Varanasi, Aug. 27 -- With the Ganga river water level rising continuously since Sunday, floodwaters have returned to several low-lying areas of the district, and all Ghats are submerged. According to... Read More
Varanasi, Aug. 12 -- - Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham has been officially declared a plastic-free zone from Monday. Devotees are now strictly prohibited from carrying any plastic items, including baskets ... Read More
Varanasi, Aug. 7 -- The Ganga water level in Varanasi is receding at a rate of 2 cm per hour but remains 80 cm above the danger mark, according to the Central Water Commission. At 6 PM on Wednesday, t... Read More
Varanasi, Aug. 3 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a handcrafted Shivling set that incorporates a blend of three Geographical Indication (GI) certified craf... Read More
Varanasi, Aug. 3 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Varanasi comes at a time when both India and the world have witnessed the country's str... Read More
Varanasi, Aug. 2 -- Amid the ongoing tariff war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on citizens to adopt the spirit of "swadeshi" and support locally-made products, stressing that true se... Read More
Varanasi, July 30 -- A police team posed as pilgrims and tourists busted an interstate gang of thieves and arrested 16 of its members from a paying guest house in the Lahartara area of Varanasi, polic... Read More
Varanasi, July 24 -- : Police arrested a 59-year-old arms smuggler near platform number 9 of Cantt railway station in Varanasi on Tuesday. A large number of illegal weapons were found with him. The ac... Read More
Varanasi, June 28 -- : A 17-year-old boy went missing and is feared drowned after a boat carrying six boys capsized in the Ganga river near Ganga village in Mirzapur district on Friday, police said. T... Read More
Varanasi, June 23 -- Set amidst idyllic surroundings, Salkhan Fossils Park in Sonbhadra-one of the oldest fossil sites in the world-has been included in UNESCO's tentative list of World Heritage Sites... Read More