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Conviction of man accused of rape set aside

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- The Allahabad high court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of a man accused of kidnapping and rape while observing that the victim did not mention anything about forcible sexua... Read More


Plan to tackle monkey menace in a month, UP govt tells HC

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has informed the Allahabad high court that the environment, forest and climate change department will prepare a work-plan within a month to tackle th... Read More


28-year-old physiotherapist dies in Jaunpur after kite string slits his throat while riding bike

VARANASI, Jan. 15 -- A 28-year-old physiotherapist died after his throat was slit by a kite string, manjha, while he was returning home on his motorcycle, near a public school in the Panchhatiya area ... Read More


PM Modi condoles death of BJP leader's mother

Varanasi, Jan. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the passing of Mrs Savitri Devi, mother of Kashi city unit BJP media co-incharge Shailendra Mishra, who died on January 3. In a l... Read More


85L devotees take holy dip on day 1 of Makar Sankranti

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- The first day of the two-day Makar Sankranti bathing, the second official bathing festival of the ongoing Magh Mela 2026, witnessed around 85 lakh devotees taking the holy dip in... Read More


Six tents gutted in fire at Mela, none injured

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- Panic gripped the Magh Mela area after a fire broke out at a Kalpavasi camp 'Bade-Chhote Brahm Maharaj Ashram' in Sector No. 4, destroying six tents and gutting cash and belongin... Read More


Over 36L suspected duplicate voters to be verified in Prayagraj div

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- District election offices across the Prayagraj division have been directed to verify more than 36.63 lakh suspected duplicate names in the panchayat electoral rolls. The exercise... Read More


Four boys die after drowning in pond-like pit in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 15 -- Four boys from the same family drowned in a water-filled pit near a brick kiln in Kusua village, under the Puramufti police station, on Wednesday. The deceased include two brothe... Read More


20 Namo Shakti Raths launched

VARANASI, Jan. 15 -- As many as 20 Namo Shakti Raths were flagged off in Varanasi on Wednesday with an aim of timely detection and preventive care of breast cancer in women. Rajya Sabha MP and ITV fou... Read More


India's coal power output fell 3% in '25

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Coal power generation fell in both China and India last year, the first simultaneous drop in half a century, after both countries added record clean energy capacity, a new analys... Read More