Varanasi: An accused of abduction, and rape attempt on a minor girl was arrested by Chaubeypur police after an encounter near Singhpur underpass late on Monday night.DCP Varuna Zone Pramod Kumar, on Tuesday, said that the 20-year-old accused took a 6-year-old girl and her younger sister, 5, of a village under the limits of Chaubeypur…
Varanasi: Preparations are underway to develop Kashi into a major international water transport hub. In this regard, the long-awaited construction of the Saamne Ghat cruise terminal has been cleared. The nagar nigam’s executive committee has given in-principle conditional consent to hand over two acres of land located at Saamne Ghat to the Inland Waterways Authority…
Gorakhpur: CAddressing issues of nearly 200 people at Janata Darshan programme at Gorakhnath Temple here on Tuesday, CM Yogi Adityanath assured people that the govt would ensure prompt and transparent resolution of their problems.After listening to their grievances, the CM handed over their applications to officials concerned for immediate action. He directed administrative and police…
Varanasi: With an atmosphere adorned with victory banners, crowds swaying with waves of jubilation, and Rohania reverberating with victory chants, BJP workers celebrated the party’s landslide victory in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry on Monday.The BJP workers fed each other sweets, while the earthy aroma of jhalmuri added a unique Bengali flavour to the celebrations….
Varanasi: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will be in Varanasi on a two-day visit from Tuesday to review development projects.CM Yogi is likely to reach the city by late afternoon. He will hold a meeting with officials to review the progress of development works and also the law and order situation, officials said.Yogi will also offer…
Kushinagar: The establishment of a govt nursing college in Kushinagar moved a step closer on Monday after the UP cabinet approved the free transfer of land for the project near the autonomous state medical collegein the district.The proposed nursing college will come up adjacent to the Kushinagar Medical College in Rampur village of Padrauna tehsil….
Varanasi: Sadat police in Ghazipur district arrested an alleged cattle smuggler, Suraj Yadav, following an exchange of fire late on Sunday night. Apart from lodging cases of cattle smuggling against Suraj, police also booked him under the Gangster Act.Regarding the late-night action, Ghazipur CO (Saidpur), Ramkrishna Tiwari said on Monday that on being tipped off…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday visited the residence of Siswa MLA Prem Sagar Patel in Pipra Babu village to pay tribute to his wife, Bindrawati Devi. Devi passed away on April 23 during a religious visit to Vrindavan.Expressing deep condolences, he prayed to Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath for eternal peace to the departed soul….
BALLIA: A 25-year-old coaching teacher allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself in the Ubhaon police station area, police said on Tuesday.The deceased, identified as Manish Sharma, was reportedly under severe mental stress due to financial difficulties and his inability to fund his sister’s upcoming wedding.According to police sources, Sharma, a resident of Bithua Mor…
Varanasi: Kotwali cops in Ballia district arrested an Assam Rifles jawan in connection with the death of a 10-year-old boy in a celebratory firing at a wedding function on Friday night.Ballia ASP (Southern) Sanjay Verma said that a team led by sub-inspector Ranjit Vishwakarma was busy in a checking drive at Shivrampur Sangam Ghat when…
