The Latest Breaking News from Varanasi

VARANASI: At least 17 persons including district inspector of school and teacher of a college of Haripur Gadwar were arrested in Ballia district following lodging of FIRs with Kotwali, Nagra and Sikandarpur police station in the case of leak of UP Board’s intermediate examination’s English paper on Wednesday.

VARANASI: The STF of UP Police and Mumabi Crime branch on Tuesday arrested two persons from Kandva Road of Chaitaipur area of Varanasi for their alleged involvement in the murder of Mumbai builder Samarjit alias Samay Chauhan in Virar on February 26.

VARANASI: A man, his minor son and nephew were killed when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle near Navratan Chatti on Belthra Road under the limits of Sikandarpur police station in Ballia district on Tuesday.

HC fixes April 4 for next hearing

PRAYAGRAJ: The hearing of Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi mosque complex issue resumed on Monday before the Allahabad high court. The court, while expressing dissatisfaction over the absence of any senior government counsel, adjourned the hearing due to paucity of time till April 4.

VARANASI: In a joint operation by the UPSTF and the crime branch unit of Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar police commissionerate (Mumbai), the two shooters who were absconding after killing a Mumbai-based builder on February 26 were arrested from Varanasi's Chaitaipur area on Tuesday.

MEA says the visit will provide opportunity to the two sides to review wide-ranging partnership and to progress it further

VARANASI: The court of district and sessions judge of Mau has issued a notice to CM-designate Yogi Adityanath for allegedly terming Lord Hanuman a Dalit in his speech at Alwar in Rajasthan in 2018.

LUCKNOW: At least 1,000 members of Samajwadi Party have been booked for allegedly stopping and searching vehicles of officials, ahead of counting of votes on March 9. FIRs have been registered in districts like Varanasi, Ballia, Basti, Agra, Saharanpur and Hapur.

VARANASI: To continue the monopoly of his family in MLC (local bodies) Varanasi constituency, maintained since 1998, jailed mafia don and MLC Brijesh Singh filed nomination for MLC polls on Wednesday. His wife and former MLC Annapurna Singh also filed papers for the same seat. Brijesh had won this election…

LUCKNOW: At least 1,000 members of Samajwadi Party have been booked for allegedly stopping and searching vehicles of officials, ahead of counting of votes on March 9. FIRs have been registered in districts like Varanasi, Ballia, Basti, Agra, Saharanpur and Hapur.