All posts tagged "Varanasi"

India2 months ago

Special ‘angavastram’ awaits PM Modi in Varanasi

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 29: A weaver from Varanasi has woven a special silk ‘angavastram’ for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to visit his...
India2 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-BSF Jawan’s Plea Challenging PM Narendra Modi’s Election From Varanasi

The Supreme Court of India rejects sacked BSF jawan's plea against rejection of his nomination to contest 2019 Lok Sabha Polls against PM Modi from Varanasi
Cities4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Patient’s kin forcibly take away oxygen cylinder from hospital

B.P. Singh, Chief Medical Superintendent of the hospital, was informed about the incident.
India5 months ago

Bharat Ratna Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan’s house being razed to build commercial complex

One of his grandsons, Sufi, said that the decision to raze the house had been taken due to financial considerations. The house was purchased in 1936...
India8 months ago

Retired BHU prof succumbs to corona, 4th death in Varanasi

Varanasi, May 19 (IANS) A retired professor of Ayurveda department of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) died of Corona infection at super-specialty wing of the BHU...
India9 months ago

Sanitisation of Varanasi now being done by Garuda drone

New Delhi, Sanitisation in Varanasi is now being done by the Garuda drone which has replaced the risky manual sanitisation of the coronavirus hotspot in Madanpura...
Cities10 months ago

Third corona death in UP, curfew in parts of Varanasi

Varanasi, April 6 A 55-year-old resident of Varanasi died on April 3 at the Sir Sundar Lal hospital in BHU of ‘lung infection. His report on...
Politics11 months ago

Modi wins applause for speech in Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi

Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke in four different languages — Kannada, Telegu, Marathi and Hindi — at the closing ceremony of the centenary...
India11 months ago

Modi to launch over 30 projects in Varanasi on Sunday

Varanasi, Feb 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Sunday (Feb 16) where he will launch at least 30...
World12 months ago

Sri Lankan PM in Varanasi, to visit Kashi Vishwanath

Varanasi, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa reached Varanasi on Sunday, where he will visit Kashi Vishwanath temple and Kalbhairav. He will also visit Sarnath where the...
Politics12 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi to visit Varanasi on Sunday

During her last visit, she had met the family members of Sagir, a nine-year-old boy who died in a stampede triggered by a police lathi-charge during...
Blog1 year ago

Shaheen Baghs spring up in UP districts

Initially, the protests began with Muslim women but now Sikh men and women have joined in a big way. Hindu women are not only participating in...
India1 year ago

Suspected ISI agent arrested in Varanasi

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have arrested an ISI agent for Varanasi. The accused had taken photos of army installations and was sending them...
Lifestyle1 year ago

Muslim woman translating Ram Charit Manas in Urdu

Varanasi, Jan 14 : A Muslim woman in Varanasi is working overtime to translate the Ram Charit Manas written by Tulsidas into Urdu. The woman, Nazneen,...
Cities1 year ago

Dress code for Kashi Vishwanath temple announced

Varanasi, Jan 13: The famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi has decided to implement a dress code for devotees before they enter the sanctum of the...
Politics1 year ago

Priyanka Gandhi likely to visit BHU on January 10

According to sources, Priyanka will meet students for an informal interaction in BHU.
Entertainment1 year ago

Ayushmann Khurrana: I call myself deeply spiritual

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana is happy about ticking off one of his long-time wishes of performing Ganga Aarti at Varanasi. He calls himself “deeply spiritual”. “It was...
Cities1 year ago

PM to interact with BJP workers from Varanasi on Thursday

New Delhi, Oct 22: Prime minister Narendra Modi will hold an interaction with Bharatiya Janata Party workers from Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, on October 24. The...
Cities1 year ago

Ghats inundated, Varanasi lanes turn into cremation grounds

Varanasi, Aug 20 As the waters of the Ganga river in Varanasi inundated the ghats, cremation of dead bodies is now being done in the lanes...
Cities1 year ago

Muslim men help in Hindu girl’s cremation in Varanasi

Varanasi, Aug 12 In a rare gesture, a group of Muslim men not only carried the body of a 19-year-old Hindu girl on their shoulders for...
India2 years ago

