Varanasi: To ensure smooth supply of domestic Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in railway colonies in Varanasi, the Varanasi division of North Eastern Railway (NER) on Wedesday signed an MoU with GAIL India Limited.The MoU was signed by senior divisional engineer (Coordination) Vikas Kumar Singh and , GAIL India Ltd GM Sushil Kumar in the presence…
Varanasi: The Banaras Hindu University administration has circulated a list of more than 110 expelled, debarred, suspended and banned students to institute directors, faculty deans, department heads, college principals, and centre/school coordinators.The list has also been shared with admission committees to ensure that these students are not considered for admission to any course at the…
Students staged a massive protest at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth on Wednesday Varanasi: In protest against detention of LOP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Delhi on Tuesday evening, as well as cane charge on protesters at Jantar Mantar, leaders and workers of both parties staged protest at different places in the…
Varanasi: With more than 77,530 Ayushman Vaya Vandana Cards issued to senior citizens for free medical treatment, Varanasi has ranked fourth in the state under the scheme.Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Mukesh Kumar said no social or economic eligibility criteria are required to avail of the benefit. The only requirement is that the beneficiary must…
Varanasi: An Italian national was referred to Govt Mental Hospital on Wednesday, following nuisance created by his antics and incidents of his getting beaten up by locals, videos of which were viral on social media.Police commissioner Mohit Agrawal said Adampur police were asked to initiate necessary action and send a report to the Italian embassy…
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday issued stern warning to officials, saying waterlogging anywhere in the city would not be tolerated and negligence in drainage management would invite strict action.Reviewing development projects, flood preparedness and drainage arrangements at a meeting in the Annexe Bhawan auditorium, the chief minister directed officials to ensure comprehensive cleaning…
Varanasi: Intensifying it’s Dalit outreach bid ahead of 2027 UP election, BJP national president Nitin Nabin and state chief Pankaj Chaudhary will launch a countrywide Kalash Yatra from the birthplace of Sant Ravidas in Seer Govardhanpur in Kashi on Jul 29.Made of clay collected from the Sant’s birthplace 131 kalash (urns) will be taken to…
Varanasi: Ghazipur police lodged an FIR against Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari and two arms clerks on the charges of disappearance of files related to an arms licence, criminal conspiracy and suspicion of misuse of a weapon.Ghazipur SP Iraj Raja on Wednesday said, based on outcomes of verification of 145 firearms bought and sold on…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched an attack on the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, accusing them of spreading “false narrative” and attempting to mislead the people ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.Addressing a conference of BJP booth presidents from Gorakhpur Urban and Gorakhpur Rural Assembly constituencies, he urged party workers to remain…
Varanasi: Varanasi Municipal Corporation’s pre-monsoon drain-cleaning drive has come under scrutiny as several parts of the city continue to face waterlogging after rainfall, despite the civic body claiming that 364 of the city’s 386 small and large drains were cleaned.Residents of Jaiprakash Nagar Colony in the Shivpurva locality submitted a memorandum to the municipal commissioner’s…
