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Gyanvapi case: Security tightened in Varanasi ahead of district court order

Madan Mohan Yadav, a lawyer of the Hindu side, had said that the mosque was constructed after demolishing the temple.

The Hindu · Sep 11, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Jailed BSP MP Atul Rai's seven plots attached by police in Ghazipur

VARANASI: As many as seven agricultural plots of over Rs 58 lakhs value of jailed mafia don and BSP MP from Ghosi Atul Rai were attached by a joint of police from Varanasi Commissionerate, Ghazipur and also local administration in Virpur village of Bhanvarkole area of Ghazipur district on Sunday

The Times of India · Sep 11, 2022

Corruption was in genes of previous govts: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

VARANASI: Stating that corruption was in the genes of the previous state governments, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said in Jaunpur on Friday that the government's fight against corruption will continue and the wealth accumulated by "seven generations" of the corrupt will be acquired and used for the benefit of the…

The Times of India · Sep 9, 2022

Modi chief architect’s Pune riverfront project faces scrutiny

In 2015, the Pune Municipal Corporation, then run by Nationalist Congress Party, invited bids to clean up and “rejuvenate” the polluted Mula and Mutha rivers. The riverfront development project, the PMC said, would cut the risk of flooding in the rivers and beautify stretches of their banks totalling 44 km.…

Newslaundry · Aug 29, 2022

Varanasi: Police nab Rs 300 cr financial scam’s mastermind Arunesh Sita, his aide

VARANASI: Crime branch of Varanasi police commissionerate succeeded in arresting Rs 300 crore financial scam’s mastermind Arunesh Sita from Lucknow while his close aide Bal Chand Chaurasia was nabbed from Ballia.

The Times of India · Aug 28, 2022

Water level in Ganga crosses danger mark in Varanasi

 The district administration said 18 municipal wards and more than 80 villages have been affected by the floods in Ganga and its tributary Varuna in the district.

The Hindu · Aug 27, 2022

No permit required to transport cow within Uttar Pradesh, rules Allahabad High Court

Court sets aside Varanasi District Magistrate’s order to seize a vehicle on the allegation that it was carrying animals for slaughter

The Hindu · Aug 26, 2022

Gyanvapi dispute | Varanasi court reserves verdict on maintainability of suit by Hindu plaintiffs

Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee concludes its arguments

The Hindu · Aug 24, 2022

Anjuman Intezamia Masajid submits documents to back its waqf claim about Gyanvapi mosque

VARANASI: Anjuman Intezamia Masajid — the Gyanvapi mosque management committee — submitted all documents before the court of Varanasi district judge, Ajay Krishna Vishvesha, in support of its claim that Gyanvapi mosque was a waqf property and completed its arguments on the issue on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Aug 23, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Rs 12.96 cr commercial complex of jailed don Mukhtar Ansari's close aide attached in Mau

VARANASI: The district administration and police in Mau district attached a commercial complex- Fatima Complex- of Rs 12.96 crores on Jahagirabad by-pass road under the limits of City Kotwali police station on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Aug 23, 2022