Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur

City in Uttar Pradesh, India

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 kilometres 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 Mahabharata, has been established here since 1926.

Cockroach Janta Party Protests

Cockroach Janta Party Protests Hundreds of young Indians protested in New Delhi as the satirical 'Cockroach Janta Party' took to the streets, demanding the education minister's resignation amid exam scandals and unemployment.