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Bali-Delhi Air India Flight Diverted To Varanasi Due To Bad Weather

An Air India flight from Bali to Delhi was diverted to Varanasi's Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport due to bad weather in the national capital, an official said on Wednesday.

NDTV 18 Jun 2025 1:43 pm

Terra Motors Appoints L5 Dealership to Top L3 Dealers in Varanasi; 200km Range from Rs.3.65L, Zero Down Payment; Targets 100 Dealers in India

Terra Motors Corporation is a leading Japanese manufacturer of electric two- and three-wheelers, founded in April 2010 and headquartered in Tokyo. The company operates production plants in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Japan, serving markets across South and Southeast Asia, including India, Nepal, Taiwan, and Thailand. Since entering India in 2014, Terra Motors has rapidly expanded its presence, establishing over 400 dealers by 2024, and continually increasing its production capacity. Terra Motors also operates Terra Charge, its dedicated EV charging infrastructure division, with the goal of deploying up to 1,000 charging points in India to support the country's growing electric mobility ecosystem. The company remains committed to sustainable mobility and actively supports India's Make in India initiative through innovative electric vehicle solutions. For dealership inquiries or to book the electric vehicle, please contact us at ev.auto@terramotors.co.jp or WhatsApp us at +91 91477 52921.

News Voir 18 Jun 2025 1:31 pm

Varanasi's iconic Pahalwan Lassi and 100-year-old Chachi Ki Kachori shops demolished; Owner Manoj Yadav watched silently

In Varanasi, authorities demolished 30 shops near Lanka crossing for a road widening project. Iconic food outlets like Pehelwan Lassi and Chachi Ki Kachori were among those removed. The project aims to ease traffic congestion. Affected shopkeepers will receive compensation. Construction of the four-lane road is expected to begin soon. Vendors face uncertainty about their future business locations.

The Economic Times 18 Jun 2025 1:14 pm

Delhi-Bound Air India Flight from Bali Diverted to Varanasi Amid Bad Weather

Poor visibility forces AI 2146 to land in Varanasi; separate Delhi-Bali flight returns due to Bali volcano alert

Deccan Chronicle 18 Jun 2025 1:11 pm

Air Indias Bali-Delhi flight diverted to Varanasi due to bad weather

Air India flight AI 2146 had to be diverted as poor weather conditions over Delhi severely reduced visibility

The Hindu 18 Jun 2025 12:58 pm

Delhi-bound Air India flight from Indonesia diverted to Varanasi due to bad weather

An Air India flight from Bali to Delhi was rerouted to Varanasi due to severe weather conditions in Delhi, affecting visibility and making landing unsafe. The flight, carrying 187 passengers, landed safely in Varanasi, where passengers received necessary amenities before the flight continued to Delhi later that night.

The Economic Times 18 Jun 2025 12:26 pm

Battle for docs lobbies at BHU trauma centre

The Times of India 17 Jun 2025 2:09 am

Yogi reviews preps for zonal council meet in Varanasi

The Times of India 17 Jun 2025 1:37 am

UP CM warns agencies againstmissing project deadlines

The Times of India 17 Jun 2025 12:34 am

Ballia CHC in-charge jailed on graft charge dies

The Times of India 17 Jun 2025 12:22 am

'Clean Kashi, Green Kashi': Smart water ATM inaugurated at Assi Ghat and Ravidas Gate

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited and Utkarsh Welfare Foundation launched two smart water ATMs at Assi Ghat and Ravidas Gate in Varanasi. This initiative ensures safe drinking water access for residents and visitors, combating waterborne diseases. The project aligns with the Clean Kashi, Green Kashi initiative, promoting a healthier and more sustainable city.

The Times of India 16 Jun 2025 3:40 pm

Rajamouli Builds Massive Varanasi Set In Hyderabad For Mahesh Babu Film | Details Inside

SS Rajamouli is shooting his upcoming film with Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Prithviraj Sukumaran. A key scene set in Varanasi is being recreated in Ramoji Film City.

