Varanasi: A 17-year-old boy was killed in a group clash at a Ganga ghat near Telianala on Sunday night after his sister, a floral garland seller, was abused by a rival vendor. As he tried to intervene, he was fatally attacked with a brick.ACP Kotwali Vijay Pratap Singh said Monday that the teenager died of…
BJP has begun holding Mandal-level meetings to mobilise over 50,000 women for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting in Kashi on April 28 VARANASI: In the wake of the opposition parties derailing a bill to implement women’s reservation in Parliament, the BJP and its women’s wing, Bharatiya Janata Mahila Morcha, have begun holding Mandal-level meetings…
Varanasi: Initiating action under Gangster Act, Azamgarh police seized immovable properties of jailed mafia don Dhruv Singh alias Kuntu Singh’s aide Sanjay Yadav on Sunday. Azamgarh SP Anil Kumar said on Sunday that under ongoing drive to curb crime and destroy economic empire created with ill-begotten wealth, Yadav’s illegally acquired 0.636 hectares land across for…
Scorching heat leaves Ganga ghats in the city deserted on Sunday Varanasi: Intense heat gripped Varanasi on Sunday, with the city recording 44.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal.According to the India Meteorological Department, Varanasi (BHU) recorded the second-highest daytime temperature at 44.2 degree Celsius, followed by Sultanpur at 43.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum stood…
Dalit woman abducted before wedding, 6 booked (AI image used for representational purpose only) BHADOHI: Days before her wedding, a Dalit woman was allegedly abducted in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district, prompting police to book six people, officials said.Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhinav Tyagi said the case was registered on Sunday evening on the basis of…
Police personnel deployed at the campus to monitor the situation Varanasi: A protest by inmates of Birla A Hostel at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) over inadequate drinking water facilities turned violent late on Saturday night, with some students allegedly pelting stones at security personnel.According to chief proctor Prof Sandeep Pokharia, the agitation began when a…
Varanasi: In two separate encounters by Jahanaganj and Phulpur police, two notorious criminals were arrested after suffering bullet injuries in their legs.Providing details, Azamgarh ASP (City) Madhuvan Kumar Singh said that the Jahanaganj police received a tip-off about presence of criminals, who were involved in the robbery of a house near PGI Chakrapanpur on April…
Gorakhpur: BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Sunday launched a scathing attack on opposition parties, accusing them of committing a ‘grave injustice’ by opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill.Speaking on the occasion of Parashurama Jayanti, the Gorakhpur MP said that women across the country would never forgive those who opposed the legislation. “This is the biggest injustice…
Varanasi: When PM Narendra Modi launched the ambitious PNG project in July 2018, Varanasi’s oldest localities were not on the map. However, the LPG crisis after disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz forced the govt, administration and GAIL to reconsider.As GAIL sped up work to extend PNG connections to more households, it took on the…
Kashi women threaten hubbies with ‘kitchen strike’ if they back anti-women parties Varanasi: In a protest against opposition parties, a group of women in Varanasi took out a march on Sunday condemning the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. Blaming the opposition for stalling the bill, the protesting women also warned…
