Varanasi

Varanasi, icon of Indian civilization and New India, gets a dramatic makeover ahead of G20 meetings

VARANASI It's 6.30 pm at the famous Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. Tens of thousands of people have congregated—either on the…

2 years ago

PM Modi anchors Varanasi as cultural hub with inauguration of novel ropeway

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Varanasi for a day today, launched multiple developmental projects including a 3.75-kilometre passenger…

2 years ago

Uttar Pradesh’s first Ashti bank to preserve mortal remains coming up in Varanasi

As the largest cremation grounds in India, the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi which is considered one of the most pious…

2 years ago

Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train flagged off on 8-day trip to pilgrimage sites

Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train “Shri Jagannath Yatra” was flagged off on Wednesday from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station on its auspicious…

2 years ago

PM inaugurates Tent City for tourists in Varanasi, flags off Ganga Vilas cruise

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off India-made luxury boat MV Ganga Vilas on the world's longest river cruise and…

2 years ago

Luxury boat Ganga Vilas reaches Varanasi, to be flagged off by PM on longest river cruise

The Ganga Vilas luxury cruise boat reached Ramnagar Port in Varanasi on Tuesday after having left Kolkata on December 22.…

2 years ago

Varanasi set to become cultural and tourism capital of SCO

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will hold its 22nd Summit in the historic Uzbek city of Samarkand from Thursday. The…

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Varanasi court agrees to hear Hindu women’s plea in Gyanvapi mosque case

A Varanasi Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition by five Hindu women seeking the right to worship in…

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Cases of tattoos causing deadly HIV infection surface in Varanasi

<p> At least two cases of people contracting the deadly HIV infection after getting tattoos have emerged at Varanasi in…

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PM Modi rolls out projects worth Rs 1800 crore to spur development in Varanasi

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of multiple projects worth over Rs. 1800 crores…

2 years ago

Varanasi Airport Adds Sanskrit As A Language To Make Announcements

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e4FaCq-Ny-s" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Lal Bahadur Shastri…

2 years ago

Varanasi’s singer boatman mesmerises people while ferrying them across the Ganga!

<p> <strong>Boating in the Ganga in the midst of Varanasi’s divine ambience is an experience in itself and add to…

3 years ago

Gold worth Rs 45 lakh seized at Varanasi airport

<p> Customs officials seized gold worth Rs 45 lakh at the Varanasi airport from two passengers who arrived on an…

3 years ago

PM flags off work on Rs 2,097 crore worth development projects in Varanasi

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stones of 22 development projects that will see an investment…

3 years ago

PM Modi urges Mayors to develop their cities into modern entities but keep heritage intact

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the Mayors of various cities in India to work for the cleanliness…

3 years ago

Transforming Varanasi – PM Modi shows the way

<p> <strong>Recognising the importance of Varanasi to the revival of a civilizational India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally steered…

3 years ago

Pashmina wool from Ladakh to be woven into fabrics in Varanasi as new KVIC project takes off

<p> The world-famous Pashmina wool products, which are indigenous to the high altitude regions of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir,…

3 years ago

Varanasi’s 125 year old Swami Shivananda sets an example for others by taking the second dose of Covid vaccine

<p> <strong>He is a standing and shinning example for all those young and old who are reluctant to get vaccinated…

3 years ago

Executive lounge adds lustre to Varanasi railway station

<p> <strong>The Indian Railways is all set to make boarding and disembarking at Varanasi railway station an experience in itself.…

3 years ago

Varanasi to be India’s first and world’s third city to have ropeway public transportation

<p> <strong>The holy city of Varanasi will achieve the distinction of being the first in India to have a ropeway…

3 years ago

Green Varanasi to get waste-to-electricity power plant by year-end

<p> <strong>There is good news for the inhabitants of the holy city Varanasi as their problem of waste management will…

3 years ago