Modi launches plantation drive, unveils Shastri bust in Varanasi

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a mega plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh by planting a sapling at a primary school in Varanasi. On his...
Cities2 years ago

Total ban on liquor, non-vegetarian food around Varanasi temples

Varanasi, June 17 A total ban has been imposed on sale and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian food within a 250 metre radius of all temples...
Cities2 years ago

4 train passengers die due to heat in Jhansi

Jhansi, June 11 Four passengers on the Kerala Express have died here due to extreme heat while one passenger has been hospitalised in a critical condition,...
India2 years ago

PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple

Varanasi, May 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple in varanasi. The holy city welcomed PM Modi with full...
India2 years ago

Modi in Gujarat to meet Mother tomorrow, Varanasi visit on Monday

New Delhi, May 25: After a massive victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his mother Heeraben Modi in Gujarat on...
Business2 years ago

For weavers of Varanasi, there is sorrow in wrap and weft

"First demonetisation killed us, then came GST and now power (electricity) has spelt doom for the business. Hamari zindagi ka tana-bana he bigad gaya hai (The...
Cities2 years ago

Devotees offer prayers on Ganga Saptami in Varanasi

New Delhi, May 11: Ganga is considered to be the holiest river and is worshipped as a Goddess in Hinduism. The holy river is lovingly referred...
Election2 years ago

Supreme Court asks EC to examine Tej Bahadur’s plea

New Delhi, May 8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to examine the plea of former BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav against rejection...
Election2 years ago

Tej Bahadur Yadav’s nomination from Varanasi rejected

New Delhi, May 1: The Election Commission on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Samajwadi Party candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. This...
Election2 years ago

SP-BSP alliance fields BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur from Varanasi against PM Modi

Lucknow, April 29: The Samajwadi Party (SP)- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance on Monday fielded former BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur from Varanasi constituency against Prime Minister...
India2 years ago

Mafia don seeks parole to contest from Varanasi

Lucknow, April 28 Mafia don-turned-politician and former MP Atiq Ahmad has moved a bail application before a special court, seeking a short-term bail to contest parliamentary...
India2 years ago

Farmers reach Varanasi to contest against PM Modi

Varanasi, April 28 : In an attempt to highlight their pathetic state, a group of 50 turmeric farmers from Telangana’s Nizamabad have filed their nomination as...
Election2 years ago

Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi

Varanasi , April 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday filed his nomination papers from Varanasi parliamentary constituency for the 2019 general elections. National Democratic Alliance...
Election2 years ago

PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Varanasi

Varanasi, April 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a mega roadshow in Varanasi, a day ahead of filing of nominations from the Lok Sabha seat for...
Election2 years ago

Congress fields Ajay Rai from Varanasi

New Delhi, April 25: The Congress on Thursday fielded Ajay Rai from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. Earlier it was widely speculated, Congress general secretary...
India2 years ago

Varanasi: Telangana farmers may contest against PM Modi

Hyderabad, April 23: Fifty turmeric farmers from Nizamabad district of Telangana plan to contest the election against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency...
India2 years ago

Will contest from Varanasi if Rahul asks: Priyanka

Wayanad (Kerala), April 21 Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday said she will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi if asked by her brother...
India2 years ago

BHU student shot dead in campus, 4 arrested

Varanasi, April 3: A Banaras Hindu University (BHU) student was shot dead in the campus premises in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, leading to tensions, police said, adding...
India2 years ago

Priyanka Gandhi to contest from Varanasi?

