Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has constituted anti-ragging squads and monitoring cells for its main campus in Varanasi and the Rajiv Gandhi South Campus in Barkachha, Mirzapur, for the academic session 2026-27.The squads and monitoring cells have been formed in accordance with the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions,…
Varanasi: Phoolpur police in Azamgarh district arrested a 40-year-old sorcerer on Wednesday night on charges of raping two girls, both sisters and attempting to rape the third. He had even threatened to use his occult powers and kill the girls if they complained to anyone. The accused, Mahfooz, resident of Gahni Khurd under Phoolpur police…
Gorakhpur, Jul 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath greets during the inauguration and foundation stone laying program of 14 public welfare development projects costing more than Rs995 crore, including a 6-lane flyover from Transport Nagar to Padleganj and a 4-lane flyover connecting it to Deoria Bypass, in Gorakhpur on Thursday. (@CMOfficeUP X/ANI Photo)…
Varanasi: Resident of a village under Sukhpura police station in Ballia district, Ritesh Tiwari (45), was attacked with knife by two motorcycles-borne miscreants on Wednesday.With the knife lodged in his back, Tiwari reached the nearest police outpost and alleged inaction of Sukhpura police. He said he had complained about receiving life threats in a property…
Alambadi Azami (R) with SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav Varanasi: Alambadi Azami, the eldest member of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and a five-time Samajwadi Party MLA from Nizamabad, died after a prolonged illness at his residence in Azamgarh late Wednesday. He was 92.Expressing deep grief, SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav wrote on X, “The news of…
Varanasi: A day after a sack containing codeine syrup was found floating in the Ganga in Varanasi, Chandauli police seized a consignment of 7,200 bottles of codeine syrup worth around Rs 15 lakh from an abandoned truck near the Kori underpass under Alinagar police station on Thursday.Police are trying to ascertain whether the consignment was…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party and Congress over issues of faith, governance and development, saying those who attacked faith while they were in power are now taking the contract to become the greatest defenders of faith.Addressing a public gathering, the CM said: “Sermons on faith…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday assured people that the state govt is committed to resolving public grievances and providing financial assistance for the treatment of serious illnesses“No one will be denied treatment due to lack of money,” the CM said while interacting with over 200 people during aJanata Darshan programme at Gorakhnath Temple.Yogi…
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation launched a free Wi-Fi facility at the court complex on Wednesday, with mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari inaugurating the service.The civic body had earlier started the digital connectivity initiative at Assi Ghat and Dashashwamedh Ghat. In the second phase, free Wi-Fi was extended to BHU Hospital and Trauma Centre. With the…
The smart bus shelters will be equipped with advanced technology, green features and EV charging facilities Varanasi: The UP govt will construct 15 modern bus queue shelters across Varanasi to strengthen the city’s urban transport infrastructure and improve passenger amenities.Designed as integrated public facility centres and bus stops, the shelters will offer safe, smart and…
