Varanasi | An exhibition of visual arts organised at Banaras Hindu University has led to a major controversy. Amresh Kumar, assistant professor of Visual Arts himself, has superimposed his picture on a painting of Lord Shri Ram and his wife’s face on the picture of Sita. The exhibition has been organised in the Faculty of Visual […]
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3rd Covid wave to be less severe, says BHU scientist
Varanasi | Professor Gyaneshwer Chaubey, senior geneticist of the zoology department in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), has said that the third wave of coronavirus would be less severe and deadly, especially for the vaccinated group of people, those who have been cured of the virus and the children. He said that people who have been […]
BHU girls’ hostel warden dies after setting herself on fire
Varanasi | A Banaras Hindu University (BHU) faculty member and warden of the Sarojini Naidu girls hostel ended her life by suicide. Dr Kiran Singh, 45, set herself on fire in her room on varsity campus on Monday. Additional Deputy Police Commissioner Vikas Chandra Tripathi said that during initial investigation, it has been found that she […]
Noted BHU scientist succumbs to Covid
Varanasi (UP) | Noted physicist Prof. Onkar Nath Srivastava, Emeritus Professor, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), who was awarded the Padma Shri in 2016 for his research on hydrogen energy and nanotechnology, died of Covid at BHU hospital. The cremation was held on Sunday. He was 79 and was on ventilator support at Sir Sunderlal Hospital after […]
Probe ordered against doctors, health staff in mobile flashlight surgery in BHU
Varanasi: A probe has been ordered against doctors and other health staff of the S.S.L. hospital of the Banaras Hindu University for conducting a surgery during power cut by using the flashlight of mobile phones. The members of the team in the operation theatre had clicked photographs and video of the surgery and posted them on […]
BHU students oppose Nita Ambani as visiting professor
Varanasi: The proposal of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to appoint Nita Ambani, wife of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, as a visiting professor, has met with resistance by a small group of students. BHU’s Social Sciences Faculty had recently sent a proposal to Reliance Foundation, asking Nita Ambani to join the university as a visiting faculty at their […]
BHU scientist’s one-year-old son, father test positive for coronavirus
Varanasi: The one-year-old son and 66-year-old father of the infected scientist of BHU’s COVID-19 lab have tested positive for the virus. All of them are residents of Bagbariyar Singh locality of Chetanganj area of the district. The COVID-19 testing lab had been shut down on Saturday after the scientist tested positive for the coronavirus. A 75-year-old […]
Banaras Hindu University women scientists develop COVID-19 testing kit
Varanasi: Women researchers at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have developed a new testing method for COVID-19. The team has already patented the method. According to reports, a group of women scientists at the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, have developed a novel test method-based on RT PCR […]
Trouble in BHU as students seek VC’s removal
Varanasi: Trouble is brewing at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus once more, with students demanding action against Vice Chancellor Prof Rakesh Bhatnagar, accusing him of being anti-Hindi. Students heckled Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday when he visited the campus, demanding Bhatnagar’s removal. Nishank was in the BHU to lay foundation of […]
Rajiv Gandhi’s name to be removed from BHU campus
Varanasi: The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) court has recommended to remove former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s name from the university’s south campus. The BHU court’s contention is that Rajiv Gandhi made “no contribution” towards the educational institute. The Congress has decided to “oppose tooth and nail” any such move. The court, an advisory body of […]