Varanasi: Highlighting the scale of transformation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency., chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said development projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore have either been completed or are underway in Kashi over the past 12 years.Speaking in Varanasi at the launch of the 9th National Nutrition Month, the CM said…
Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the state government’s top priority is the safety of daughters, warning that anyone who attempts to compromise their security would have no option but “jail or hell.”He was addressing the “Working Women Honour Ceremony” organised at the Asha Education Group campus in Babatpur-Pindra during his visit to…
Gorakhpur: Students of Sainik School Gorakhpur have set a national record by becoming the first co-educational school in India where all students successfully completed the Foundation Course in SCUBA Diving (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus).A total of 460 students, including 110 girls and 350 boys aged between 11 and 17 years, underwent the training programme in…
Gorakhpur: In view of the increased traffic to and from Delhi during the festive season, the Railways has announced the operation of a special Puja train connecting Anand Vihar Terminal and Loukaha Bazar via Gorakhpur.According to NER chief public relations officer Sumit Kumar, the special train (04014/04013) will run from Anand Vihar Terminal from Sept…
Gorakhpur: The state govt is set to develop an integrated science museum near Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University at an estimated cost of about ₹50 crore.The facility is expected to offer a blend of education, innovation and entertainment through advanced digital technologies.Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation (GMC) has completed the tender process, and construction work is expected…
Varanasi: Bhelupur police station’s cyber crime cell on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old resident of Khojwa for sharing of child sexual abuse material through Instagram.An FIR against him was lodged on Tuesday by in charge of the Bhelupur cyber unit Sandeep Singh after an international cyber tip line flagged the sharing of child porn material on…
Varanasi: Chopan police in Sonbhadra arrested four members of a gang that posed as sadhus and targeted families of missing people, allegedly exploiting their emotions to extort money.The gang came under the police scanner after it allegedly cheated a family whose child had been missing for 13 years. One of the accused, posing as a…
Varanasi: Chandauli police on Wednesday arrested two smugglers with 2.56kg foreign-origin gold worth Rs 3.9 crores being smuggled in an SUV to deliver in Delhi.Providing details of the early morning action by a joint team of Chandauli police and special operation group (SOG), Chandauli CO (Sadar) Namedra Kumar said that on receiving inputs regarding movement…
Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on previous govts, alleging that before 2017, even the supply of supplementary nutrition to children was influenced by the liquor mafia. “Ration would not reach Anganwadi centres for three months at a stretch, while children came to the centres carrying their own mats. There…
Varanasi: Saraimir police in Azamgarh arrested Mohd Sabir, 28, following exchange of fire in which he suffered bullet injury between Sadarpur and Kadanpatti early on Wednesday morning.Sabir was being searched by police teams after they butchered two bovine near river Kunwar river and fled the scene leaving animal waste and remains at the site. According…