News18 16 Jun 2025 1:26 pm

40 Hindu families put up house for sale posters in Azamgarh after clash

In Azamgarh's Chhota Pura, around 40 Hindu families are seeking to sell their homes, citing ongoing harassment and violence allegedly stemming from playing music during religious events. These families claim the district administration's inaction following a June 3 clash forced their decision to relocate. Police have assured increased security presence after reports of the planned migration surfaced.

The Times of India 16 Jun 2025 9:46 am

Yoga Week launched in Kashi with mass session at Namo Ghat

The Times of India 16 Jun 2025 5:36 am

Yoga, edu workshop at Gorakhnath Temple

The Times of India 16 Jun 2025 1:04 am

Yogis visit to Kashi on Sun cancelled

The Times of India 16 Jun 2025 1:04 am

Brijesh Singh goes to cops overfake Insta a/c

The Times of India 16 Jun 2025 12:58 am

Meghalaya honeymoon murder case: Ghazipur girl claims she travelled with accused Sonam in a bus to Gorakhpur

BHOPAL/ LUCKNOW: Ujala Yadav, a young student in Holipur (Inamipur) village in Ghazipur districts Saidpur area, has claimed that she met Raja Raghuvanshis wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, outside the Varanasi railway station and later at the bus terminal in Varanasi on May 8 night. Raja's wife, Sonam, now in Meghalaya police custody, had surrendered in Uttar Pradeshs Ghazipur, after remaining in hiding for 17 days. Ujala recalled that Sonam was accompanied by two young men outside the Varanasi railway station, where she came across her and enquired about the next train to Gorakhpur. It was around 10 pm that she enquired about the train to Gorakhpur, I told her that it was at 3 am, so she could even take a bus to Gorakhpur from the nearby inter-state bus terminal (ISBT), claimed Ujala. She further said how Sonam came and enquired about the bus to Gorakhpur at platform no. 7 while she was waiting for a bus to travel to Ghazipur. One of my close relatives had died, owing to which I had come down from Lucknow to travel to Ghazipur. When I reached the interstate bus terminal (ISBT) close to the Varanasi railway station, she (Sonam) also came there, she said. Both of them boarded the same bus to Gorakhpur via Ghazipur. Ujala recalled that Sonam had covered her face with a scarf and was wearing a T-shirt. She was seated adjacent to my seat. During the journey, she asked a male passenger seated next to her to lend his phone to make a call to someone, but he refused to oblige, Ujala said. Meghalaya honeymoon murder case: Sonam Raghuvanshi confesses to involvement in husband's murder That male passenger subsequently changed the seat, after which she (Sonam) shifted to my side, she added. Ujala spoke about how Sonam borrowed her phone, typed a number and later deleted it from the call list, before returning the phone to her. Sonam also requested her not to surf social media and watch the reports on the honeymoon case after realising that Ujala was reading reports on the case on social media. Throughout that short journey of around an hour and a half, she kept on asking how soon she could reach Gorakhpur. I saw her face for a few seconds, when she took water from my bottle and sprinkled it on her face after removing the scarf, said Ujala. Ujala got down near her village in Ghazipurs Saidpur area and Sonam went ahead on the journey to Gorakhpur. In the morning when I saw the TV channels, I saw the news about Raja Raghuvanshis missing wife Sonam Raghuvanshi resurfacing after 17 days at a dhaba in Nandganj in my native Ghazipur district, she said. That dhaba is around 10-15 km from my village. I immediately recognized her and figured she might have stepped down near the dhaba in the Nandganj area, she added. Ujala contacted Raja Raghuvanshis family in Indore and informed his brother Sachin Raghuvanshi, about the incident. Sachin Raghuvanshi sent pictures of four suspects (all young men), but it didnt match with those two youths who were present with her outside the Varanasi railway station on the night of May 8, said Ujala. Meghalaya honeymoon case: Husband murdered, wife arrested, family calls her innocent Ujala subsequently reported the incident to the Nandganj police station in Ghazipur district. Now the Meghalaya police are also in touch with me and Ive assured them of full cooperation, Ujala said. Importantly, the TNIE had reported on June 11 about the possibility of Sonam having boarded a bus to Gorakhpur from ISBT in Varanasi on June8 night and then deboarded the bus in Nandganj in Ghazipur district (around 65 km from Varanasi). The TNIE report had also mentioned that one of the fellow passengers in the bus having seen and interacted with her. Three days later, the young college student in Saidpur (Ghazipur) Ujala Yadav has made claims which are on the same lines, as was mentioned in the June 11 TNIE report. Sonam was traced after 17 days at the roadside dhaba in Ankushpur village in Ghazipur district of eastern UP at around 1.15 am on June 9 and borrowed the dhaba owner Sahil Yadavs phone to make a call to her elder brother Govind, who was searching for her in Meghalaya. He had subsequently informed the incident to cops in Meghalaya and Indore after which the Nandganj police rushed to the concerned dhaba and took Sonam to a one-stop center in Ghazipur city. Sonam had resurfaced at Nandganj (Ghazipur) on the intervening night of June 8-9, just a few hours after her alleged lover and family businesss employee Raj Kushwah and three henchmen were arrested from MP and UP in a joint operation by Meghalaya and Madhya Pradesh police. Sources in Indore police have told TNIE that while Raja and henchmen were being questioned, they had told Sonam will resurface in the next few hours. The north-eastern states East Khasi Hills district police superintendent Vivek Syiel told journalists in Shillong on June 12 that after getting husband Raja killed on May 23 by the three henchmen, Sonam had returned to Indore via bus, taxi and train on May 26 after travelling through five states and stayed in hiding in her home city till June 8. On June 8, she left by road in a vehicle arranged by her alleged lover Raj Kushwah to go to Siliguri, where according to their plan, she wouldve re-surfaced and then narrated the story of having been kidnapped in Meghalaya, police said. When the first arrest in the case, Akash Rajput, was made by plain-clothed cops in UPs Lalitpur district on June 8 evening, Raj (who wasnt nabbed by then) came to know from a local contact in Lalitpur about Akash having been abducted by unidentified men. Sensing something wrong, he immediately rang Sonam who was on way to Siliguri and asked her to re-surface as soon as possible and narrate the concocted kidnapping story, the East Khasi Hills district SP said. Was Sonam planning to go to Nepal? Both Gorakhpur in eastern UP and Siliguri in West Bengal are common transit points to Nepal. The distance from Gorakhpur to Sunauli-Bhairawa Indo-Nepal border is around 95 km (around 2 hours drive), while the distance between Siliguri and Indo-Nepal border at Kakarbhitta is just around 36 km. Criminals from India have often used Nepal to go underground, taking into account this latest claim by the Ghazipur (UP) girl about Sonam being in a hurry to go to Gorakhpur on June 8 night, possibility of Sonam also trying to escape from Gorakhpur or even Siliguri to Nepal cannot be totally ruled out, a source in MP police who was part of the June 8-9 joint operation by MP and Meghalaya police told this newspaper. Importantly, after talking to Sonam over phone on June 8-9 intervening night, her brother Govind Raghuvanshi too had come down to Ghazipur via Gorakhpur only.

