VARANASI, March 19 -- A special investigation team (SIT) of Sonbhadra police has arrested an accused involved in smuggling codeine-based cough syrup to Bangladesh, officials said on Thursday. The acc... Read More
VARANASI, March 19 -- Following the alleged dumping of chicken biryani leftovers in the Ganga, boatmen in Varanasi are now cautioning passengers not to throw waste into the river. The incident came t... Read More
VARANASI, March 17 -- An Iftar party aboard a Ganga river boat spiralled into a major controversy in Varanasi on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of 14 youths after a video allegedly showed them discard... Read More
VARANASI, March 2 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed the ongoing works under renovation of Manikarnika Ghat and Harishchadra Ghat should be expedited by increasing manpower but added... Read More
VARANASI, March 2 -- Varanasi set a new Guinness World Record on Sunday by planting 2,51,446 saplings in just one hour, surpassing China's eight-year-old record. The plantation drive was carried out o... Read More
VARANASI, March 1 -- Despite the restrictions, Masan Holi was celebrated at the Mahashmashan Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi on Saturday, as a large number of people managed to reach the ghat by evading ... Read More
VARANASI, Feb. 26 -- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union agriculture minister, on Thursday asked scientists to develop region-specific action plans for the upcoming Rabi season. He also emphasised the need t... Read More
VARANASI, Feb. 23 -- Calling for collective responsibility, Uttar Pradesh energy and urban development minister AK Sharma on Sunday said rigorous efforts on the ground are now required for achieving a... Read More
VARANASI, Feb. 21 -- The Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust and the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Special Area Development Board approved several proposals, including fixing the tenure of temple priests till ... Read More
VARANASI, Feb. 20 -- The new Varanasi Nagar Nigam building will be constructed in Sigra, on the theme Kashi and the Ganga. The project is estimated to cost around Rs.97 crore. Varanasi Mayor Ashok Ku... Read More