Major projects ready for inauguration are the Kajjakpura railway overbridge Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit his parliamentary constituency on April 28, with officials compiling lists of projects ready for inauguration and other projects for foundation-laying ceremonies.So far, 48 projects of Rs 6,784 crore in both categories have been included. The list…
Gorakhpur: The three-day annual Urs-e-Pak at the dargah of Hazrat Mubarak Khan Shaheed concluded on Friday in a spiritually uplifting and patriotic atmosphere, with the final day dedicated to soldiers guarding the nation’s borders.The concluding day witnessed traditional rituals including Quran recitation, Mehfil-e-Milad, and the Kul Sharif ceremony. Special prayers were offered for peace, communal…
Gorakhpur: The bodies of three youths who drowned while bathing in the Rapti river were recovered by the State Disaster Response Force on Saturday morning. A joint team of SDRF and local police had been conducting a search operation since Friday, when the incident occurred.According to police, four youths went to bathe in the river…
Varanasi: Ahead of Akshaya Tritiya on April 19, district probation officer Pankaj Kumar Mishra has urged residents of Varanasi to help eliminate the social evil of child marriage and cooperate with authorities to prevent such incidents.Highlighting that cases of child marriage are often reported on this auspicious day, Mishra said special surveillance teams have been…
Varanasi: BHU vice-chancellor Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi on Friday conducted a surprise inspection of the Cyber Library Study Centre at the Central Library, where the librarian briefed him in detail about students’ study-related needs, current arrangements, and available facilities.During the inspection, the VC took stock of the facilities available at the study centre and laid…
Varanasi: Under the aegis of Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications, a special training session on Kavach 4.0 was organised on Friday at the Varanasi division of North Eastern Railway (NER) for divisional officers, technicians, and loco inspectors through video conferencing.IRISET is actively playing a leading role in training and capacity building for…
Former Union minister Smriti Irani and DyCM Brajesh Pathak inaugurated the event Varanasi: A grand event ‘Nari Shakti Vandan — Sashakt Nari, Sashakt Bharat’ was organized at the Girjadevi Sanskritik Sankul auditorium on Friday to discuss the new role of women in the country’s democracy through the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ — the women’s reservation…
UP eyes solar pushGorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh is accelerating its push to become a hub for clean energy investment, with solar adoption gaining momentum across districts. A pre-event awareness programme for the Uttar Pradesh Energy Expo (UPEX) 2026 was held at Vikas Bhawan in Gorakhpur on Friday.Organised by the UP State Chapter of the PHD Chamber…
Varanasi: An assistant teacher at Edilpur Primary School in Azamgarh’s Atraulia area was suspended for negligence after a Class III student was left sleeping in a classroom. The teacher locked the room and went home.After the matter came to light, the BSA issued a notice to the headmaster seeking clarification. Following a BEO inquiry, assistant…
Varanasi: In a major crackdown on the illegal sale and smuggling of codeine-laced New Phensedyl cough syrup, Kotwali police filed a 38,000-page chargesheet before the fast track court of an additional district judge on Thursday.A total of 18 persons have been named in the chargesheet, including syndicate kingpin Shubham Jaiswal, a resident of Kayastha Tola…
