Varanasi: A Varanasi POCSO court on Friday sentenced Arif Ansari to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case involving the rape and aggravated sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl.The judgment was delivered by Special Judge, POCSO Act, exclusive court, Varanasi, Nitin Pandey. The case, registered at Jaitpura police station, was prosecuted by special public prosecutor…
The five-day religious tradition offers devotees a special opportunity to catch a glimpse of the golden deity. The five-day religious tradition offers devotees a special opportunity to catch a glimpse of the golden deity. The five-day religious tradition offers devotees a special opportunity to catch a glimpse of the golden deity. The five-day religious tradition…
Varanasi: From the vibrant Palash flower to a potentially new generation of functional beverages, a Banaras Hindu University-led research team has explored how traditional Indian botanical knowledge can be harnessed through advanced science to develop healthier plant-based alternatives. The study, led by Prof. Dinesh Chandra Rai, senior professor at BHU and currently vice-chancellor of Babasaheb…
Gorakhpur: BJP national president Nitin Nabin held meetings with party functionaries, former public representatives and representatives of NDA constituents in Gorakhpur on Thursday, calling for unity to ensure victory in the 2027 assembly elections.Addressing party functionaries, Nabin said the organisation was paramount for the BJP and urged workers to fight the 2027 elections like warriors…
Gorakhpur: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Thursday accused opposition parties of making baseless allegations against constitutional institutions such as the Election Commission despite failing to stand with people in times of distress.Addressing an intellectuals’ meet, he said the opposition was absent when objections could be filed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral…
Varanasi: All India Congress Committee’s extremely backward classes (EBC) observer Rakesh Chandravanshi on Thursday said that even 33 years after the implementation of the Mandal Commission, Uttar Pradesh’s EBC remain deprived of their rightful social, educational, economic and political empowerment.Talking to reporters here, he said the community, despite constituting nearly 35% of the state’s population,…
Varanasi: Distressed over the critical condition of her newborn son, a 27-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide by hanging herself near the oxygen plant building on the campus of Sir Sunderlal Hospital (SSL), BHU, under the Lanka police station area on Thursday morning.Lanka police station in charge Rajkumar Sharma said the deceased was a resident…
Varanasi: Police commissioner Mohit Agarwal and district magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Thursday conducted an on-site inspection of Maa Annapurna Temple to review security arrangements, crowd management, barricading, parking facilities and devotees’ movement routes.The temple doors will remain open for five days, from Nov 6 to 10, for darshan of the golden form of Maa Annapurna….
Jaunpur district magistrate Samuel Paul N taking stock of injured children and teachers in hospital Varanasi: At least 22 students and two teachers of a school who were on an educational tour suffered injuries when the driver of their bus lost control of the steering and hit a road divider at Kulahna Mau under the…
Illegally stocked fireworks in a bakery shop Varanasi: Police seized large stocks of illegally stored fireworks and explosive materials from houses, a bakery shop and other locations during raids in Chandauli, Jaunpur, Ballia and Azamgarh districts ahead of the festive season.In Azamgarh, Mubarakpur police arrested Gulab Gupta (35), a resident of Pura Rani, on Wednesday…
