Varanasi: Ghazipur police lodged an FIR against Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari and two arms clerks on the charges of disappearance of files related to an arms licence, criminal conspiracy and suspicion of misuse of a weapon.Ghazipur SP Iraj Raja on Wednesday said, based on outcomes of verification of 145 firearms bought and sold on…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched an attack on the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, accusing them of spreading “false narrative” and attempting to mislead the people ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.Addressing a conference of BJP booth presidents from Gorakhpur Urban and Gorakhpur Rural Assembly constituencies, he urged party workers to remain…
Varanasi: Varanasi Municipal Corporation’s pre-monsoon drain-cleaning drive has come under scrutiny as several parts of the city continue to face waterlogging after rainfall, despite the civic body claiming that 364 of the city’s 386 small and large drains were cleaned.Residents of Jaiprakash Nagar Colony in the Shivpurva locality submitted a memorandum to the municipal commissioner’s…
Varanasi: The Varanasi district has attracted proposed investments worth Rs 21,456.42 crore through 198 MoUs, with 98 projects already fully operational and grounded investment of Rs 5,272.54 crore. Work is also progressing swiftly on 25 additional projects.District magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Tuesday directed officials to ensure that entrepreneurs receive priority access to govt scheme benefits…
Varanasi: The holy city of Varanasi will have a hostel for working women, as the UP cabinet, chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday approved the construction of a 500-capacity CM shramjeevi women’s hostel in the city, along with a new hostel for students of Basant Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Rajghat.Officials said the shramjeevi hostel will…
Varanasi: Around 345 bottles of codeine cough syrup were found in a sack floating in the river Ganga near Chandravati village under the Chaubeypur police station area early Wednesday.Boatmen who pulled the sack out of the river alerted the police after discovering the bottles.Police reached the spot after receiving information, seized the bottles and initiated…
A training programme on life-saving skills held at BHU on Tuesday Varanasi: On the occasion of National CPR Day, proctorial board of Banaras Hindu University and the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, jointly organised a training programme on life-saving skills on Tuesday. Participants were informed about identifying and managing medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest,…
Sonbhadra Police destroying pressure horns, modified silencers and hootars Varanasi: Silence just got a little louder in Sonbhadra! In a strong crackdown on noise pollution, Sonbhadra police on Tuesday crushed 620 illegal noise-making devices, including 70 modified silencers, 450 pressure horns and 100 hooters at Swarn Jayanti Chowk (Badhauli Crossing) in Robertsganj, sending a clear…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will dedicate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth nearly ₹995 crore in Gorakhpur on Thursday, giving a major boost to the city’s infrastructure, connectivity and urban development.According to officials, the chief minister will inaugurate four projects worth ₹813.52 crore, including Gorakhpur’s first six-lane flyover, and lay the…
Varanasi: Tension prevailed in Sathwa village under Sarnath police station after an idol of Lord Hanuman was allegedly vandalised by unidentified anti-social elements on Monday night. Police reached the village before any protest could erupt and pacified the residents.After taking stock at the spot, DCP Varuna Zone Pramod Kumar said the idol had been installed…
