Day: August 21, 2026

Gonda: Uttar Pradesh Technical Education and Consumer Affairs Minister and Gonda’s in-charge minister Ashish Patel visited flood-affected Aili Parsauli village on Wednesday, inspected the affected areas and distributed relief material among families impacted by flooding. During the relief distribution programme, Patel handed over 500 flood relief kits to affected families. He also provided cheques of Rs 5,000 each to six farmers whose agricultural land had been affected by river erosion. Two Lekhpals engaged in flood relief operations were also provided with essential relief material. The minister praised the district administration…

Gonda: A seminar on “Contemporary Relevance of Tulsidas Literature” was organised at the Lalita Shastri Auditorium of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Degree College, Gonda, to mark Tulsidas Jayanti. The programme featured noted Hindi scholar and former Head of the Department of Hindi, Prof Shailendra Nath Mishra, as the chief guest and keynote speaker. Addressing the gathering, Prof Mishra described the Ramcharitmanas as a “constitution of human life” and discussed the global relevance of Tulsidas’s literary works. He also referred to differing views regarding the birth of Tulsidas and highlighted the…

Gonda: Two economically vulnerable families, including one belonging to a person with disability, received relief after approaching the public hearing, or Janata Darshan, organised at the Gonda Collectorate. Following verification of their eligibility, ration cards were issued to both families on the directions of District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan. During the Janata Darshan, Divyang resident Triveni, son of Shiv Bachan, from Baseya Chain village in Pandri Kripal development block, and Saroj Kumari, wife of late Puttan, from Barbatpur village in Haldharmau development block, approached the District Magistrate with their grievances. Both…

Gonda: The Gonda unit of the Congress observed the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi at the Congress Bhawan with a tribute meeting and discussion highlighting his contributions to India’s technological and social development. The programme was organised under the direction of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai and Awadh Zone in-charge Abdul Hannan. The event was led by Gonda city Congress president and councillor Shahid Ali Qureshi. The programme began with the garlanding of Rajiv Gandhi’s statue and the offering of floral tributes.…