Varanasi: Thousands of women gathered at the Mangla Gauri temple near Panchganga Ghat to seek the blessings of the deity on the auspicious occasion of Hartalika Teej on Monday, even as installation of Lord Ganesh idols began at puja venues and pandals across the city.Women began arriving at the Mangla Gauri temple before dawn, carrying…
Varanasi: A 31-year-old mother of three from a village under Durgaganj police station in Bhadohi left home in Feb to live with a man she met on Instagram. Despite repeated requests from her husband and children to return home, she chose to stay with the man from Sitapur after appearing before a magistrate.The woman’s husband,…
Gorakhpur: All India Students’ Association (AISA) national president Neha Bora on Monday accused govt of evading accountability on issues of privatisation of education, paper leaks, unemployment and students’ rights.She was addressing a students’ gathering during GEN Mahajutan Yatra (GEN-Z rising) in Gorakhpur. Bora said that student and youth movements across the country reflected growing dissatisfaction…
Varanasi: High drama unfolded in Ballia on Sunday when two youths climbed a mobile tower near the Shiv temple in Inamipur Narhi under Nagra police station limits and threatened to end their lives if action was not taken on their complaints alleging fake documents, corruption and irregularities in govt schools.In a video message forwarded to…
AK Sharma Directs Swift Action on Waterlogging, Power Supply Issues Varanasi: UP urban development and energy minister AK Sharma asked officials to ensure proper planning to address problems such as waterlogging.While reviewing issues related to the city’s waterlogging, drainage, sanitation and electricity supply at a meeting with officials of the Municipal Corporation, Jal Nigam and…
Gorakhpur: The district administration has begun preparations for the month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, which will be held from Sept 17 to Oct 17.Jal Shakti minister and district in charge minister Swatantra Dev Singh reviewed the arrangements at a meeting held in the Annexe Bhawan auditorium. He said the campaign would provide an opportunity to connect…
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Varanasi: Mau police arrested a looter following an exchange of fire in Gahani village on Saturday night. Later on his tipoff, police arrested his two accomplices, including a jeweller allegedly involved in buying the stolen valuables, police said on Sunday.Mau CO Madhuban Dinesh Datt Mishra on Sunday said that on receiving inputs regarding movement of…
Varanasi: A 25-year-old woman, who had left her husband and five-year-old son and later married his younger brother, was found hanging under suspicious circumstances at her home in Chillupur village under Mehnajpur police station on Saturday evening.Azamgarh SP Anil Kumar said on Sunday that the post-mortem report had confirmed that the woman, identified as Babita,…
Varanasi: Over 4,500 senior women have availed of free travel in ordinary buses of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) in the Varanasi region since the Yogi Adityanath govt launched the Lokmata Ahilyabai Matrushakti Yatra Yojana on Aug 26.The scheme, aimed at providing relief to elderly women by enabling them to travel free…
