Varanasi: A passenger on board an IndiGo flight was booked for attempting to open the aircraft’s emergency exit door just before landing at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, prompting the pilot to abort the landing and take the aircraft back into the air, officials said. The flight landed safely a few minutes later. … Read more
Varanasi: A month-long special communicable disease control campaign will be conducted in the district from April 1 to 30, with a focused Dastak campaign scheduled from April 10 to 30 to curb mosquito-borne and other infectious diseases.The decision was taken during a District Task Force meeting held at the Collectorate under the chairmanship of DM … Read more
Eight FIRs have been registered in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi after alleged AI-generated images and misleading claims about the redevelopment work at Manikarnika Ghat surfaced on social media, officials said on Saturday. Police personnel stand guard at Manikarnika Ghat after people protested over alleged demolition of idols at the ghat as part of the ongoing renovation … Read more
VARANASI: Before heading to the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh, Laurene Powell Jobs, American billionaire businesswoman executive, philanthropist, and the widow of Steve Jobs, offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple under the supervision of Niranjani Akhara‘s Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Kailashanand Giri on Saturday.Mentioning Laurene as his daughter, Acharya Kailashanand said, “I have given her my gotra and … Read more