Tag: Varanasi news today
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Gang Posing As Scribes To Extort Money Busted In Kashi | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] Varanasi: The Lanka police unit busted a gang of miscreants on Saturday who had been posing as journalists to extort money from people on highways and even from policemen, under the guise of conducting sting operations. Nine members of the gang were held in a successful operation, according to Varanasi’s DCP (crime), Chandrakant Meena.The…
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Fire causes damages in ATC of Azamgarh airport | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] VARANASI: The air traffic control (ATC) room of Azamgarh airport was damaged when fire caught in it on Saturday morning.This airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10.After the flames were doused by the fire fighters including of airport and fire brigade of district police, the director of Azamgarh airport Mukesh…
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Ls Polls: Bjp Fields Rss Worker Parasnath Rai Against Afzal Ansari For Ghazipur Seat | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] Varanasi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reposed its faith in Parasnath Rai, a close associate of the party’s stalwart in Ghazipur and the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, by nominating him to contest against the incumbent MP and Samajwadi Party candidate Afzal Ansari. Afzal is the elder brother of the…
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2-day Event To Promote Kashi’s Handicrafts | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] Varanasi: The Indian Minorities Foundation (IMF) will host a two-day mega event ‘Dharohar Kashi Ki’ on Apr 13 and 14 to promote handicrafts and handloom of Varanasi.A fashion show will also be held as a part of the event, in which Bollywood actors Kriti Sanon and Ranveer Singh will walk the ramp to promote…
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Door-to-door Campaign In Varanasi To Save Water Bodies | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] Varanasi: In its national executive meeting held in the Shivpur area on Sunday, social organisation Ganga Samagra decided to launch a public awareness campaign about the importance of water sources (“Jal Teerth”). The campaign will involve going door-to-door to educate the public about the impending water crisis and its impact on pilgrimages. Ganga Samagra…
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Akhilesh’s Response Shows His Frustration & Disappointment: Rajbhar | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] VARANASI: Responding to SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s recent statement on X regarding a viral video featuring Ghosi candidate Arvind Rajbhar and UP deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar said that Akhilesh Yadav is showing a “lack of understanding”. Rajbhar said that the increasing popularity and public support for Arvind Rajbhar…
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Donations surge to Rs 83.8 crore; Kashi Vishwanath temple clocked highest revenue in March | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] VARANASI: As the Kashi Vishwanath Temple continues to attract devotees from far and wide who are making generous donations, the temple earned Rs 83.34 crore in 2023-24 financial year, registering a jump of 42.43% as compared to collections in 2022-23.The income of Rs 11.14 crore in March was also the highest single-month collection made…
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Bhu Prof Nominated For Tech Advisory Group On Nphce | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] Varanasi: Prof Anup Singh, founder head of the department of Geriatric Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU has been nominated as a member of the Technical Advisory Group on National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) for providing technical support to the government in implementation of the programme activities in the country.…
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UP Cong chief seeking closure with Ansaris? | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] VARANASI: Less than a year after the Varanasi court sentenced gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life imprisonment for the 1991 murder of Awadhesh Rai, brother of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ajay Rai, the latter appears inclined to reconcile with the Ansari family following Mukhtar’s recent demise.As a key witness in his brother Awadhesh Rai’s…
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‘Today feels like Holi’, say slain MLA Krishnanand Rai’s wife | Varanasi News – Times of India
[ad_1] VARANASI: The death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who suffered a cardiac arrest in Banda jail on Thursday, was called a “blessing of god” by the family of slain BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai. Alka Rai, the wife of Rai who was murdered in 2005, said, “It (Mukhtar Ansari’s death) is a blessing of Baba (Lord…