Varanasi: When PM Narendra Modi launched the ambitious PNG project in July 2018, Varanasi’s oldest localities were not on the map. However, the LPG crisis after disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz forced the govt, administration and GAIL to reconsider.As GAIL sped up work to extend PNG connections to more households, it took on the…
Kashi women threaten hubbies with ‘kitchen strike’ if they back anti-women parties Varanasi: In a protest against opposition parties, a group of women in Varanasi took out a march on Sunday condemning the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. Blaming the opposition for stalling the bill, the protesting women also warned…
Varanasi: A man was arrested at Sarnath railway station on Sunday when he was trying to board a train for Mumbai after his wife lodged an FIR alleging that he raped his 9-year-old daughter.During interrogation, the 35-year-old accused stated that he had consumed alcohol and erred.Chaubeypur police station in-charge Virendra Sonkar said that after lodging…
VARANASI: Driven by vengeance for the 2023 abduction and murder of his nine-year-old son over a land dispute, a 35-year-old man amassed over Rs 4 lakh, purchased a truck, and on Dec 8, 2025, rammed it into the SUV of the accused in a calculated attempt to kill him and stage the crime as an…
Varanasi: Dialogue and collaboration among farmers, scientists and industry are the need of the hour, and real transformation is only possible when these three come together, experts said at the two-day “Agro-Industries, Academia & Farmers Conference – 2026” organised by the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU at Shatabdi Bhawan on Saturday.The conference witnessed participation from…
Varanasi: Fugitive codeine cough syrup smuggling syndicate kingpin Shubham Jaiswal’s network suffered a major blow as the possibility of his father Bhola Prasad coming out of jail ended for at least one year.Sonabhadra SP Abhishek Verma told TOI that strict action has been taken under the PIT NDPS Act against the accused involved in the…
Major projects ready for inauguration are the Kajjakpura railway overbridge Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit his parliamentary constituency on April 28, with officials compiling lists of projects ready for inauguration and other projects for foundation-laying ceremonies.So far, 48 projects of Rs 6,784 crore in both categories have been included. The list…
Gorakhpur: The three-day annual Urs-e-Pak at the dargah of Hazrat Mubarak Khan Shaheed concluded on Friday in a spiritually uplifting and patriotic atmosphere, with the final day dedicated to soldiers guarding the nation’s borders.The concluding day witnessed traditional rituals including Quran recitation, Mehfil-e-Milad, and the Kul Sharif ceremony. Special prayers were offered for peace, communal…
Gorakhpur: The bodies of three youths who drowned while bathing in the Rapti river were recovered by the State Disaster Response Force on Saturday morning. A joint team of SDRF and local police had been conducting a search operation since Friday, when the incident occurred.According to police, four youths went to bathe in the river…
Varanasi: Ahead of Akshaya Tritiya on April 19, district probation officer Pankaj Kumar Mishra has urged residents of Varanasi to help eliminate the social evil of child marriage and cooperate with authorities to prevent such incidents.Highlighting that cases of child marriage are often reported on this auspicious day, Mishra said special surveillance teams have been…
