Governor Anandiben Patel and chief minister Yogi Adityanath perform puja during Somnath Amrut Mahotsav, celebrating 75 years of the inauguration of the restored Somnath temple, in Varanasi on Monday Varanasi: Stating that temples like Kashi Vishwanath and Somnath reflect how Sanatan is not confined within temple walls but is deeply rooted in India’s collective consciousness,…
The hantavirus outbreak aboard the Dutch expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, which was sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Spain’s Canary Islands, has drawn global attention due to the serious nature of the virus. Prof Sunit K Singh, a renowned molecular virologist from BHU and currently the Director of the B R Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical…
Varanasi: Police arrested a man accused of raping his 9-year-old niece following an encounter in Azamgarh district late on Sunday.Azamgarh ASP (rural) Chirag Jain on Monday said that when the minor girl was playing outside her residence in a village under Tahbarpur police limits, her uncle Nakhadu alias Sahab, took her to an isolated place…
Varanasi: Taking action under the Gangsters Act, Azamgarh police on Monday attached a building worth Rs 1.5 crore belonging to jailed gangster Dhruv Singh alias Kuntu Singh in the Chhapra Sultanpur area.Azamgarh SP Anil Kumar said the district police have been carrying out a sustained drive to dismantle the economic network of mafia elements and…
Varanasi: A state-of-the-art jaggery-based food product manufacturing plant set up by Power Crops Food and Agri Pvt Ltd has become commercially operational at Gosandepur village in Karanda block of Ghazipur district under the GBC-4 initiative through Invest UP.Established with an investment of Rs 15 crore, the project has received technical collaboration and foreign direct investment…
Varanasi: The body of a 50-year-old man, who died after being hit by a Thar vehicle in the Fariha market area under Nizamabad police station of Azamgarh district, was exhumed on Sunday for postmortem.Azamgarh SP Anil Kumar said on Monday that the victim, Shamshad alias Guddu, was initially buried without an autopsy, following a mutual…
Varanasi: Minister of Science and Technology (Independent Charge) Jitendra Singh visited the Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institute at BHU on Sunday and commended its role in supporting high-end research and growing contribution to Atmanirbhar Bharat.The institute is a flagship national initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).Accompanied by BHU vice-chancellor Prof Ajit…
Woman undergoing treatment shot dead inside Chandauli hospital (Image used for representational purpose only) CHANDAULI: A woman undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district was shot dead inside the facility on Monday morning, police said. The accused allegedly tried to flee after the incident but was caught by a mob outside…
Varanasi: Police teams raided seven locations across Ghazipur and Mau districts on Sunday in search of Afsha Ansari, the widow of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari.Ghazipur SP Iraj Raja said Afsha, who carries a Rs 50,000 bounty in both districts, is wanted on gangster charges. Raids were carried out at seven possible hideouts in each district,…
Varanasi: Bulldozers and earth-moving machines intensified demolition of the purchased buildings on Sunday. Police tightened security on Dalmandi street and worked to clear crowds, especially near Naisadak, to keep traffic flowing.Leading the police and central armed forces team securing the PWD and district administration during demolition, ACP Dashaswamedh Atul Anjan Tripathi said the PWD team…
