Varanasi

Varanasi: Deputy Commissioner of Police, Varuna Zone, Pramod Kumar, organised an interactive guidance and motivation programme for intermediate-level students at Sudhakar Mahila Inter College, Khajuri, Pandeypur.The DCP interacted with the students and discussed their studies, interests, goals and future plans. He emphasised the importance of regular study, discipline, time management, goal setting and self-confidence. Students…

Varanasi: Azamgarh police on Sunday rescued a minor girl and arrested a 19-year-old accused in connection with a case registered at Bardah police station.The accused is a resident of Muchra village under the Phulpur police station area in Azamgarh district. He is accused of allegedly luring the minor girl away from her home, misleading her…

Varanasi: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Varanasi, is conducting a public awareness campaign to ensure wide publicity for National Lok Adalat scheduled to be held on Sept 12.Rajeev Mukul Pandey, secretary of the DLSA and Civil Judge (Senior Division), Varanasi, said on Monday that awareness activities are being organised at the District Civil Court…

Varanasi: A headmistress of Primary School Purnakala in Sonbhadra’s Ghorawal block has faced disciplinary action after students were allegedly seen carrying bricks on the school campus. Her one annual increment has been stopped with immediate effect following a social media video showing students in school uniform shifting bricks for repair work on the school’s damaged…

Police commissioner Mohit Agrawa during a monthly crime review meeting Varanasi: Taking action against police station in-charges for failing to perform adequately on law and order, crime and traffic regulation fronts, police commissioner Mohit Agrawal on Saturday attached three officers to the police lines. He also reconstituted SOG-2 to tackle problems posed by gamblers and…

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath at Janata Darshan Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed officials to ensure that every public grievance was addressed promptly, sensitively and transparently, stressing that negligence in resolving complaints would not be tolerated and every complainant must receive justice.He also ordered strict legal action against land grabbers and those accused…

Varanasi: Amid a rise in seasonal influenza A (H1N1) cases across the country, the UP Health department has intensified surveillance and preparedness measures across the state.India has reported 31,478 laboratory-confirmed influenza cases, including 551 cases from UP. The infection has been reported from 57 districts of the state, with Gautam Buddh Nagar, Lucknow, Meerut and…

Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw through video conferencing, will inaugurate train services on the newly developed Nepalganj Road- Nanpara -Bahraich rail section at a function to be held at Nepalganj Road railway station on Monday, CPRO, NER, Sumit Kumar informed.The inaugural service, train number 05064 Nepalganj Road–Varanasi City Special,…

The swift rise triggered panic in low-lying areas, particularly along the Varuna, where several localities were already inundated. Varanasi: The Ganga surged towards the warning level on Sunday, rising sharply at 5 centimetres per hour and crossing 69.26 metres by 2 pm, just a metre short of the 70.26-metre warning mark. The swift rise triggered…

Varanasi: Properties worth Rs 49.91 lakh linked to notorious cattle smuggler Mohammed Yasir will be attached under the Gangsters Act, as authorities intensified their crackdown on organised cattle-smuggling networks and moved to cripple their financial operations.The order was issued by Chandauli DM Chandra Mohan Garg on Sunday following a police recommendation.Chandauli SP Akash Patel said…