The New Indian Express 15 Jun 2025 1:08 pm

Six recipients of Prof Ghanashyam Dash scholarship felicitated

BHUBANESWAR : Six students who have been selected for the prestigious Professor Ghanashyam Dash scholarship for higher education were felicitated by the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) here on Saturday. Instituted in 2005 by IMFA, the scholarship honours the legacy of renowned scholar and historian late Prof Ghanashyam Dash, father of late Ila Panda. The scholarship will support the meritorious students in pursuing professional degrees in engineering, medicine, STEM and liberal arts by covering 90 per cent of academic fees and eligible expenses for their four-year degree, amounting up to `6 lakh per recipient. The students include Sandip Subhrajit Sahoo of IIT-Hyderabad and Tarini Prasad Mishra of IIT-BHU, Varanasi. Four others are pursuing MBBS - Satyajeet Parida and Alok Kumar Sahoo at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, Dibya Jyoti Jena at SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, and Ariyan Sahoo at FM Medical College & Hospital, Balasore. Speaking on the occasion, managing director of IMFA and trustee of the foundation Subhrakant Panda said education is a powerful catalyst for social transformation and economic progress. Through the Professor Ghanashyam Dash scholarship, we invest in future leaders who will drive innovation and change in our society and the mentorship component reflects our commitment to nurture the holistic development of these bright young minds and help them achieve their full potential, he said. Under the mentorship component, all scholarship recipients will be paired with executive mentors from IMFAs employee volunteer scheme. The mentorship will provide students with professional counselling, moral support, academic guidance and networking opportunities, helping them unlock their full potential and chart a well-planned career trajectory.

