Mahashivratri 2025: Kumbh Mela area to be no vehicle zone from 4 pm Tuesday, Prayagraj from 6 pm, check key details hereA no-vehicle zone is announced in Prayagraj for the final special bathing day of the Maha Kumbh Mela on February 26, coinciding with Mahash...
25 Feb, 2025, 09.59 AM IST
Prayagraj: Fire breaks out at empty camp in Sector 8 of Mahakumbh Mela areaAnother fire broke out in an empty camp in Sector 8 of the Mahakumbh Mela area in Prayagraj on Monday, following similar incidents in other...
17 Feb, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
Cremation, Ganga aarti spots shifted in Varanasi as swollen Ganga river inundates lower stepsRecent heavy rains in the area have caused a rise in the Ganga water level, leading to the suspension of cremations on the lower steps of M...
31 Jul, 2024, 06.22 PM IST
Suchana Seth case: CEO turned murderer's startup did not have a proper office in BengaluruThe Bengaluru-based entrepreneur is currently in the custody of Goa police for murdering her four-year-old son.
10 Jan, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
PM Modi attends closing ceremony of Gita Press' centenary celebrations in GorakhpurFollowing the Gita Press event, the PM will flag off two Vande Bharat trains connecting Gorakhpur - Lucknow and Jodhpur - Ahmedabad (Sabarm...
07 Jul, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
PM to visit 4 states on July 7-8; set to inaugurate, lay foundation stones of 50 projectsIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit four states between July 7th and 8th, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones...
04 Jul, 2023, 07.11 PM IST
1 dead, nearly 2.4 lakh people in UP's 22 districts affected by floodsThe rising water level of the Ganga and Varuna rivers has submerged parts of Varanasi including its famous ghats, forcing the cremation of ...
30 Aug, 2022, 08.46 PM IST
Ghats go under water in Varanasi, cremations take place on streets, terracesArea from the Assi Ghat to the Namo Ghat are completely submerged, forcing bodies coming for last rites at Harishchandra Ghat and Manikarni...
26 Aug, 2022, 07.17 PM IST
Gita Press president Radheshyam Khemka passes away at 87Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Khemka, noting he remained active in various social services throughout his life.
04 Apr, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
Varanasi's ghats, Hampi's attractions & Goa's iconic churches: Destinations which are every photographer's paradiseIndia’s diverse culture is truly a photographer’s delight.
19 Mar, 2020, 05.15 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi, shows off NDA strengthIn 2014, Modi won the seat by defeating Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal by a massive margin.
27 Apr, 2019, 08.42 AM IST
Modern plaques to adorn all 84 ghats along the Ganga in VaranasiThe plaque at the Rajendra Prasad Ghat was installed in 1985, when Rajiv Gandhi launched a campaign to rid the Ganga of pollution.
28 Sep, 2018, 07.29 PM IST
UP elections 2017: Dom Raja praises both PM Modi and Akhilesh YadavThere are around 30 main doms and after them come the 500-odd doms, who form the second rung of hierarchy.
08 Mar, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
Ganga promise: Walk the ghats, but don’t take a dipBJP leaders such as Varanasi mayor Ram Gopal Mohley and Shiv Sharan Pathak, blamed the state government for the lack of progress.
22 Feb, 2017, 01.30 AM IST
MP Narendra Modi and his constituency: Kashi's better, but not fully fitInspired by Swachh Bharat call, Temsutula Imsong, an NGO-worker from Nagaland, started Mission Prabhu Ghat for a facelift of what she calls...
17 May, 2015, 10.05 AM IST
PM Modi sends Gujarat team to co-ordinate ghat facelift in VaranasiParty insiders maintain that CR Patil has been involved in the project in Varanasi as per directives from the PM.
14 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Varanasi too has its share of bodies floating in Ganga
The unearthing of over 80 human bodies in the Ganga in Unnao may have the country mystified, but a research report on year-on-year disposal...
17 Jan, 2015, 02.34 PM IST