From April 2022 to March 2023, the state recorded 497 deaths due to snakebites, down from 1,000 deaths recorded in 2021-22. This year, the Yogi Adityanath government had ordered elaborate arrangements to deal with the menace, but snake rescuers say a lot more needs to be done to minimise the threat to human life
The HC will continue hearing a petition filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which is the caretaker of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, arguing that the ASI survey will damage the religious structure
In an almost four-hour survey, ASI officials collected some samples from the site, including of the mortar and the soil. They also clicked photographs of the structure and the floral designs and carvings on its walls in order to ascertain its age
The BJP welcomed around 20 key leaders from opposition parties on Monday. The list is headlined by Shalini Yadav who had contested against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Samajwadi Party in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The Varanasi district court had on Friday ordered an extensive survey of the Gyanvapi mosque to ascertain the facts. The Supreme Court has halted the ongoing survey of the ASI at the disputed site until 5 pm on Wednesday
While some political analysts called Rajbhar’s return a major dent to the Opposition that is yet to come up with a fool-proof plan to combat BJP, other labelled it BJP’s deliberate move to gain seats in areas where it faced a tough fight in 2019
In an interview with News18, SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, who has recently joined hands with NDA, said, at present, the only target is ‘Mission 2024’ and to bring back Modi as the Prime Minister for the third time
The Vantangiyas from the remote Ramgarh village in Gonda district say their 75-year-old dream has come true under the Yogi Adityanath government as they finally have road connectivity. Other settlements of the tribe in the state are benefitting too
Highly radicalised Rizwan and Saddam were preparing themselves psychologically for the attack. Rizwan was in touch with his handlers in Pakistan and Kashmir while Saddam was being trained for the lone wolf attack in which he had used his vehicle as a lethal weapon: ATS additional director general
As the Sonbhadra incident snowballs into a political slugest, complainant Rajendra Chamar appealed to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that accused Tejbali Singh Patel's home be bulldozed
Prominent Sunni cleric Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali called the Uniform Civil Code an act that would adversely affect the Personal Law Board and termed the move a political gimmick
Manikarnika Ghat will install a “greenatorium”, which combines wood and electricity inside a chamber to cremate bodies. The world’s largest cremation ground will also get a modern facelift
The woman from Karachi in Pakistan, her lover from Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and his father have been booked under the Passport Act and Foreigners Act
Built more than 200 years ago, the university’s library is said to be a treasure trove of handwritten manuscripts. PM Modi is likely to visit the varsity during his two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi
The facelift also includes beautification of parks, artificial lakes and ancient temples ahead of the 45-day Mahakumbh, which is likely to start from January 13, 2025
