Gorakhpur

CBI books BSP MLA, wife in bank fraud case

4:42 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI has booked BSP MLA Vinay Shankar Tiwari and his wife Rita Tiwari in connection with an alleged bank fraud to the tune of Rs 754.25 crore involving a company, officials said Monday. The CBI on Monday started a search operation at the residence of Chillupar (Gorakhpur) MLA Tiwari, who is son […]

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Five girls being trafficked to Haryana rescued in UP’s Gorakhpur

6:57 pm October 16, 2020

Gorakhpur: Five minors have been rescued and two men arrested by the anti-human trafficking unit (AHTU) here, police said on Friday. The arrests were made from platform number-2 of the Gorakhpur railway station on Thursday based on a tip-off, SSP Jogendra Kumar said. The accused, Vinod Kumar and Vinod of Maharajganj district, told police they were taking the girls to Hisar in Haryana, […]

Man held for threatening to blow up Gorakhnath temple

7:36 pm September 30, 2020

Gorakhpur (UP): A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to blow up the Gorakhnath temple here, police said on Wednesday. One Shivendra Singh called the SSP, saying he was speaking from Bedouli Babu village and will blow up the Gorakhnath temple with his accomplice, after which police sounded a high alert. He called me […]

Man shot during clash between 2 groups in UP’s Gorakhpur

8:13 pm September 21, 2020

Gorakhpur (UP): A property dealer was injured during firing between two groups in Uttar Pradesh‘s Gorakhpur district on Monday, police said. The incident took place in Mohaddipur area here and the injured, identified as Jitendra Yadav, is undergoing treatment at BRD Medical College, they said. The doctors said Yadav sustained two bullet injuries, one in […]

Beds in COVID hospitals should be increased: Adityanath

7:27 pm September 14, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials on Monday to increase the number of beds in the COVID hospitals being run under the Health Department. All the medical colleges and hospitals in Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Meerut have been asked to work at full capacity. The drug controller has been […]