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2-yr jail to Mau MLA Abbas Ansari in 2022 hate speech case

VARANASI, May 31 -- The court of chief judicial magistrate (MP-MLA), Mau, Dr KP Singh, on Saturday sentenced Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Mau Sadar seat Abbas Ansari to two ... Read More


Four killed, 15 injured as bus overturns in Jaunpur

VARANASI, May 31 -- : Four people were killed and 15 others sustained injuries when a private bus overturned after crashing into a divider on Shivgulamganj road, under the Baksha police station area o... Read More


Spiritual tourism to get boost in four districts of Varanasi division

VARANASI, May 30 -- Under the tourism department's scheme to boost spiritual tourism in Uttar Pradesh, the focus will be on developing pilgrimage sites related to Jainism, and ashrams of saints like V... Read More


Varanasi court dismisses plea against Rahul Gandhi over Lord Ram remark

VARANASI, May 28 -- A court in Varanasi on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to summon leader of the opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and take strict action against him for allegedly calling Lord Ram a my... Read More


Man, two sons hammered to death in U.P.'s Jaunpur, probe under way

VARANASI, May 26 -- A 55-year-old man and his two sons were allegedly hammered to death by some unidentified attackers at their fabrication workshop in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district, police said on... Read More


Man injured in leopard attack in Varanasi, search for big cat on

VARANASI, May 23 -- A 23-year-old man was injured in a leopard attack at Navapura village in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district on Friday morning, police said. The incident occurred when Amit Maurya, t... Read More


World Turtle Day today: Sarnath breeding centre boosting conservation efforts

VARANASI, May 22 -- The Sarnath Turtle Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre, which was renovated and redeveloped in 2017, has conserved 3,298 turtles from 2017 to 2025 and released them into the Ganga t... Read More


Four electrocuted, three injured during pooja preparations in Ghazipur

VARANASI, May 22 -- Four people, including a police constable, died and three others suffered serious burn injuries after a bamboo pole they were erecting for the Kashidas Baba pooja in Narwar village... Read More


Jaunpur: Cow smuggler killed, 2 injured in encounter after cop's death

VARANASI, May 18 -- A cow smuggler was shot dead and two others were injured in an encounter with police on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, after their pickup vehicle fatally ran over a ... Read More


Couple's bodies found hanging in UP's Sonbhadra

VARANASI, May 18 -- The bodies of a young couple were found hanging from a tree in a forest on the outskirts Pati village under Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district's Pipri police station area on Saturd... Read More