The New Indian Express 15 Jun 2025 10:35 am

16 get life term for BJP mans murderin 2022

The Times of India 15 Jun 2025 2:03 am

Probe ordered after video shows KV temple restricted area

The Times of India 14 Jun 2025 11:56 pm

3 held for raping mentally ill woman in Gorakhpur

The Times of India 14 Jun 2025 11:56 pm

Residents allege trouble along communal lines in Azamgarh

The Times of India 14 Jun 2025 11:25 pm

Lemon prices crash, worried Nellore farmers and traders seek government intervention

NELLORE: Lemon prices have declined sharply over the past week, leaving farmers and traders in distress. Lemon is now being sold at just Rs 20 to Rs 30 per kg, marking a steep fall in prices. During the peak season, as many as 20 truckloads of lemons used to be exported daily to northern states, bringing bustling activity to the local markets. However, the once-thriving trade is now facing a dramatic slump. In Nellore district alone, lemon crop is cultivated in over 17,000 hectares. Podalakur lemon market yard, known for its high quality produce, supplies lemon to both national and international markets. Gudur lemon market also plays a key role in large scale exports. Traders are now expressing concern over the sudden market collapse. With exports coming to a halt, they are still compelled to purchase the incoming produce from farmers, despite the lack of demand. Even though there are no buyers in the export market, we have to continue procuring lemon from farmers, said a local trader, reflecting the growing anxiety in the lemon business community. The unexpected downturn is affecting not only the income of lemon growers but also the sustainability of the supply chain. Stakeholders are urging authorities to intervene and explore avenues to revive the export market or provide relief measures to stabilise prices. Traditionally, lemon is exported in large volumes from Andhra Pradesh, especially from major markets like Podalakur, Gudur, Eluru and Tenali, along with dozens of small yards. However, lemon cultivation has expanded significantly in other States like Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Bihar this year, resulting in higher yield and overproduction. Combined with a bumper harvest from local orchards in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a massive supply of lemon is now flooding the markets. According to sources, wholesale buyers from cities such as Delhi, Mathura, Roorkee, Varanasi, Gokalpur, Chennai, Bengaluru and Thiruvananthapuram have issued advisories not to send any more lemon consignments, citing excess stock. Some are even rejecting the lemon consignments already sent to them, leaving local traders in a bind. As a result, prices have plummeted, but traders are unable to refuse lemon produce brought in by farmers. This has led to lemon being stockpiled across market yards, with no immediate buyers in sight. We are in a terrible situation. Truckloads of lemons are arriving at the market. We cant turn farmers away during such a difficult time, but there is little hope for price recovery. The crisis is real. Only if exports pick up again can we survive this phase, said BK Reddy, a trader at Podalakur lemon market yard. With no signs of relief from the ongoing supply, and stagnating demand, both farmers and traders are now urging the government to intervene with support mechanism or facilitate export channels to stabilise the market.

The New Indian Express 14 Jun 2025 9:34 am

UP Police busts racket smuggling liquor into Bihar in milk tanker

Mau (UP): Two people were arrested for using a milk tanker with a concealed compartment to illegally transport alcohol from Uttar Pradesh to Bihar, a dry state, police said. Mau police intercepted the consignment, worth more than Rs 10 lakh, on Friday near the Gorakhpur-Varanasi highway during a special checking drive, they said. Inside what appeared to be an ordinary milk tanker, police found 173 cartons of country-made liquor and eight cartons of whisky pouches, officials said. Mau in eastern Uttar Pradesh is located close to Bihar, where assembly polls are due later this year. Speaking at a press conference, SP Elamaran G said, This is a major breakthrough for the Mau police. The liquor was hidden inside a modified compartment in a milk tanker. Our FSO team and Kotwali police acted swiftly on a tip-off and seized liquor worth more than Rs 10 lakh near Harua. She added that the liquor was picked up from Ghazipur and was being smuggled into Bihar, a state where alcohol is prohibited. When we scanned the barcodes on the pouches, we traced the origin to shops in Ghazipur, the SP said. From the outside, the tanker looked like it was carrying milk or other dairy items, but the internal structure had a hidden chamber designed to transport liquor. Two men from Bihar's Buxar district, who were accompanying the consignment, were arrested on the spot. The vehicle's driver managed to flee and is currently being traced, police said.

