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Jagran correspondent, Varanasi. The weather condition in Purvanchal including Varanasi remained quite harsh on Wednesday. Delays in planes and trains started during the day and the situation continued till evening. On the other hand, with the beginning of the tourist season, the temple administration has banned Sparsh Darshan to control the crowd gathering for darshan and worship at Baba Darbar.
In the main news of Varanasi, Kashi Vishwanath Temple administration had to take a tough decision, when the plane reached Varanasi, the pilot said - I will not fly the flight now, three trains were canceled due to fog, more than a dozen were delayed, fog and melting had a huge impact on life, contract driver posted at Ramna Sewage Treatment Plant committed suicide by hanging himself, Rajghat in Varanasi. News like bridge closure, Magh Mela of Prayagraj and three-day Malaviya Smriti flower exhibition in BHU will focus on the success of Chandrayaan etc. were in the news.
In the major news of Purvanchal, the main accused in the Sneha murder case committed suicide, declared himself innocent in the suicide note, due to the closure of Malviya Bridge, the operation of vehicles between Chandauli and Varanasi started with a changed route, liquor tied with tape recovered under the generator car bogie of Mumbai-Bandra Terminal weekly train etc. also remained in the news.
Read top 10 news of Varanasi and Purvanchal:
Huge crowd started gathering in Kashi Vishwanath temple, temple administration had to take a tough decision.
Varanasi: With the beginning of winter tourism season, a huge crowd of people has started gathering at Baba Vishwanath Temple to worship. The temple administration is now struggling to allow VIPs and VVIPs from across the country to have darshan. In view of the difficulty in making arrangements, the temple administration on Wednesday issued a letter to those requesting for special darshan puja in the temple, requesting them not to perform special darshan puja. The temple administration has taken this decision in view of the huge crowd gathering in Baba Darbar.
When the plane reached Varanasi, the pilot said – 'My shift is over, I will not fly anymore'
Varanasi: Plane movement was completely affected at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport on Tuesday due to dense fog. For the first time this season, it happened that 30 flights had to be canceled in a single day. Due to fog, visibility reached near zero on Tuesday morning and evening, disrupting flight operations. Meanwhile, a strange incident further increased the troubles of the passengers. The crew of the Indigo Airlines flight that reached Varanasi from Kolkata refused to take the plane back to Kolkata.
The speed of trains stopped due to fog, three trains were canceled and more than a dozen trains were delayed.
Varanasi: Due to severe snowfall and fog in Purvanchal, the environment has become harsh and the speed of trains along with planes has also slowed down. Many trains are delayed by hours and many are on the verge of being cancelled. According to meteorologists, the effect of fog is not going to reduce in the coming days. Therefore, the sequence of late trains is certain to continue. On Wednesday, three trains had to be canceled and more than a dozen trains were delayed due to which passengers had to face hardships.
Minor relief from fog and melting, widespread impact of weather on life, know how the weather will be today
Varanasi: Melting and fog continues in Varanasi including Purvanchal. However, there was relief in the minimum temperature on Wednesday morning and the temperature reached around 12 degrees. With this the effect of fog reduced somewhat. Whereas in the morning dense fog was seen in the areas and on the highway, on the other hand the sky could not be completely cleared till afternoon. Due to the melting, life was completely affected. The effect of melting in the atmosphere may have been somewhat less on Wednesday but there has been no major change.
Contract driver deployed at Ramna Sewage Treatment Plant committed suicide by hanging himself, alleging murder, ruckus, vandalism
Varanasi: 24-year-old Lavkush Patel committed suicide by hanging himself inside a room in the sewage treatment plant complex located in Ramna of Lanka police station area. Lavkush was posted as a contract driver of the Water Department. Guard Ranjit Patel informed the police and the relatives of the deceased about the incident on Wednesday morning. On receiving the information, the relatives reached the spot and broke the door of the room and took out the body from inside. After this, they created a ruckus by vandalizing the room and accusing him of murder.
Rajghat bridge closed in Varanasi, Ramnagar - huge crowd gathered at Ghat bridge and Vishwa Sundari bridge in front
Varanasi: Due to the ongoing repair work on Rajghat bridge, vehicular traffic has been completely stopped. All types of vehicles are now coming through Ramnagar - Samne Ghat bridge and Vishwasundari bridge, resulting in severe traffic jam on Lanka Samne Ghat road. Traffic restrictions have been imposed from Tuesday night for the repair of Malviya Bridge, also known as Rajghat Bridge, located on Varanasi-Deendayal Upadhyaya Marg (Cantt to Padav Road).
Three-day Malaviya Memorial Flower Exhibition in BHU will focus on the success of Prayagraj's Magh Mela and Chandrayaan.
Varanasi: The annual Malviya Memorial Flower Exhibition, organized to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya, will be organized at Malviya Bhawan from 25 December to 27 December 2025. The event is being organized under the aegis of the Horticulture Unit of Banaras Hindu University, which also celebrates the rich tradition of horticulture and floral art in the society. The exhibition was inaugurated on Thursday by Vice Chancellor, Prof. in Malviya Bhawan premises. Will be done by Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi. After the inauguration ceremony, the exhibition will be opened to the general public.
Main accused in Sneha murder case commits suicide, declares himself innocent in suicide note
Azamgarh: The body of Saurabh Gaur, the main accused named in the murder case of Sneha, a student of Ambedkar Nagar district, was found hanging with the help of a rope from a tree on the banks of Link Expressway near Zameen Nandana village of Atraulia police station area on Wednesday morning. There was a stir in the area on the news of the dead body being found. Police investigation revealed that the love affair between Saurabh Gaur and Sneha was going on for about a year. A year ago, Saurabh had gone to Sneha's house, where his relatives caught him and filed a case under serious sections. He went to jail in this case and came out on bail in November.
Due to closure of Malviya Bridge, vehicle operation between Chandauli and Varanasi started with changed route.
Chandauli: Traffic restrictions have been imposed from Tuesday night for the repair of Malviya Bridge (Rajghat Bridge) located on Varanasi-Deendayal Upadhyaya Marg (Cantt to Padav Marg). This restriction will continue till January 13, during which only pedestrians will be able to walk on the bridge. After the ban on vehicular traffic on the Rajghat bridge, only two wheelers, autos, e-rickshaws, light four wheelers, ambulances and hearses will be able to pass through the Ghat bridge. All types of big four wheelers, school buses, electronic buses, tapos, travelers and light/heavy goods vehicles traveling from Ramnagar to Varanasi city will pass through Vishwasundari Bridge.
Mumbai - Liquor tied with tape recovered under the generator car bogie of Bandra Terminal weekly train.
Ghazipur: In a joint action of Railway Protection Force (RPF) and GRP under Operation Vigilant, 41.64 liters of liquor was recovered from the toilet of sleeper coach of Down 22971 Mumbai Bandra Terminal train at the local station on Tuesday night. However, no person was caught from the spot during this period. RPF handed over the recovered liquor to GRP for further action. RPF Inspector Ganesh Rana said that they had received information through an informer that a huge quantity of liquor was hidden under the generator car of Down Mumbai Bandra Terminal Weekly Express train and in the toilet of the sleeper coach.
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