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Three girls killed, mother injured as truck rams roadside hut in Uttar Pradesh

The incident took place around 11 pm on Friday in front of the Kamakhya Dham temple in the Gahmar police station area.

A joint inspection of an accident-prone area in Lucknow. (Representative image)(HT_PRINT)
Updated on Apr 05, 2025 01:08 PM IST
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Murder, uproar, protest and roadblocks rock Ghazipur in east Delhi

The victim’s family said he was killed because he objected to illicit sale of diesel, but police said a monetary dispute was the reason

Delhi Police reopened the Delhi-Meerut Expressway after clearing the protest by family members of the victim on Monday. (Ajay Aggarwal/ HT Photo)
Published on Mar 11, 2025 05:22 AM IST

Burnt body in suitcase, cousins' love affair: How cops uncovered ghastly murder

On January 26, Delhi Police officers found a completely charred body in a mangled condition inside a car

Delhi Ghazipur murder: Initially unidentifiable, it was later confirmed to be the burnt remains of a woman.(PTI)
Updated on Jan 27, 2025 06:07 PM IST

Extortion case against 18 cops expunged

A case of extortion against 18 Chandauli policemen was expunged after allegations by dismissed constable Anil Kumar were found baseless, officials said.

The case was registered on the orders of the court of Ghazipur CJM Swapana Anand (For representation)
Updated on Dec 02, 2024 07:58 AM IST
By, Varanasi

Bio-CNG plant to come up at Ghazipur, generate fuel for buses

The plant will use organic or wet waste to generate fuel gas. Unlike other pending projects and schemes, this project to set up bio-CNG plant at Ghazipur will not require permissions

The plant will also reduce burden on the oversaturated Ghazipur landfill. (HT Archive)
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 05:36 AM IST

‘Shocking state of affairs’: Delhi HC slams MCD over open drains

Delhi HC criticizes MCD for failure to clean and barricade open drain in Ghazipur, leading to deaths. Calls for dissolution of MCD due to negligence.

A 22-year-old woman and her three-year-old son drowned into a half-open, under-construction drain in a waterlogged street in the Ghazipur area in east Delhi on July 31. (Sakib Ali /HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 01:11 AM IST

East Delhi drain deaths: HC comes down heavily on senior MCD officials over open drains, waste of road

East Delhi drain deaths: HC comes down heavily on senior MCD officials over open drains, waste of road

East Delhi drain deaths: HC comes down heavily on senior MCD officials over open drains, waste of road
Published on Aug 06, 2024 07:38 PM IST
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MCD asks Delhi fire dept to suggest new ways to douse landfill fires, NGT told

MCD seeks new techniques from fire department to tackle landfill fires at Ghazipur. Only one fire reported this year. Challenges include methane-led fires and unstable landfills.

Firefighters fight a blaze at the Ghazipur landfill in Delhi on April 22. (Reuters)
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 05:58 AM IST
By, New Delhi

6 district police chiefs among 10 IPS officers transferred in U.P.

Uttar Pradesh government transfers 10 IPS officers including district police chiefs and DCPs in Lucknow, Kanpur, and Varanasi Police Commissionerate.

One DCP each of Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi Police Commissionerate have also been shifted. (For Representation)
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 07:38 PM IST
By, Lucknow

HC raps MCD, Delhi govt for ‘lack of will’ to relocate dairies

The bench reiterated its earlier stance that there was a need to relocate the two dairies as the cattle at these dairies invariably feed on hazardous waste

The court said that the agencies were creating obstacles despite the court making efforts. (Representational image)
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 05:22 AM IST
By, New delhi

Will BJP’s Rajbhar gamble pay in east U.P?

Rajbhar has a considerable presence in Ghazipur, Mau, Ballia, and other regions in Purvanchal. The BJP lost major assembly seats in the 2022 assembly poll in the state when SBSP was an ally of the Samajwadi Party.

Just a year before the Lok Sabha polls, in July 2023, Rajbhar made another opportunistic decision and joined the NDA alliance. (HT File)
Updated on May 30, 2024 06:16 AM IST

In contest of contrasts, educationist faces poll test again Afzal

Fielded by the BJP, Rai is facing Afzal Ansari, the elder brother of don-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died due to cardiac arrest in Banda jail on March 28.

Afzal Ansari (R) won as a joint candidate of the BSP-SP alliance in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, defeating former Union minister Manoj Sinha by over 1.19 lakh votes. (HT File)
Updated on May 30, 2024 06:12 AM IST
By, Lucknow

On Ansari’s turf, caste matrix dominates Hindu-Muslim template

Two months after don-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s death, his brother and sitting MP Afzal fights to continue his hold.

BJP aspires to gain control, pinning hope on the OBC Rajbhar factor and the law and order narrative under the Yogi government (HT Photo)
Updated on May 27, 2024 05:30 AM IST
By, Ghazipur

Process to flatten Delhi’s landfills slowest at Ghazipur, fresh dumping goes on

An MCD report said that of the 28 million tonnes of legacy waste at Delhi’s three landfill sites, 11.9 million tonnes was cleared since July 2019

Smoke billows out of the landfill due to the fire on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 23, 2024 05:26 AM IST

Ghazipur landfill fire: Political blame-game on as blaze continues | Top updates

The smoke billowing from the massive fire at the Ghazipur landfill is sparking a wave of panic among those living nearby.

