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Two Women Marry Each Other After Fed Up with Abusive Husbands in Gorakhpur

January 25, 2025, 1:03 pm

In a daring move against domestic violence, two women, Kavita and Gunja, from the city of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, left their abusive and alcohol-addicted husbands and chose to marry each other. The marriage, as a symbol of resilience and peace, took place on Thursday at the Shiva Temple in Deoria, locally known as Choti Kashi.

Kavita and Gunja, who share the experience of harassment and abuse, say that they took this decision after years of humiliation. The two women met on Instagram and found comfort and support in each other and decided to marry each other.

“We were tormented by our husbands’ drinking and abusive behavior. This pushed us to choose a life of peace and love. We have decided to live in Gorakhpur as a couple and work to sustain ourselves,” Gunja said, sharing their motivation to start anew.

Modern Love Story

On their wedding day, Gunja became the groom. Firstly, they performed the rituals by applying sindoor (vermillion) to Kavita’s forehead, then exchanged garlands, and finally took the seven pheras. Temple priest Uma Shankar Pandey said, “The couple quietly completed the rituals and left with their vows of love and commitment.”.

The couple will rent a room in Gorakhpur and, consequently, begin their life as married people, free from violence.

Wider Context: Insight into Domestic Violence

This case highlights widespread domestic violence. Earlier this month, police in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli arrested a woman who strangled her abusive husband to death last September. According to reports, Bimla Devi revealed that her habitual-drinking husband tortured her for the past eight years.

Both stories underscore the immediate need for greater awareness and measures to address domestic violence, enabling victims to break free from such situations and begin anew.

Gorakhpur Nuclear power plant of Haryana to generate 4000 jobs

December 20, 2024, 3:10 am

Nuclear power plant being set up in Gorakhpur of Fatehabad district of Haryana to generate around 4000 jobs after being operational.
Even, during the peak construction time, around 8000 persons are estimated to be employed at Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) which following a bell curve pattern.
As per a written reply to a question by MP Asaduddin Owaisi the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Prime Minister’s Office Dr Jitendra Singh, in the Lok Sabha the Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Project comprises of two twin units of 700 MW each, once operational, each of the twin unit stations are estimated to employ (both direct and indirect) around 2000 persons.
In addition, there is a large potential for employment with contractors, vendors and business opportunities that will emerge consequent to increase in economic activities at the site, reads the reply also the minister informed that at present a total of 3080 persons are engaged in GHAVP, out of which 1339 belong to the state of Haryana.
In response to whether the government has made any impact assessment of the Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant on the local water supply, the minister stated that a comprehensive Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) of setting up nuclear power plants including the impact on local water supply was carried out as a part of obtaining environmental clearance for the project from the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
On whether any special provisions have been made to engage local youth in the plant, the minister informed that special provisions for relaxations in the age and marks have been made in engagement provisions for Project Affected Persons. Further, preference to suitable local youth is a part of engagement provisions of various contracts and skill development programmes, scholarships and sponsorships for higher education to the meritorious students in the local area are also provided as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
Spread over 1400 acres, the foundation stone of the 2800 megawatt nuclear power plant was laid on 13 January 2014 by the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But following protests by farmers the actual construction began in 2018. The first phase of the project will have an installed capacity of 1400 MW and was expected to be completed by 2025. The total sanctioned cost of the project stood at Rs 20594 crore for the part 1 and 2 and Rs 21000 crore for the part 3 and 4 and nearly Rs 5200 crores have already been spent on this project.

Watch:UP CM Yogi Adityanath performs Kanya Pujan on Mahanavami in Gorakhpur

October 11, 2024, 6:21 pm

Chief Minister and Gorakshpeethadheeshwar Yogi Adityanath performed the traditional ‘Kanya Pujan’ ceremony at Gorakhnath Temple on the ninth day of Sharadiya Navratri, in line with the customs of Gorakshpeeth, on Friday, October 11. Following age-old rituals, the CM washed the feet of nine young girls, symbolizing their worship, and adorned them with a chunari, conducted aarti, served them meals with devotion, and offered ‘Dakshina’ to seek their blessings.

The ritual took place on the first floor of his residential area within the temple complex, where CM Yogi washed the feet of the nine girls individually using water from a brass vessel. He applied a tilak made of roli, sandalwood, curd, akshat, and barley grown at the temple’s Shaktipeeth altar to their foreheads before honoring them with garlands, chunaris, gifts, and dakshina.

After the ceremony, CM Yogi personally served fresh food, prepared in the temple’s kitchen, to the girls. Besides these nine girls, other children, both boys and girls, were also offered food with equal care and were presented with gifts and dakshina.

The smiles and joy on the children’s faces, especially after receiving CM Yogi’s warmth and affection, were touching. With care and respect, he washed the feet of the nine girls and Batuk Bhairav, ensuring they were comfortable and satisfied throughout the event.

