Varanasi: Sigra police busted a sex racket operating from a hotel near Cantt railway station under Sigra police station area late Saturday night.During raid by a joint team led by ACP Chetganj Shubham Jain (IPS) and Sigra SHO Shivakant Mishra objectionable activities were taking place in the hotel. Mishra said seven, including four women, were…
Gorakhpur: The Sahjanwa branch of the Indian Dental Association (IDA) organised the first edition of the one-day “White Gold Miracle” advanced dental education programme and workshop at a city hotel on Sunday, bringing together dental practitioners from several districts and states to discuss the latest developments in dental care and treatment techniques.The workshop was inaugurated…
Varanasi: A special court (SC/ST Act) has summoned SDM Shambhu Sharan on Nov 3 after accepting a complaint alleging that he assaulted a devotee, used casteist slurs and behaved disorderly inside the Kashi Vishwanath Temple complex.The court passed the order on Sept 8, but it came to light on Sunday. In his complaint, Babulal Sonkar…
Varanasi: The Allahabad high court has upheld the Sonbhadra district administration’s decision to cancel land sale deeds covering 5.7142 hectares across 40 plots, allegedly occupied through fraudulent means, and vest the land in the gram sabha.The accused, Sirajuddin, had reportedly married a woman from the Scheduled Tribe category about three decades ago and purchased land…
Varanasi: Bhojpuri singer-actor Ritesh Pandey has registered an FIR against two people, including his neighbour, for allegedly issuing death threats and making an extortion demand.Sarnath police station in charge Pankaj Kumar Tripathi said an FIR was registered late Saturday under Sections 308(5) (extortion by threat of death), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach…
Gorakhpur: Purvanchal’s traditional cuisine is set to gain a wider audience as signature dishes from the Gorakhpur division will be showcased at the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) 2026, scheduled from Sep 25 to 29 at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida.Under state govt’s One District One Cuisine (ODOC) initiative, selected…
Varanasi: UP ttar Pradesh Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Dharmpal Singh on Saturday inaugurated ‘Rangeelo Kashi’, a two-day mega rural festival being organised at BHU by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and its wholly owned subsidiary, NDDB Dairy Services.The festival brings together farmers, dairy experts, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, cooperatives, startups and rural enterprises to…
Gorakhpur: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved the murder of 19-year-old Shubham Mishra with the arrest of a 28-year-old man who allegedly killed him over suspicion of an illicit relationship with his wife.Police recovered the murder weapon, a blood-stained vest purportedly worn by the accused during the crime, and a mobile phone from his…
Varanasi: An FIR was registered at Shivpur police station against seven people, including a junior engineer of the Varanasi Development Authority, following allegations of extortion, assault, house trespass, vandalism and caste-based abuse.The case was filed on Saturday on the order of the Special Judge (SC/ST) court. Those named in the FIR include VDA junior engineer…
Varanasi: A five-year-old boy was critically injured after packets suspected to contain explosive material suddenly exploded inside a general store in Kapsethi market under Kapsethi police station in Sewapuri on Saturday morning.The injured child was identified as Kartik Jaiswal. According to reports, the incident took place around 9am, when Kartik entered the general store. Moments…
