Gorakhpur: Calling for major changes in the Ayodhya Ram temple trust’s functioning, BJP MLC Devendra Pratap Singh wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a fair and transparent investigation into the alleged theft from the donation box. Speaking to TOI on Tuesday, he said he mailed and posted the letter on X. Singh said the…
Gorakhpur: A 26-year-old woman attacked her 57-year-old mother-in-law with a knife and slit her throat following an argument over a phone conversation she had with a young man in UP’s Gorakhpur district late Monday. The victim sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Gorakhpur.According to police, Jaihind, a resident of Malmalia Jagdishpur village,…
Varanasi: District magistrate Satyendra Kumar, who is also the district election officer, held a meeting on Tuesday with representatives of political parties and electoral registration officers regarding revision of electoral rolls and polling stations of the assembly constituencies.Suggestions of representatives were taken and the EROs were given necessary directives. Kumar said voters of the same…
Gorakhpur: A constable posted at Pipraich police station was suspended after a 32-year-old man alleged he was assaulted inside the police station following a family dispute. A departmental inquiry was ordered into the incident.According to police, Abdul Rahim, resident of Mahmoodabad alias Mogalpura, got into an argument with his brother-in-law, Shah Rukh, while consuming alcohol,…
Varanasi: The Chandauli police have busted an alleged multi-crore interstate cattle smuggling racket and arrested a wanted accused who was allegedly using a mobile and hardware shop in Bihar’s Rohtas district as a front for the illegal trade. The investigation has uncovered financial transactions worth nearly Rs 187 crore among 31 suspected members of the…
Varanasi: Ahead of the holy month of Shrawan beginning July 30, the Varanasi Police will implement a traffic and crowd management system modelled on the arrangements made during the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh 2025 to ensure the safe movement of devotees visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.The plan includes dedicated parking zones, zig-zag barricading, separate entry arrangements…
Varanasi: Scores of meat, fish and chicken traders, along with leaders of political parties and civil society organisations, staged a demonstration outside the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) office on Tuesday, demanding the withdrawal of its recent decision to relocate meat, fish and chicken shops 10–15 km outside the city limits. The protesters later submitted a…
Varanasi: Acting on the directions of an Azamgarh court, officials on Monday froze Rs 2.33 lakh in the bank account of a man accused of fraudulently availing govt welfare scheme benefits despite having acquired Malaysian citizenship.The amount, allegedly obtained through forged documents, will now be transferred back to the respective govt scheme accounts.The accused, Mohd…
Varanasi: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, robotics, quantum computing, agritech, biotech and deeptech are driving Uttar Pradesh’s growth, while the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has transformed higher education institutions into centres of innovation, entrepreneurship and nation-building.He also described the proposed Agritech Business Park at…
Varanasi: The department of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU on Monday unveiled the logo of the 32nd Indian Convention of Food Scientists and Technologists (ICFoST-2026), which will be held at BHU from Dec 21 to 23, in association with the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists, India (AFSTI), CSIR-CFTRI, and…