Varanasi, March 28 : Speaking to party workers in Raebareli, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi hinted about her contesting the elections from Varanasi, which is PM Modi’s...
India2 years ago

Priyanka takes on Modi, says Chowkidars are for rich

March 18 : Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that chowkidars were meant to protect the...
Election2 years ago

Priyanka Gandhi to kick off steamer poll campaign on

Lucknow, March 16 : With less than a month to go for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress General Secretary and eastern Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka...
Politics2 years ago

Will fight against PM Modi in Varanasi: Bhim Army chief

New Delhi, March 15: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Friday said that he will contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Uttar Pradesh’s varanasi. “We...
India2 years ago

PM Modi lays foundation stone of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor

Varanasi, March 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Friday. PM laid the foundation stone of the...
India2 years ago

PM Modi flags off world’s first diesel to electric converted locomotive

Varanasi, Feb 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world’s first diesel to electric converted locomotive in Varanasi on Tuesday. Modi was received at the...
Cities2 years ago

Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the indigenous Train 18, renamed Vande Bharat Express, from the New Delhi railway...
India2 years ago

India celebrates Makar Sankranti, thousands take dip in holy rivers

New Delhi, Jan 14: Makar Sankranti, a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of the country, also marks the beginning of warmer and longer days...
Politics2 years ago

NDA allies Apna Dal, SBSP to boycott PM Modi’s events

New Delhi, Dec 29: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Varanasi and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the NDA allies Apna Dal,...
India2 years ago

Varanasi: Sankat Mochan Temple receives bomb blast threat

New Delhi, Dec 5: Authorities of the renowned Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi have received a letter threatening a bomb blast in its premises, following which security...
Cities2 years ago

Fire breaks out at Varanasi airport

Varanasi, Nov 19: A fire broke out at the Varanasi Airport in Uttar Pradesh creating panic on Monday. The incident took place at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport’s Air...
Cities2 years ago

PM Modi inaugurates first multi modal terminal constructed on River Ganga

Varanasi, Nov 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the first multi-modal terminal constructed on holy River Ganga in Varanasi. The Prime Minister along with Uttar...
Cities2 years ago

6 injured in Varanasi clash

Lucknow, Oct 6: At least six people were injured in a clash which erupted between youths of two communities in Varanasi, police said on Saturday. The...
India2 years ago

BHU violence : Doctors at Sir Sunderlal Hospital beaten up, police booth, bikes set ablaze

Varanasi, Sep 25 : Heavy police has been deployed at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) based Sir Sunderlal Hospital in Varanasi as BHU witnessed another round of...
India2 years ago

Students were trained to call PM ‘Kaka Modi’

New Delhi, Sep 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday celebrated his 68th birthday with government primary school students at Narur village in Varanasi. During his visit, Modi...
India2 years ago

Varanasi to be ‘gateway to East India’: Modi

Varanasi, Sep 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Centre was making serious efforts to develop Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, as the...
India2 years ago

Vedpathis conduct special ‘hawan’ on PM Modi’s birthday

Varanasi, Sep 17: Vedpathis conducted special ‘hawan’ and offered prayers on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. As wishes poured in his 68th birth...
India2 years ago

Wishes pour in for PM Modi on his 68th birthday

New Delhi, Sep 17: Birthday greetings and wishes have started pouring in from early morning on Monday for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 68th birthday. PM will...
India2 years ago

Narendra Modi to celebrate 68th birthday in Varanasi

Varanasi, Sep 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate 68th birthday on September 17 in his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has sent a...
India2 years ago

Jodhpur cleanest station, Varanasi slips in ranking

Mathura railway station was declared the dirtiest station in the A1 station category.
Cities2 years ago

Ganga river flows near danger mark in Varanasi

Varanasi, Aug 4: The Ganga river was flowing near danger mark in Varanasi on Saturday following heavy rainfall. Uttar Pradesh is witnessing rains since last few days....
India3 years ago

Uddhav Tharckeray to visit Ayodhya, Varanasi

Mumbai, July 26: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today said party supremo Uddhav Thackeray will visit Ayodhya and Varanasi on July 27. “Uddhav ji said he’ll visit Ayodhya,...
India3 years ago

UP on high alert as LeT threatens bomb blasts

Lucknow, June 6: The Uttar Pradesh Police sounded a high alert across the state on Wednesday after a letter was received in the name of banned...
India3 years ago

Tourism Minister terms Varanasi “filthy city”

Union Minister of State for Tourism KJ Alphons has termed Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a “filthy and dirty city” which...
India3 years ago

