Varanasi: The tradition of offering Jalabhishek to Lord Kashi Vishwanath and other prominent Shiv temples in Kashi by the Yadav Bandhus on the first Monday of the auspicious month of Shrawan will enter its 94th year on Monday.Chandravanshi Gop Seva Samiti president Lalji Chandravanshi said that, as per tradition, devotees from the Yadav fraternity will…
Varanasi: Gahmar police in Ghazipur district arrested two notorious looters following an exchange of fire early morning on Sunday.Ghazipur ASP (rural) Atul Kumar Sonkar said that Gahmar police were busy in night patrolling, when informers alerted them about presence of criminals near Revatipur border. As police cordoned off the area, the miscreants opened fire in…
Gorakhpur: A 60-year-old autorickshaw driver was arrested on complaint of molesting a Class VI student and threatening her with dire consequences in the Chiluatal area of Gorakhpur, police said on Saturday.The 12-year-old girl student of a private school in the city commutes daily in the autorickshaw along with other children. On Friday, after school hours,…
BLW has set a new production record by manufacturing 65 electric locomotives in July, the highest monthly output in the organisation’s history Varanasi: Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) here has set a new production record by manufacturing 65 electric locomotives in July, the highest monthly output in the organisation’s history.As part of the record production, BLW…
A group of seers lodged a criminal case against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Bihar MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and SP MP Awadhesh Prasad at Kotwali police station Varanasi: A group of seers on Saturday lodged a criminal case against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Bihar MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and SP MP…
Varanasi: Azamgarh police cancelled the arms licences of accused involved in cases of kidnapping, threatening, extortion and also booked them under Gangsters Act.Azamgarh’s CO (Sagadi) Deshraj Singh said following approval of district magistrate Ravindra Kumar, police cancelled six firearm licences held by persons involved in serious criminal cases. Of the cancelled licences, three belonged to…
Varanasi: A baby monkey died after being shot with an airgun in a guava orchard at Raghauli village under the Ghosi Kotwali police station area in Mau district on Friday. Ghosi police arrested the accused.Following its death, several monkeys gathered at the spot, causing panic among villagers for some time. The mother of the baby…
Devotees and kanwariyas have started arriving in Kashi ahead of the first Shrawan Monday Varanasi: Traffic restrictions and elaborate crowd management plans for the Shrawan Somvars came into effect in Varanasi from Saturday evening, while major traffic diversions, including on highways across almost all surrounding districts, will be enforced from Sunday to manage the expected…
VARANASI: A group of seers lodged a criminal complaint against Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, MPs Pappu Yadav and Awadhesh Prasad at Kotwali police station here on Saturday, over a play they staged on the Parliament premises in Delhi to target the BJP-led NDA government on the issue of alleged donation theft…
Lucknow: An 18-year-old passenger who fell from a moving train near Babatpur railway station near Varanasi was rescued and reunited with his family following a coordinated response by railway staff and the Railway Protection Force.The incident was reported around 1.04 am on Thursday when train number Ekatmata Express was stopped at Babatpur station after the…
