Varanasi: Taking serious note of negligence in various ongoing construction works, the Varanasi municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal imposed a fine of Rs7 lakh on two firms for negligence in development works and substandard construction.The commissioner also issued a strict warning that misuse of public funds and compromise on quality will not be tolerated under any…
Gorakhpur: A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly attacking his wife and her YouTuber friend with a sickle and stick in the Jhagaha area of Gorakhpur after reportedly finding them together at his home. Police tracked down the accused and arrested him during a raid.According to officials, the incident occurred around 5:30 pm on…
Varanasi: After a long wait of around two decades since its formation, the Chandauli district will finally get its own police lines.The Yogi govt is constructing Chandauli police lines on approximately 32.50 acres of land in Bhojpur area on Chandauli-Sakaldiha route at a cost of around Rs 2,81.10 crore, located about 5 km from the…
Varanasi: To promote green mobility, the Varanasi Development Authority has ordered 100 e-bikes for its staff busy in field work.VDA vice-chairman Purna Bora said, “Over 90% of the VDA’s officials and other employees remain busy in field. Approximately 300-400 litres of petrol and diesel is estimated to be consumed in their field visits and other…
Varanasi: Finally piped natural gas (PNG) supply line reached the kitchens of Annakshetras (food courts) run by Shri Annapurna Annakshetra Trust on Sunday. GAIL had earlier charged kitchen of the Annakshetra of the Kashi Vishwanath temple on Apr 17.Former UP minister and City South MLA Neelkanth Tiwari, GAIL’s executive director H K Garg and Annapurna…
Varanasi: A couple was killed, while their two children, aged 10 and 12, survived after a speeding trailer rammed into their motorcycle near Mahuli crossing on the Shaktinagar Highway in Mirzapur on Sunday.Police said the children were thrown several metres away by the impact but miraculously escaped, while the couple came under the wheels of…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday claimed that Congress began its “appeasement politics” long before the Constitution came into force or the country had its first election, and this led to the country’s Partition.“India’s Constitution was framed on Nov 26, 1949, and adopted on Jan 26, 1950, when parliamentary democracy came into force in…
Varanasi: A trader was killed after being hit by a speeding car at busy Maidagin crossing.The trader, Rajkumar Aggarwal (62), a resident of Bangali Bada in Visheshwarganj area, was returning home late on Saturday night. He was passing through Kotwali police station area when a car taking U-turn in high speed hit him.Passersby rushed to…
Gorakhpur: In a breakthrough in maternal and foetal healthcare, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Gorakhpur successfully carried out its first intrauterine blood transfusion, saving the life of an unborn baby, AIIMS Gorakhpur informed.The patient, a woman from Kushinagar, was undergoing her fourth pregnancy after suffering repeated pregnancy losses due to Rh isoimmunisation, a condition…
Gorakhpur: Yashita Rai, a student of The Pillars Public School, has secured a place among the top 35 students selected nationwide for the Orientation-cum-Selection Camp (OCSC) under the Indian National Biology Olympiad (INBO), bringing laurels to the city.The selection process is conducted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, one of India’s premier scientific…
