The Latest Breaking News from Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ: Jailed mafia don-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad’s wife Shaista Parveen on Friday announced that she would contest the mayoral election from Prayagraj in the upcoming urban civic body polls.

According to the police, the incident took place at around 7 am Thursday near Handia Toll Plaza on Varanasi Road in Prayagraj. A Tavera car went out of control and hit an electric pole. Read on for details:

PRAYAGRAJ: In a break from the usual, tributes were paid to Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on the opening day of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s four-day national executive board meeting which began in Prayagraj on Sunday.

PRAYAGRAJ: Shivam Gupta’s internet café unfurls in an unexpected way among the carts selling all things imaginable on this ancient city’s streets. Jobless after being laid off at an automobile plant in Manesar three years ago, the 23-year-old, with no formal education in computers/IT, operates his RCG Global Service from…

PRAYAGRAJ: At a time when denizens of the Sangam city spread the message of conserving environment by installing eco-friendly idols of lord Ganesha along with immersing the same in an innovative ways, aimed at not to harm the water bodies, the former head of the department of Education of Allahabad…

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has dismissed a writ petition moved against the proposed removal of the Shahi Masjid situated at GT Road in Saidabad, Prayagraj, for widening of highway, saying that the issue couldn't be entertained within the scope of the petition.

PRAYAGRAJ: UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU) would be holding its examinations from August 2 till September 14 at 139 centers across the state. These examination centers also include 8 central jails of the state. Around 60,000 candidates will appear in the examination. Giving this information on Saturday, Vice- chancellor…

LUCKNOW: Aday after transferring Kaushal Raj Sharma as commissioner of the Prayagraj division,the state government reversed its decision and has retained him as the district magistrate of Varanasi. Sharma, a 2006 batch officer, was the DM of Lucknow from 2017 to 2019, before being transferred to Varanasi. As a result,S…

The UP Govt had transferred as many as 13 IAS officers including Kaushal Raj Sharma, who was shifted from Varanasi to Prayagraj as commissioner. Read more on Dynamite News:

PRAYAGRAJ: Two youths lost their lives, and four others sustained injuries in two separate cases of road mishaps reported from neighbouring Pratapgarh district on Monday evening. In the first case, two youths lost their lives when their bike collided head on with another speeding bike near Purva village on Jethwara…

LUCKNOW/PRAYAGRAJ: After Droupadi Murmu took oath of office, members of the Baharatiya Janata Party's Scheduled Tribes Morcha celebrated the occasion at the party's Lucknow headquarters on Monday.