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13,650 degrees including 712 PhDs to be awarded; 556 medals too

Varanasi, Dec. 11 -- Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is set to host its 105th Convocation on Friday, December 12, 2025. A total of 13,650 degrees will be awarded to graduating students this year. The m... Read More


IIT (BHU) to set up CoE in green hydrogen

VARANASI, Dec. 11 -- Uttar Pradesh has approved the establishment of a centre of excellence (CoE) in Green Hydrogen jointly at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi and Madan Mohan Malavi... Read More


Body of accused in Mirzapur blade attack found floating in Ganga

VARANASI, Dec. 11 -- The body of a man accused of attacking a 20-year-old woman in the Katra locality of Mirzapur district on December 5 was found floating in the Ganga river on Tuesday evening, polic... Read More


Sanskrit students to get scholarships

Prayagraj, Dec. 11 -- Sanskrit students in Uttar Pradesh, from class 6 to the postgraduate level, are set to receive their long-awaited scholarships early in the New Year. Applications for the chief m... Read More


10 convicted in 2024 Bahraich communal violence case

Bahraich, Dec. 11 -- A court here has convicted 10 people in connection with the Bahraich communal violence case of October 2024 in which a 28-year-old man, identified as Ram Gopal Mishra, was murdere... Read More


Ex-IPS, who had run-ins with successive UP govts, arrested in 26-year-old case

LUCKNOW/Gorakhpur, Dec. 11 -- Former Indian Police Service officer Amitabh Thakur, known for his frequent run-ins with successive Uttar Pradesh governments and compulsory retirement from service in Ma... Read More


HC: Liquor shop in front of temple 'not acceptable'

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has observed that the location of a liquor shop directly in front of a temple, across the road at a distance of 25 metres, is "not acc... Read More


With 2.91 cr 'uncollectible' voters, SIR deadline set to be extended in UP

LUCKNOW, Dec. 11 -- Even as the enumeration forms of 2.91 crore voters (approximately 19%) remain "uncollectible" in Uttar Pradesh, the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is s... Read More


Drugs, smartphone addiction major challenges for youth: Yogi

Gorakhpur, Dec. 11 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday warned that the two biggest threats facing today's youth are drug abuse and smartphone addiction, urging them to stay away from both t... Read More


U.P. Waqf bodies granted six more months to upload documents on UMEED portal

Lucknow, Dec. 11 -- Four days after the official deadline ended on December 6, the Uttar Pradesh Waqf Tribunal on Wednesday granted Waqf institutions associated with the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board a ... Read More