Varanasi: The 3.85-km Varanasi Ropeway Project from Cantt to Godowlia is nearing completion, with its overall physical progress reaching 94.35%.Once operational, the ropeway is expected to run for nearly 16 hours a day and carry 3,000 passengers per hour per direction. The journey from Cantt to Godowlia will take about 15 minutes. Passengers visiting the…
Varanasi: A Tamil play, “Bharathi Yaar?” (Who is Bharathi?), was staged at Banaras Hindu University on Friday to mark the 105th Memorial Day of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati.The performance was held at Malaviya Moolya Anusheelan Kendra. Presented by the Subramania Bharati Chair and Rangshala, the University Theatre Cell, the production depicted the poet’s journey, literary legacy…
Varanasi: A reported abduction of a 19-year-old girl near a petrol pump in the Bhadwar area under Rohaniya police station turned out to be a family matter after police traced the vehicle seen in a viral video and found that the girl had been taken home by her parents to Baburi area of Chandauli district.The…
Varanasi: Two men died after a speeding car allegedly hit their motorcycle from behind near the proposed old age home on the Mirzapur-Prayagraj highway in the Ashtabhuja Chowk area under Vindhyachal police station limits on Thursday night.According to reports, the car was coming from the Prayagraj side when it struck the motorcycle and fled towards…
Gorakhpur: The newly appointed BJP Gorakhpur regional general secretary, Rahul Srivastava, has intensified his outreach to senior party leaders after assuming charge.On Thursday, Srivastava paid courtesy visits to Gorakhpur Mayor Manglesh Srivastava and former Sahjanwa MLA and senior BJP leader Sheetal Pandey. During the meetings, he discussed organisational matters and sought their blessings and advice.Recently,…
Gorakhpur: Mahayogi Gorakhnath University vice-chancellor Lt Gen Bhupesh Kumar Goyal on Friday said discipline and unwavering determination are essential for achieving success in life and urged students to channel their knowledge and abilities towards nation-building and social development.He was addressing the inaugural session of a seven-day lecture series organised jointly by Maharana Pratap Kanya Inter…
Varanasi: A special workshop on the First Level Checking (FLC) of EVMs and VVPATs was held at the Circuit House auditorium in Varanasi under the chairmanship of Manish Garg, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India.The workshop was organized in line with the directions of the Election Commission of India to ensure that the…
Varanasi: Three faculty members of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have been elected Fellows of The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) for 2026.Prof. Shashi Pandey of the Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Department of Botany; Prof. Prakash Kumar Singh of the Department of Geology; and Prof. Rajendra Kumar Singh, Senior Professor and Head, Department…
Varanasi: A 22-year-old youth was allegedly beaten to death by three individuals with iron rods on Friday morning at Ramdayalganj market under the Line Bazaar police station area of Jaunpur district.According to police, the deceased, Vishal Yadav, was allegedly killed over an old rivalry. Two of the accused have been taken into custody, while efforts…
Varanasi: A retired Army soldier was killed and his brother seriously injured after neighbours allegedly attacked them with knives over a path dispute in Sonadih (Doth) village under Ubhaon police station area of Ballia district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Amresh Bahadur Singh (45) who died during treatment in Mau. His brother, Manjesh…