The New Indian Express 14 Jun 2025 9:23 am

Why Are Varanasis Ganga Ghats Silent? Rising Heatwave Keeps Devotees Away

Tourists usually crowd the ghat, but due to the intense heat, most return to their hotels by 11 am, choosing to wait indoors until the weather cools in the evening

News18 13 Jun 2025 12:19 pm

Fire at complex in Gorakhpur, 5 shops gutted

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 10:52 pm

Man tied with rope, dragged over phone theft; 1 held

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 10:52 pm

Tension in Bhadohi village after man fatally attacked

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 10:49 pm

CHC superintendent caught taking Rs 20,000 bribe

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 10:49 pm

Five held for threatening pvt coal firm GM for extortion

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 10:49 pm

BHU develops 63 SWAYAM courses for 2025 session

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 10:46 pm

Grow heat-tolerant varieties, UP minister urgers farmers

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 4:36 am

NSUIs state-level training camp ends

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 12:47 am

Online session for JEE Advanced qualifiers

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 12:47 am

As man says no to marriage, girl consumes poison in PS

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 12:46 am

Modi govt transformed good governance into culture: UP Dy CM

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 12:34 am

Imposter nabbed for duping govt job seekers of lakhs

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 12:34 am

NCERT to provide two new books on Babu Jagat Singh

The Times of India 12 Jun 2025 12:34 am

Boy trying to stop dad from firing dies of bullet injury

The Times of India 11 Jun 2025 11:49 pm

IIT-BHUs new UG curriculum offers more flexibility

The Times of India 11 Jun 2025 11:43 pm

Police officials exhibit apathy in kidnapping cases: Allahabad HC

The court directed the State government to file its reply in the matter and also sought a personal affidavit from the Commissioner of Police, Varanasi, on or before June 12, showing cause why the abductee has not been recovered so far

The Hindu 11 Jun 2025 9:50 am

SP neta garlanded, then gets slapped on dais at public function in UP's Jaunpur; Akhilesh Yadav blames BJP for 'atrocities on PDA society'

At an event commemorating Maharaja Suheldev's birth anniversary in Jaunpur, Mahendra Rajbhar, a senior politician, was assaulted by Brajesh Rajbhar of the Suheldev Swabhiman Party. The incident occurred after Brajesh garlanded Mahendra, leading to condemnation from Akhilesh Yadav, who alleged BJP's involvement. Police have initiated an investigation following a complaint implicating SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar.

The Times of India 11 Jun 2025 8:30 am

On Suheldevs birthanniv, minister opens memorial gate

The Times of India 11 Jun 2025 12:50 am

Rly board member inspects BLW

The Times of India 11 Jun 2025 12:49 am

Mau court to hear Ansari plea on Jun 21

The Times of India 11 Jun 2025 12:49 am

Adani to set up 1.6K MW thermal plant in Mirzapur soon

The Times of India 11 Jun 2025 12:49 am

NER GM inspects GkpPaniyahwa section

The Times of India 11 Jun 2025 12:46 am

BHU faculty, alumni win Naimisharanya logo, tagline contest

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 11:46 pm

Missing girls father disappears too; 6 teams probe case

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 11:43 pm

Two brothers electrocuted in Basti

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 11:41 pm

4 held for minors kidnap, rape, conversion

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 11:32 pm

Dinesh Nishads murder accused held in encounter

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 11:32 pm

Meghalaya honeymoon murder case: Where was Sonam for 17 days after Rajas killing?