Varanasi flyover tragedy: Samples sent to IIT-Roorkee

Lucknow, May 17: Samples of iron beams, cement, concrete and other construction material used in a Varanasi flyover, a portion of which collapsed on Tuesday killing many,...
Lifestyle3 years ago

Indians taking more spiritual trips this summer: Study

New Delhi, May 17: Spiritually motivated tourism has emerged as one of the most vital components of India’s tourism industry with places like Puri, Varanasi, Tirupati and...
Cities3 years ago

Varanasi flyover collapse : 18 people killed over 50 persons are feared trapped

Many cars have been buried under the heap of rubble, district officials said, adding that the death toll could go up.
India3 years ago

PM Modi, French President Macron inaugurates Solar Power Plant in Mirzapur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi & French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday inaugurated the Solar Power Plant in Mirzapur of Varanasi. They also visited the Deen Dayal Upadhyay...
Politics3 years ago

Cops bar people from wearing black at Amit Shah’s rally in Varanasi

Varanasi, Jan 20: People wearing black clothes were not allowed to participate in a public rally here to be addressed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit...
India3 years ago

Devotees take holy dip, rush to temples on New Year

New Delhi, Jan 1: Thousands of devotees from across the country thronged temples in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Vaishno Devi, Madhya Pradesh, Varanasi and many more on Monday to mark...
Cities3 years ago

Icy winds blow in Lucknow, mercury dips

Lucknow, Dec 16: Icy winds were blowing across the Uttar Pradesh capital and neighbouring areas on Saturday, bringing down the mercury. As the sun shone brightly, the...
Cities3 years ago

Women participated in wrestling competition in Varanasi

Varanasi, Nov 30: For the first time in Varanasi, women participated in the annual wrestling competition which was held on Assi Ghat. Sankat Mochan Foundation, which...
Election3 years ago

Uttar Pradesh local body polls: Second phase of voting underway

Lucknow, Nov 26: Voting for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh civic polls is underway. Varanasi and Lucknow are among the noted regions which will vote on...
India3 years ago

Considered as first woman freedom fighter but Rani Lakshmi Bai’s memorial lies in neglect

In the Prime minister’s constituency Varanasi the Rani Laxmi Bai memorial lies in neglect as electricity connection has been cut for the last one week. Activists...
India3 years ago

Thousands take dip in Ganga on ‘Kartik Purnima’

New Delhi, Nov 4: Starting early on Saturday, hundreds and thousands of Hindu devotees took a holy dip in the river Ganga on the occasion of ‘Kartik...
Cities3 years ago

One killed, property gutted in UP fires

Lucknow, Oct 20: At least one person died and property worth lakhs was gutted in three incidents of fire in Uttar Pradesh over the last 12 hours...
India3 years ago

Don’t believe in vote bank politics, nation comes first: PM Modi

New Delhi, Sep 23, 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the BJP does not believe in votebank politics and the party’s sole agenda...
India3 years ago

Modi inaugurates 17 projects, lays foundation stone of six more in Varanasi

Varanasi, Sep 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated 17 projects in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi and ‘digitally’ laid the foundation stone of six other projects....
India3 years ago

PM Modi arrives in Varanasi, inaugurates Deendayal Hastkala Sankul

New Delhi, Sep 22, 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Varanasi to commence its two-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency on Friday and inaugurated Deendayal...
India4 years ago

70-year-old French woman raped by guard in Modi’s Varanasi

Varanasi, June 30: Athithi Devo Bhava! India’s tagline to welcome the foreigners in our country and provide a feeling of their own soil, but the recent...
Cities4 years ago

New Varanasi-Vadodara express from Friday

Lucknow, June 22: The Indian Railways is starting a new train from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi from Friday, an official said on Thursday....
Cities4 years ago

Watch: Doctor’s car vandalised after clash with BHU students

Uttar Pradesh, 29 March: A car of a doctor vandalised after a clash between BHU students and resident doctors of Sir Sunderlal Hospital in Varanasi on Tuesday. However, the entire...
Politics4 years ago

