Special trains for KV Dham devotees during Shrawan Varanasi: In view of the heavy rush of devotees and kanwariyas expected at Kashi Vishwanath Dham during Shrawan, the railways will run special passenger trains for their convenience.According to the spokesperson of the Varanasi Division of North Eastern Railway, the Prayagraj–Banaras–Subedarganj daily special train and Subedarganj–Aunrihar daily…
Varanasi: Two boys drowned while their seven-year-old sister survived after freeing herself when their mother allegedly tied all three children to her saree before jumping into a pond in Saraimir area of Azamgarh district on Sunday. The woman was rescued by locals and remains critical in hospital. Police suspect a family dispute behind the incident.Azamgarh…
No additional security deployment was made, although surveillance was intensified, especially through drone cameras Varanasi: The final hurdle in the Rs 224-crore Dalmandi road widening project was cleared on Monday as the Langda Hafiz Mosque authorities voluntarily began demolishing the demarcated portion of the structure, marking the last major milestone in the long-pending infrastructure project.Unlike…
Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission chairperson Babita Singh Chauhan along with commission member Geeta Vishwakarma celebrated ‘Kanya Janmotsav’ at the Women’s Hospital on the premises of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Govt Hospital in Pandeypur on Monday.The birth of 10 newborn girls was celebrated by cutting a cake. The chairperson and the commission member congratulated the…
Gvernor and chancellor Anandiben Patel at the convocation of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh governor and chancellor Anandiben Patel on Monday urged students not to treat higher education merely as a means to obtain a degree, saying the true purpose of education is character building. She said meaningful education nurtures compassion, love,…
Varanasi: A multi-layered, technology-driven security blanket spanning land, water and air will safeguard lakhs of devotees visiting Kashi during the holy month of Shrawan, with authorities deploying drones, artificial intelligence, geo-fencing and face-recognition systems to secure the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the kanwar route.Police commissioner Mohit Agarwal said advanced technology will play a key…
Gorakhpur: A dramatic social media post alleging the kidnapping of a woman sparked a late-night police chase across Gorakhpur on Saturday, but the frantic search ended with an unexpected discovery — the woman was not being abducted but was being rushed to a hospital after suffering severe abdominal pain.The video, tagged to the official X…
Gorakhpur: A 22-year-old woman allegedly consumed phenyl inside the Chauri Chaura police station in Gorakhpur on Saturday evening, insisting that police arrange her marriage with her jailed lover.Ironically, the same woman had lodged an FIR against the man, Dhananjay Nishad (25), on July 23, accusing him of sexually exploiting her for three years on the…
Varanasi: Gambhirpur police in Azamgarh district on Sunday arrested Mohammad Tariq of Mangarawa Raipur, in a case of obtaining different passports by changing his name, father’s name and date of birth on the basis of forged documents.Azamgarh’s CO (Sadar) Astha Jaiswal said that on May 13, sub-inspector Arvind Kumar Yadav submitted a written complaint at…
Varanasi: A joint team of Sigra police and the cyber crime cell busted a gang that allegedly assisted cyber fraudsters by providing bank accounts of innocent people for use as mule accounts.Sharing details of the operation, DCP Crime Neetu said on Sunday that acting on a tip-off about the presence of gang members near Om…
