Varanasi Municipal Corporation moves to relocate meat, fish markets in phased mannerVaranasi Municipal Corporation is set to move meat, fish, and poultry shops to designated areas outside the city. This move aims to improve...
07 Jun, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
‘A decisive phase’: Giorgia Meloni says India-Italy ties are being rewritten at speedIndia and Italy are entering a significant new era in their relationship. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with Prime Minister Narendra Mo...
20 May, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Centre plans Guwahati Water Metro in Phase I of nationwide rollout: Union minister Sarbananda SonowalIndia is set to launch Water Metro services in 18 cities, with Guwahati leading Phase I. This initiative aims to transform waterways into e...
18 May, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
Why Vijay Kedia believes tourism could become India’s next trillion-dollar storyVeteran investor Vijay Kedia believes India's tourism sector holds the potential to become a trillion-dollar opportunity. He highlights the...
16 May, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
Invaders couldn't break India's soul; Sanatan prevails in its consciousness: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserted that foreign invaders failed to erase India's spiritual and cultural identity. He hig...
11 May, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Over Rs 35,000 cr worth projects finished in Varanasi; Rs 20,000 cr works underway: Yogi AdityanathVaranasi is witnessing a major transformation. Over Rs 35,000 crore in development projects are complete, with Rs 20,000 crore more in prog...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
Govt demolishing heritage of Hindus: Congress slams Manikarnika Ghat renovationThe Congress party has demanded an immediate stop to the beautification work at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi. They allege the Modi-Yogi gov...
17 Jan, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge questions demolition at Varanasi's Manikarnika GhatCongress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding beautification work at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanas...
16 Jan, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
Varanasi leaving no stone unturned to be Smart CityThe city has been advised to build on its strengths of being a heritage city and one of the oldest cities dating back 4,000 years.
03 May, 2016, 10.50 AM IST
Varanasi development plan for heritage city caught in political crossfireAs per the ministry officials, the city’s administration has not sent any plan on how it proposes to develop it as a heritage city.
25 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Varanasi misses UNESCO's heritage cities list once againVaranasi does not figure even in the shortlist of cities that could be nominated as a world heritage city by the Unesco, officials at the m...
14 Apr, 2015, 08.23 AM IST
Panel to facilitate partnership between Varanasi, KyotoUrban Development Ministry has set up a 11-member Steering Committee to facilitate cooperation between the cities of Varanasi and Kyoto in ...
03 Dec, 2014, 05.35 PM IST
Urban Development Ministry holds meet to draw up action plan for Varanasi faceliftA meeting of the officials concerned from the heritage city was held here to chalk out an action plan for the development of Varanasi, said...
17 Oct, 2014, 08.31 PM IST
PM Modi gets detailed briefing on Kyoto's developmentModi, who represents Varanasi in the Lok Sabha, wants to develop the sacred city into a 'smart city' by using the experience of Kyoto.
02 Sep, 2014, 10.59 AM IST
Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu presents Varanasi development plan to ModiVenkaiah Naidu today made a presentation to Narendra Modi on developing the temple town of Varanasi as part of a new scheme for the develop...
29 Aug, 2014, 06.23 PM IST
Narendra Modi plans to nurture Ganga as 'national project': Amit ShahUnder a Modi government, development of the heritage city and the river would become a national project and hence not remain only within th...
14 May, 2014, 11.40 AM IST
Like in Delhi, AAP pledges cheap power, clean river in VaranasiThe party's Varanasi candidate, Arvind Kejriwal, skipped the manifesto release function and was in Amethi campaigning for Kumar Vishwas.
02 May, 2014, 12.42 PM IST