Rajeev Dikshit

4 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Rajeev Dikshit

TrendingVaranasi: Five youths were killed and another was severely injured in twin road crashes in Sonbhadra and Jaunpur districts late on Friday. In Sonbhadra, three bike-borne youths, aged between 15 and 20, died when an unidentified speeding vehicle hit them and fled the scene. Chopan police station in-charge Vijay Chaurasia said the accident took place near Nayara petrol pump in Patwadh, when they were going to Kota area to attend a wedding party.

4 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Rajeev Dikshit

Varanasi: Even as the family of Jaunpur fisherman — who reportedly committed suicide in Karachi jail on Mar 25 — is anxiously awaiting his mortal remains, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has reached out to the bereaved family and ordered the district magistrate to extend all possible relief from govt schemes. Ghurahu Bind was arrested by Pak rangers on Feb 8, 2022, for allegedly straying into Pakistani waters. He reportedly committed suicide in Karachi jail due to torture.

6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Arvind Chauhan |Rajeev Dikshit

Fed up with decades of waiting for government action, the residents of Kyampur Chhavni in Uttar Pradesh, India, have taken matters into their own hands. They've crowdfunded and are building a bridge across the Magai River, which has long isolated them. The bridge, likely to be 105ft, has been designed by an ex-Army engineer When there's a will, there's a way, they say. Residents of Kyampur Chhavni, a village in UP's Ghazipur district, say when there's a will, there's a bridge... not yet, but soon.

6 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Rajeev Dikshit

NewsCity Newsvaranasi NewsCool comfort: Jute mats, canopiesfor convenience of devotees at KV DhamTrendingVaranasi: For the convenience of devotees visiting Kashi Vishwanath Dham amid scorching heat, new jute floor mats have been put in the shrine area. These mats were selected from the samples given by the Jute Corporation of India. "We sourced cream-coloured jute mats from the Jute Corporation of India to lay on the floor of KV Dham," said divisional commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma.

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Rajeev Dikshit

Varanasi: Investigation into the case of alleged gangrape of a 19-year-old girl by 23 men over seven days took a turn after families of the accused, armed with audio and video evidence, staged demonstration and demanded justice, asserting that the girl's families had leveled false allegations.