Varanasi/New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A Varanasi court has sent 14 accused to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with the alleged incident of holding an iftar gathering on a boat and dumping non-vegetarian food into the Ganga River.The order was passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Amit Kumar Yadav, who directed that all the accused be remanded to judicial custody till April 1. The court also scheduled March 23 for hearing their bail pleas.The case stems from a viral video that s…
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Varanasi, March 20 (IANS) BJP Yuva Morcha city president, Rajat Jaiswal, has alleged that he has received death threats through international calls, emails and social media after he filed a complaint over non-vegetarian leftovers being thrown into the Ganga river in Varanasi during an Iftar gathering.Speaking to IANS, Jaiswal said that a couple of days ago he received an international call in which the caller spoke in Pakistani Punjabi, after which an email was sent claiming that around 25–30 …
Varanasi, March 20 (IANS) The controversy over the Iftar party in the Ganga River escalated on Friday, as the BJP’s youth wing leader Rajat Jaiswal, who first flagged the ‘insulting and profane’ act and filed a police complaint seeking suitable action, has started receiving death threats.The identity of those threatening the BJP leader is not known, but a coordinated network, sources said, can’t be ruled out as the death threats to him are routed through emails and international calls.Ra…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) In Varanasi, the arrest of 14 youths for allegedly dumping non-vegetarian food into the River Ganga during an Iftar party on a boat has drawn strong reactions from political leaders on Wednesday. Speaking to IANS, Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav called it “an unfortunate incident that non-vegetarian waste was thrown into the river, thereby polluting the sacred waters of the Ganga. In Sanatan Dharma, the Ganga is revered as a mother and a holy entity, and places like …
Patna, March 11 (IANS) A tragic incident was reported from Bhagalpur in Bihar on Wednesday, where three young men drowned while trying to save their aunt during a bath in the Ganga river.The incident occurred at Dhodha Ghat and has left the entire area in shock.According to eyewitnesses, a woman had gone to the river to take a bath, accompanied by her brother’s three sons. While bathing, she accidentally moved into deeper water and began to drown.Seeing their aunt Rukmini Devi struggling in th…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India is steadily moving towards becoming the world’s ‘food basket’ with record agricultural production and supportive government policies, Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday.Speaking in Lok Sabha, Chouhan said the Centre is making continuous efforts to strengthen the agriculture sector and improve farmers’ incomes.He also alleged that several central schemes are not being properly implemented in West Bengal,…
Gairsain (Chamoli), March 9 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government on Monday presented a Rs 1.11 lakh crore budget for the financial year 2026–27, placing strong emphasis on inclusive development through the “GYAN” model. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the state’s development strategy is built on four pillars—poor welfare, youth empowerment, support for farmers (annadata), and women’s empowerment. The budget was presented on the first day of the Assembly’s Budget Session f…
Patna, March 9 (IANS) Ahead of his likely move to the Rajya Sabha, Nitish Kumar has been actively reviewing development projects across Bihar. On Monday, the Chief Minister visited Malsalami in Patna, where he inspected construction work on the approach road.During the visit, he reviewed progress and asked officials about the completion timeline.Senior officials and Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary were present during the inspection.Nitish Kumar directed the officials to ensure that th…
Patna, Feb 28 (IANS) India’s first President Dr. Rajendra Prasad was remembered on the occasion of his 63rd death anniversary and a tribute ceremony was held in Patna on the occasion on Saturday.Leaders, public representatives and officials paid floral tributes at his samadhi at Bans Ghat, located on the banks of the Ganga River.Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the samadhi site and paid floral tributes to Bharat Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad.During the ceremony, he also inspected the arrang…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) BJP Bihar State President Sanjay Saraogi on Monday strongly defended the Union Budget 2026–27, calling it “historic” and accusing the opposition of deliberately ignoring the development push under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, particularly for Bihar.“In reality, the opposition has nothing to say. After independence, those who remained in power gave very little to Bihar. Today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been presen…