Manoj Sinha visits Varanasi temples

Lucknow, March 18 : Ahead of BJP legislative meet, the Communications Minister, Manoj Sinha, on Saturday visited many temples in Varanasi, officials said. The senior BJP...
Election4 years ago

UP polls: 60% voting recorded in final phase

Lucknow, Mar 8 : Over 60 per cent of the 1.41 crore voters today exercised their franchise in the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh...
Election4 years ago

Varanasi soaked in poll colours ahead of Holi

Varanasi, March 6 : Call it Varanasi, Banaras or Kashi — the city is little bothered about life around and takes it as it comes. But when...
Election4 years ago

Final phase of polls in UP is turning out to be a challenge for the BJP and PMModi

The big question- Why Varanasi and the region comprising just 40-odd Assembly seats going to the polls in the final phase, are so important? No doubt...
Election4 years ago

After paying tributes to Lal Bahadur Shastri, PM addresses rally in Rohaniya

Varanasi, March 6, 2017: On the third consecutive day of campaigning in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Rohaniya and...
Election4 years ago

Rahul, Akhilesh born fortunate: Modi

Varanasi, March 5 Targeting political rivals Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed the two “galua”, which he said in the...
Election4 years ago

My dream is to develop ‘Poorvanchal’: Modi

Varanasi, March 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said development of Poorvanchal (eastern Uttar Pradesh) has been his “dream”, and criticised successive state governments for...
Election4 years ago

UP polls: PM Modi offers puja at Kashi Vishwanath, Kaal Bhairav temple

Varanasi, March 4, 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered several litres of milk, Ganga Jal and flowers at the fabled Kashi Vishwanath temple here...
Election4 years ago

Joint road show; Rahul, Akhilesh T shirt clad men to welcome PM in Varanasi

Varanasi, March1: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav will carry out a joint road show in the...
Election4 years ago

UP Elections: BJP ministers throng Kashi as Modi’s reputation is at stake in Varanasi

New Delhi, March 1: Electoral slugfest in Uttar Pradesh has turned into the battle of pride for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his own constituency goes on poll...
Election4 years ago

Rahul-Akhilesh Varanasi road show cancelled

Lucknow, Feb 10 The much-awaited road show on Friday by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Varanasi has been...
India4 years ago

#PMinVaranasi: Modi eludes Rahul’s allegations, refers oppn as Pak like critics

Varanasi, December 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday eluded allegations set forth by Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Mehsana and used a coax for public...
Cities4 years ago

5 people killed in Bihar accident due to dense fog

Dec 12: Due to poor visibility in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, a car hammered into a stationary truck on National highway 2 which left five persons dead including...
Politics4 years ago

In Varanasi, Kejriwal tells people not to vote for BJP

Varanasi, Dec 7: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on PM Narendra Modi over the note ban and urged people not...
Cities4 years ago

Long queue of slippers outside bank in Varanasi

Varanasi, 14 Nov: In the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s adopted village Varanasi, a bizarre scene was seen around 9 am after people kept their slippers in...
India4 years ago

Modi at Varanasi, says govt makes sure that schemes are implemented

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Uttar Pradesh and Varanasi to launch a list of projects including a 1500-km-long gas pipeline which costs 51,000 crore rupees. Earlier...
Cities4 years ago

President expresses grief over stampede deaths in Varanasi

President Pranab Mukherjee pays tribute to the deaths in a stampede in Varanasi. On Saturday, in a religious procession 24 persons died and 60 others injured...
India4 years ago

National waterways – A long route to conquer

The Rajghat of Varanasi which is the first of the 90 ghats from the northern side got a new dimension today when Nitin Gadkari, Minister for...
Politics4 years ago

Sonia rebounds to Delhi after falls sick amid Varanasi’s roadshow, Modi offers help

In a wake to win the battle of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who had to pull off her road show in...
India4 years ago

Sonia falls ill, aborts road show in Varanasi

Varanasi, Aug 2 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday suddenly took ill during a road show in the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As...
Politics4 years ago

Sonia Gandhi initiates UP campaign with roadshow in Varanasi

Varanasi, Aug 2 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday suddenly took ill during a road show in the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi....
Politics4 years ago