With Meghalaya police linking the May23 honeymoon murder of Raja Raghuvanshi to his wife Sonam and four others, the milliondollar question remains, where was Sonam for the 17 days after her husband was killed? According to sources, investigators are pursuing information indicating that Sonam may have returned to her hometown of Indore on May25, two days after the killing, before possibly leaving by road for Varanasi in eastern UP. It is believed that upon returning to Indore, she met alleged accomplice Raj Kushwah (an accountant in her fathers furniture business), who then hid her in a rented room near Dewas Naka. Two days later, she was allegedly sent by Raj perhaps via Taxi to Varanasi. Afterward, she disappeared until resurfacing in eastern UPs Nandganj (Ghazipur) around 1:15am on June89. Another theory under investigation is that Sonam boarded a bus from Varanasi ISBT bound for Gorakhpur on June8, but deboarded after approximately 65km at a dhaba near Nandganj when she learned of Raj Kushwah and three others being arrested in Indore that night. Eyewitnesses say they saw her at Varanasi ISBT speaking with two young men before boarding the bus. If the second possibility is accurate, why was she heading to Gorakhpur? In the past, people in hiding used that route to escape into Nepal. Were verifying all these leads, including information gathered from the initial questioning of the four male suspects and Sonam, offical sources said. Meghalaya honeymoon murder: Sonam's alleged affair could be motive behind killing, says police; lover among four held Further investigation has revealed that Raj Kushwah provided Rs50,000 and two cell phones (one keypad, one Android) to his three henchmen, Vishal, Akash, and Anand before they traveled from Delhi to Meghalaya via the Rajdhani Express. According to a senior officer, the keypad phone updated Raj on their progress, while the Android phone received live location and photos from Sonam as they tailed the couple from Guwahati to Rajas death between May2023. Assistant Commissioner Poonam Chand Yadav, part of the joint IndoreMeghalaya investigation team, said, Vishal has confessed to attacking Raja from behind on the head on May23. Our searches in Vishals Indore home recovered key evidence, including the clothes worn during the assault. A nearby open ground in Kailash Nagar was also searched, recovering SIM cards and other possible evidence. Notably, Vishal, Akash, and Anand were allchildhood friends of Raj Kushwah. Digital payment records show that Sonam was making transactions on Raj Kushwahs account throughout their North-East trip. Meanwhile, the Meghalaya police team in Indore has transferred Raj Kushwah and his three accomplices by flight, along with the lone female suspect, to Meghalaya for further questioning.

The New Indian Express 10 Jun 2025 9:22 pm

Sonam Raghuvanshi's silent return: Missing bride found 1,100 km from honeymoon spot

LUCKNOW: The sudden appearance of Sonam Raghuvanshi, who had gone missing along with her husband during a honeymoon trip to Meghalaya on May 23, at a dhaba in Ghazipur, over 1,100 km away from Shillong, remains shrouded in mystery. Even a day after she was taken into custody, Sonam has remained tight-lipped about how she surfaced in Ghazipur early Monday morning. Notably, the decomposed body of her husband was recovered from a gorge in Meghalaya on June 2. According to the Meghalaya Police, Sonam claimed she was drugged by her abductors and somehow managed to flee captivity. However, Ghazipur Police stated that she told them she had no recollection of how she ended up in Ghazipur. Mujhe kuch yaad nahi hai (I dont remember anything), Sonam reportedly said, confused, disoriented, and barefoot, as she sat before a magistrate in Ghazipur on Monday. Even before being taken to the magistrate, she remained silent and withdrawn for 15 hours at a shelter in Ghazipur. Staff at the One Stop Centre said she showed no signs of mourning or remorse and barely responded to anyone. According to the staff, Sonam looked frightened and had removed all symbols of a married woman, there was no sindoor, no bangles, no mangalsutra, and no toe rings. Her clothes were unclean. She didnt look like a newly-wed at all, claimed a staff member. Gold jewellery, no return ticket: Honeymoon plot that led to Raja Raghuvanshi's murder in Meghalaya At the shelter, she slept for hours under heavy security deployment. From 7 am to 2 pm, she stayed mostly silent, refusing breakfast and only sipping a cup of tea. She responded mainly through gestures. Around 2 pm, she ate a little dal-roti and then fell silent again. At 6 pm, her brother Govind and her uncle came to meet her but were not allowed entry. Around 8 pm, Sonam was taken for a medical examination under tight police security. Even at the hospital, she remained mostly silent. Doctors questioned her for nearly 40 minutes, but she barely spoke. By 11:30 pm, after the medical examination, Sonam was produced before the court and then handed over to the Meghalaya Police for further investigation. Police sources confirmed that Sonam was presented before the Ghazipur magistrate amid tight security. The proceedings lasted nearly three hours, during which Meghalaya Police laid out the grounds for seeking her transit custody. Her legal counsel did not oppose the plea, paving the way for her departure to Shillong by late evening. A police official who accompanied her to court said Sonam was cooperative but visibly drained. He added that she did not resist the transfer and reiterated that she could not recall how she reached Ghazipur. Later, the Ghazipur court granted Meghalaya Police a three-day transit remand, allowing them to take Sonam to Shillong for further investigation. While Sonam has remained silent on the grounds of having no memory, her call records and messages to a co-accused suggest otherwise. Investigators suspect she may have been coached. Police sources also mentioned that all flights from Meghalaya to Varanasi were checked, and there was no trace of Sonam travelling between the two locations by air. Meghalaya honeymoon case: Husband murdered, wife arrested, family calls her innocent

