YouTuber among 6 arrested for staging fake kidnapping to frame cops | Varanasi News

Varanasi: Six persons, including a woman YouTuber, were arrested in Mirzapur on Sunday for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to implicate some policemen in a false case of kidnapping and extortion.Mirzapur ASP Operations Rajkumar Meena said that after collecting scientific evidence, a joint team from Adlahat police station and the Special Operations Group arrested six people…

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96% work complete on Rapti sewage interception project ahead of monsoon | Varanasi News

Gorakhpur: The state govt is set to complete a major sewage interception and treatment project aimed at cleaning the Rapti river before the onset of monsoon.Officials said that more than 96% work on Mahewa/Katniya drain interception, diversion and treatment project has already been completed.The Rs 53-crore project has been designed to stop untreated sewage and…

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Guv, CM in Kashi to attend Somnath Swabhiman Parv events | Varanasi News

Varanasi: Governor Anandiben Patel and chief minister Yogi Adityanath will reach Kashi on Monday to attend Somnath Swabhiman Parv events. One event is scheduled in Kashi Vishwanath Dham and another at Swatantrata Bhawan of Banaras Hindu University.In association with Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple trust and Union ministry of culture, UP culture department and district administration…

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Project takes off to convert SSPG hosp into modern, multi-specialty centre | Varanasi News

Varanasi: Amidst chanting of Vedic mantras, rituals of bhumi pujan (groundbreaking) for the construction of a 500-bed super speciality hospital building were performed on SSPG divisional hospital premises here on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid foundation of the project during his visit on Apr 28.After the rituals, former UP minister and City South…

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1 killed as row over chicken leg piece turns Gorakhpur wedding into battlefield | Varanasi News

Gorakhpur: A dispute over an unfulfilled request for a chicken leg piece by a ‘baraati’ turned a Gorakhpur wedding venue into a battleground late Friday. The argument quickly escalated into a clash involving stones, belts, bamboo sticks, and swords, leaving one youth dead and another critically injured.The incident took place under the Shahpur police station…

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Groom backs out after bride confesses to affair with man who disrupted wedding | Varanasi News

Varanasi: Timely intervention by the police and mediation by elders of the community helped bring a dramatic wedding-day standoff in Varanasi’s Lohta area to a peaceful solution, with the bride eventually marrying her longtime lover on Friday.The high-voltage drama unfolded in Chhitauni village on Thursday night when the bride, whose marriage was arranged by her…

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