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Varanasi gears up for Chhath festival

VARANASI, Oct. 23 -- Varanasi is geared up for the Chhath festival to be celebrated on October 27 and October 28. NDRF teams equipped with safety equipment, water ambulances, divers, and other rescue ... Read More


5 killed in road accidents in Varanasi, Sonbhadra

Varanasi, Oct. 23 -- Five people were killed in two separate road accidents that took place in Varanasi and Sonbhadra districts on Tuesday night and Wednesday. In the first incident in Varanasi, three... Read More


Roadways bus driver dies after brick-pelting; seven booked

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 23 -- The driver of a roadways bus was killed after a group of men pelted him with bricks and stones following an argument, police said. The incident took place at a petrol pump in the... Read More


AAP MP Sanjay Singh alleges discrepancies in Bihar voter list

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 23 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday alleged discrepancies in the Bihar electoral roll, claiming that 5 lakh duplicate voters had been registered while the addresse... Read More


Yogi: 'Political Islam' undermined Hindu faith, overlooked in history

GORAKHPUR, Oct. 23 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said while British and French colonialism are often discussed in history, there is little mention of "political Islam", which, he claimed, has infl... Read More


18 cops killed in encounters with criminals over 8 years; 3 this year

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- With the Uttar Pradesh Police continuing their crackdown against criminals across the state, many brave officers have laid down their lives in this mission, displaying courage and ... Read More


'No teacher or employee to be attached outside original posting without govt permission'

Lucknow, Oct. 23 -- The Uttar Pradesh secondary and basic education department has issued a strong directive against teachers, officers and employees being attached to offices other than their origina... Read More


1,812 rural schools brought under urban limits in 46 UP districts

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- With the expansion of urban limits in 46 districts, as many as 1,812 state-run primary and upper primary schools that were earlier categorised as rural have now come under urban ar... Read More


Key accused in Chitrakoot multi-crore pension scam dies

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- A key accused in the multi-crore pension scam in Chitrakoot, Sandeep Kumar Srivastava, who was an employee of Chitrakoot treasury, reportedly died due to heart attack after his hea... Read More


Gonda man held for killing mother with grinding stone

LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- A 30-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his 58-year-old mother to death with a grinding stone in Gonda district on Tuesday night after an argument over a government job given to the... Read More