Gorakhpur, Sept. 27 -- Chairman of the Maharana Pratap Shiksha Parishad and former Vice Chancellor of Purvanchal University, Prof Uday Pratap Singh passed away this morning. Prof Singh was 92 years old and had been unwell for the past few months.
Prof Singh's last rites will be performed on Sunday at 12 noon at Rajghat on the holy Rapti River. Gorakh Peethadhiswar and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also be present on the occasion.
Taking to social media, Yogi wrote, "The demise of Prof UP Singh, Chairman of the Maharana Pratap Shiksha Parishad, Gorakhpur, an ideal teacher, former Professor and Head of the Mathematics Department at Deendayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and former Vice Chancellor, is an irreparable loss. I pray to Go...