Varanasi: The court of district and session judge of Azamgarh on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to seven accused of murdering Heeralal Yadav alias Mithai and Tej Kumar Yadav in Devgaon area on Aug 13, 2020. Court also imposed fine of Rs 1.01 lakh on each accused. The killing had taken place over a dispute related…
Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, during his brief visit to the city on Wednesday morning, offered prayers, at Kashi Vishwanath and Kaal Bhairav temples.The CM’s chopper landed at the Police Lines ground, after which he proceeded to the temples by road. Local MLA Neelkanth Tiwari welcomed him at the KV Dham campus with a ceremonial…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed officials to ensure that every eligible and needy person is provided an Ayushman card so that nobody faces difficulty in getting medical treatment due to financial constraints.During his second consecutive Janata Darshan at the Gorakhnath temple premises, the CM met around 200 people and heard their grievances.Several…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday unveiled the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation’s ‘Vision Document 2047’, outlining a roadmap for transforming the city into a self-reliant and modern urban centre.The document incorporates details of development works executed by the corporation in the past, ongoing projects and plans aimed at strengthening civic infrastructure and governance.According to officials,…
Varanasi: Taking immediate cognizance of a viral video on social media, Mubarakpur police in Azamgarh district on Tuesday arrested five persons for performing stunts, and endangering public safety by obstructing traffic on the Purvanchal Expressway.The vehicle used in the incident has also been seized under Section 207 of the MV Act and legal proceedings have…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday referred to the recent West Bengal assemblyelection results, saying that political parties that ignore public welfare, promote corruption and patronise criminal elements are bound to face rejection from voters.Addressing a public gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 71 development projects worth Rs612.32 crore in Gorakhpur,…
Varanasi: An accused in a case of religious conversion who managed to escape from Kotwali police station during interrogation on Apr 25, Aftab Alam was arrested by police from ring road underpass on Jansa-Lohta road on Monday midnight.ACP (Kotwali), Vijay Pratap on Tuesday said that on the complaint of a woman that after marrying her…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said his govt safeguarded nearly 1.5 lakh shiksha mitra families after previous regimes allegedly pushed them into uncertainty through “rule-violating decisions”. Addressing a state-level shiksha mitra felicitation ceremony organised by the basic education department in Gorakhpur, the CM said the govt chose “dialogue and cooperation” over confrontation to…
Gorakhpur: Inaugurating a two-lane bridge built over a water body in Taramandal area here on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that citizens must also take the responsibility to protect public infrastructure and development works.The 112-metre-long bridge, constructed at a cost of Rs 14.33 crore by the Gorakhpur Development Authority (GDA), connects two…
Varanasi: A police constable of Mirzapur district, who was posted at Ghazipur police lines and deployed in VIP personal security, was arrested by Sarnath police on Monday night for having sexual relations with a 21-year-old woman for over four years after promising to marry and also getting her pregnancy terminated twice.ACP (Sarnath/crime), Vidush Saxena on…
