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SP veteran, Vijay Singh Gond, eight-time MLA, dies at 71

VARANASI, Jan. 8 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) veteran and eight-time MLA Vijay Singh Gond, who represented the Duddhi Assembly constituency in Sonbhadra district, died on Thursday at a Lucknow hospital. He... Read More


UP BJP chief to meet Kashi party officials tomorrow; 2027 prep on agenda

VARANASI, Jan. 7 -- Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary will hold a meeting with the party's office-bearers from 16 organisational districts in the Kashi region here on Thursday, party officials ... Read More


UP's sports infra transformed in 11.5 years: Yogi Adityanath

VARANASI, Jan. 4 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a major transformation in sports infrastructure over the past 11.5 years under the leadership of Prime Min... Read More


Expedite land acquisition for Dalmandi road widening in Kashi: Yogi

VARANASI, Jan. 4 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed officials to expedite land acquisition for the widening of Dalmandi road and accelerate construction work. He stre... Read More


Youth dies under mysterious circumstances in de-addiction centre in Varanasi

VARANASI, Jan. 3 -- A young man died under suspicious circumstances on Friday in a Nasha Mukti Kendra (de-addiction centre) in Buddha City Colony (Parshurampur), under the Sarnath police station area,... Read More


PM to virtually inaugurate 72nd Senior Nat'l Volleyball Championship in Varanasi on Jan 4

VARANASI, Jan. 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the eight-day 72nd Senior National Volleyball Championship, scheduled to be held at Dr Sampurnanand Sports Stadium in Sigra, ... Read More


Vns police arrest 9 cyber criminals for cheating through share trading

VARANASI, Jan. 1 -- Nine cyber criminals, including the kingpin of an interstate gang, were arrested from Gandhinagar Colony in Varanasi on Wednesday for alleged cyber fraud through share trading usin... Read More


rRs.r25k award for arrest of codeine smuggling kingpin, associates

VARANASI, Dec. 30 -- Sonbhadra police have announced a reward of Rs.25,000 each for information leading to the arrest of four accused, including the main mastermind Shubham Jaiswal, wanted in a codein... Read More


Codeine syrup nexus: 5 more held in Varanasi, Bangladesh drugs-to-gold trail uncovered

VARANASI, Dec. 28 -- Police here on Sunday arrested five more people in connection with the ongoing codeine cough syrup smuggling case, exposing a cross-border operation that used shell pharmaceutical... Read More


Man arrested for cheating job aspirants by posing as Azamgarh Basic Education Officer

VARANASI, Dec. 27 -- Azamgarh police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly cheating people of lakhs of rupees by posing as the Basic Education Officer of Azamgarh. The accused, identified as Ram Sin... Read More