Varanasi: Varanasi reeled under intense heat on Saturday as the city recorded the hottest day of the season, with the mercury soaring to 45 degrees Celsius, 5.3 degrees above normal.The blistering heat kept streets largely deserted in the afternoon, while residents relied on fans, coolers and ACs to get through the day. The Met department…
Varanasi: Former Supreme Court judge RK Aggarwal inaugurated the SP Gupta Smriti Vidhi Pustakalaya at Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU) on Saturday, underscoring the role of modern libraries in strengthening legal education.Addressing the programme, Justice Aggarwal said libraries are essential for continuous learning and urged students to regularly study and refine their knowledge. “This…
Varanasi: The death of a girl from Vishwakarma community hailing from the other backward castes (OBC) in Katariya village under the limits of Karanda police station in Ghazipur district on April 15 and the stone pelting that followed when a delegation of Samajwadi Party functionaries was on its way to meet the family on Apr…
Varanasi: At least five people, including a couple and their son returning after their daughter’s wedding in Ranchi, were killed in a road accident in Mau, while three persons died and five sustained injuries in a separate accident in Sonbhadra on Saturday.Mau ASP Anup Kumar said around 2.30 am, a speeding SUV veered off its…
Gorakhpur: A combined awareness programme and review meeting on women’s empowerment and safety was held here on Saturday.The initiative led by UP State Wome’s Commission chief Babita Singh Chauhan focused on sensitising women and girls about their rights, safety measures and various govt welfare schemes. During the session, an expert from Madan Mohan Malaviya University…
Varanasi: To promote the use of Hindi language in all the central govt related work, a meeting of the Nagar Rajbhasha Implementation Committee (NARAKAS), was held at the GM conference hall on Friday, alongside a literary seminar on noted poet, writer and journalist, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi.The meeting was chaired by chaired by North Eastern Railway…
Gorakhpur: Samajwadi Party workers on Saturday staged a protest in Gorakhpur against installation of smart electricity meters across the city. Raising slogans against BJP govt and power department officials, the demonstrators accused authorities of burdening consumers with inflated bills. The protest was led by the party’s city president Shabbir Qureshi.Holding banners and placards, SP workers…
Varanasi:Two candidates were caught attempting to appear in the School Entrance Test (SET-2026) of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) using forged admit cards on Friday.According to the office of the Coordinator of School Entrance Examination, a preliminary inquiry revealed that the candidates had tampered with original admit cards using digital means in an apparent attempt to…
Varanasi: To bolster UP’s power system in the peak summer season, energy minister AK Sharma on Saturday said tripping is unacceptable and directed 24×7 supply.At a review meeting with officials in Varanasi, Sharma issued key consumer-centric directives, stating that power connections up to 1 kW will not be disconnected even with a negative balance. Consumers…
Varanasi: Society for Eczema Studies (SES) hosted a continuing medical education (CME) programme titled ‘Atopic Dermatitis Update 2026’, here on Saturday. The session focused on recent advances in management of the condition and brought together leading dermatology experts from across the country.The doctors said atopic dermatitis (AD), an inflammatory skin disorder, continues to be a…
