Varanasi: An eight-year-old Class II student fell out of the window and was killed, while several others sustained minor injuries after a school bus carrying 45 children overturned when it rammed into an electric pole in the Devgaon area of Azamgarh on Thursday morning. Police have launched an investigation, while the Regional Transport Office (RTO)…
Gorakhpur: A 56-year-old grocery shop owner was allegedly stabbed to death in front of his elderly mother and wife following a long-running land dispute in Tikariya village under the Gulriha police station area on Wednesday evening. Police have arrested the prime accused, identified as the victim’s neighbour, while four others have been detained for questioning.The…
Varanasi: Police arrested a man accused of killing a youth and injuring his friends during a wedding ceremony. The accused was arrested after suffering a bullet injury in the leg during an exchange of fire.CO (Lalganj) Bhupesh Pandey on Thursday said that during a wedding party on Tuesday evening, Ajit Yadav killed Paritosh Rajbhar and…
Varanasi: A 17-year-old boy’s desperate bid to save his elder sister from an incoming train ended in tragedy after both lost their lives in Rajpur village under the Mirzamurad police station area on Wednesday evening. The 19-year-old woman died on the spot after being hit by the train while crossing the railway track with cattle,…
Varanasi: Bansdih police arrested five electric wire thieves, including a juvenile, following an exchange of fire in Ballia district late on Wednesday. Later, on the tip-off of the arrested thieves, two more members of the gang were arrested.Providing details of the late night action, Ballia ASP (Northern) Dinesh Kumar Shukla said that Bansdih police were…
Varanasi: Under the crime control campaign of Varanasi Commissionerate, a joint team of Sarnath Police and SOG on Thursday arrested 20-year-old Chitransh Kharwar alias Chiku, solving three theft cases lodged in the city in May and June.The police recovered a 110.5 gram biscuit of yellow metal, a 643 gram biscuit of white metal, a DSLR…
Varanasi: The Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple administration has suspended all VIP and protocol darshan during the holy month of Shrawan, from July 30 to Aug 28, to ensure smooth crowd management and provide equal opportunity for lakhs of devotees expected to visit the temple for darshan and jalabhishek.Announcing the decision on Thursday, the temple’s CEO,…
Varanasi: Swift action by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) saved the life of a 20-year-old youth from drowning in the Ganga at Dandi Ghat here on Wednesday.The 11th Battalion of the NDRF was deployed on picket duty, when the personnel noticed a youth, who was bathing in the river, getting trapped in the strong current….
Varanasi: Amid construction work at a rapid pace on the left-hand-side of the Ganga bridge, traffic on carriageways of Varanasi Ring Road, Phase-II,Package-II in Sandaha–Revasa section will remain closed for general public daily from 8 pm to 8 am till Sep 30, said officials of National Highway Authority of India.In order to complete the work…
Varanasi: Body of a four-year-old boy, missing since Jul 6, was found on Thursday near his house in Godi Khas village under Bhanwarkol police station area of Ghazipur district. Police took some suspects into custody for questioning and sent the body for post mortem. Jamvant Kushwaha, resident of Godi Khas village lodged a complaint on…
