Varanasi: Ahead of Akshaya Tritiya on April 19, district probation officer Pankaj Kumar Mishra has urged residents of Varanasi to help eliminate the social evil of child marriage and cooperate with authorities to prevent such incidents.Highlighting that cases of child marriage are often reported on this auspicious day, Mishra said special surveillance teams have been…
Varanasi: BHU vice-chancellor Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi on Friday conducted a surprise inspection of the Cyber Library Study Centre at the Central Library, where the librarian briefed him in detail about students’ study-related needs, current arrangements, and available facilities.During the inspection, the VC took stock of the facilities available at the study centre and laid…
Varanasi: Under the aegis of Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications, a special training session on Kavach 4.0 was organised on Friday at the Varanasi division of North Eastern Railway (NER) for divisional officers, technicians, and loco inspectors through video conferencing.IRISET is actively playing a leading role in training and capacity building for…
Former Union minister Smriti Irani and DyCM Brajesh Pathak inaugurated the event Varanasi: A grand event ‘Nari Shakti Vandan — Sashakt Nari, Sashakt Bharat’ was organized at the Girjadevi Sanskritik Sankul auditorium on Friday to discuss the new role of women in the country’s democracy through the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ — the women’s reservation…
UP eyes solar pushGorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh is accelerating its push to become a hub for clean energy investment, with solar adoption gaining momentum across districts. A pre-event awareness programme for the Uttar Pradesh Energy Expo (UPEX) 2026 was held at Vikas Bhawan in Gorakhpur on Friday.Organised by the UP State Chapter of the PHD Chamber…
Varanasi: An assistant teacher at Edilpur Primary School in Azamgarh’s Atraulia area was suspended for negligence after a Class III student was left sleeping in a classroom. The teacher locked the room and went home.After the matter came to light, the BSA issued a notice to the headmaster seeking clarification. Following a BEO inquiry, assistant…
Varanasi: In a major crackdown on the illegal sale and smuggling of codeine-laced New Phensedyl cough syrup, Kotwali police filed a 38,000-page chargesheet before the fast track court of an additional district judge on Thursday.A total of 18 persons have been named in the chargesheet, including syndicate kingpin Shubham Jaiswal, a resident of Kayastha Tola…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials to act promptly and sensitively onpublic complaints, assuring people that the Uttar Pradesh govt is committed to resolving every issue effectively.For the second consecutive day during his Gorakhpur visit, the chief minister held a ‘Janata Darshan’ at Gorakhnath temple, where he met around 200 people and…
Varanasi: Taking a jibe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav‘s remarks in the House, in which he had said that the “saas-bahu wali” has lost, former Union minister Smriti Irani hit back, saying that if Akhilesh has the courage, he should win an election from somewhere other than his ancestral seat and stronghold. Talking to…
Several police personnel were injured in the clash Varanasi: Several police personnel, including ACP (Sarnath) Vidush Saxena. were injured in a clash between villagers and police in Nehiya village under Cholapur police station area on Friday.Police used force to disperse the villagers. Following information about the incident, forces from several police stations and DCP Varuna…
