Gorakhpur
City in Uttar Pradesh, India
Gorakhpur ▸ Facts ▸ Comments ▸ News ▸ Videos

Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur district, North Eastern Railway Zone and Gorakhpur division. The city is home to the Gorakhnath Math, a Gorakhnath temple. The city also has had an Indian Air Force station since 1963. Gita Press, the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts like Ramayana and Mahabharat, is also located in Gorakhpur and was established there in 1926.
0 shares | ShareTweetSavePostSend |
You Might Like
UP news: CM Yogi Adityanath lays foundation of Rs 1,200 crore ethanol plant in Gorakhpur, says farmers' income to riseCM Yogi Adityanath further emphasised that investment proposals worth Rs 36 lakh crore have come to UP through the Global Investors Summit, which was held early this year.DNA - Published | |
Meet IAS Ravi Kumar NG, UP cadre, who replaced Ritu Maheshwari as Greater Noida Authority CEOUP government appointed Ravi Kumar N G, Divisional Commissioner, Gorakhpur, as new the CEO of Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA).DNA - Published | |
PM Modi’s retort to Congress, extols contributions of Gita Press in GorakhpurPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday waxed eloquent about Mahatma Gandhi’s attachment to Gita Press and the latter’s contributions in maintaining Gandhian values. His remarks is seemingly a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
In first leg of 4-state tour, PM Modi launches projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore in Chhattisgarh & UPIn the first leg of a two-day whirlwind tour across four states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Raipur in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh besides also making a stop..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Pics: How world class Gorakhpur railway station will look like; PM Modi to lay foundation stone on July 7Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Gorakhpur Railway Station redevelopment on July 7. "The station will be redeveloped at a cost of around Rs.498 crore and will provide world..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PM Modi to visit 4 states including Telangana, Rajasthan on July 7-8, to announce 50 projects worth Rs 50,000 crorePM Modi will flag off Vande Bharat trains on three routes and also lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the Gorakhpur railway station.DNA - Published | |
Was kept in dark, says Adhir Ranjan Choudhury, part of jury for Gandhi Peace PrizeIn a dramatic twist to the controversy over the Gorakhpur-based Gita Press being awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize, leader of Congress party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhury on Tuesday claimed that he..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Congress slams BJP over Gandhi prize, Amit Shah hails Gita PressOn the day when a war of words erupted between Congress and BJP leaders over the Centre’s decision to confer the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 award on Gorakhpur-based Gita Press, home minister Amit Shah..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 to be conferred on Gita PressThe Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 will be conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur, in recognition of its "outstanding contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Summer Special Train: Gorakhpur-Dehar Ka Balaji route introduced for peak season travelRailways introduces a summer special train that will run weekly between Gorakhpur and Dehar Ka Balaji.DNA - Published | |
PM Modi to virtually inaugurate third Khelo India University Games todayKhelo India University Games: The competitions will be organised in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Gautam Buddha Nagar.DNA - Published | |
Gorakhpur Shamli Expressway to pass through 22 districts and 37 tehsils, check other detailsThe Shamli-Gorakhpur Economic Corridor will be the third largest green field expressway in UP. This 700-kilometer-long expressway is proposed to start from near Gogwan Jalalpur in Shamli district to..DNA - Published | |
Gorakhpur Link Expressway to be fully operational by December 2023, will connect Delhi to Gorakhpur via LucknowThe Gorakhpur Link Expressway will go from Jaitpur in Gorakhpur to Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and is 91.35 kilometres in length.DNA - Published | Holi 2023: Indian Railways announced special trains between Gorakhpur and Amritsar for easy commuteIndian Railways to run special Holi trains between Gorakhpur and Amritsar.DNA - Published |
Gorakhpur-Siliguri Expressway to pass through Deoria, Kishanganj and more; know travel time, latest updateThe 520 km expressway will connect Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur to West Bengal's Siliguri.DNA - Published | Uttar Pradesh: Schools to remain shut till class 8 in Meerut, timings changed in Lucknow amid severe coldUttar Pradesh: In Gorakhpur as well, schools to remain closed till January 17.DNA - Published |
Who is Khan Sir? Why did Congress leader Surpiya Shrinate demand his arrest? 'Suresh-Abdul' row explainedKhan Sir was born in Gorakhpur in a military family.DNA - Published | Uttar Pradesh: Elderly woman steals gold necklace worth Rs 10 lakh, watch video hereViral video: The woman merely took 20 seconds to steal the gold necklace in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur.DNA - Published |
Delhi shocker: Man shoots daughter dead, wife helps dispose of body in trolley bag; cops suspect honour killingThe family is a native of of Baluni in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur and migrated to the national capital after Nitesh Yadav found a job there.DNA - Published | Gorakhpur: Mother, son die by suicide after consuming poison; property dispute suspectedDue to the argument over the mother's demand for money from the elder son for the younger son, both the mother and the younger son consumed poison.DNA - Published |
1 5 die on way home for Diwali from Hyderabad to UPFifteen migrant workers died while 40 others were injured, many of them critically, when the bus they were travelling in crashed into a truck on a ghat road in MP's Rewa district late Friday. From..IndiaTimes - Published | Madhya Pradesh: 14 killed, 40 injured after bus collides with trolley in RewaMadhya Pradesh bus accident: The bus was going from Hyderabad to Gorakhpur.DNA - Published |
