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Record 3.58 crore devotees take Basant Panchami dip at Sangam

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 24 -- The fourth major bathing festival, Basant Panchami, at the ongoing 44-day annual religious fair concluded on Friday, witnessing an unprecedented turnout of 3.58 crore devotees at... Read More


Youth amputates foot to seek Divyang cert for MBBS admission

VARANASI, Jan. 24 -- A youth from UP's Jaunpur took on an unheard-of gambit to realise his dream of becoming an MBBS doctor - he allegedly amputated a part of his foot in order to get a Divyang certif... Read More


Rs 28.5 cr assets of kingpin's father attached

VARANASI, Jan. 24 -- The special investigating team (SIT) of Sonbhadra police on Friday attached movable and immovable assets worth Rs.28.50 crore Bhola Prasad, a prime accused in a codeine-based coug... Read More


Teen abducted for ransom, killed; one kidnapper dead in encounter

JHANSI/KANPUR, Jan. 24 -- A 13-year-old son of a cloth merchant, who was abducted in Chitrakoot district for ransom by two accused on Thursday evening, was allegedly killed later in the night after th... Read More


Knp house searched, hawala network busted

Kanpur, Jan. 24 -- The police on Thursday night seized over Rs 2 crore in cash and 62 kg of silver during a raid at a house in the Collectorganj area, claiming to have busted an interstate hawala and ... Read More


Blackout drill to be held today in Prayagraj

Prayagraj, Jan. 24 -- A blackout mock drill will be held in Prayagraj on Saturday. It was earlier planned for January 23, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh. The date was changed due to the ongoing ... Read More


Gang making forged Aadhaar cards busted

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 24 -- A joint team of Nawabganj police station, SOG and Surveillance Cell busted a gang involved in making forged Aadhaar cards and arrested two accused. The operation had been running... Read More


Head-on collision leaves nine pilgrims hurt in P'garh

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 24 -- A head-on collision between two cars carrying pilgrims from Gonda and Amethi left nine people injured on the Ayodhya-Prayagraj Highway, near Rajgarh in Pratapgarh district, on Fr... Read More


BHU marks 111th Foundation Day celebrating India's aspirations

VARANASI, Jan. 24 -- Banaras Hindu University marked its 111th Foundation Day with colourful celebrations that highlighted India's cultural continuity and modern aspirations. The celebrations began wi... Read More


Prof Singh takes charge as GB Pant Institute director

Prayagraj, Jan. 24 -- Prof Yogendra Pratap Singh took charge as the new director of the Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute (GBPSSI), Jhunsi, on Friday. The institute is a constituent unit of... Read More