The police have filed FIR against 1200 students, hours after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered a probe into violence inside the prominent Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus. Over a dozen students were detained on Sunday after their protest turned violent. Police used force to dislodge them. Soon, a[Read More…]
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Varanasi: BHU VC speaks on university violence
A day after clashes broke out at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Vice-Chancellor, Girish Chandra Tripathi, on Sunday said that the administration had information that some “anti-social” elements may try to spoil the atmosphere of the university. “We had information that some anti-social elements will try to disturb the environment[Read More…]
Modi inaugurates 17 projects in Varanasi, says ‘we complete projects’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday has inaugurated 17 projects and schemes for his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi. He stressed that his government not only launches projects but also accomplished them. Approximately 15,000 people had assembled at Bada Lalpur area of Varanasi. PM Modi said that these projects, worth over Rs 1,000[Read More…]
Varanasi: Youth stabs mother for not letting his wife spend time with him
A youth has stabbed mother with a scissor in her right eye in Varanasi on Thursday as he was infuriated over extreme interference in his married life, said police. The youth was arrested and his mother was sent to BHU in serious condition. The accused, Chandan Gupta is in his[Read More…]
Shah Rukh Khan has a paan named after him in Varanasi
Prior to the release of Shah Rukh Khan-Anushka Sharma starrer, Jab Harry Met Sejal’s release, the actors are busy promoting their upcoming film these days. It was in a recent promotional activity, that SRK and Anushka went to Varanasi, where they also savoured the country-famous paan of one of the[Read More…]
This bullet train will take you from Delhi to Varanasi in just 2 hours, 37 mins
A planned bullet train would reduce travel time between Delhi and Varanasi (a distance of 720 km) from the present 12 hours to just 2 hours and 37 minutes. The project linking the holy city, Lok Sabha constituency of PM Modi, with national capital is a key concern for the[Read More…]
Maruti to extend its contribution for ‘Skill India’ initiative; to set up skill building centres
As part of its CSR (corporate social responsibility) campaign, Maruti Suzuki will invest Rs 6 crore to start 15 Automobile Skill Enhancement Centres (ASEC) by August 2017. These centres will be operated in partnership with government-run ITIs (Industrial Training Institute) across 11 states in the country. The first out of[Read More…]
Why is PM silent on Varanasi’s widows, asks Yechury
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to not only show concern over the plight of ‘Muslim Sisters,’ but also talk about widows of his Parliamentary Constituency, Varanasi on Monday. Yechury while taking a dig at PM’s concern about Muslim women who are victims[Read More…]
WhatsApp, Facebook group admins can be jailed for offensive posts
After concerns have been raised about fake news, morphed pictures and upsetting videos triggering tensions and even communal rift, it has been decided by the Varanasi authorities that a group admin on WhatsApp or Facebook will be liable for prosecution for any such development. As per a joint order issued[Read More…]
Not singing Vande Mataram a serious matter
UP Assembly Elections 2017: Manufacturing a “hawa” for the BJP out of thin air
Senior journalist and India Today consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai said in the Hindustan Times on March 2: “I am putting my neck on the line once again and forecasting a likely BJP win in Uttar Pradesh. In a seemingly ‘wave-less’ election where 403 constituencies are witnessing fierce competition almost everywhere,[Read More…]
Man stabs 5-year-old son for demanding Rs 2 to buy kite
In a shocking incident, a man in Varanasi’s Sarnath area gagged and stabbed his five-year-old son who was asking for two rupees for buying a kite, police said on Monday. The child was severally injured. The incident took place on Sunday when Shivam, a class I student, was attacked by[Read More…]
Youth throws pamphlet at Narendra Modi’s cavalcade in Varanasi
A youth in Varanasi on Thursday hurled a pamphlet at the cavalcade of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while he was touring his constituency. The incident took place around noon in Kabir Nagar locality of Varanasi. Prime Minister visited the place to inspect the laying of underground electricity cables and installation[Read More…]
It’s US troops, not Indian soldiers who feature on BJP posters in Varanasi
In a major embarrassment to the BJP, a new poster of the BJP released in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh boasted a silhouetted image of soldiers from 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Screaming Eagles of the US armed forces. The image has also famously appeared as a banner by the famed[Read More…]
24 killed, many injured in stampede in Varanasi
24 people were killed and many were injured in a stampede at a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Saturday.Thousands of followers of the Jai Gurudev sect had gathered at a venue near the historic Rajghat bridge on the river Ganga. The stampede broke out as the venue was[Read More…]
No solution in sight: BHU students continue to face oppression from the university
Universities are supposed to be thriving centres of ideas sprouting from young minds. Students should be seen indulging in intellectual activities and the temple of knowledge providing them all sorts of facilities. But the scene in Varanasi’s Banaras Hindu University (BHU) from last few months has been quite disturbing where[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi’s UP election road show; heads back to Delhi after ‘ill health’
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s rally in Varanasi today was cut short due to ill heath. She returned to Delhi and left the roadshow mid way after being advised to take rest by doctors. Sonia Gandhi, 69, started her campaign in Varanasi for the upcoming state assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh today. Sonia Gandhi’s[Read More…]