As he served the children, CM Yogi attentively engaged with them, making sure every child’s plate was filled generously with prasad, while instructing temple staff to ensure no child was left out.

Present during the ceremony were Gorakhnath temple’s chief priest Yogi Kamalnath, Mahamandaleshwar Santosh Das alias Satua Baba from Kashi, Dwarika Tiwari, Virendra Singh, Durgesh Bajaj, Amit Singh Monu, and Vinay Gautam. Earlier in the day, CM Yogi performed a ritualistic worship of Maa Siddhidatri at the temple’s Shaktipeeth.

Groom’s Bulldozer Wedding Entry in Gorakhpur Goes Viral, Sparks Mixed Reactions

July 12, 2024, 11:43 am

A unique wedding entry in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, has captured the attention of many social media users. A viral video shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows the groom and his family arriving at the wedding on the blade of a bulldozer. The groom, dressed in a sherwani and sunglasses, can be seen dancing to the beat of the dhol as the procession moves alongside the bulldozer.

The video quickly gained traction on social media, with numerous users reacting to the unusual entry. One user humorously commented, “If the bulldozer driver accidentally forgets that we have come to the wedding procession, God only knows what will happen.” Another user questioned, “Has he gone to get married or for drama?”

The groom’s bold and unconventional choice has sparked a range of reactions, from amusement to disbelief, highlighting the diverse opinions on such a spectacle. The incident demonstrates how creative and out-of-the-box wedding entries can become viral sensations, drawing widespread attention and commentary from the online community.

Bodies Of UP Workers Killed In Kuwait Fire Handed Over To Families In Gorakhpur

June 15, 2024, 2:46 pm

Officials handed over the mortal remains of the victims of the Kuwait fire incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur on Saturday.

Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue), Vineet Kumar Singh, detailed the handover, saying, “Two residents of Gorakhpur had died in the Kuwait fire incident… Their mortal remains have reached today. Their relatives are here. The administration is with the families of the deceased…”

The fire, which occurred at a labor accommodation in Mangaf, Kuwait, on June 12, claimed the lives of three people from Uttar Pradesh, among a total of 45 Indians. The victims from Gorakhpur were identified as Angad Gupta (48) and Jairam Gupta (38). Both had been working in the Gulf country for nearly a decade and had recently returned to work after spending time with their families.

Angad Gupta’s wife, Reeta Devi, spoke to ANI, saying, “Angad was staying in Kuwait for the last eight years and used to visit India from time to time. He was working in a mall.” Angad, the family’s sole breadwinner, is survived by his wife and their two children, including his daughter Anshika.

Additionally, the final rites of Sivashankar Govindhan, one of the seven people from Tamil Nadu killed in the Kuwait fire, were performed today at the Royapuram crematorium in Chennai. Forty-eight-year-old Govindhan, who had been working as a truck driver in Kuwait for over a year, was among the 45 Indians who was killed in the fire. He is survived by his wife, Hema Kumari, daughter Shanthika, and son Deepak Raj.

In Odisha, Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, along with other leaders, paid their last respects to the victims from the state after their mortal remains arrived in Bhubaneswar.

We Are Not VIP’s..” Gorakhpur BJP Candidate Ravi Kishan , Casts His Vote

June 1, 2024, 9:11 am

On Saturday, Gorakhpur Lok Sabha candidate Ravi Kishan arrived at a polling booth in Gorakhpur and queued up in line to cast his vote, emphasising that politicians are “servants of the public, not VIPs”.

Kishan said that he was propagating the idea of PM Modi to end the VVIP culture in India.

“This is what our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taught us that we are servants of the public, we are not VIPs. As soon as PM Modi came, he ended the VIP culture in India by ending the concept of red beacons. When your head is so grounded, then you should remain a common man too. I hold no position above others now and prefer to stay humble. PM Modi has vanished the VIP culture in India and changed the politics of the nation. This is our culture and we should follow it,” Ravi Kishan told ANI.

“I have cast my vote for Viksit Bharat, Ram Rajya and to make India a “Vishwa guru”, Kishan said after casting his vote.
Earlier, in a video message on X, Kishan urged the voters to cast their vote in the “festival of democracy”.

