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ED raid triggers fresh Centre-TMC standoff

New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan. 9 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at the office of I-PAC and the residence of its director Pratik Jain linking it to the hawala money in it... Read More


Hic, hic, hooray! Excise numbersscript spirited growth story in UP

Lucknow, Jan. 9 -- It's three cheers all the way for liquor consumers and the excise department in Uttar Pradesh. The key to their 'happy' days lies in the numbers. Figure this out. As the sale of liq... Read More


SP veteran, Vijay Singh Gond, eight-time MLA, dies at 71

VARANASI, Jan. 9 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) veteran and eight-time MLA Vijay Singh Gond, who represented the Duddhi Assembly constituency in Sonbhadra district, died on Thursday at a Lucknow hospital. He... Read More


Work picks up pace, demolition continues

VARANASI, Jan. 9 -- The demolition of two buildings, which were purchased for the road-widening project continued on Thursday amidst heavy police presence. The demolition work on these two buildings b... Read More


Action likely against 170 brick kilns over unpaid regulatory fees

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 9 -- The district administration is preparing to take action against 170 brick kilns over long-pending non-payment of regulatory fees. District magistrate Manish Kumar Verma has instru... Read More


BJP to conduct booth level verification of ASD voters: Chaudhary

VARANASI, Jan. 9 -- State BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary on Thursday said that BJP workers would visit every polling booth with the electoral rolls to verify whether any names had been wrongly deleted... Read More


Woman nabbed for duping Varanasi trader of Rs 35 lakh

VARANASI, Jan. 9 -- Varanasi police on Thursday, arrested a woman from Haryana for her alleged involvement in duping a trader of Rs 35 lakh. The accused identified as Richa Bhargava, a resident of Kas... Read More


2 men, cow hurt in leopard attack; big cat captured after 10-hour op

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 9 -- Two men and a cow were injured when a leopard that entered Chhibaiya village under the Jhunsi police station limits of the district attacked them on Thursday. The animal later ent... Read More


Youths cheated of Rs.2.41 lakh on promise of jobs abroad

Prayagraj, Jan. 9 -- Two youths from Ghamsira village under Karari police station area in Kaushambi were allegedly cheated of Rs.2.41 lakh by fraudsters who promised to send them abroad for employment... Read More


Man killed in Amethi,decapitated body dumped in drain

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 9 -- A 50-year-old man from Pratapgarh was murdered in Amethi district after stepping out of his niece's house late at night upon receiving a phone call. The assailants allegedly behea... Read More