The Prime Minister was received at his Parliamentary constituency -- from where he is set to contest the Lok Sabha polls for the third time in a row -- by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and state BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Choudhary.
Category: Varanasi
PM Modi slams Rahul for his 'drunkard youth remark'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for saying that the youth in Varanasi have turned drunkards.
PM Modi unveils statue of Sant Ravidas, says his govt following the seer's ideology
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the statue of Sant Ravidas in Varanasi and offered floral tribute on the occasion of his 647th birth anniversary.
PM Modi makes night inspection of newly-built Varanasi road
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on a two-day visit on Thursday, inspected the recently inaugurated Shivpur-Phulwaria-Lahartara road in the night.
PM Modi to dedicate projects worth Rs 14k crore to Varanasi on Feb 23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate projects worth more than Rs 14,000 crore in Varanasi on February 23.
Puja begins in Gyanvapi basement after court orders
More than 30 years after worship was banned in the basement of the Gyanvapi complex, barricading was removed at around midnight, within nine hours of the court's order, and puja-aarti was performed and prasad was also distributed at the 'Vyasji ka tehkhana'.
FTC orders unsealing of ASI’s Gyanvapi report
The Fast Track Court (FTC) of Civil Judge (senior division) Prashant Kumar Singh in Varanasi has issued an order to unseal the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) Gyanvapi survey report.
Varanasi court bans media coverage of ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque
The court also ordered ASI officials involved in the survey, besides the plaintiffs, defendants, and their advocates, district government counsel (civil) and other officials on Thursday not to share any information about the survey with the print, electronic and social media.
BHU student alleges sexual harassment, two booked
A girl student of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has alleged that she was sexually harassed and thrashed by a group of male students inside cyber library in the campus.
Manipur must be dealt with compassion and sensitivity: Sudhanshu Trivedi
Talking about the alliance name coined by 26 opposition parties -- 'I.N.D.I.A', Trivedi said that just because of the similarity with the country's name, their character would not alter.
'Tomato Trouble': UP vegetable vendor hires bouncers to keep himself safe
“The tomato prices are too high and people become violent at times. They start arguing and even use bad language. Since we do not want any trouble of disturbance at the shop, I have hired bouncers,” he said.
Mukhtar Ansari gets life term in 1991 murder case
A five-time MLA, Mukhtar Ansari has been charged with the murder of Awadhesh Rai, Congress leader and brother of former MLA Ajay Rai, who was shot dead outside the latter's house in Varanasi on August 3, 1991.
Key litigant to withdraw from Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque case
The Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh Chief Jitendra Singh Vishen has announced that he is withdrawing as the "main pleader" for Rakhi Singh, one of the five Hindu women plaintiffs, in the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case of Varanasi.
Verdict in Gangster Act case against Mukhtar Ansari on May 20
The court of additional district judge-IV (MP/MLA), Ghazipur, Durgesh Kumar, has fixed May 20 as the date for delivering his order in a Gangsters Act case lodged against jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari.
Co-accused in Akanksha Dubey suicide case arrested in Varanasi
Hours after a fast-track court directed to send Samar Singh, the main accused in Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey suicide case to police remand, the Varanasi police have arrested Sanjay Singh, another accused in the case.
Varanasi's corridor of change seamlessly merges past with future
Earlier, devotees had to meander through tiny lanes and bylanes to reach the sanctum sanctorum of the Kashi Vishwanath temple and then move to another route to take a holy dip in the Ganga river.
Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey ends life in Varanasi hotel
Akanksha was born on October 21, 1997, in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. She was fond of dancing and acting from a young age, and so she began her acting career on TikTok and Instagram by sharing her short dancing and acting videos.
PM flags off MV Ganga Vilas cruise, terms it 'amalgam' of ancient & modern
Addressing the function virtually, the Prime Minister said that the cruise will bring several tourist destinations on the world map and give a never-before experience to tourists who can savour the food, culture, religious diversity and natural resources of the country.
NIA arrests ISIS operative in Varanasi
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an alleged 'highly-radicalised' ISIS operative from Varanasi, as part of its investigation in a case related to the terror group's 'Voice of Hind' module.
Man held for threatening to blow up UP CM's function venue
The Varanasi Cantonment Police have arrested a vendor for threatening to blow up the venue of an event of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the civil court. Calls were made on the numbers of SP Varanasi (rural) and other police officers on September 30.
Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court rules in favour of Hindu petitioners
The Varanasi court on Monday said that the Hindu petition for worship in Shringar Gauri was maintainable and the five Hindu women's plea seeking right to worship in the Gyanvapi complex will be heard.
Tight security in Varanasi ahead of verdict on Gyanvapi case
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been imposed in Varanasi, ahead for the verdict by the district judge on the maintainability of the suit seeking worshiping right at Shringar Gauri and other deities in Gyanvapi mosque compound, filed by five women plaintiffs.
3 Kanwariyas killed in UP road accident
Three Kanwariyas were killed and two seriously injured in an accident that took place on the Prayagraj-Varanasi highway on Monday. The incident took place when two bikes collided head on in the service lane.
Buddha's teaching still relevant: Speakers at IBC on Ashadha Purnima
The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of India, celebrated the Ashadha Purnima on Wednesday, as the Dharma Chakra Pravartana Divas at Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, Sarnath.
International Buddhist conference in Sarnath on Wednesday
The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), under the aegis of Union Ministry of Culture will celebrate the forthcoming Ashadha Purnima on Wednesday (July 13) the Dharma Chakra Pravartana Divas at Mulagandha Kuti Vihara, Sarnath.