Varanasi: Police arrested three members of an inter-district theft gang following separate encounters at different locations in Azamgarh on Thursday night. Two of the accused sustained bullet injuries during exchanges of fire and were admitted to hospital for treatment. Police also recovered yellow-metal items, a motorcycle, illegal firearms, cartridges and cash from their possession.According to…
The boy’s family has sought a high-level inquiry into the incident and demanded that CCTV footage from the area be secured. Varanasi: An 11-year-old boy underwent 50 stitches after a dog attacked him inside the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus on Thursday morning, leaving him with serious head and facial injuries. He was admitted to…
Varanasi: The Azamgarh Police and the revenue department on Thursday attached 340.2 square metres of land worth about Rs 40 lakh, allegedly purchased with illegal earnings by gangster Rajkumar Gaur, a resident of Revra Parvezpur under the Nizamabad police station area.The action was taken under Section 14(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act on the…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to attend the closing ceremony of the two-day state-level wrestling championship at Gorakhnath Temple on Aug 17, where he will encourage the participating wrestlers and present prizes to the winners.The traditional Nag Panchami wrestling competition will be held at the Gorakhnath Temple on Aug 16 and 17, with…
Students take part in Tiranga Yatra held in Kashi on the eve of Independence Day Varanasi: A series of programmes under the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign was organised in Varanasi and adjoining districts on Friday, on the eve of Independence Day.Varanasi district magistrate Satyendra Kumar flagged off a Tiranga Yatra from the Collectorate under the…
Varanasi: Six people have been arrested from different locations on Thursday and Friday in connection with the murder of a tantrik in the Lalpur-Pandeypur police station area. Police said the accused allegedly lured the victim, Anish Upadhyay, to a rented house on the pretext of performing rituals, killed him, and later hid his body in…
Students take part in a Tiranga Yatra in Kashi on Thursday Varanasi: A grand Tiranga Yatra was organised in the city on Thursday as part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign.The yatra began from the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith campus and passed through Maldahiya and Lahurabir crossings before concluding at Dr Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.Led by…
Varanasi thief entered a motorcycle showroom before midnight and stayed for hours VARANASI: Thieves break in and break out. But this one checked in. In what may rank among one of the most leisurely burglaries ever caught on camera, a Varanasi thief allegedly turned a motorcycle showroom into his personal lounge before making off with…
Varanasi: Ghazipur police arrested the second accused in the kidnapping of a 16-year-old speech and hearing-impaired girl after an encounter in the Saidpur Kotwali area on Wednesday night. The accused, Sanjay Bind, 39, of Mohammadabad, who carried a reward of Rs 50,000, was shot in the leg during retaliatory firing.Police said the Saidpur team was…
Varanasi: To ensure safety of women and girls, especially near schools and public places, Varanasi Police intensified Mission Shakti 5.0 and Anti-Romeo campaign on Wednesday. During the campaign, 954 persons were warned, 43 cases were registered and 101 persons were challaned.In Dashashwamedh area, Chowki in charge Anuj Mani Tiwari, along with the Mission Shakti team…
