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Coronavirus Pandemic: Total shutdown in Varanasi on Wednesday
With 12 new cases of coronavirus being reported on Tuesday, the district authorities in Varanasi have announced a complete lockdown in the city on Wednesday.
Dress code for Kashi Vishwanath temple announced
Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi has decided to implement a dress code for devotees before they enter the temple
Varanasi agog with the possibility of Priyanka Gandhi joining the fray against Narendra Modi
Priyanka’s entry in the electoral battle for Varanasi, if it is going to be so, can well prove to be a historic turning point as was the case in 1980 or even bigger than that.
Sacked BSF jawan, who complained about bad food, to contest LS polls from Varanasi against PM Modi
Ex-BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was sacked from service after he uploaded a video complaining of bad quality food being served to the forces, on Friday announced that he will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi. If the ex-BSF jawan contests, he will face PM Narendra Modi who[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: BJP, Congress men fight as Priyanka Gandhi visits Varanasi
Varanasi: A minor scuffle broke out between Congress and BJP supporters while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was visiting the Shastri Memorial at Shastri Chowk in Ramnagar here to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. BJP supporters had also raised pro-Modi slogans when Priyanka visited the Vindhyavasini Temple in[Read More…]
Congress plans Priyanka Gandhi’s boat ride to Varanasi
Lucknow: In a unique initiative to connect with voters for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will travel from Prayagraj to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi from March 18 to 20. According to Congress leaders, Priyanka will take a boat ride from Prayagraj[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Varanasi Constituency Elections Dates, Schedule and Results
The Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will be among the most stretched out as it will be held in seven phases as announced by the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Sunday. The Election Commission of India announced that the general elections will began on April 11, with the[Read More…]
Vande Bharat Express begins first commercial run
New Delhi: The indigenously built, high-speed Vande Bharat Express began its first commercial run from here on Sunday as per schedule, a day after it suffered a break down while on its way to Delhi from Varanasi. The train left for Varanasi from the New Delhi Railway Station at 6[Read More…]
Vande Bharat Express breaks down in UP due to communication failure
New Delhi/Tundla: After the much-hyped flagging off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the high-speed Vande Bharat Express to Varanasi, the train suffered a break down on Saturday early morning at Chamraula, 194 km from New Delhi on its empty return journey to Delhi, getting stuck for more than three hours.[Read More…]
Vande Bharat Express runs over cattle, halted in UP
Tundla (Uttar Prades): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the indigenously built Vande Bharat Express to Varanasi from New Delhi, the train made an unscheduled stop for over three hours on Saturday near Tundla in Uttar Pradesh. The train came to a halt 18 km ahead of[Read More…]
Varanasi: Fake guide arrested for sexual misconduct to Canadian tourist
A case of a fake guide raping a Canadian tourist has surfaced. On Monday evening, the tourist made loud shouts after the accused chased her at the Assi Ghat. Following the loud noise, inspector of the tourist police got hold of the fake tourist guide and gave them to the[Read More…]
Delhi-Varanasi Chair Car journey by Train 18 to cost Rs 1,850
New Delhi: For travelling between New Delhi and Varanasi by Train 18, rechristened as Vande Bharat Express — scheduled to make its maiden run on February 15 — the passengers will have to shell out 40-50 per cent higher fare than they do for Shatabdi Express, a senior Railway Ministry[Read More…]
Who is going to win Uttar Pradesh? It’s not BJP
Uttar Pradesh, with its 80 Lok Sabha seats remains crucial to BJP’s plans to return to power in 2019. In 2014, with 73 seats out of 80 in Uttar Pradesh, it managed to form a single-party majority Government after 1984. Is BJP going to repeat its performance in 2019? Bua-[Read More…]
Varanasi: Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport caught fire, Airport premises go frantic
On early hours of Monday morning, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi, caught fire. The fire took place at the ticket booking counter of the facility. Fire Brigade has reached the point of incident. The initial enquiry suggests that the source of the fire could be a short circuit.
PM Modi to inaugurate two highways in Varanasi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate on Monday one waterway and two national highways in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Sunday. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the ‘Inland Waterways Terminal’ on Ganga river and the ‘Ring Road and Babatpur Airport Road’ on Monday afternoon. “The[Read More…]
Tej Pratap appears in Varanasi after going untraceable from Bodh Gaya
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tej Pratap Yadav who had gone missing from Bodh Gaya a day after filing for divorce from his wife Aishwarya Rai in five months of his marriage appeared in media on Tuesday from Varanasi. Tej told media that he had gone to visit the Kashi Vishwanath[Read More…]
Varanasi: Two killed, two injured in JHV mall firing
Varanasi: Some unknown miscreants opened fire at the ground floor of JHV mall leaving two persons dead and two critically injured inside a branded clothes showroom near the Cantt area of the city. Police reached the spot immediately after getting the information and the injured has been sent to Singh Medical[Read More…]
Sinha holds local administration responsible for Amritsar train tragedy
Varanasi: Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Sunday held the local administration responsible for the Amritsar tragedy in which 59 people were crushed to death by a train while watching the burning of the Dusshera effigy. “Had the local administration been cautious, the incident would have been[Read More…]
Google launches project to preserve, digitise Indian Railways’ culture
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) In a first-of-its-scale heritage mapping and digitisation project, Google and Ministry of Railways on Friday launched a project that aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the Indian Railways. The two-year digitisation project “The Railways-Lifeline of a Nation” is a comprehensive digital document viewable on[Read More…]
CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates tourist cruise Alaknanda in Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a 5-start luxury tourist cruise – Alaknanda at Khadkiya Ghar, Varanasi. Alaknanda is the first ever luxury cruise that will take passengers around all the 84 ghats. The devotees and tourists will be able to ride the 30-metre double-decked modern liner during sunrise and[Read More…]
Cleanliness survey: Jodhpur cleanest station, Varanasi slips to 69th position
Jodhpur and Marwar in Rajasthan were declared the cleanest railway stations, while Varanasi, the prime minister’s Lok Sabha constituency, slipped to the 69th position in the third cleanliness survey released on Monday. Releasing the survey report, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said: “Jodhpur has emerged as the cleanest station in A1[Read More…]
Varanasi: Sons hide woman’s body to keep pension flowing
Varanasi: In a shocking incident, five children of a woman were keeping her dead body in their house here for the past five months, so that the pension coming in her name did not stop despite her passing away, police said on Wednesday. The bizarre incident came to light in[Read More…]
Super 30 first look: Hrithik starts shoot in Varanasi
Mumbai: Known for his ‘Greek God’ looks, actor Hrithik Roshan has embraced a unique get-up with a heavy beard and unkempt hair for his new film “Super 30”. Hrithik has started shooting the film, a biopic on Anand Kumar who is a mathematics wizard and teaches 30 meritorious and talented candidates[Read More…]
The journey of ‘Thumri Queen,’ Girija Devi!
Gifted with a resonating magical voice that captivated the refined listeners of Hindustani classical music for generations, Girija Devi played a key part in popularising and raising the profile of Thumri – that gave her the appellation ‘Thumri Queen. Born on May 8, 1929, in Varanasi, to a zamindar, Ramdeo[Read More…]