गोरखपुर के सभी मतदाता साथियों का विनम्र अभिवादन नमस्कार एवं प्रणाम,

साथियों आप सभी को विदित होगा की आज लोकसभा आम चुनावों के सातवें चरण के अंतर्गत गोरखपुर में मतदान हो रहा है, इस अवसर पर मेरा आप सभी देवतुल्य गोरखपुर के भाग्य विधाता मतदाताओं से करबद्ध आग्रह है, लोकतंत्र के इस… pic.twitter.com/6q87mbZFJo

— Ravi Kishan (Modi Ka Parivar) (@ravikishann) June 1, 2024

“Friends, you all will be aware that today voting is being held in Gorakhpur under the seventh phase of Lok Sabha general elections. On this occasion, I humbly request all of you, the God-like voters who are the destiny makers of Gorakhpur, to exercise your right to vote in this great festival of democracy by discharging your duty as an aware voter,” Kishan wrote in a post on X.

“Every vote of yours is important and it will decide the future of your Lok Sabha and the country, therefore I once again appeal to all of you to participate enthusiastically in this festival of democracy,” he added.

Gorakpur-based BJP Lok Sabha candidate Ravi Kishan is up against Javed Ashraf of the BSP and Kajal Nishad of the SP. Ravi Kishan is relying on CM Yogi’s backing, as he represented Gorakhpur in the Lok Sabha for five terms.

Prior to this, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath supported BJP candidate Ravi Kishan in Gorakhpur by doing a roadshow.

With a margin of 3,01,664 votes, Kishan defeated Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Rambhual Nishad in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The world’s greatest polling marathon, which started on the 19th of last month and has now covered six stages and 486 Lok Sabha seats, comes to a spectacular conclusion with the seventh phase.

Gorakhpur Malls Raided Following Uttar Pradesh Ban on Halal-Certified Food

November 21, 2023, 5:31 pm

In a swift response to the recent ban on Halal-certified food items in Uttar Pradesh, authorities conducted raids at City Mall and AD Mall in Gorakhpur. The raids, led by Chief Food Information Officer Hitendra Mohan Tripathi, aimed to ensure compliance with the state government’s prohibition on the production, storage, distribution, and sale of food products with Halal certification. This decisive action comes on the heels of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s order, reflecting a zero-tolerance policy against the illegal issuance of such certificates.

Tripathi stated that the crackdown was prompted by a tip about Halal-certified food items entering the market, which the state government had prohibited. The raids, which took place at seven to eight different locations, yielded no Halal-certified items. Officials, however, emphasized their commitment to prohibiting such products if discovered during subsequent inspections.

Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak reaffirmed the government’s unwavering stance against crime and corruption, indicating a similar resolve in dealing with the sale of Halal-certified foods. The ban, which takes effect immediately, demonstrates the state’s proactive approach to implementing the directive. This action is consistent with the government’s determination to strictly enforce the ban and maintain law and order in the state.

The crackdown demonstrates Uttar Pradesh’s commitment to upholding cultural and dietary preferences while maintaining a strong stance against unauthorized certifications in the food industry.

Gorakhpur students make Kavach missile prototype to safeguard civilian areas

September 22, 2023, 11:59 am

Students from a college in Gorakhpur have created a missile prototype that, according to their claims, will deactivate when it approaches any school, college, hospital, or place of worship. The Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) at GIDA, Gorakhpur’s BCA students created the missile prototype.

On the occasion of ‘International Peace Day’ on September 21 (Thursday), students demonstrated their Kavach missile prototype in ITM College, and gave the message of establishing peace and non-violence in the world.
“It took more than 8 days for the students to make the prototype of this Kavach missile, and it cost about Rs 8,000 to make,” said Amit Shrivastav, a student involved in making the prototype.

UP CM Yogi at Janata Darshan in Gorakhpur

September 18, 2023, 3:24 pm

On Monday, Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, held a Janata Darshan in front of the Mahant Digvijaynath Smriti Bhawan at Gorakhnath Temple and listened attentively to the complaints of almost 200 people from different districts.

Instructing the relevant authorities to address public issues with the utmost seriousness and sensitivity as well as to take stern legal action against those who illegally intrude on people’s land and attempt to damage or destroy the vulnerable, CM Yogi forwarded the prayer letters to them.

Yogi Adityanath has issued directives to guarantee that no one suffers and to ensure that all needy and qualified people receive benefits from government social programs.
CM Yogi instructed authorities to speed the process of estimating the cost of treatment for applications seeking financial aid for the treatment of critical diseases and make it accessible to the government as soon as possible so that the necessary money can be granted as soon as feasible.

The persons occupying the seats were approached by CM Yogi, who assured them that he would see to it that all of their problems were resolved.
He continued by saying that the government stands behind the poor and that there is always money available to treat the poor.

UP: Yogi meets people at Gorakhpur’s Janata Darshan

April 9, 2023, 1:14 pm

For the second day in a row, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath listened to the complaints of over 500 people during the ‘Janata Darshan’ held in front of the Mahant Digvijaynath Smriti Auditorium at Gorakhnath Temple.

