Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation has finalised its plan to relocate the meat and fish shops to the city’s outskirts in phases.Municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal informed the House that five locations have been identified in the first phase of the project.The sites are situated close to the city’s outer limits to minimise inconvenience to residents,…
Varanasi: Ghazipur police have uncovered 50 criminal gangs with 401 members during ‘Operation Vajrapat’ conducted between June 1 and 5, exposing the rapid rise of outfits such as Katra Gang, Mahakal Gang, 315 Gang and Farsa Gang.The crackdown, ordered by Varanasi Range DIG Vaibhav Krishna after the May 29 murder of hotelier’s son Vineet Rai…
Varanasi: A labourer was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants while he was travelling on his bicycle towards Patpara village under Alinagar police station of Chandauli district on Saturday afternoon.After inspecting the crime scene, Chandauli SP Akash Patel said the deceased was identified as Manoj Kumar (38), a resident of Chatubhujpur village under Mughalsarai police…
TNNVaranasi: Highlighting the importance of regional political parties, the RJD Rajya Sabha member Manoj K Jha said that regional parties are vital to India’s diversity. Whoever makes out that regional parties in India will vanish one day, prays for the ruin of India. The idea of India is the idea of diversity, the idea of…
Varanasi: After six years of silence, a newlywed woman found support in her husband to report repeated rape by a local pathologist, police said Saturday. Setting an example, the 24-year-old husband approached senior police officers seeking justice for her.Based on his complaint, Mirzamurad police booked Dashrath Patel, 60, under IPC sections for repeated rape, criminal…
Gorakhpur: Three members of the Cockroach Janata Party were detained in Gorakhpur on Saturday after police foiled an attempt to burn an effigy of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests.The protest was held at the Indira Bal Bihar premises under the Cantt police station limits, where a group…
Gorakhpur: Two youths drowned in the Rapti river while filming a reel with friends in Gorakhpur on Saturday afternoon. One of them reportedly drifted into deep water during the shoot, while the other drowned while attempting to rescue him. Their bodies were later recovered during a search operation conducted by police and NDRF personnel.The incident…
Varanasi: Bhelupur police arrested a thief for allegedly stealing valuables from the Hanuman temple of Swami Avimukteshwaranand’s Shri Vidya Mutt in Kedar Ghat area in April. Two jewellery traders accused of purchasing the stolen items were also arrested.ACP (Bhelupur) Gaurav Kumar said on Saturday that multiple police teams had been pressed into service to track…
Varanasi: A joint team of Dokati police station and SOG arrested a murder attempt accused, Dheeraj Singh (26), following an exchange of fire late on Friday. Police had kept a cash reward of Rs 25,000 on him.Ballia ASP (southern) Sanjay Verma on Saturday said that Dokati cops were busy in night patrolling late on Friday…
Varanasi: Beating the scorching June heat, unidentified burglars allegedly switched on the air-conditioner inside a locked house in Varanasi and spent nearly three hours in comfort before escaping with gold and silver jewellery worth crores of rupees, Rs 1.90 lakh in cash, and CCTV equipment.The daring theft took place on the night of June 2…