The quest of renaissance

Varanasi:Varanasi, the city which struggles amidst traffic jam throughout the year witnessed another one which was politically motivated. The crowd mostly turned into a wave of...
Politics4 years ago

Sonia arrives to rousing welcome in Modi’s constituency Varanasi

Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Congress President Sonia Gandhi arrived to a rousing welcome on Tuesday at constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Varanasi, with...
Politics4 years ago

Sonia Gandhi to lead mega roadshow in Modi’s constituency Varanasi today

As the battle of Uttar Pradesh polls begin and no party wants to leave any stone unturned to grab the state which had its own historic...
Cities4 years ago

Tabla Maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj dies in Varanasi

Lucknow, July 28 : Tabla maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj passed away in Varanasi on Thursday. He was 72. His family members said that he was being...
India5 years ago

Cabinet approves new post in Eastern Railway

New Delhi, July 5 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of senior administrative grade post of Chief Works Manager in the Mechanical Department of...
Cities5 years ago

Uttar pradesh: 40 persons killed in heavy rains

More than 40 persons were killed in the heavy rains and related incidents across Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Wednesday. Heavy rains accompanied by lightning...
Politics5 years ago

Don Mukhtar Ansari’s party merges with Samajwadi Party

Lucknow, June 21 : The Quami Ekta Dal (QED) led by dreaded gangster turned legislator Mukhtar Ansari, who is currently lodged in the Agra jail, on Tuesday...
Cities5 years ago

Akhilesh, Mayawati slam Amit Shah’s ‘drama’ of dining at Dalit home

Lucknow, May 31 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah over his dining at a Dalit’s house in...
India5 years ago

NEET Phase-1 exam Paper leaked in Varanasi, 8 arrest

Nearly 6 lakh students appeared for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) Phase – 1 at 1,040 examination centres across 52 cities on May 1....
Cities5 years ago

Security beefed up in Varanasi after crude bomb found inside court

Varanasi has been put on high alert after two crude bombs were found inside the district court premises on Saturday. To look after the situation the...
Cities5 years ago

Riot breaks out in Varanasi prison, jailers injured

At least a dozen people on Saturday suffered injuries in a jail riot in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh when inmates attacked prison guards and held hostage two...
India5 years ago

Modi urges youth to take pride in India’s culture

@PMOIndia Narendra Modi on Monday urged the youth to take pride in India’s rich heritage and culture as they begin their journey in differing careers. Speaking at...
India5 years ago

PM Modi pays gratitude to Sant Ravidas on his birth anniversary

Prime Minster of India Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to mystic poet, Sant Ravidas on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the...
India5 years ago

PM Modi said , Need to change mindset towards differently-abled

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stated that the mindset towards the differently-abled people must change and the word ‘viklang’ (disabled) should be replaced with ‘divyang’...
India5 years ago

Modi flags off superfast train connecting Varanasi and Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off a train connecting Varanasi — his parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh — and Delhi. Accompanied by senior ministers...
India5 years ago

Security tightened for PM Modi in Varanasi

An unprecedented security arrangement has been put in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to his parliamentary constituency on Friday, officials said. Officials involved...
Cities5 years ago

PM Modi to Flag Off Mahamana Express from Varanasi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Varanasi to flag off Mahamana superfast express from Dreka ground and is likely to personally hand over the aids to...
India5 years ago

For Abe, its business in Delhi and spirituality in Varanasi

With bilateral talks and business meetings wrapped up in New Delhi earlier in the day, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe experienced a spiritual retreat on the...

