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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.
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.
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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
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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
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.
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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.
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
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
Cops Build Larger-Than-Life Image While Dodging Duty: Allahabad HC On Missing Varanasi Man's Case
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Cops attacked in bid to rescue wedding procession vehicle in Azamgarh, 17 arrested
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Stylish wedding pics of Priya Saroj and Rinku Singh
Newly elected MP Priya Saroj's engagement to cricketer Rinku Singh in Lucknow showcased an effortless bridal style. Priya opted for a pastel pink and ivory floral lehenga, balancing fairytale romance with comfort. Her understated jewelry and soft glam complemented the ethereal look. Rinku's crisp white sherwani provided a calming contrast. The couple will reportedly marry in November 2025 in Varanasi.
JEE Advanced AAT result 2025 declared: Direct link to download scorecards here
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has declared the JEE Advanced Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2025 results. Held on June 6, the exam determines eligibility for B.Arch admissions at IIT Kharagpur, Roorkee, and BHU Varanasi. Qualified candidates can now check their results on jeeadv.ac.in and prepare for the upcoming JoSAA counselling process.
UP Family celebrates sons birthday on Chenab Bridge in Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express
JAMMU, June 7: A family from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, travelling in the first Katra-Srinagar bound Vande Bharat Express on Saturday celebrated the birthday of their six-year-old son on the worlds highest Chenab rail bridge to make the occasion memorable. A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Katra-Srinagar train from Katra and dedicated [] The post UP Family celebrates sons birthday on Chenab Bridge in Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express appeared first on Northlines .
Watch: Varanasi Family Celebrates Son's Birthday Aboard First Vande Bharat To Kashmir
The celebration took place as the train crossed the iconic Anji Khad Bridge - India's highest railway bridge - making the moment even more special.
A couple from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi chose a unique way to celebrate their kid's sixth birthday inside Kashmir's first-ever Vande Bharat train -- which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, i.e., Friday.
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Bihar minister flags off first consignment of vegetables produced in Bihar for Dubai mall
PATNA, Jun 4 : Bihars Cooperative Minister Prem Kumar on Wednesday flagged off the first consignment of vegetables produced by farmers in the eastern state for Lulu Mall in Dubai. With support from Bihar State Vegetable Processing and Marketing Cooperative Federation Ltd (VEGFED), the consignment, containing 1,500 kg of vegetables, was sent to Varanasi, from where it will be shipped further, Kumar told reporters here. The first such consignment contains 10 varieties of vegetables including jackfruit, cauliflower, brinjal, bitter gourd [] The post Bihar minister flags off first consignment of vegetables produced in Bihar for Dubai mall appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Trees, oxygen banks to save city from heat, polluted air
