BJP Pays Tribute to Sardar Patel on Birth Anniversary Varanasi: Bharatiya Janata Party’s city unit on Saturday paid floral tributes to ‘Iron Man’ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary at his statue near Maldahiya crossing. Senior office-bearers, public representatives and party workers gathered in large numbers, garlanded the statue and remembered Patel’s decisive role…
Gorakhpur: Ahead of Diwali, chief minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate and lay the foundation of 88 development projects worth around Rs 1,663 crore in Gorakhpur on Sunday. The projects will focus on road connectivity, urban infrastructure, flood protection, drainage and sewerage management.The CM will begin his programme in Chauri Chaura by inaugurating the Rs 59.44-crore…
Varanasi: Samajwadi Party candidate Ashutosh Sinha, who won the Varanasi Division Graduate Legislative Council seat, credited his victory to party national president Akhilesh Yadav and dedicated party workers.Asked about the political situation in Uttar Pradesh after the party’s victories in Kashi and Prayagraj, Sinha said, “This is just a glimpse; forming the govt in Uttar…
Varanasi: A child marriage involving a 12-year-old girl from the Musahar community and a 17-year-old boy was averted at the last minute in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district on Wednesday evening after timely intervention by authorities and child protection workers. The girl later told the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) that she had repeatedly pleaded with her…
Varanasi: Varanasi secured the top position among all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh in the health ranking released for Sep, recording an overall score of 74% on the dashboard.Chief medical officer Dr N P Singh said that at the block level, Arajiline stood first with an overall score of 78%, followed by Pindra with 76%…
Varanasi: The Annual Financial Inclusion in Digital Banking Leadership Summit and Awards 2026 was held in Varanasi on Wednesday, bringing together leaders from the banking, fintech, technology, govt and corporate sectors to discuss India’s evolving digital banking ecosystem.Organised by the Indian Investors Federation (IIF) and Invest UP, Government of Uttar Pradesh, the summit was led…
Varanasi: A court in Azamgarh on Thursday sentenced nine people, including a BJP functionary, to life imprisonment in the 2007 double murder case of Rudari village under Rani Ki Sarai police station.Additional sessions judge-I, Kamalapati, also imposed a fine of Rs 74,000 on each convict.The case dates back to Oct 21, 2007, the day of…
Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University, as part of the ongoing Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCDPM 6.0), carried out cleanliness, environmental sustainability and space management activities through its Sanitary and Support Services (SSS) Unit on Wednesday.An anti-plastic drive was organised to discourage the use of polythene and single-use plastics and promote a cleaner campus….
Varanasi: A 108-member delegation from Uttar Pradesh’s formerly Naxal-affected districts of Sonbhadra, Mirzapur and Chandauli left for Gujarat on Thursday to participate in the National Unity Day Parade 2026 under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ “Naxal Mukt Bharat” theme.The delegation comprises 94 participants–33 from Sonbhadra, 30 from Mirzapur and 31 from Chandauli– and and…
Varanasi: A woman and her son were killed and three others seriously injured after their SUV broke through a divider and plunged into a nearly 40-foot-deep gorge on the Greenfield Expressway in Ghazipur district late Wednesday.The accident took place near Birno Toll Plaza, close to Sheikhpur, under Jangipur police station limits.ASP (City) Rakesh Kumar Mishra…