The CM assured needy people that no eligible person will be denied the benefits of the government’s welfare initiatives, highlighting that the administration is working hard to ensure this. CM Yogi also urged the administrative officials and police officers to ensure that their grievances were resolved in a timely, fair, and satisfactory manner.CM Yogi attentively listened to each visitor’s complaint one by one while collecting their prayer letters and referring them to the appropriate personnel for a prompt and satisfactory resolution.

During his interaction with the public, a woman told the Chief Minister about her financial problems, and he immediately directed the officers in charge to ensure that the woman received the benefits of the necessary pension scheme as per her eligibility, in addition to the benefits of all government schemes.
Several women have come to the Janata Darshan to request housing. When a city woman told CM Yogi that she didn’t have a house or land, he guaranteed her that she would be given one under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. (Urban).
Chief Minister Yogi also asked officials to provide housing accommodations under the Pradhan Mantri-Chief Minister Awas Yojana for all eligible people who are homeless.

Furthermore, numerous people requested financial aid from the Chief Minister for the treatment of critical diseases. CM instructed them to meet with administration authorities and complete an estimate of the cost of therapy so that funding could be provided. He reassured them that no one’s treatment would be hampered due to a lack of funds and that full financial support would be supplied.
In topics of revenue and law enforcement, he directed officers to take prompt, quality, and satisfactory action in all circumstances. He also ordered the officers to take action against the mafia for infringing on people’s property.
CM Yogi also distributed chocolates to the children who were accompanying the mothers, inquired about their schooling, and blessed them.

Umesh Pal murder case: Atiq Ahmed gangs shooter involved in Umesh Pal murder case gunned down by UP police in Prayagraj

March 6, 2023, 11:31 am

In a major development in the Umesh pal murder case, an accused named Usman was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday.
Vijay Chowdhary alias Usman was killed in the encounter that took place in Kaundhiyara in Prayagraj.
Taking on Twitter about the incident, UP MLA Shalabh Mani Tripathi said, “Didn’t we say that we will destroy them (mafia nexus)!! Usman, the dreaded killer who fired the first shot at Umesh Pal and Sandeep Nishad, was also killed in a police encounter today.”
Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan also said, “Pujya Maharaj @myogiadityanath ji had said that they (mafia nexus) will be destroyed. The dreaded absconding killer Usman, who fired the first shot at Umesh Pal and Sandeep Nishad, was also killed in an encounter by the police.

Couple, 2 children die in fire UP’s Gorakhpur, probe initiated

February 5, 2023, 4:56 pm

A couple and their two children died in a fire incident that broke out at a house in Devkali village on late Saturday night. Though the cause of the fire was not known, locals suspect that a dispute within the family could be the reason behind the incident. The villagers saw smoke coming out of the house which when they broke open they saw the burnt bodies of Indra Bahadur, his 38-year-old wife Sushila Devi, 10-year-old daughter Chandni and 8-year-old son Aryan lying on the same bed.

CM Adityanath visits flood- affected areas in UP, directs assistance for victims

October 14, 2022, 4:11 pm

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday visited the flood-affected villages of Maharajganj and Gorakhpur districts and distributed relief materials to the floods victims.

He also conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas. CM Yogi said that the administration has been instructed to distribute relief materials to the flood-affected families on a war footing so that no one suffers.

“For the first time in October, we all have to face the tragedy of untimely floods. Facing the challenge of disaster firmly, the double engine government of the Centre and the state is engaged in the service of the people,” Yogi said. He also met flood-affected victims in Maharajganj and Sahjanwa and distributed flood-relief material among them.
Earlier on Wednesday, CM reviewed the situation arising out of incessant rainfall in the state in the last few days. The Chief Minister has directed the Group of Ministers to immediately visit the districts under their charge and extend their cooperation in relief and rescue works to the flood-affected parts of the state.
He also chaired a high level meeting in which instructions were issued to expedite the relief and rehabilitation work in all the districts affected by heavy rains. CM Yogi also ordered to keep the District Control Room functional 24×7 under the leadership of Joint Magistrate level officers.

Giving instructions to ensure the safety of livestock in the flood-affected areas, the Chief Minister said that adequate arrangements for animal feed should be made in these areas.
More than 200 villages have been affected by the flood so far affecting thousands of people. The name of the affected villages includes Jagtapur, Panditpurva, Jhovahna, Kalandarpur, Gangapur, Kodari, Lalpur, Phagunia, Jogiya Kalan, Lal Nagar, Durgapur, and Sherpur.
Population of about 25 lakhs has been affected by floods in more than 1500 villages of 15 districts across the state. The Chief Minister has instructed to deploy teams of the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF), State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF), and PAC as per the need for relief and rescue work in all these flood-affected areas.
River Rapti and Saryu (Ghagra) are flowing above the danger mark. The Chief Minister has given instructions for continuous monitoring of the water level of rivers.