Video: UP CM Yogi Adityanath feeds milk to leopard cub in GorakhpurUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was accompanied by BJP MP Ravi Kishan in Gorakhpur.DNA - Published | Gorakhpur riots: SC dismisses plea challenging denial of sanction to prosecute UP CM Yogi AdityanathIndiaTimes - Published |
Gorakhpur infamous for mosquitoes and mafia now known for development, says CM AdityanathIndiaTimes - Published | Uttar Pradesh: Woman village head shot in Gorakhpur, tension prevails in the areaDurgawati Devi, the victim, has been brought to the hospital in serious condition.DNA - Published |
CM Yogi Adityanath to launch campaign against communicable diseases from UP's GorakhpurThe focus will be on controlling vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya.DNA - Published | With Nirahua winning, 3 Bhojpuri film stars in Lok Sabha nowManoj Tiwary (North-East Delhi) and Ravi Kishan (Gorakhpur) are the other two. All three represent the BJP.IndiaTimes - Published |
"PM Narendra Modi has changed politics in the country": BJP president J P NaddaInaugurating a BJP office in Gorakhpur, J P Nadda claimed PM Modi made two Covid vaccinations available to Indians within a year of the outbreak.DNA - Published | Gorakhpur-bound SpiceJet Boeing 737 plane's windshield cracks mid-flightSpiceJet said in a statement that the ATC was informed about the aircraft, which landed safely at the Mumbai airport.DNA - Published |
Gorakhpur rape victim dies in hospital, police arrest suspect named in videoThe victim was undergoing treatment in the Gorakhpur hospital where she died on Monday.DNA - Published | RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to visit Lucknow todayEarlier, on March 20, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met Mohan Bhagwat at Madhav Dham, the provincial office of RSS, in Gorakhpur.DNA - Published |
Yogi Adityanath 2.0 swearing-in: A look at the Uttar Pradesh CM's political journeyYogi Adityanath commenced his political journey in 1998 becoming the youngest MP from Gorakhpur.DNA - Published | Akhilesh Yadav: Fought hard but failed to send Adityanath 'back to Gorakhpur'IndiaTimes - Published |
6th phase UP polls: BJP will win over 80 per cent seats, says Yogi Adityanath after casting vote in GorakhpurUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday cast his vote in Gorakhpur in the sixth phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win..IndiaTimes - Published | UP elections 2022: CM Yogi’s assembly poll debut today in Phase 6CM Yogi Adityanath will face his maiden assembly election as a contestant from Gorakhpur, known for its Gorakhnath Math that he heads as the chief priest, when 57 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh vote..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rajnath Singh hits out at Samajwadi Party, BSP; says 'Laxmi doesn't visit on cycle or elephant'Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched an attack on the opposition while speaking at a polling rally in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.DNA - Published | SP fields late BJP vice-president's widow against Yogi in GorakhpurIndiaTimes - Published |
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to file nomination from Gorakhpur on FridayUnion home minister Amit Shah, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and party state president Swatantra Dev Singh will be present during the filing of the nomination, BJP media cell in-charge Bachcha..IndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi inaugurates projects worth over Rs 9600 crore in UP's GorakhpurIndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA |
PM Modi inaugurates AIIMS, fertiliser plant in UP's GorakhpurPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dedicated to the nation three mega projects, including an AIIMS and a major fertiliser plant, in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's home turf..IndiaTimes - Published | India will have nine nuclear reactors by 2024: GovtThe nation will have nine nuclear reactors by 2024 and a new nuclear project, the first in northern India, will come up 150 kms away from Delhi in Gorakhpur of Haryana, the government informed the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Opposition patronising criminals, alleges AdityanathDeoria/Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday accused the opposition parties of patronising criminals, saying those backing them are paving the way for their own destruction...IndiaTimes - Published | Amit Shah in Azamgarh tomorrow, Akhilesh to visit GorakhpurIndiaTimes - Published |
Four years after crib deaths, UP sacks Kafeel for ‘laxity’Suspended twice and arrested as many times on different charges, UP paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan was dismissed from government service late Wednesday in the 2017 oxygen shortage case involving 63..IndiaTimes - Published | Gorakhpur hospital deaths: Suspended Dr Kafeel Khan sackedLucknow/Gorakhpur, Doctor Kafeel Khan of Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College and Hospital, who had been suspended in 2017 after the death of 70 children due to lack of oxygen supply to the hospital, has..IndiaTimes - Published |
CBI books 6 cops for murder of businessman in Gorakhpur hotelIndiaTimes - Published | Kanpur businessman death case: Viral video raises serious questions on Gorakhpur policeAccording to the wife, a blood-soaked towel was later found by family members under the bed in the hotel room which proves that Manish bled severely.DNA - Published |
Gorakhpur death case: Six cops charged with murder of Kanpur-based businessmanA case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the six policemen and a hunt has been launched to nab them.DNA - Published | Covid-19: HC wants 5 UP cities shut but Yogi govt rules out lockdownThe Uttar Pradesh government on Monday refused to go for a lockdown, saying it was necessary to protect livelihoods of people, after the Allahabad High Court directed the state government to enforce..IndiaTimes - Published |