Varanasi: In a major milestone for clean and safe energy adoption in Kashi, the city’s Piped Natural Gas (PNG) network has expanded to one lakh households. To mark the achievement, GAIL (India) Limited felicitated its 100,000th domestic consumer at a special ceremony held at Shanti Kunj Apartment in Tarna.Speaking at the event, Mayor Ashok Kumar…
Varanasi: Municipal Commissioner Himanshu Nagpal conducted an extensive inspection of development projects across the city on Saturday and ordered penalties, show-cause notices and disciplinary action against agencies and officials for poor-quality work, delays and negligence.During his visit to the road construction work being carried out under the CM Grid Scheme at Kachehri, Nagpal found the…
Varanasi: Police in Azamgarh have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his 24-year-old partner after her skeletal remains were recovered from bushes near Badaila Tal in the Jahanaganj police station area on Saturday evening, nearly a month after she went missing.The accused, Manoj Yadav alias Murha (28), was arrested after he allegedly confessed to the…
Varanasi: A 14-member mountaineering team from the University Mountaineering Centre of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was flagged off on Saturday for an expedition to Friendship Peak in the Pir Panjal range of Himachal Pradesh.The team was flagged off by BHU vice-chancellor Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, who interacted with the students and enquired about their training, preparation…
Gorakhpur: Eminent agricultural scientist and Padma Shri awardee Ram Chet Chaudhary was conferred the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award for Kalanamak Rice’ at a ceremony held at Hotel Ashoka, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, on Sunday.The award was presented by KisaanSay CEO Nitin Puri and Padma Shri recipient Ashok Gulati in recognition of Chaudhary’s decades-long contribution to the promotion,…
Varanasi: Azamgarh police arrested two miscreants for stealing gold jewellery from women on the pretext of cleaning it in Kanjahit village.During an encounter, one of the criminals was shot in the leg and was arrested while the other was arrested after a brief chase.The police seized looted gold chain, earrings, illegal country-made pistol and cartridges…
Gorakhpur: The 12th International Yoga Day was observed by the Northeast Railway (NER) on Sunday, with a mega yoga session organised at the Railway Officers’ Club in Gorakhpur.The programme was led by NER GM Uday Borwankar and attended by senior railway officials and employees. Yoga instructors Jayant Nath and Jayanti Kumari conducted the session, demonstrating…
Varanasi: Marking the International Day of Yoga, a six-day special exhibition of books and research materials on yoga is being organised at Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library from Saturday.Inaugurated by BHU VC Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, the exhibition will remain open daily from 10am to 5pm till June 25.The VC said that such initiatives help create…
Varanasi: On the eve of the International Day of Yoga, Sadhguru Yogasthala Kashi, Isha Foundation’s centre in Varanasi, on Saturday hosted an event titled ‘Meet, Mingle, Meditate’, bringing people from all walks of life.Held at Vyas Bhawan in the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor, the gathering offered participants an introduction to Sadhguru’s vision of well-being…
Varanasi: Azamgarh police on Sunday busted an organised network of fake GST billing and tax evasion, causing revenue loss of Rs. 4.08 crore to state exchequer by creating fake GST bills through bogus firms. Police arrested three accused for illegally obtaining ITC benefits by registering bogus firms through forged documents, fake rent agreements and misuse…