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Special ‘angavastram’ awaits PM Modi in Varanasi

Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-BSF Jawan’s Plea Challenging PM Narendra Modi’s Election From Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh: Patient’s kin forcibly take away oxygen cylinder from hospital

Bharat Ratna Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan’s house being razed to build commercial complex

Retired BHU prof succumbs to corona, 4th death in Varanasi

Sanitisation of Varanasi now being done by Garuda drone

Third corona death in UP, curfew in parts of Varanasi

Modi wins applause for speech in Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi

Modi to launch over 30 projects in Varanasi on Sunday

Sri Lankan PM in Varanasi, to visit Kashi Vishwanath

Priyanka Gandhi to visit Varanasi on Sunday

Shaheen Baghs spring up in UP districts

Suspected ISI agent arrested in Varanasi

Muslim woman translating Ram Charit Manas in Urdu

Dress code for Kashi Vishwanath temple announced

Priyanka Gandhi likely to visit BHU on January 10

Ayushmann Khurrana: I call myself deeply spiritual

PM to interact with BJP workers from Varanasi on Thursday

Ghats inundated, Varanasi lanes turn into cremation grounds

Muslim men help in Hindu girl’s cremation in Varanasi

Modi launches plantation drive, unveils Shastri bust in Varanasi

Total ban on liquor, non-vegetarian food around Varanasi temples

4 train passengers die due to heat in Jhansi

PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple

Modi in Gujarat to meet Mother tomorrow, Varanasi visit on Monday

For weavers of Varanasi, there is sorrow in wrap and weft

Devotees offer prayers on Ganga Saptami in Varanasi

Supreme Court asks EC to examine Tej Bahadur’s plea

Tej Bahadur Yadav’s nomination from Varanasi rejected

SP-BSP alliance fields BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur from Varanasi against PM Modi

Mafia don seeks parole to contest from Varanasi

Farmers reach Varanasi to contest against PM Modi

Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi

PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Varanasi

Congress fields Ajay Rai from Varanasi

Varanasi: Telangana farmers may contest against PM Modi

Will contest from Varanasi if Rahul asks: Priyanka

BHU student shot dead in campus, 4 arrested

Priyanka Gandhi to contest from Varanasi?

Priyanka takes on Modi, says Chowkidars are for rich

Priyanka Gandhi to kick off steamer poll campaign on

Will fight against PM Modi in Varanasi: Bhim Army chief

PM Modi lays foundation stone of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor

PM Modi flags off world’s first diesel to electric converted locomotive

Modi flags off Vande Bharat Express

India celebrates Makar Sankranti, thousands take dip in holy rivers

NDA allies Apna Dal, SBSP to boycott PM Modi’s events

Varanasi: Sankat Mochan Temple receives bomb blast threat

Fire breaks out at Varanasi airport

PM Modi inaugurates first multi modal terminal constructed on River Ganga

6 injured in Varanasi clash

BHU violence : Doctors at Sir Sunderlal Hospital beaten up, police booth, bikes set ablaze

Students were trained to call PM ‘Kaka Modi’

Varanasi to be ‘gateway to East India’: Modi

Vedpathis conduct special ‘hawan’ on PM Modi’s birthday

Wishes pour in for PM Modi on his 68th birthday

Narendra Modi to celebrate 68th birthday in Varanasi

Jodhpur cleanest station, Varanasi slips in ranking

Ganga river flows near danger mark in Varanasi

Uddhav Tharckeray to visit Ayodhya, Varanasi

UP on high alert as LeT threatens bomb blasts

Tourism Minister terms Varanasi “filthy city”

Varanasi flyover tragedy: Samples sent to IIT-Roorkee

Indians taking more spiritual trips this summer: Study

Varanasi flyover collapse : 18 people killed over 50 persons are feared trapped

PM Modi, French President Macron inaugurates Solar Power Plant in Mirzapur

Cops bar people from wearing black at Amit Shah’s rally in Varanasi

Devotees take holy dip, rush to temples on New Year

Icy winds blow in Lucknow, mercury dips

Women participated in wrestling competition in Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh local body polls: Second phase of voting underway

Considered as first woman freedom fighter but Rani Lakshmi Bai’s memorial lies in neglect

Thousands take dip in Ganga on ‘Kartik Purnima’

One killed, property gutted in UP fires

Don’t believe in vote bank politics, nation comes first: PM Modi

Modi inaugurates 17 projects, lays foundation stone of six more in Varanasi

PM Modi arrives in Varanasi, inaugurates Deendayal Hastkala Sankul

70-year-old French woman raped by guard in Modi’s Varanasi

New Varanasi-Vadodara express from Friday