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Varanasi set to become ODF plus district

VARANASI, Feb. 17 -- With 1,201 villages effectively managing solid and liquid waste, Varanasi is set to become Uttar Pradesh's first ODF Plus district. These villages now have Resource Recovery Cente... Read More


Petrol pump operators beat pilgrims for using toilet

VARANASI, Feb. 17 -- Two people were booked for allegedly assaulting half a dozen pilgrims with sticks following an altercation over the use of a toilet at a petrol pump in Dubha, under Babhani police... Read More


Three-day day-night Divyang Premier League opens

VARANASI, Feb. 17 -- Divyang athlete, Padma Shri and Major Dhyanchand Sports Award winner Deepa Malik inaugurated the Divyang Premier League T-10 cricket tournament at Sampurnanand Sports Stadium, Var... Read More


300+ trains run, yet no space to board

Prayagraj, Feb. 17 -- Following a holy dip at Sangam, a massive crowd of devotees thronged Prayagraj Junction over the weekend. At 1 pm on Sunday, when the HT team visited to assess the preparedness, ... Read More


Faith keeps devotees going as rush continues

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 17 -- Despite the fact that the Mahakumbh-2025 will officially conclude on February 26, the devotee footfall continues to rise each passing day, showing their faith and religious... Read More


Don't wait for catastrophe, work towards greener earth: CM

MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 17 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said climate change is drying up rivers and urged people to act urgently instead of engaging in a blame game over carbon dioxide em... Read More


Multiple accidents claim 9 lives as devotees return

LUCKNOW, Feb. 17 -- Nine people lost their lives, and at least eight others sustained critical injuries in three separate road accidents on Sunday as devotees returned from Mahakumbh in Prayagraj. In... Read More


Kashi cops review crowd mgmt at rly stns

AYODHYA, Feb. 17 -- The security has been tightened at Ayodhya Dham and Ayodhya Cantt Railway Stations. The pilgrims are being informed through the public address system, and separate entry and exit g... Read More


Camera traps put up after tiger kills man

Rudrapur, Feb. 17 -- The forest department has installed two camera traps in Jaulasal forest range in US Nagar, where a tiger killed a man on Friday, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday. The... Read More


Ex-MLA falls ill in jail, admitted to hospital: Cops

Dehradun, Feb. 17 -- Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh "Champion", who is lodged in Haridwar jail, was admitted to district hospital on Saturday night after he allegedly comp... Read More