Banarasi silk stole is a traditional handwoven textile from the PM’s constituency Varanasi, crafted from fine silk and decorated with intricate zari work. Varanasi: The exquisite Banarasi silk fabric drew the global attention as Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Banarasi silk stoles to global leaders at G7 Summit, showcasing India’s remarkable weaving heritage before the…
Varanasi: The ancient city of Kashi has now taken another major step towards technological modernity. Under the ‘3-D Urban Spatial Digital Twin’, govt has prepared a digital replica of Kashi, which will prove extremely useful in emergencies.In the event of an incident like fire, important information such as the nearest fire station, the closest route…
Varanasi: In a tragic incident, two teenage girls died of drowning while bathing in Sai river while one girl was found in an unconscious state at the Sai river ghat.The incident took place in the Nahora village of Jalalpur area in Jaunpur district on Friday.According to reports, the girls had gone to bathe at the…
Varanasi: In joint action, STF and Sidhari police arrested on Wednesday two undertrial prisoners who had fled of Azamgarh jail along with a third accomplice in 2016. To dodge police, they shifted to Punjab and worked as field labourers. Police announced cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on each of them.Azamgarh’s CO (city) Shubham Todi…
Varanasi: A joint team of police personnel from several police stations and SOG arrested three cattle smugglers in Sonbhadra district late on Wednesday. Two of them suffered bullet injury in legs and were admitted to hospital for treatment.Sonbhadra ASP (operations) Rishabh Runwal on Thursday said that on receiving inputs regarding movement of cattle smugglers, policemen…
Varanasi: Sunit Chourasia, a 31-year-old golfer from Kolkata, won the DP World PGTI NexGen–Varanasi golf tournament on Friday, clinching the title for the third time in a row.He carded a final-round score of 73 to finish with a total score of six-under 204, securing an impressive four-stroke victory.Earlier this year, he won the Alpha Sports…
Gorakhpur: Keshoram Agarwal, chairman of the renowned Gita Press, passed away at the age of 97 in Kolkata on Tuesday morning. He breathed his last at 7.22am, leaving behind a legacy of service to Sanatan Dharma and religious literature.A condolence meeting was organised at Gita Press in Gorakhpur, where trustees, employees and devotees paid tribute…
Gorakhpur: In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old man allegedly hacked his father to death with an axe while he was asleep outside their home in the early hours of Thursday.The incident took place in Jungle Ayodhya Prasad village in Gorakhpur.According to police, the victim, Brahmadev Kannaujia, 55, had gone to sleep on a cot outside…
Varanasi: As part of the preparations for the convocation of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University to be held on July 30, a comprehensive special cleanliness drive was launched on Thursday from the historic main building of the university. The drive was led by the university’s vice-chancellor Prof Bihari Lal Sharma with participation from university officials, teachers, employees,…
Varanasi: In the era of ‘One Nation, One Syllabus’, the proposed new regulations of National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) appear to have excluded Home Science from nutrition and dietetics education, giving rise to fear of thousands losing their professional recognition and hospital jobs.To address this apprehension, Human Science Association of India (HSAI),…
