UP seer Shobhan Sarkar wants to dig another site for gold

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 13:24

The seer whose "dream" set the government digging for 1,000 tonnes of gold, buried underneath a dilapidated fort in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, Thursday moved a court to conduct a survey to find another 2,500 tonnes gold at a village in the state`s Fatehpur district.

Now Sobhan moves HC seeking permission to dig gold in Fatehpur

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 22:41

Unfazed by his forecast of huge gold reserves in Uttar Pradesh`s Unnao coming a cropper, Seer Sobhan Sarkar on Thursday moved the Allahabad High Court seeking permission to carry out a similar excavation in Fatehpur.

Narendra Modi is creation of TV, will be finished by it: Akhilesh Yadav

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 19:18

A day after Narendra Modi attacked the UP government for state`s "poor amenities", Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday hit back saying those who are made by television are also finished by it.

Treasure hunt: ASI hits dead end, stops excavation

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 23:29

A month after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began excavations in Daudiya Kheda area here following a seer`s claim that 1,000 tonnes of gold was buried at the site, officials on Monday stopped the dig after hitting a dead end.

Three killed, 50 injured in roof collapse

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 12:57

Two children were among three persons who were on Friday killed and nearly 50 others got injured when a roof on which they had gathered to see Muharram lighting on Imambara collapsed, police said.

Treasure hunt still on in Unnao

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 15:10

Success of the "dream gold" hunt still remains a "dream" even as excavation for possible 1,000 tonnes of gold at Raja Rao Ram Bux Singh fort in Daundiya Khera village continued on the 27th day.

Unnao treasure hunt: 25 days on no gold found, ASI says pack up

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 19:17

Almost a month after ASI started digging to find gold inside a fort in Unnao, the whole exercise came to an end on Monday, as per reports.

Minor gang-raped, brother killed in Uttar Pradesh

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 14:48

A minor girl was gang-raped Tuesday in a village in Unnao, 60 km from here, police said. Her brother, who resisted the assailants, was killed.

Shobhan Sarkar writes to PM seeking transparency in Unnao gold excavation

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 21:27

With the excavation for "dream gold" at the Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh`s fort here yielding no result, saint Shobhan Sarkar has shot off letters to Manmohan Singh and Akhilesh Yadav seeking transparency in the ongoing excavation.

Won`t find gold in Unnao without me: Shobhan Sarkar

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 08:17

The Archaeological Survey of India was digging out nothing but broken glass bangles and pieces of rusted iron during the excavation inside Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh fort in Unnao.

Gold hunt: After flop show in Unnao, ASI may expand excavation area

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 18:00

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is now planning to expand the excavation area after it failed to find any traces of 1000-tonnes of gold as seen by a seer in his dreams.