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…
Gorakhpur: A delegation of the Samajwadi Party on Sunday visited the family of a 10-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in Gorakhpur, expressing solidarity with the bereaved family and assuring them of all support.Led by SP district president Brajesh Kumar Gautam and city president Shabbir Qureshi, the delegation met the victim’s family, gathered…
CM Yogi reviewing public grievances and law-and-order issues through video conferencing Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed officials to ensure time-bound disposal of long-pending revenue cases, stressing that the culture of repeated adjournments or “tarikh pe tarikh” must end.Reviewing public grievances and law-and-order issues through video conferencing, he asked authorities to prioritise all…
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Varanasi: Health department on Saturday issued an alert and necessary guidelines for the prevention of swine flu, also known as Influenza-A/H1N1. Chief medical officer Dr N P Singh directed health officials to ensure preparedness at district-level hospitals and all Community Health Centres.The CMO instructed hospitals to reserve necessary beds and ensure availability of medicines used…
CM Yogi conducts aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Ballia Varanasi: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the govt is providing flood victims with relief packages weighing around 50 kg, contrasting it with the previous Samajwadi Party regime, during which even 500 grams of relief material failed to reach the needy.Addressing a public meeting in Pankaha…
Gorakhpur: A 34-year-old man from Siddharth Nagar died after being swept away by a sudden surge in a river in Nepal, where he had gone to visit his maternal relatives on Raksha Bandhan. His body was recovered on Saturday.The deceased, Prabhat Soni, a resident of Itwa Nagar Panchayat, had travelled to Mau Jignihwa village bordering…
Varanasi: A criminal with 35 cases of loot and theft against him escaped from the Government Medical College hospital in Ghazipur early Saturday while in police custody, almost a month after suffering bullet injuries in both legs during a police encounter.Ghazipur SP Iraj Raja said the accused, Sudhir Pasi, was lodged in jail after his…
Varanasi: Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) chairman Sushil Kumar Lohani on Friday reviewed the progress of ongoing and proposed development projects in Varanasi and nearby districts during a meeting at the divisional commissioner’s auditorium.The review covered the multi-modal terminal Port at Ramnagar, rail connectivity between the terminal and Jiwanathpur railway station, the proposed cruise…
Varanasi: Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Varanasi and Ghazipur districts.In Varanasi, a 28-year-old man died when his motorcycle hit a stray bull, causing him to fall on the road and sustain serious injuries on Dandupur Ring Road Phase 1 in Dandupur under Shivpur police station area. The injured, Sandeep Kumar of…
