Varanasi

Varanasi: MKS Sundaram, principal secretary, agriculture, agriculture education & research, agriculture marketing, and agriculture foreign trade & export promotion department, recently visited International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) and reviewed ongoing research and collaborative initiatives.Vikas Kumar Singh, interim director of ISARC, briefed him on the centre’s research mandate, facilities, ongoing projects…

Gorakhpur: At Gorakhpur district jail, women inmates are turning their skills and knowledge into a source of support for fellow prisoners. Garima Singh, accused in a fraud case involving over Rs 12 crore, has taken up the task of teaching children living inside the jail, while gangster accused Anshika Singh is imparting beautician training. Former…

One arrested with illegal stock of fireworks in Jaunpur Varanasi: Police in Ballia and Jaunpur districts seized over 669 kg of illegally stored fireworks and explosive material and arrested four persons in separate operations conducted ahead of Diwali.In Ballia, the Kotwali police arrested three accused and recovered 19 sealed cartons of illegal fireworks and explosive…

Police Arrest Three for Robbing People after Giving Offers of Dollar-Exchange Varanasi: Lalpur-Pandeypur police on Friday arrested three men accused of luring people with offers of cheap US dollars before cheating and robbing them.According to ACP Pragya Pathak, the accused were nabbed during a checking drive near the Aidhe underpass while they were riding two…

Gorakhpur: Nashra Naim of Gorakhpur has been elected vice-president of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students’ union, becoming the first woman in the university’s history to be elected as an office-bearer of the union.Nashra, an LLB student, hails from Nakhas in Gorakhpur. Her father, Shabbir Alam, said the achievement was particularly significant given the university’s…

Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will celebrate Diwali with the Van Tangiya community at Jungle Tinkonia No. 3 in Kusmhi forest on Sunday, continuing a tradition he started as Gorakhpur MP. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation for 52 development projects worth over Rs 82 crore.Located around 15 km from Gorakhpur city, the…

Mirzamurad Police Arrest Man in Fatal Illegal Electric Fencing Case Varanasi: Mirzamurad police on Friday evening arrested a man in connection with the death of a villager allegedly caused by an illegally electrified wire around a farm on Oct 15.Mirzamurad station in charge Gopalji Kushwaha said the accused, Vishnu alias Vishun Bind of Kosda Chakpanpur,…

Two accused in police custody Varanasi: The Jangipur police in Ghazipur district arrested two alleged smugglers during a vehicle-checking drive at the Arsadpur tri-junction on Saturday and seized 34.3kg of ganja worth around Rs 17.15 lakh, along with an SUV.SHO Om Prakash said he and his team were conducting vehicle checks near Arsadpur when an…

Varanasi: For those whose sleep is repeatedly interrupted by breathing difficulties, relief may now come through an indigenous innovation from Banaras Hindu University. A specially designed device to manage obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a disorder that causes repeated blockage of the upper airway during sleep, has been granted a patent under the Indian Patent Act.The…

Varanasi: A little clay from the Ganga, a splash of vibrant colours and crowns embellished with tiny ‘teelis’ — Kashi’s iconic Lakshmi-Ganesh idols carry a legacy of faith and craftsmanship. Now, these distinctive Diwali favourites are a step closer to securing Geographical Indication (GI) recognition.The hearing on the GI application filed under Banaras Clay Craft…