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Uttar Pradesh: Man tries to kill minor girl, 10, after rape, held

VARANASI: One Rambabu Musahar who attempted to kill a 10-year-old girl of his slum after allegedly raping her on Saturday, was arrested on Sunday.

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Varanasi: 98.5% polling in MLC polls

VARANASI: Prestigious Varanasi seat of MLC (local bodies) election registered 98.52% turnout of voters on Saturday when 4876 voters sealed the fate of jailed mafia don and MLC Brijesh Singh’s wife Annapurna Singh, Bhartiya Janata Party’s Sudama Patel and Samajwadi Party’s Umesh Kumar in the ballet boxes.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: ‘Ballia police nabbed scribes to hide failure’

LUCKNOW/VARANASI: Members of Working Journalists of India held a demonstration at GPO Park in Hazratganj here on Thursday in protest against the arrest of three journalists in Ballia over their alleged role in the leak of the English paper of Class 12 board last week.

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Pashmina to get distinct Varanasi identity

VARANASI: From the Himalayan highlands of Leh-Ladakh to the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi, the heritage handicraft of Pashmina is all set to get a brand-new identity.

The Times of India

Thursday troubles: Two domestic flights face engine snags, both land safely at destination

NEW DELHI: An Air India Airbus A320 (VT-EXF) winging its way from Delhi to Varanasi on Thursday had an inflight engine shutdown.

The Times of India

Jailed muscleman Vijay Mishra, son booked under Uttar Pradesh Gangster Act

VARANASI: The jailed muscleman politician and former MLA from Gyanpur Vijay Mishra and seven others including his son Vishnu Mishra were booked under Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act 1986 by Bhadohi police on Wednesday.

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Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba, wife gifted GI-tagged artifacts made by master artisans of Kashi

VARANASI: The master artisans of Kashi do not miss a chance to make special gifts for the visiting celebrities. This time, they made Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged artifacts for Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who along with his wife Arzu Rana Debuba visited the city on Sunday.

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UP Board English paper leaked, exam scrapped in 24 districts

LUCKNOW/VARANASI: The Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board (UPSEB) cancelled the Class 12 English exam in 24 districts on Wednesday, following a paper leak at Ballia district, hours before the test’s scheduled start at 2pm. It will be held in these districts on April 13. This comes just four months after…

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UP Board intermediate English paper leak: 17 arrested in Ballia, 3 FIRs lodged

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.

The Times of India

Two held from Kashi for sensational murder of Mumabi builder in Virar

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.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Man, minor son & nephew crushed by truck in Ballia

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.

The Times of India

Allahabad HC adjourns hearing of Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque case

HC fixes April 4 for next hearing

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Allahabad HC adjourns hearing of Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi mosque case

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.

The Times of India

Two shooters involved in killing of Mumbai builder held in Varanasi

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.

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Nepal PM Deuba to visit Varanasi in April

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

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Uttar Pradesh: Mau court issues notice to CM Yogi Adityanath for calling Lord Hanuman a dalit

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.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: FIRs against 1,000 Samajwadi Party men for stopping poll vehicles

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.

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MLC polls: Jailed don Brijesh Singh, wife file nomination in Varanasi

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…

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Uttar Pradesh: Over 1,000 Samajwadi Party workers booked for stopping, searching govt officials before counting day

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Uttar Pradesh: Jailed don Brijesh Singh, wife file papers from Varanasi MLC seat

VARANASI: In a bid to retain his family’s hold over Varanasi MLC (local bodies) constituency, jailed mafia don and MLC Brijesh Singh filed his nomination on Wednesday. The seat has been with his family since 1998. The seat comprises three districts -- Varanasi, Bhadohi and Chandauli.

The Hindu

U.P. Election Results 2022 live updates | BJP poised to return; Yogi Adityanath breaks the ‘Noida jinx’

Live updates on results of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, which was held in seven phases.

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Varanasi official suspended over EVM protocol

EC deputes senior officers to oversee counting in Uttar Pradesh

The Times of India

UP poll: EVMs carried in truck were marked for training, says ECI

LUCKNOW: Following reports of EVMs being carried in a vehicle in Varanasi, the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued clarification that these machines were marked for training, and rumours were spread by few political parties against the transparency of the commision.

The Times of India

Usha Mangeshkar immerses Lata Mangeshkar’s ashes in Ganga at Kashi

VARANASI: The ashes of the legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar were immersed in the river Ganga by her family members in Varanasi on Tuesday. She breathed her last at a hospital in Mumbai on February 6.

The Hindu

BJP trying to steal EVMs in Uttar Pradesh: Akhilesh Yadav

The Samajwadi Party chief also alleged that officials are directed to slow down the counting of votes

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