Gorakhpur: Patients of critical illnesses in eastern UP will soon have access to advanced life-saving treatment closer to home, with a 50-bed Critical Care Hospital Block at the BRD Medical College nearing completion.Being constructed under the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, the facility is being developed at a cost of Rs 18.69 crore. Officials said…
Varanasi: In a joint operation, Chandauli Police and STF Varanasi seized a consignment of 501.3kg illegal cannabis being smuggled from Odisha and arrested two members of the gang were arrested on Tuesday.The contraband worth Rs. 1.25 crore in the international market was recovered during a checking drive near Parag Dairy, adjacent to Katriya underpass in…
Varanasi: To give a major boost to sports, the Uttar Pradesh govt has planned to develop Purvanchal’s first ‘Sports City Centre,’ near Nadesar Pond in Varanasi.This modern Sports Centre would allow people to pre-book their slot online for playing their favourite sport. The initiative will provide the region a confluence of fitness and entertainment for…
Varanasi: Researchers at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have identified population-specific genomic risk markers for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)—the deadliest form of oral cancer—among communities in eastern Uttar Pradesh with high tobacco consumption. The findings could pave the way for earlier diagnosis and personalised screening strategies in high-burden regions where the use of smokeless tobacco…
Varanasi: To celebrate completion of 12 years of Modi govt at Centre, BJP organised various programmes in Varanasi on Wednesday, including a cleanliness drive, tree plantation, intellectual public outreach and ‘Pragati Path Yatra’. BJP state president and Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary participated in the programmes. A cleanliness drive was conducted at…
Varanasi: With the construction of the Rs 315 crore, 500-bed multi-super-specialty hospital set to begin at Shri Shiv Prasad Gupta (SSPG) Divisional Hospital, authorities on Sunday held detailed discussions to ensure that patient care remains unaffected during the demolition of old hospital buildings and subsequent construction work.The meeting focused on relocating existing medical services and…
Varanasi: Power workers of Purvanchal under the banner of Vidhyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti UP on Monday held a demonstration at the managing director’s office at Bhikhareepur, expressing their strong opposition to the proposed privatisation of the state’s electricity distribution system.Electricity employees, engineers, junior engineers, technical staff and contractual workers participated in the demonstration.Addressing the…
Varanasi: After a long wait of around two decades since its formation, the Chandauli district will finally get its own police lines.The Yogi govt is constructing Chandauli police lines on approximately 32.50 acres of land in Bhojpur area on Chandauli-Sakaldiha route at a cost of around Rs 2,81.10 crore, located about 5 km from the…
Gorakhpur: Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said Uttar Pradesh, once known mainly for its population and poor law and order, is now recognised for development, investment and good governance.Addressing the foundation-laying ceremony of the international cricket stadium in Gorakhpur, Puri credited Uttar Pradesh’s transformation since 2017 to the leadership…
Varanasi: As many as eight teams of scientists from the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR) are travelling village after village across Purvanchal, setting up awareness camps, conducting demonstrations and farmer interactions, distributing pamphlets on balanced fertiliser use, and motivating cultivators by providing microbial bio-fertiliser kits.Officials described the initiative as the final and decisive link…