The New Indian Express 10 Jun 2025 5:39 pm

Cops Build Larger-Than-Life Image While Dodging Duty: Allahabad HC On Missing Varanasi Man's Case

The court warned that unchecked apathy in abduction cases could lead to fatal consequences

News18 10 Jun 2025 1:26 pm

Woman in black: How elusive Sonam resurfaced in UP's Ghazipur after 16 days; exhausted & scared

Sahil Yadav helped Sonam Raghuvansi, who was distressed, at his dhaba. Sonam had gone missing from Meghalaya. She made a call to her brother. Sahil then called the police. Indore police alerted Ghazipur police. Sonam was taken to a One Stop Center. She was exhausted and slept. Police await Meghalaya team to record her statement.

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 7:24 am

Maus MP-MLA court to hear Ansari plea today

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 3:01 am

BLWs Rohit Yadav wins gold in Taiwan Athletics Open

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 12:40 am

IIVRs outreach drive engages 44K farmers across 6 UP dists

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 12:31 am

Make mercury available for ayurvedic meds, prof urges PM

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 12:29 am

Two college girls mowed down by car in Azamgarh

The Times of India 10 Jun 2025 12:28 am

Hate speech case: Disqualified MLA Abbas Ansari challenges 2-year sentence; hearing scheduled for Tuesday

Abbas Ansari, the disqualified MLA, has appealed his two-year imprisonment sentence in the 'Hisab Kitab' hate speech case. The session court of Mau district accepted the appeal, transferring the case to the ADJ (MP-MLA) court for a hearing. Ansari's membership was terminated after the sentencing, which stemmed from a 2022 speech threatening government officials.

The Times of India 9 Jun 2025 4:23 pm

Speeding car mows down two college students in Azamgarh

In a tragic incident on the Azamgarh-Varanasi road, a speeding car struck two college girls on bicycles near Nandi Bhauji village. Anshika Yadav died instantly, while Aanchal Yadav succumbed to injuries in the hospital. Police apprehended the driver and seized the vehicle following the fatal collision that occurred as the students were heading to Shri Mata Prasad Degree College.

The Times of India 9 Jun 2025 4:19 pm

Husband Was Killed While Saving Me: Sonam Raghuvanshi To UP Dhaba Owner

Sahil Yadav, the owner of the Kashi Dhaba on the Varanasi-Ghazipur road in Uttar Pradesh, said Sonam Raghuvanshi approached him hours before she was arrested in connection with the murder of her husband.

NDTV 9 Jun 2025 4:15 pm

Indore couple case: Raja Raghuvansi's wife Sonam was found at Varanasi-Ghazipur main road, says UP Police

Meanwhile, three assailants from Madhya Pradesh have also been caught in connection with the killing of Raja Raghuvanshi, a tourist who went missing with his wife in Meghalaya last month.

DNA India 9 Jun 2025 10:50 am