Varanasi: After an email alleging that a BHU doctor assaulted 85-year-old Padma Shri awardee and emeritus professor Dr TK Lahiri, along with a viral video showing a blood clot in his eye and facial injuries, prompted the university to set up a medical board to investigate the claims, leaders from the BJP, SP and Congress…
Varanasi: The four-day ‘Vocational Lit Fest 2026’, organised by the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushal Kendra (DDUKK), Rajiv Gandhi South Campus (RGSC), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), began on Monday at the Centralized Laboratory Complex (CLC).The festival aims to celebrate literature, creativity, vocational skills, entrepreneurship and cultural expression, offering students a platform to learn, create, express and…
Varanasi: A five-day hands-on training programme on ‘Nursery Management and Grafting Techniques in Vegetable Crops’ began at Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR), here on Monday for 30 young agri-entrepreneurs from 10 states.The programme aims to provide farmers with theoretical and practical knowledge of modern scientific nursery management and grafting techniques, enabling them to improve…
Varanasi: To familiarise students, research scholars, faculty members and staff with new books on Hindi literature, knowledge systems and science, a special exhibition of Hindi books was organised at the Srinivas Deshpande Library of IIT-BHU as part of Hindi Month celebrations being held under the guidelines of the Ministry of Education, Govt of India.Deputy librarian…
Varanasi: Ahead of the Pitripaksha commencing on Sept 26, the East Central Railway’s Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay division has started preparation to ensure hassle-free movement, ticketing, reservation and crowd management.ECR’s divisional railway manager (PDDU) Uday Singh Meena said that in view of the last year’s experience of handling 15 to 20 lakh passengers, ECR stepped…
Varanasi: Two teenagers died after drowning while bathing in accumulated floodwater between Green Field and Ring Road at Tekar Madhomath under Dubhar police station in Ballia district on Sunday.Ballia CO (City) Satish Kumar Sharma said that two teenagers, identified as Golu alias Abhishek Gond, 16, and Anees Ansari, 17, of the Raghunathpur area, died after…
Varanasi: The ambitious urban transport ropeway is rapidly taking shape over the ancient city, promising not only relief from congested roads but also a new aerial window into the spiritual and cultural landscape of Kashi.Designed as more than just a mass transit system, the ropeway is being developed as a tribute to Varanasi’s timeless identity….
Varanasi: The main accused in the murder of a 22-year-old MSc student Shreya Upadhyay, whose decomposed body was found in the washroom of a locked house last month, was arrested after an encounter near Jagatdevpur on Monday morning.Police said the accused opened fire while trying to flee during a checking operation and sustained a bullet…
Varanasi: Over 2,000 dwellers of low-lying localities along the Varuna river were still bound to remain in relief camps as the water level of the Ganga remained less than a metre below the warning level, while the pace of receding was very slow on Monday.After floodwater drained out from many parts of the low-lying areas,…
Gorakhpur: Gola police registered an FIR against a man for allegedly assaulting a government school headmaster after his daughter was punished for arriving late to school.According to the complaint, students who arrived late for the morning assembly on Sept 1 were punished as part of disciplinary measures. The girl, a Class VI student, was among…
