Varanasi: Assistant municipal commissioner of Varanasi, Ashish Ojha (38), was killed while his brother-in-law Abhishek Tiwari was injured in a road accident in Unjh area of Bhadohi district on Friday.
According to reports, Ojha, along with his family, was going to his in-laws’ place in Jhoosi. He was taking a selfie at the highway underpass near Wahida turn when a speeding car ran over Ojha and his brother-in-law. Ojha’s wife and daughter narrowly escaped the accident.
Local residents informed the police and took Ojha and Tiwari to the Gopiganj community health centre, where doctors declared Ojha brought dead. Tiwari was admitted to a private hospital for treatment. The police sent Ojha’s body for postmortem.
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While some boatmen are mulling giving up their traditional livelihood, some others have taken out loans they are struggling to pay back.
Vijay Manjhi on his 30-seater boat. Photo: Rituparna Palit
Rights22/Feb/2021
Varanasi: Prahlad Ghat is deserted except for a small group of men in shawls, playing cards on a usual winter weekday afternoon.
Pintu Sahni, a boatman, squats on the stairs that lead to the Ganga. Every time he sees a person approaching the Ghat â one of the 84 in Varanasi â he stands up and walks up to them.