Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to ensure that the benefits of the welfare schemes reach every eligible citizen.“From housing to medical treatment, from a daughter’s education and marriage to pensions for destitute persons and senior citizens, the govt has numerous schemes for every needy section of society. Applications should be facilitated…
Varanasi: Police on Tuesday arrested a teenager for allegedly appearing in the Class XII Physics examination of the UP Board as a proxy candidate for his friend in the city last year. His friend has already been arrested.A case was registered against him under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Uttar Pradesh…
Varanasi: Days after a 30-year-old ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker died allegedly following a C-section performed by a quack at a Sonbhadra hospital that had been sealed multiple times by authorities, police arrested two people, including a nurse, late Monday.Sonbhadra circle officer (Obra) Amit Kumar said on Tuesday that teams from Kone police station…
Varanasi: As many as 45 tortoises packed in nine bags were recovered from a bogie of Doon Express train by GRP and RPF when it reached Varanasi Junction on Monday. Police were trying to identify the smugglers carrying tortoise.Varanasi Junction GRP station in-charge Rajol Nagar said that after the Howrah bound Doon Express arrived at…
Varanasi: With the arrest of a miscreant Jiyanpur police in Azamgarh busted a gang involved in giving fake guarantee for criminals to manage bail from courts. Cops also recovered fake documents submitted as guarantors.Azamgarh’s ASP (rural) Chirag Jain on Sunday said that Jiyanpur cops arrested Ramchandra Yadav alias Maiku Yadav alias Satyam Yadav of Bharauli…
Gorakhpur: Once a neglected natural waterbody on the northern edge of the city, Chiluatal has been transformed into a modern tourist destination under the Uttar Pradesh govt’s development initiative.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will formally inaugurate the tourism development and beautification project at Chiluatal on Tuesday. Developed at a cost of Rs 20.39 crore, the project…
Varanasi: Jahanaganj police in Azamgarh district arrested six accused between 18 and 22 years in age on Monday on the charges of raping a girl after raiding her house on Sunday.Azamgarh CO (Sadar) Astha Jaiswal on Monday said that on May 31 a woman lodged a complaint with Jahanaganj police station, alleging six youths forcibly…
Varanasi: Twenty-nine years after a custodial death, a Varanasi court on Monday sentenced the then in-charge of Sundarpur police outpost, the investigating officer and the doctor who conducted the postmortem examination.Senior prosecution officer (CB-CID) Ganga Sharan said Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge (Anti-Corruption) Amit Kumar Tiwari sentenced Dr KK Jain, who conducted the post-mortem,…
Varanasi: Hours after the IPL final concluded in Ahmedabad on Sunday night, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Varanasi Police busted an alleged betting syndicate operating from a flat in the Taktakpur area under Cantt police station limits, arresting 13 persons, including tech-savvy punters from Mumbai, Jaipur and other cities, during a raid at a…
Bahraich: The district is poised for a significant industrial push, with investment proposals worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore being finalised ahead of the upcoming Ground Breaking Ceremony-5 (GBC-5). Once operational, the proposed projects are expected to generate direct employment for around 2,000 youths.According to officials, investment proposals worth approximately Rs 872 crore have already been…
