

Varanasi: A man died after he was hit by a motorcycle while returning from Markandey Mahadev Temple in Chaubepur police station area on Monday.Sandeep Gupta, a resident of Parsaura village under Devgaon police station in Azamgarh district, was walking back from the temple after offering prayers when a motorcycle hit him leaving him critically injured,…