On the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was presented to chief minister Yogi Adityanath at the Gorakhnath Temple by BJP UP vice president MLC Dharmendra Singh, along with Sardar Jaspal Singh president of Gurdwara Jatashankar, Sardar Harpreet Singh Sahani, Ashishjeet Singh Sahani, president of Gurdwara…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday assured housing for the homeless, financial assistance for the treatment of seriously ill patients and strict action against land grabbers while interacting with around 200 people during the Janata Darshan at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur.He said every eligible and needy person would be covered under govt welfare schemes…
Varanasi: Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed in separate lightning strikes as thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain swept through Sonbhadra and Mirzapur districts on Friday. The sudden change in weather also uprooted trees and electric poles, disrupted power supply and caused property damage across the region.Two of the deaths occurred in Sonbhadra, where…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s journey from winningjust two Lok Sabha seats in 1984 to becoming the world’s largest political party was driven by its commitment to values, ideals and nation-first politics.Addressing the inaugural session of the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Training Campaign organised by BJP’s Gorakhpur city unit,…
Varanasi: A dispute broke out between two groups during a Tazia procession being taken out on the Nai Sadak-Aurangabad route on the 10th day of Muharram, on Friday. Within moments, scores of people gathered at the spot, creating an atmosphere of chaos for some time. According to reports, as the dispute escalated, those taking out…
Varanasi: A 23-year-old woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son were found hanging inside their house in Hanumanpur under Mughalsarai Kotwali police limits of Chandauli district on Friday night. Police have sent the bodies for postmortem and launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to the deaths.The incident came to light when the woman’s husband, Ajay…
Varanasi: A two-day short course on ‘Radiobiology: Concepts & Applications’ commenced at the department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Medicine, IMS-BHU, bringing together around 70 postgraduate students and young professionals from across the country. Inaugurating the programme, BHU VC Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi stressed the importance of interactive learning and encouraged the department to develop into…
Varanasi: Ahead of the Pulse Polio immunisation campaign beginning Sunday, the district health department organised a district-level awareness rally on Saturday to encourage parents to ensure that all eligible children receive the oral polio vaccine.The rally was flagged off by chief medical officer by Mukesh Kumar.Similar awareness rallies were also organised from PHCs and CHCs…
Varanasi: The STF of UP on Thursday night arrested one active trafficker from a gang engaged in interstate narcotics smuggling and seized 439 kg of cannabis valued at approximately Rs 1.1 crore from his possession. The smuggler was arrested near the under-construction petrol pump at Pachokhara Kasopur tiraha, under Madihan police station area of Mirzapur…
Gorakhpur: CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday paid tributes to two BJP workers, Vishal Gupta and Jayprakash Rao, who recently passed away.The chief minister first visited the Kuraghat residence of former trader leader and BJP worker Vishal Gupta, where he offered floral tributes to the deceased and expressed condolences to his family members, including his sons…
