Members of the Yadav community performed the rituals for the 96th consecutive year Varanasi: Maintaining their tradition of offering ‘Jalabhishek’ to Lord Kashi Vishwanath and other prominent temples on the first Monday of Shrawan, members of the Yadav community performed the rituals for the 96th consecutive year. Other Yadav groups, under different banners, also reached…
MoU was exchanged by BLW deputy chief engineer Saket and VMC additional municipal commissioner Durgesh Mishra Varanasi: Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) and Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) signed an MoU on Monday for the implementation of an integrated storm water drainage project worth Rs45.30 crore.The MoU was exchanged by BLW deputy chief engineer Saket and VMC…
Vranasi: The Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Division of East Central Railway has achieved two major milestones in railway safety, infrastructure strengthening and freight wagon maintenance by setting new records in track renewal and wagon overhaul.The engineering department renewed 10.63 track kilometres in July 2026 by replacing old and life-expired sleepers using the advanced Track…
Varanasi: To further strengthen its teaching infrastructure and enhance students’ research capabilities at UG and PG levels, Banaras Hindu University has launched a new scheme to provide financial support for proposals from faculty members for the modernization of teaching laboratories.The University has invited proposals for establishment of new teaching laboratories as well as for expansion,…
Gorakhpur: Ahead of the first Monday of Shravan, the Yogi Adityanath govt has intensified efforts to improve pilgrim facilities by undertaking large-scale restoration and tourism development works at major Shiv temples across Gorakhpur.According to Rajendra Prasad, deputy director, tourism department, major temples that have undergone renovation include Piteshwarnath Temple in Bharohiya, Mansarovar Temple in Gorakhnath,…
Gorakhpur: A nine-year-old boy was beaten to death and his 15-year-old cousin critically injured after they were allegedly attacked by a group of men in the Pipraich area on Saturday night, following a dispute over the alleged harassment of a teenage girl from their family. Following the incident, the SSP suspended the Pipraich SHO and…
Varanasi: Dashashwamedh police on Sunday arrested eight pimps who were extorting money from pilgrims by misleading them with promises of arranging entry into the Kashi Vishwanath Temple for darshan without joining the queue.ADCP (Kashi Zone) Vaibhav Bangar said a team from Dashashwamedh police station was engaged in identifying persons involved in cheating devotees and extorting…
Varanasi: A 15-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide on Saturday, a day after her mother lodged an FIR against a youth for allegedly making an obscene video of the deceased and sexually harassing her.Ballia ASP (North) Dinesh Kumar Shukla said a woman filed an FIR with Maniyar police on July 31 alleging that Jahid (20)…
Varanasi: A five-year-old boy, initially believed to have been kidnapped after his mother alerted Dial 112, was rescued after Mughalsarai police intercepted a car in Bhadohi district around 3.30 am on Sunday. However, the investigation revealed that the incident stemmed from a matrimonial dispute, with the child’s father taking him away.Chandauli CO (PDDU Nagar) Arun…
Varanasi: Officers of UPSTF’s Varanasi field unit and forest department on Saturday busted an interstate gang involved in cheating people by framing them in cases of poaching parts of wildlife species.Three of the gang were arrested in a joint raid of STF and forest officials at Swastik Home Stay in Faridpur under Sarnath police station….
