Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) On the first Monday of the holy month of Shravan, also known as Sawan, a spiritual wave swept across Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi as lakhs of devotees gathered at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple to perform ‘Jalabhishek’ and offer prayers. The sacred city of Varanasi echoed with … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, July 9 (IANS) The ‘Marathi vs Hindi’ politics in Maharashtra and violence against Hindi-speaking residents, ignited by the ‘unification’ of Thackeray cousins resonated in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with students of the Banaras Hindi University (BHU) demonstrating against spate of violence targeting the North Indian migrants in the state. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, July 8 (IANS) Cracking down hard on corruption in Varanasi, the CBI has booked an accountant of the Central Ground Water Board who used to collect bribes on the pretext of clearing his colleagues’ allowance bills, an official said on Tuesday. Mukesh Ranjan Gupta, Assistant Account Officer, CGWB, Varanasi, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Lucknow, July 6 (IANS) Seeking votes for the 2027 Assembly election, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Sunday claimed that he would quit politics if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not forced to run away from the Varanasi seat in 2029. Addressing a gathering in Pindra Assembly constituency in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Katra, June 7 (IANS) In a heartwarming and symbolic moment, a family from Varanasi celebrated their son’s sixth birthday on the world’s highest railway bridge — the Chenab Railway Bridge while travelling by the Vande Bharat Express train — on Saturday, turning the engineering marvel into a stage for cherished … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, June 6 (IANS) In a significant development in Varanasi, police have arrested Amit Pathak, who is said to be an assistant to Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee President Ajay Rai, in connection with a series of robberies and thefts. Pathak, aged 45, was nabbed along with an accomplice. Both of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, June 5 (IANS) In a significant milestone under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), 608 beneficiaries in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi have been allotted high-tech, luxury-style homes. The project, inaugurated by the Prime Minister in 2015, marks the first time that such advanced housing facilities have … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, May 29 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) is set to host a two-day programme in the city to commemorate the tricentenary of Punyashloka Ahilya Devi Holkar, a revered ruler of the Holkar dynasty, renowned for her visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to social welfare and women’s empowerment. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Varanasi, May 27 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh MP-MLA Special Court in Varanasi rejected a complaint seeking registration of an FIR against Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Lord Ram fictional’ remark made in the US last month, said a lawyer on Tuesday. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neeraj Kumar Tripathi junked the complaint, … Read more