Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University will host its 106th convocation for the academic session 2025–26 on Dec 12 at Swatantrata Bhawan.Degrees will be awarded to successful students of undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes. Gold medals will also be presented to meritorious students from various faculties and institutes.According to a BHU spokesperson, 11 sub-committees have been formed…
Five retired education department employees arrested in Ghazipur Varanasi: Ghazipur Kotwali police arrested five retired education department employees on July 22 for allegedly fraudulently withdrawing pension benefits.According to police, sub-inspector Vijay Kumar and his team arrested the accused during a checking drive at Lanka Bus Stand as part of an ongoing anti-crime campaign.Following the arrests,…
Varanasi: A Ballia court on Thursday sentenced a man to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.The court of the special judge (POCSO Act) also imposed a fine of ₹20,000 on the convict, Sadhu Yadav, a resident of Pradhanpur village under Rasra police station limits.In default of payment of the fine,…
Varanasi: A 58-year-old man and his 24-year-old son died after coming in contact with an 11,000-volt power line that had snapped and fallen in their field in Ballia’s Bansdih Road police station area on Thursday, police said.On receiving information about the incident, local police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies of Janardan Yadav…
Varanasi: A special Pocso court in Azamgarh on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a minor girl.The court also imposed a fine of ₹83,000 on Jeetu alias Jitendra Yadav, a resident of Sikraur Sahbari in Azamgarh district.According to the prosecution, the case was registered at Sarai Mir police…
Varanasi: The CBI arrested Nitesh Agarwal, senior divisional materials manager of the North Eastern Railway’s Varanasi division, while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹1.70 lakh on Thursday evening.According to officials, Agarwal had allegedly demanded the bribe from a contractor supplying furniture to the railways in return for clearing bills and facilitating contract-related work. The contractor…
Gorakhpur: Two youths have been detained in connection with the murder of a 70-year-old jeweller whose body was recovered from the Rapti river earlier this week, police said.Police on Friday said the accused allegedly killed the businessman after he repeatedly demanded repayment of a ₹1 lakh loan.The victim, Ramlal Verma of Dhaska Bhatas village in…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday held a Janata Darshan at Gorakhnath Temple for the second consecutive day, meeting around 150 people and hearing their grievances.Interacting individually with citizens seated outside Mahant Digvijaynath Smriti Bhawan, the chief minister collected applications and directed officials to ensure the prompt and fair resolution of complaints.“Do not worry….
The 1.18-km elevated corridor is expected to improve direct access to the prominent tourist destination of Sarnath Varanasi: Construction of the four-lane elevated road connecting Faridpur on the Outer Ring Road to Sarnath is progressing rapidly, marking a key step towards easing traffic congestion and improving direct access to the prominent tourist destination.The 1.18-km elevated…
Union Bank of India, the lead bank of the district, organised an outreach programme at Rudraksh Convention Centre, Sigra, on Friday Varanasi: Union Bank of India organised an outreach programme on Friday, during which cheques worth ₹515 crore were distributed to entrepreneurs. Sanction letters and cheques were also handed over to more than 300 customers.District…
