Varanasi: The additional director general of police (ADGP) of Varanasi Zone, Piyush Mordia, inaugurated the newly constructed COPS Cafe at Police Lines in Ghazipur on Sunday.The ADG said that police personnel work day and night for the safety of the public, and better facilities are essential to maintain their efficiency and morale. The cafe will…
Gorakhpur: Three young men from Kohri Buzurg village under Gola police station were killed after an SUV, heading towards Gola from Barhalganj, crashed into a govt wheat-laden tractor-trolley parked along roadside near Bharroh late Sunday night.Police said the impact was so intense that the front portion of the vehicle got wedged into the trolley, trapping…
Varanasi: A grand passing-out parade held at the Police Lines ground here on Sunday marked the formal induction of 491 women as constables in the UP Police after completing their training under the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment Process-2025.At Police Lines, Commissioner of Police Mohit Agarwal took the salute of 18 squads comprising 491 women constables…
Varanasi: An unprecedented force of over 1,500 women personnel will stand guard at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s all-woman public meeting in his parliamentary constituency, where he is poised to unleash a political broadside against the opposition over the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.Amid a grand fleet rehearsal ahead of the PM’s two-day visit from Tuesday, senior…
Varanasi: Hectic preparations are underway for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency on Tuesday afternoon, where he will inaugurate an exhibition showcasing over Rs 60,000 crore in development works carried out in Varanasi during his govt.District administration and police officials are on extra alert due to the strong possibility that the…
Varanasi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying its foundation, the Rs 2,642-crore Signature Double Decker Bridge on the Ganga in Kashi will start taking shape parallel to the 139-year-old Malviya bridge. It will have four rail tracks on the lower deck and a six-lane road on the upper deck.Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had announced…
Varanasi: In a shocking incident, a one-and-a-half-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped after miscreants hit his mother with a speeding Bolero SUV in the Gagaha area on Saturday evening.Acting swiftly, police rescued the child within 45 minutes, and later detained two suspects for questioning.According to police, the woman, a resident of Gajpur village, had gone to…
Varanasi: An accused of of forced religious conversion and sexual assault, Aftab Ansari, escaped from Kotwali police station on Friday night after suspecting his arrest.ACP Kotwali on Sunday said that based on the woman’s complaint, an FIR under sections of the BNS and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act was lodged…
Gorakhpur: A couple and their son, returning by car from Ranchi, who died in a road accident, were cremated on Sunday. The newly-wed daughter joined the rituals and buried the pet dog who was with the family in the car. The bodies were taken to Rajghat cremation ground, where the bride’s cousin lit the funeral…
Varanasi: A 27-year-old man allegedly stabbed his wife and mother-in-law to death at Bachhaeepur village in Ballia late Saturday after his in-laws refused to send his wife with him. His minor son and father-in-law were injured in the attack, police said.Ballia SP Omveer Singh said the accused, Amit Gupta, a resident of Singhachaur under Gadwar…