A fire burns at the Ghazipur landfill on Sunday night. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 22, 2024 07:46 AM IST

MLA Abbas Ansari visits father Mukhtar Ansari’s grave, attends ‘fatiha’ ritual

Abbas, who is lodged in the Kasganj jail, was brought to Ghazipur in a prison vehicle amid tight security as per the direction of the apex court, said a senior police officer.

Abbas Ansari visits father Mukhtar Ansari’s grave (Sourced)
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 06:46 AM IST
By, Varanasi

2024 Lok Sabha polls: BJP’s new list out, pits Manoj Sinha aide against Afzal Ansari in Ghazipur

Former PM Chandra Shekhar’s son fielded from Ballia, Keshari Nath Tripathi’s son to contest from Allahabad, U.P. minister Jaiveer Singh to take on Dimple in Mainpuri; suspense on Kaiserganj and Rae Bareli continues

Paras Nath Rai, the BJP candidate from Ghazipur. (SOURCED)
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 06:24 AM IST

BJP’s 3rd UP LS list of 7 candidates has ex-PM’s son; party drops 5 sitting MPs

The BJP has so far named candidates for 70 out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP and it has so far replaced candidates on 18 seats

Paras Nath Rai was among the seven candidates named by the BJP in its third UP list. Barring two seats, Kaushambi and Macchlishahr, the BJP has changed candidates on the remaining five seats (AFP file photo.)
Published on Apr 10, 2024 04:37 PM IST

View: Why Akhilesh Yadav is demanding a probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death

Asaduddin Owaisi jumped into the fray. After achieving some degree of success in Maharashtra and Bihar, UP looks tempting. It is this that has Akhilesh worried.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav meets family members of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari(PTI)
Published on Apr 08, 2024 11:36 AM IST

Asaduddin Owaisi visits Mukhtar Ansari's Ghazipur residence: ‘Stand with family’

Mukhtar Ansari died at a hospital in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday.

Asaduddin Owaisi visits slain gangster Mukhtar Ansari's residence in Ghazipur(X/ @asadowaisi)
Published on Apr 01, 2024 08:08 AM IST

Ansari autopsy finds 'yellow area' in heart; brother vows to give 'poison' proof

Mukhtar Ansari death: According to a jail document, the gangster-politician had been suffering from a heart disease and other ailments.

A file photo of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 31, 2024 10:02 AM IST

Mohammadabad heavily guarded, shops shut; Mukhtar’s burial today

Mukhtar’s supporters thronged his ancestral residence in the Yusufpur locality of the town in large numbers amid heavy police presence on Friday

Police personnel stand guard near closed shops at the native place of the gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari at Mohammadabad after his death, in Ghazipur district, Friday. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 30, 2024 08:22 AM IST

Impact of mafia -politician Mukhtar Ansari who dominated Mau-Ghazipur likely to continue after death

Though he remained behind bars for the last 18 years, many parties vied for Mukhtar Ansari’s electoral support due to his influence on the Muslim community in the region.

Mukhtar Ansari. (FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 06:18 PM IST
By, , Lucknow/varanasi

Biomining at landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa set to miss latest deadline

Delhi's biomining project to clear landfill sites likely to miss 2024 deadline. Slow progress due to fresh waste dumping and weather challenges.

The civic body admitted that the three landfill sites still have 17.2 million tonnes of legacy waste, due to which the deadline to clear the Ghazipur landfill has been pushed back from 2024 to 2026. (HT Archive)
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 05:34 AM IST

Police bolster security on borders, inside Delhi as farm protests set to resume

Over 2,000 security personnel are expected to man the Singhu border where the first layer of barricading includes rows of enormous jersey barriers

Officers said that elaborate arrangements were already in place and that security forces were only sprucing up the preparations on Tuesday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 21, 2024 05:51 AM IST

Farmers' protest: Delhi traffic in chaos; police prepared with batons, tear gas

Delhi Police has warned commuters that traffic diversions “may be required at Singhu, Ghazipur & Tikri borders”

Security personnel deployed at Singhu border. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 13, 2024 10:24 AM IST

Yogi to officers: Ensure no homeless dies of cold

Relief commissioner GS Naveen Kumar said the state government was committed to protecting the vulnerable and helpless people from natural calamities. After the CM’s directions, the first instalment of ₹17,55,00,000 had been released to 351 tehsils for procuring blankets.

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed the officers to distribute high quality blankets to poor people during the cold wave, establish shelter homes for destitute and vulnerable people and take measures to check accidents during foggy conditions. (HT file)
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 09:34 AM IST

Purvanchal Cooperative Bank ‘misappropriated funds’, ‘failed to maintain SLR’

The Purvanchal Cooperative Bank, based in Ghazipur, is one of 59 urban cooperative banks operating in various districts of the state under a license from the Reserve Bank of India.

The bank operates six branches and serves approximately 19,000 depositors with total deposits of about <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>40 crore. (Representational photo)
Updated on Sep 02, 2023 06:58 PM IST

Female med student suspended for sharing compromising images of hostel mates

The male student in question, identified as Mohammad Amir, who purportedly received the photos and then attempted to intimidate the victims, has also been suspended.

Her male accomplice has also been suspended; further probe underway . (Representative photo)
Updated on Aug 12, 2023 08:19 PM IST

Con became crorepati by duping bizmen and politicians

Fraudster Sanjay Sherpuriya used his village name as his title, named his home wi-fi account as ‘Prime Minister’s residence’, claiming his association with the PMO, say STF officials

He conned his targets by posing as a person in close contact with the BJP’s top leadership and RSS office-bearers. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 11:20 PM IST
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