Varanasi: The two-day training programme on advanced vegetable production and entrepreneurship development, organised for public representatives and farmers at the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), concluded on Friday.A total of 65 participants, including 15 women, and gram pradhans from 8 villages, participated in the programme. During…
Varanasi: A two-week ‘Refresher Course in Education’ organised by UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (UGC-MMTTC) of Banaras Hindu University, began online on Friday. A total of 165 participants from across the country have registered for the programme.Course coordinator Prof Alka Rani presented the outline of the training programme. Course coordinator Dr Ajay Kumar Singh shed…
TNNVaranasi: Sindhora police on Friday arrested four accused in the murder of Saurabh Singh, 22 , in Majhanwa village on Thursday night.The police arrested Rishu Singh, 22 , Devi Singh, 58 , Rajesh Singh, 55 , and Golu Singh, 27 , all residents of the same village, within 24 hours of the registration of a…
Varanasi: The Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) has established two new institutional centres – the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) and the Virtual Sustainability Centre (vSDC) – with effect from July 1. The two Centres were approved by the institute’s Board of Governors at its 24th meeting on May 12.The CIIE…
Varanasi: The country’s first urban public transport ropeway is set to redefine commuting in Varanasi. Once operational, it will whisk passengers from Varanasi Junction railway station (Cantt) to the vicinity of Kashi Vishwanath Temple at Godowlia in just 16 minutes for Rs 50 — less than one third of the over 45 minutes it typically…
The initiative will be carried out in association with progressive farmers, with an average of 20 Banarasi Langda saplings to be planted at each Amrit Sarovar. Varanasi: In a bid to revive the rapidly disappearing GI-tagged Banarasi Langda mango, the administration has launched a unique conservation initiative to plant nearly 8,000 saplings of the heritage…
Varanasi: As many as 3,824 youth in Varanasi have been disbursed loans worth Rs 164.65 crore since financial year 2024-25 under the govt’s Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Yojana, deputy commissioner (industries) Abhishek Priyadarshi said on Thursday.He added that a subsidy of Rs 16.46 crore has also been provided to the beneficiaries.According to the District Industries…
Varanasi: The managing director of South Korean company ARA Bridge Ltd, Sihyung Park, visited Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) alongside officials from RITES Ltd on Thursday to assess the facility’s capacity for manufacturing standard-gauge locomotives. During the meeting, CME/production & marketing, Ram Janam Chaubey and chief design engineer/diesel, Praveen Kumar highlighted BLW’s achievements, technical advancements, locomotive…
Varanasi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU on Thursday announced its collaboration with Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, to support the launch of the Undergraduate Research Avenue (UGRA), an initiative by the department of Electronics Engineering of IIT-BHU focused on fostering hands-on research and innovation among undergraduate students.IIT-BHU director Prof…
Varanasi: Busting a gang of cyber criminals, Sonbhadra Cyber Crime Police arrested four members of the gang from Lucknow. Those arrested were identified as Sufiyan, Mohammad Danish, Arshad Siddiqui and Tufail Khan, all residents of Lucknow district. The police team busted the gang that cheated four police personnel of Sonbhadra district of Rs 25.03 lakh…
