Varanasi: Amidst chanting of Vedic mantras, rituals of bhumi pujan (groundbreaking) for the construction of a 500-bed super speciality hospital building were performed on SSPG divisional hospital premises here on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid foundation of the project during his visit on Apr 28.After the rituals, former UP minister and City South…
Gorakhpur: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers on Sunday staged a protest against SP chief Akhilesh Yadav at Indra Vihar Tiraha over the alleged objectionable comment made against BJP state chief Pankaj Chaudhary from a social media account, reportedly linked to the IT cell of Samajwadi Party.As part of the protest, the BJYM workers burnt…
Varanasi: Demolition picked up pace on Saturday for the Dalmandi road widening project, targeting newly acquired buildings and sites where structures were left partially standing in previous drives. The over Rs 200 crore project aims to improve access to Kashi Vishwanath Dham from the Naisadak point on the Lahurabir-Godowlia road.A joint team from the PWD,…
Gorakhpur: A dispute over an unfulfilled request for a chicken leg piece by a ‘baraati’ turned a Gorakhpur wedding venue into a battleground late Friday. The argument quickly escalated into a clash involving stones, belts, bamboo sticks, and swords, leaving one youth dead and another critically injured.The incident took place under the Shahpur police station…
Varanasi: Timely intervention by the police and mediation by elders of the community helped bring a dramatic wedding-day standoff in Varanasi’s Lohta area to a peaceful solution, with the bride eventually marrying her longtime lover on Friday.The high-voltage drama unfolded in Chhitauni village on Thursday night when the bride, whose marriage was arranged by her…
Varanasi: A new trick adopted by smugglers engaged in supplying liquor to the dry state of Bihar was exposed when police in Chandauli caught a consignment of 224.44 liters of Indian made foreign liquor of different brands in bottles of 180 ml, 350 ml and 750 ml, worth a total of Rs 22.5 lakh in…
Varanasi: Accompanied by her family members, a postal department employee attacked her former colleague over an old dispute inside a post office in Revati area on May 5. The video of Chhaya Pathak and her family members attacking Abhishek Kumar Sinha went viral on social media. Pathak is currently posted at Gai Ghat sub-post office.Ballia…
Lucknow: In a proud moment for the city, a 28-year-old Lucknow-born solicitor, Rukhsar Hasan Askari, has won the councillor election from Sutton Ward in London, securing a convincing victory on the ticket of the Liberal Democrats.Rukhsar polled 1,593 votes, comfortably defeating her nearest rival from the Green Party, who secured 448 votes. Her victory is…
Gorakhpur: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Rome Centre has officially recognised Anil Pratap Singh, a resident of Basti and founder of Global Science Academy, as a featured Global Mentor for the ‘Youth4Climate’ initiative.Singh’s expertise has been showcased on the official UNDP portal as part of the global launch of the ‘Call for Mentors 2026’ programme….
Gorakhpur: A man accused of murdering his lover and dumping her body near Chhawani railway station was arrested after a police encounter in Gorakhpur on Saturday morning. The accused, identified as Rajdhari Yadav, a native of Champaran, Bihar, sustained bullet injury in his leg during exchange of fire with police and was later taken into…
