PM Modi being welcomed by governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi upon his arrival in the city Varanasi: Linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Varanasi to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said opposition parties conspired to block 33% reservation for women in Parliament and assemblies, sparking anger among…
Varanasi: The city remained under intense heatwave conditions on Monday, though partial cloud cover brought some respite. Temperatures stayed high, with AP recording 41.5°C and BHU 41.1°C.After days of 43–45°C that made the city one of the hottest spots in UP, the clouds helped moderate the scorching sun.The city remained mostly sunny to partly cloudy,…
Gorakhpur: A mega MSME outreach programme was organised by Punjab National Bank at its Gorakhpur divisional office on Monday, as part of a nationwide initiative to enhance customer convenience and expand credit access.Chief guest Ram Prakash (PCS), additional chief executive officer of the Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA) inaugurated the event. Other dignitaries included R…
Varanasi: A 36-year-old man was lynched by a mob after his car hit a woman washing utensils along the road in Ghamhapur village under Phulpur police station late on Sunday night.In view of tension prevailing in Ghamhapur village, heavy police force conducted a foot march but it could not stop the family of the deceased…
Gorakhpur A family of 12 members had a narrow escape after a major fire broke out in a four-storey house in Rajghat police station area of Mirzapur on Monday morning.It is suspected that a short circuit in an air conditioner on the third floor caused the fire, that spread rapidly, gutting a room and triggering…
Varanasi: Ghazipur police lodged separate FIRs against X handles of Samajwadi Party and Congress for certain posts over the death of a woman in Karanda area of Ghazipur district, terming them objectionable, inflammatory and misleading.Providing details of the fresh action, Ghazipur’s ASP (City) Rakesh Kumar Mishra on Monday said that Karanda police registered cases against…
Varanasi: The BJP is set to flex its organisational muscle at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Nari Shakti Vandana Sammelan, with top leaders arriving in force. State president Pankaj Chaudhary and state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh Saini landed first to oversee preparations.BJP national president Nitin Nabin is also expected to land in Kashi on his…
Varanasi: Preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Varanasi were completed on Monday with a final security briefing and fleet rehearsal. Police and paramilitary forces reviewed the plan in the presence of SPG officials.An unprecedented force of over 1,500 women personnel will stand guard at Modi’s all-woman public meeting in his parliamentary constituency….
Varanasi: At least three persons were killed and three others injured after an auto-rikshaw collided with a speeding truck in the Mungrabaadshahpur police station area of Jaunpur early Monday. According to reports, an auto-rickshaw packed with passengers was hit by a speeding truck at around 6 am near a culvert on the Jaunpur-Rae Bareli Highway….
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a 50,000-women-strong Nari Shakti Vandana Sammelan in Varanasi on Tuesday evening. Political observers say the PM may use the occasion to unleash a sharp rebuke to the opposition for blocking the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in Parliament after launching and laying the foundation for 163 projects…
