Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said Uttar Pradesh had transitioned from an environment marked by “fear, hooliganism and illegal encroachments” before 2017 to one where women and girls could pursue education and employment with greater security.Speaking in Chargawan after inaugurating a newly constructed Govt Women’s Shelter Home, the chief minister launched an apparent…
Varanasi: Zamania police in Ghazipur arrested three men on Wednesday for allegedly manufacturing illegal firearms and recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition, semi-finished firearms, weapon parts, manufacturing tools and a motorcycle.Following a tip-off, a joint team of Zamania police, the second mobile team of the police station and SWAT Team-B arrested the accused from an…
Varanasi: Who owns 44 properties linked to the erstwhile Jaipur State in the heart of Kashi? Officials in Varanasi are now poring over land records and conducting physical verification to establish their present status, following a request from the Rajasthan govt to vest the properties in the state.Rajasthan govt had recently staked claim to ownership…
Varanasi: A case was registered against a woman police constable and the supervisor of a Child Care Helpline centre in Ballia after a 16-year-old girl from Bihar’s Vaishali district escaped from the facility.Police said the case was lodged late Monday night at Ballia city police station following a complaint by district probation officer Amarendra Kumar…
Varanasi: The Govt College for Women, DLW, Varanasi, is organising the ‘Innovation Challenge—Preservation of Traditional Arts and Crafts, Varanasi’ from Sept 22 to Oct 15 to connect the city’s cultural heritage with the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of the younger generation.The programme is being held in collaboration with the department of Applied Arts, faculty of…
Varanasi/Lucknow: A nearly seven-hour standoff in Shambhuganj village in Azamgarh ended in a police encounter early Wednesday, with a 42-year-old man accused of killing his wife and two priests being shot dead after refusing repeated appeals by police to surrender and holding his three children hostage inside the house. On being challenged, the man also…
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday met two bereaved families in Gorakhpur and extended financial assistance from the CM’s Discretionary Fund.One of the families was that of Aditya Prajapati of Aurangabad village, who died in a road accident, and in the other case, Munni Devi had lost her husband to cancer.Yogi met the families…
Azamgarh/Lucknow: She is too young to grasp the full horror that unfolded inside her home, but she could be the only eyewitness to the deadly sequence that claimed the lives of her mother, two priests and her six-year-old brother.Still shuddering after the ordeal, the 10-year-old has been struggling to come to terms with the loss…
Varanasi: The 4 Air Force Selection Board (4 AFSB), Varanasi, organised a specialised CPR-AED training programme for its officers and personnel on Wednesday, to strengthen immediate response capabilities during sudden cardiac emergencies.The programme was conducted under the leadership of chief medical officer Dr NP Singh, with the aim of promoting practical life-saving skills and enhancing…
Varanasi: A storytelling session on the theme ‘Sant Parampara’ was jointly held by the Union ministry of tourism, Varanasi office; INTACH Varanasi Chapter, Tourist Guide Association and Sant Atulanand Residential Academy on Tuesday at Sant Atulanand Residential Academy, Holapur in the city.During the event, members of the Yuva Tourism Club and stakeholders associated with the…
