Sudhir Kumar is Varanasi based senior staff correspondent.He covers all developments, politics, education--primary, secondary and higher -- crime, offbeat, tribes and human angle stories
Articles by Sudhir Kumar
PM Modi to visit village that sheltered Humayun, inaugurate animal fair
The Prime Minister is also scheduled to inaugurate a newly-constructed gaushala.
Updated on Sep 22, 2017 11:28 PM IST
Varanasi, Hindustan Times | Sudhir Kumar
PM likely to visit Varanasi on Sept 22-23, inaugurate projects
Six months after the BJP’s landslide win in the UP assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on September 22 and 23 to thank the people and lay the foundation of several developmental schemes.
Published on Sep 13, 2017 05:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Rasoolan Bibi is like mother: General Bipin Rawat
Army chief General Bipin Rawat unveiled a memorial in honor of Param Vir Chakra Awardee the late Abdul Hamid at Dhamupur village, his native place, to mark 52nd anniversary of his martyrdom.
Published on Sep 11, 2017 05:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times,Dhamupur | Sudhir Kumar, Dhamupur (ghazipur)
PM’s e-boat initiative in Varanasi hits rough weather
The 11 e-boats, distributed by the PM to boatmen in Varanasi last year, are anchored at Assi Ghat since July as its solar battery-operated motors have been taken off.
Published on Sep 08, 2017 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times. Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Banarasi paan lovers! Think before you spit; Varanasi Municipal Corporation drawing ‘fine’ plan
A fine of at least Rs 100 is also on the cards to deter people from littering the city roads and lanes with mahua leaves which are used to wrap paan (betel leaves). The same fine will also be applicable on those who urinate in the public instead of using urinals. The municipal corporation is drafting the bye-laws in this regard.
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 02:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times,Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
7 coaches of Shaktipunj Express derail in Uttar Pradesh, no one injured
The train was coming from Kolkata and was bound for Jabalpur when it derailed near Obra Dam in Sonbhadra around 6 am. Accident was caused due to dracture in railway track.
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 01:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar
Ownership tussle lands goat in Varanasi police station
A male goat had to spend the night in a police station in Varanasi after two people claimed ownership rights over the animal found roaming near a government-run hospital Monday
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 05:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar
Akhilesh mistakes another martyr’s kin for war hero Abdul Hamid’s widow
A faux pas by organisers at a function to honour fallen soldiers from Uttar Pradesh meant former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav mistook one martyr’s widow for another’s.
Updated on Sep 02, 2017 06:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar
Two poor kids get free school enrolment, courtesy Yogi Adityanath
The step was taken a day after the CM spotted the two children, Shiva (6) and Kumari Priya (8), with their father during his inspection of the government-run Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital in Varanasi.
Published on Aug 29, 2017 04:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Varanasi’s Sir Sundar Lal Hospital battles shortage of nurses
Following the recent tragic death of dozens of infants at Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College, allegedly due to short supply of oxygen, HT does a reality check of what ails medical colleges and their associated hospitals in Uttar Pradesh. Today, we bring to you the poor condition of Varanasi’s Sir Sundar Lal Hospital. Part of the Institute of Medical Sciences-BHU, the 1,565-bed hospital requires 2,365 nurses but has only 425 of them.
Published on Aug 28, 2017 05:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Cool, strong mantra: Doctors get wellness, karate training in UP
Sir Sundar Lal Hospital, a teaching hospital affiliated with the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), is the first institute in the state to start karate-cum-yoga classes for the MBBS, BAMS and BDS students with the aim of keeping the would-be doctors fit.
Published on Aug 26, 2017 04:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
This ‘mohalla of musicians’ in Kashi is striking the right notes
The narrow lanes of Kabir Chaura reverberate with the sounds of tabla, sarangi and alaap.
Published on Aug 18, 2017 02:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Hooligans tease girls, attack school bus in Varanasi
According to police, after picking up students from their places, the bus was on way to the school in Chachaipar. As it reached near Kataichawar village, 13 persons, including Rasheed, Tinchu and Seraaj allegedly stopped the bus and got on it. They shamelessly started teasing the girls.
Published on Aug 11, 2017 05:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Income augmentation: Cow counting on in PM constituency villages
Introduced under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) by the union ministry of human resource development (HRD), the first phase of the drive has been completed with the counting of cows and other milch cattle in five villages of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency.
