Gorakhpur: The inauguration of Ganga Expressway by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday will significantly strengthen connectivity between eastern UP and the western parts of the state, while giving a major push to the region’s economy, former president of the Chamber of Industries, S K Agarwal said on Wednesday.He added that with Gorakhpur emerging as an…
Gorakhpur: Marking International Workers’ Day, the state govt will organise a mass wedding ceremony for 200 daughters of labourers across Gorakhpur division on May 1. The event will be held at Champa Devi Park from 11am, with labour minister Anil Rajbhar and several public representatives attending the event.The initiative, aimed at easing the financial burden…
Gorakhpur: On Monday afternoon, a jeweller’s shop in the city became the scene of a brazen heist. Two youths walked in as customers, then seized the moment to snatch roughly 20 grams of gold before bolting. Yet the shop owner’s 18-year-old daughter refused to freeze. She gave chase for nearly 100 metres, caught one by…
Varanasi: Noted author, poet and professor of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at BHU, Dr Rajeev Kumar Dubey, was conferred the prestigious Bharat Vibhushan Samman during a ceremony held in Chandigarh on Tuesday.The award was given by Punjab Legislative Assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan. The programme was organised by the Institute of Social Reforms and…
Gorakhpur: Celebrations gave way to grief after a 29-year-old man died allegedly by suicide just three days after his marriage in Gorakhpur.The deceased, identified as Rudranath Jaiswal alias Minshu, reportedly consumed a poisonous substance late Tuesday. According tofamily members, he was pacing on the terrace when his mother noticed him. He told her that he…
Varanasi: Kashi’s looms and hands found a national stage on Tuesday as PM Narendra Modi was presented six GI-tagged treasures of the holy city during his Nari Vandan address — a moment that wove women’s empowerment with the timeless pride of local artisans.Uttar Pradesh leads India’s GI map with 79 registered handicrafts, and Kashi’s deft…
Varanasi: The commissioner-cum-Secretary of the department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE), govt of Odisha, Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, visited the International Rice Research Institute – South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) here on Tuesday to strengthen collaboration on sustainable rice systems, digital agriculture, and value chain development.The delegation was welcomed by Vikas Kumar Singh, interim director…
Varanasi: Damru before the 2022 assembly polls, trishul before the 2024 Varanasi Lok Sabha fight — both at Kashi Vishwanath Temple. On Wednesday, as Bengal’s last phase began, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerged from the sanctum holding trishul and damru together.Amid conch shells resounding and Vedic chants rising from 108 batuks of Annapurna Rishikul Brahmcharya…
BJP national president Nitin Nabin during his visit to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi on Tuesday Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s women-centric initiatives reflect a clear vision and strong commitment to women’s empowerment.The assertion was made by BJP president Nitin Nabin while addressing the Nari Shakti Vandan convention at the BLW ground in Kashi…
PM Narendra Modi at a public meeting in Kashi on Tuesday Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress, Samajwadi Party, TMC and DMK on Tuesday for stalling the women’s reservation bill in Parliament, saying parties doing politics of nepotism and appeasement consider the rise of women in law-making by reaching Lok Sabha and Vidhan…
