Varanasi: With floodwaters receding and space opening up at Assi Ghat, the daily evening Ganga aarti returned to the lower steps on Monday, while police allowed boatmen to take pilgrims to their anchored boats to view the Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat.With the IAF’s Air Show-2026 formally scheduled for October 25, the Varanasi Municipal Corporation…
Varanasi: A 17-year-old girl from Odisha allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the top floor of a hostel building in Dhannipur village under Lohta police station on Sunday night.After learning about the incident, her father reached Varanasi but declined to lodge a case with police in connection with her death. Police sent the body…
Varanasi: Commissioner of police (CP) Mohit Agrawal, during a review meeting on Monday, directed the cybercrime cell to trace the networks of cyber criminals and fraudsters following arrests in digital fraud cases.He asked officers to identify and prosecute those arranging or operating mule accounts, withdrawing cheated money, issuing fake SIM cards, running fake call centres…
Varanasi/Chennai: Chennai’s cultural ties with Varanasi are complemented by a strong technological connection through the Vande Bharat Express, India’s first semi-high-speed train manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.The first Vande Bharat Express was introduced on the New Delhi-Varanasi route and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb 15, 2019. The train…
Varanasi: A plumber has lodged an FIR at Shivpur police station against his wife, her father and brother, accusing them of threatening and insulting him and allegedly looting his cash and ornaments.In his complaint, the plumber said he supported his wife’s higher education and helped her secure selection as a constable in the excise department….
Varanasi: Member of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Parth Biswas, and director of the commission Uttam Prakash, visited Banaras Hindu University on Monday and interacted with teachers, non-teaching staff and students.The discussions focused on issues concerning the Scheduled Caste community, facilities available at the university, status of posts, and matters related to teachers, employees…
Gorakhpur: BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress, claiming that neither party would be able to challenge the BJP in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.Referring to the SP’s PDA outreach, Ravi Kishan said Akhilesh’s attempts to attract Brahmin voters would not yield results. He…
Varanasi: A 10-day national-level capacity-building training programme on “Mainstreaming of Opportunity Vegetable Crops: Production Technology, Seed Systems and Market Linkages” commenced on Monday at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research here on Monday.The programme is being attended by scientists and faculty members from diverse disciplines representing eight states across the country. Participants include representatives from…
Varanasi: The district magistrate’s court in Azamgarh cancelled the arms licences of seven people, including those accused in cases involving Pocso Act, attempt to murder, assault, the Gangsters Act, the Arms Act and other serious charges. The action was also taken against licence holders for alleged misuse of firearms, including celebratory firing, citing concerns over…
Varanasi: Chandauli police busted an interstate liquor smuggling gang, arrested five members and seized 775 cartons of Indian-made foreign liquor worth Rs 1.2 crore during a joint operation by Alinagar police, SWAT and the surveillance team. The liquor, measuring 6,935 litres, was being transported to Bihar for sale at higher rates.The accused told police that…