Published on Aug 09, 2017 03:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Kashi ghats impresses ‘biking queens’
The group which comprises of IAS aspirant, housewives, doctors, engineers, students and psychologists move and live like a family during the expedition.
Published on Aug 04, 2017 04:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
In Kashi, ‘Shah Rukh wala paan’ new fad
In keeping with the demand, Tambulam Paan Shop at Nadesar, where the actors enjoyed the Banarasi special ‘gulkand paan’, has introduced ‘Shah Rukh special Banarasi paan’.
Updated on Aug 04, 2017 03:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Ancient wisdom: Learn more about Chanakya, Vidur and Indian culture at Banaras Hindu University
Bharat Adhyayan Kendra of BHU aims to promote Sanskrit as well as Indian culture and teach students about the policies Chanakya’s and Vidur’s policies
Updated on Aug 02, 2017 03:39 PM IST
Muslims serve Shiva devotees in temple town
Realising the importance of service to humanity, a group of 10 people, mostly Muslims including two doctors, treat kanwarias (Shiva devotees) in pain on every Shravan Monday in Varanasi.
Updated on Aug 01, 2017 02:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Shah Rukh relishes paan Banaras wala!
Khan landed in temple town in the morning with his co-star Anushka Sharma for his upcoming film Jab Harry Met Sejal. He had lunch at a hotel in Nadesar and took rest for some hours before leaving for the venue where a huge crowd waited for the King Khan since afternoon.
Published on Aug 01, 2017 01:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Sudhir Kumar
UP: Cops helping youths in former Naxal zone toughen up for police job
The district police selected the educated youths under the initiative: ‘guidance for joining security forces and army.’ The training session comprises yoga, running, ball throwing and push-ups.
Published on Jul 27, 2017 05:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Women kanwariyas surge in Varanasi
A large number women kanwariyas can be seen chanting along with their male counterparts as they make their way through the serpentine Vishwanath Gali to offer gangajal to Lord Shiva at Kashi Vishwanath temple during Shrawan month.
Published on Jul 24, 2017 03:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Kashi hopes for a clean break from old mess
Traffic congestion, messy lanes, electricity wires hanging on poles, haphazard parking, potholed and semi-encroached roads are common problems in Kashi, troubling locals, domestic and foreign tourists alike.
Published on Jul 20, 2017 05:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Off the beaten track: Children from upper primary school in Varanasi get lessons from District Magistrate
District Magistrate Yogeshwar Ram Mishra adopted the school on June 27 and decided to teach children from classes 1 to 8.
Updated on Jul 18, 2017 03:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Pot-holed roads, waterlogging, power outages in Varanasi, PM wants to know why
Varanasi is an ancient holy Hindu town -- and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency. Narrow bylanes, congested neighbourhoods and unplanned construction make its civic issues unique.
Updated on Jul 16, 2017 10:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar
Activists moot ‘one nation, one education system’
The national signature campaign commenced from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) gate on July 5. It is aimed at drawing the attention of government authorities towards the need for a single education system in the country.
Updated on Jul 08, 2017 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
GST takes dazzle off Banarasi sarees, chikankari and zardozi: Weavers
After the implementation of GST, disappointment looms large in Lallapura area which is known for weaving of Banarasi sarees.
Updated on Jul 07, 2017 12:33 PM IST
New Celhi/Varanasi | Suchetana Ray and Sudhir Kumar
Kakrahia: This wrestlers’ village hopes to wriggle out of woes after PM Modi adopted it
The village is grappling with lack of facilities such as bank, post office, primary health centre, senior secondary school or a degree college
Updated on Jul 04, 2017 01:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar
PM Narendra Modi adopts wrestlers’ village Kakrahia, his third in Varanasi
This will be the third village to be adopted by the Prime Minister in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi, after Jayapur and Nagpur.
Updated on Jul 16, 2017 10:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar
‘Selfie with police station’ will swing cops into action in Mirzapur
The move, first in Uttar Pradesh, aims at ensuring registration of complaints and their quick redressal. In addition, it will ensure action against policemen who do not behave properly with complainants and procrastinate in registering FIRs/cases.
Updated on Jun 20, 2017 11:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Varanasi | Sudhir Kumar, Varanasi
Bride in UP sees groom chewing gutkha during rituals, refuses to marry him
Just when he was to step inside the mandap for marriage rituals, the girl spotted him chewing tobacco and refused to tie the knot with him.
Updated on Jun 13, 2017 11:17 AM IST
Varanasi, Hindustan Times | Sudhir Kumar