Energy minister AK Sharma on Sunday launched a 76-day public outreach and cleanliness campaign in the City South assembly constituency Varanasi: Urban development and energy minister AK Sharma on Sunday launched a 76-day public outreach and cleanliness campaign in the City South assembly constituency, under which local MLA Neelkanth Tiwari and BJP workers will visit…
Varanasi: The Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple administration has suspended all VIP and protocol darshan during the holy month of Shrawan, from July 30 to Aug 28, to ensure smooth crowd management and provide equal opportunity for lakhs of devotees expected to visit the temple for darshan and jalabhishek.Announcing the decision on Thursday, the temple’s CEO,…
Varanasi: Panic gripped the high-security Kashi Vishwanath Dham area on Saturday morning after a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan’s carbine accidentally discharged near the Nandu Feria Gate checkpoint, injuring three florists with concrete shrapnel. Police said the jawan was safe, the injured sustained only minor injuries and were discharged from SSPG Divisional Hospital after first…
Varanasi: A series of accidental firearm discharges involving police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel has raised concerns over weapon handling in Varanasi in recent years. While one such incident claimed the life of a police sub-inspector in 2022, accidental firing from PAC carbines created panic in 2025 and again on Saturday.Before Saturday’s incident, in…
3 hurt in accidental PAC carbine firing at UP’s Kashi Vishwanath Dham. VARANASI: Panic prevailed following an accidental firing from a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) carbine at Nanu Feria Gate checkpoint Kashi Vishwanath Dham on Saturday morning.Three including Nikky Gupta, Ram Babu and Vikas Yadav, are between 30 and 40 years in age and works…
CM Yogi Adityanath addresses the 51st anniversary of the ‘1975 Emergency’ event at Lok Bhawan, in Lucknow on Thursday Gorakhpur: Chief minister combined his development pitch with a sharp attack on the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, accusing them of misleading people on issues related to democracy and the Constitution while recalling the Emergency imposed…
Varanasi: Amid three building owners obtaining stay order from high court against demolition under the ongoing Dalmandi road widening project, PWD razed 13 other buildings and removed debris simultaneously, on Sunday. Monitoring the demolition work amidst tight security arrangements, PWD executive engineer K K Singh and ACP (Dashaswamedh) Atul Anjan Tripathi said that demolition work…
Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh DGP Rajeev Krishna on Sunday said that the special investigation team was formed to probe into the allegations of irregularities in the Ram temple donation funds on the request of the Temple Trust.Talking to reporters after chairing a meeting of the standing committee on Kashi Vishwanath Gyanvapi in Varanasi, the DGP said,…
Varanasi: UP minister of finance and Parliamentary affairs and minister in charge of Varanasi district, Suresh Khanna, on Saturday, spoke about 12 years of Central govt under PM Narendra Modi and detailed information about public welfare and development schemes.He said 10 Smart Cities were created in UP and on the same lines, chief minister Yogi…
Varanasi: Supporters of Narendra Modi held a series of events to mark the completion of 12 years as Prime Minister in his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, on Wednesday.BJP state president and Union minister Pankaj Chaudhary began the day’s engagements with a visit to Kashi Anathalaya in the Lahurabir area, where he interacted with inmates and…
