Gorakhpur: A six-year-old boy who went missing from Sahjanwa on Thursday evening was kidnapped and killed allegedly by a tenant residing in the same house, police said on Friday. The accused, identified as Kalpesh, has been arrested afterCCTV footage helped investigators trace his involvement.The victim, Anshuman Singh, a UKG student and son of Vinay Singh…
Varanasi: In a fresh crackdown on the multi-crore codeine cough syrup smuggling network, Sarnath police have booked 10 already arrested accused under the stringent Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, naming alleged smuggler Lokesh Agrawal as the gang leader.Police said Lokesh’s group operated as part of the syndicate of fugitive codeine smuggling kingpin…
Varanasi: A series of accidental firearm discharges involving police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel has raised concerns over weapon handling in Varanasi in recent years. While one such incident claimed the life of a police sub-inspector in 2022, accidental firing from PAC carbines created panic in 2025 and again on Saturday.Before Saturday’s incident, in…
Varanasi: Bringing township projects after a gap of 32 years of executing Lalpur Yojana, the Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) has accelerated infrastructure development at its flagship Anand Kashi Yojana with plans to begin plot registration across all categories by the end of August.Following an inspection of the project site at Kallipur on Friday, VDA vice-chairman…
3 hurt in accidental PAC carbine firing at UP’s Kashi Vishwanath Dham. VARANASI: Panic prevailed following an accidental firing from a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) carbine at Nanu Feria Gate checkpoint Kashi Vishwanath Dham on Saturday morning.Three including Nikky Gupta, Ram Babu and Vikas Yadav, are between 30 and 40 years in age and works…
Varanasi: The Banaras Hindu University has established a dedicated cell to explore, facilitate, shape, and leverage the university’s partnerships with corporate entities.The initiative aims to bridge the gap between academia and corporate world, and to strengthen its CSR engagements.Prof Nirmal De of the department of Soil Science and agricultural chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, has…
Varanasi: The two-day training programme on advanced vegetable production and entrepreneurship development, organised for public representatives and farmers at the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), concluded on Friday.A total of 65 participants, including 15 women, and gram pradhans from 8 villages, participated in the programme. During…
Varanasi: A two-week ‘Refresher Course in Education’ organised by UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (UGC-MMTTC) of Banaras Hindu University, began online on Friday. A total of 165 participants from across the country have registered for the programme.Course coordinator Prof Alka Rani presented the outline of the training programme. Course coordinator Dr Ajay Kumar Singh shed…
TNNVaranasi: Sindhora police on Friday arrested four accused in the murder of Saurabh Singh, 22 , in Majhanwa village on Thursday night.The police arrested Rishu Singh, 22 , Devi Singh, 58 , Rajesh Singh, 55 , and Golu Singh, 27 , all residents of the same village, within 24 hours of the registration of a…
Varanasi: The Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) has established two new institutional centres – the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) and the Virtual Sustainability Centre (vSDC) – with effect from July 1. The two Centres were approved by the institute’s Board of Governors at its 24th meeting on May 12.The CIIE…
