Varanasi: President of Samajwadi Party’s Chandauli unit women’s wing, Gargi Singh Patel, on Friday night lodged named FIR against five, including a member of her own party and family of a former block chief, for barging into her house and assaulting her brutally on Thursday morning, in Madhiya village under Mughalsarai police station.The video of…
Varanasi: A two-day maintenance study group meeting focused on standardizing electrical equipment and circuits across the Indian Railways concluded on Saturday at the Varanasi division of the North Eastern Railway.Railway board member (Traction and Rolling Stock), R. Rajgopal, said that the primary objective of the meeting is to standardize electrical equipment and circuits so that…
Varanasi: Taking serious note of delays in ongoing tourism development projects, district magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Friday directed the tourism department and other nodal agencies to impose penalties on the contractors responsible for the slow pace of work.Reviewing the progress of tourism development projects at a meeting on Friday evening, the DM instructed officials to…
Varanasi: Jangipur police in Ghazipur district arrested a notorious cattle smuggler and accused in murder and rape cases, Ziauddin alias Ziyau Qureshi (35), following an encounter near Baghol Pulia on Madarpur late on Friday night.Ghazipur CO City Shekhar Sengar said that jangipur cops were busy in night patrolling near Baghol Pulia on Madarpur road, when…
Varanasi: The Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU organised a special programme on Saturday in the run up to World No Tobacco Day 2026, which is observed on May 31.The event was held under the theme “Unmasking the Appeal: Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction” to raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco…
Varanasi: Rajatalab police on Friday arrested a man on charges of allegedly attempting to induce religious conversion through monetary enticement.Rajatalab police station in-charge Dayaram said the accused, Israil (35), came under police scrutiny after a local resident lodged a complaint alleging that Israil and his associates had tried to persuade the complainant’s married sister to…
Varanasi: A 29-year-old son of a hotelier was shot dead by four masked assailants who arrived on two motorcycles and opened fire at him at his establishment on Fullanpur Bypass Road under the Kotwali police station area of Ghazipur late Friday.Investigators suspect that the prime suspect is associated with the alleged ‘Katra Gang’, which has…
Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University and the the department of Women and Child Development, UP have signed an MoU to work together for the holistic development of children living at the Juvenile Centre in Ramnagar. Drawing upon each other’s expertise and institutional strengths, the two bodies will collaborate to create meaningful opportunities for the children’s growth…
Gorakhpur: The UP govt is revamping the flood protection infrastructure in Gorakhpur by replacing the five-decade-old regulators on the Herbert embankment with modern structures.The initiative, being carried out under the direction of CM Yogi, aims to improve flood management along the Rapti river while also enhancing urban connectivity through a four-lane road project.The 3.9-km-long Herbert…
Varanasi: The Tzu Chi Mahayana Buddhist Practice Centre was formally inaugurated at the department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Banaras Hindu University, on Friday.This is the first ever Buddhist Centre in India sponsored by any foreign Buddhist organisation. The Tzu Chi Foundation also announced 10 fully-funded scholarships for the students of Pali and Buddhist Studies.The…
