Varanasi: A two-day short course on ‘Radiobiology: Concepts & Applications’ commenced at the department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Medicine, IMS-BHU, bringing together around 70 postgraduate students and young professionals from across the country. Inaugurating the programme, BHU VC Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi stressed the importance of interactive learning and encouraged the department to develop into…
Varanasi: Ahead of the Pulse Polio immunisation campaign beginning Sunday, the district health department organised a district-level awareness rally on Saturday to encourage parents to ensure that all eligible children receive the oral polio vaccine.The rally was flagged off by chief medical officer by Mukesh Kumar.Similar awareness rallies were also organised from PHCs and CHCs…
Varanasi: The STF of UP on Thursday night arrested one active trafficker from a gang engaged in interstate narcotics smuggling and seized 439 kg of cannabis valued at approximately Rs 1.1 crore from his possession. The smuggler was arrested near the under-construction petrol pump at Pachokhara Kasopur tiraha, under Madihan police station area of Mirzapur…
Gorakhpur: CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday paid tributes to two BJP workers, Vishal Gupta and Jayprakash Rao, who recently passed away.The chief minister first visited the Kuraghat residence of former trader leader and BJP worker Vishal Gupta, where he offered floral tributes to the deceased and expressed condolences to his family members, including his sons…
Varanasi: In an encounter conducted by a joint team of Kerakat and Gaurabadshahpur police stations, with the cooperation of the SWAT/SOG and surveillance team, four hardened criminals, including an illegal arms smuggler and an inter-district robber, were arrested on Friday in Jaunpur district. The police seized three illegal pistols, 10 country-made pistols, shells/cartridges and two…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday issued a stern warning against anyone attempting to disturb communal harmony during festivals, saying such elements would face severe consequences.After inaugurating and laying the foundation for 106 development projects worth over Rs 456 crore in Rudrapur and Barhaj assembly constituencies of Deoria district, the chief minister said Uttar…
Gorakhpur: Launching a fresh attack on previous govts, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said earlier regimes promoted a “one district, one mafia” culture, while his govt has significantly strengthened the healthcare infrastructure by establishing medical colleges and expanding access to quality treatment.Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of Astromedics Super Speciality Hospital in the…
Varanasi: The Azamgarh police on Friday arrested a member of an interstate auto-lifters’ gang and seized a stolen luxury vehicle worth Rs 50 lakh in Tahbarpur police station area of Azamgarh district.The police exposed the organised network of a gang stealing vehicles from Delhi and taking them to Manipur for sale. The vehicle was being…
‘Don’t Cast Aspersions on Ayodhya, Learn To Uphold Dignity of Ram’Gorakhpur: A day after the first FIR was registered in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra “donation theft” case, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that tampering with people’s faith cannot be tolerated.“The govt is proceeding with action in accordance with the SIT recommendations. When a…
Varanasi: Kotwali Nagar police arrested an accused of cattle smuggling after an encounter in Ballia district on Friday.During a checking drive on Shivrampur Ghat Road near the Greenfield Expressway, the police received information about the movement of a wanted accused of cow smuggling, Madan Mohan alias Dablu, 27.On seeing a suspect, the police signalled the…
