Varanasi: Bringing laurels to Varanasi and Uttar Pradesh, Cadet Sanjeevani Rajesh of the 100 UP Battalion NCC, Group Headquarters B, Varanasi, has been selected to represent India in the prestigious National Cadet Corps (NCC) Youth Exchange Programme (YEP) to the United Kingdom.A student of Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Sanjeevani earned her place after successfully clearing…
Varanasi: A lineman and a wrestler lost their lives due to electrocution in two separate incidents in the past 48 hours.In the first incident, a 40-year-old contractual lineman, identified as Bharat Lal Rajbhar, a resident of Bhaironath Harpur, died of electrocution late Saturday while repairing a faulty pole near Pandey Ghat.He was rushed to the…
Gorakhpur: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University has received national recognition for its contribution to digital learning through the SWAYAM-NPTEL platform.It received a citation for registering more than 1.10 lakh learners on the SWAYAM-NPTEL platform, one of the highest enrolment figures in the region.The university was honoured during the North Zone SWAYAM-NPTEL SPOC felicitation workshop held…
Varanasi: A two-day MID AOICON 2026 conference began at IMS-BHU on Saturday, bringing together ENT specialists, surgeons, researchers and postgraduate trainees from across the country.Organised by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology in association with the Mahamana ENT Educational Trust, the event features cadaveric skull base workshops, hands-on training in vestibular assessment, AI in ENT and sialendoscopy,…
On the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was presented to chief minister Yogi Adityanath at the Gorakhnath Temple by BJP UP vice president MLC Dharmendra Singh, along with Sardar Jaspal Singh president of Gurdwara Jatashankar, Sardar Harpreet Singh Sahani, Ashishjeet Singh Sahani, president of Gurdwara…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday assured housing for the homeless, financial assistance for the treatment of seriously ill patients and strict action against land grabbers while interacting with around 200 people during the Janata Darshan at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur.He said every eligible and needy person would be covered under govt welfare schemes…
Varanasi: Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed in separate lightning strikes as thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain swept through Sonbhadra and Mirzapur districts on Friday. The sudden change in weather also uprooted trees and electric poles, disrupted power supply and caused property damage across the region.Two of the deaths occurred in Sonbhadra, where…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s journey from winningjust two Lok Sabha seats in 1984 to becoming the world’s largest political party was driven by its commitment to values, ideals and nation-first politics.Addressing the inaugural session of the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Training Campaign organised by BJP’s Gorakhpur city unit,…
Varanasi: A dispute broke out between two groups during a Tazia procession being taken out on the Nai Sadak-Aurangabad route on the 10th day of Muharram, on Friday. Within moments, scores of people gathered at the spot, creating an atmosphere of chaos for some time. According to reports, as the dispute escalated, those taking out…
Varanasi: A 23-year-old woman and her two-and-a-half-year-old son were found hanging inside their house in Hanumanpur under Mughalsarai Kotwali police limits of Chandauli district on Friday night. Police have sent the bodies for postmortem and launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to the deaths.The incident came to light when the woman’s husband, Ajay…
