Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s references to two of eastern Uttar Pradesh’s most cherished summer delights — Banarasi langra mango and sattu lassi — struck an emotional chord with listeners in Varanasi during the 134th episode of Mann Ki Baat on Sunday. The mention of these regional favourites drew enthusiastic applause and chants of “Har…
Varanasi: Indore’s queen Ahilyabai Holkar was offered obeisance at the Mandir Chowk of Kashi Vishwanath Dham on the occasion of her 301st birth anniversary on Sunday. A bid of Congress functionaries to reach state archaeology department’s protected Gurudham temple, where idols of Ahilyabai were shifted from Manikarnika ghat in Jan, was foiled by police at…
Varanasi: A series of events marked the Ganga Dussehra celebrations in the city on Tuesday.Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust organised various religious and spiritual programmes on the occasion. Special prayers and Vedic rituals were also performed at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham. In the early morning hours, a special aarti of Maa Ganga was performed at…
Varanasi: With 23 of its 27 garbage dumps already shut and the rest set to disappear soon, Varansi would become India’s first garbage-free city in next two months, said mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari on Tuesday adding that work was underway to eliminate the remaining four.Tiwari, who completed three years in office, added that Varanasi’s Swachh…
Varanasi: Five people from Varanasi received Padma awards from President Droupadi Murmu on Monday during the first civil investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards included one Padma Vibhushan and four Padma Shri. The President presented 66 of the 131 approved Padma awards for the year. The Padma Vibhushan was received by N Rajam,…
Varanasi: Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has signed an MoU with BHU for joint efforts in areas of urban management, infrastructure development, environmental sustainability, civic services, beautification, and social development initiatives for the benefit of citizens and the academic community.Municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal and BHU registrar Prof Arun Kumar Singh signed the formal agreement.As per the…
Women cover themselves with an umbrella to shield themselves from the scorching heat Varanasi: Kashi, which recorded its hottest day on Thursday with 45.6°C, continued to suffer from intense heatwave conditions on Friday, with the maximum temperature settling at 44.5°C.According to IMD, the maximum temperature was 3.7°C above normal, while the minimum temperature was 28.6°C,…
TNNVaranasi: The holy city of Varanasi is going to host a two-day meeting of the culture working group under BRICS on June 4 and 5 in which guests are to arrive in four groups.India is this year hosting meetings of BRICS nations and partner countries, including Brazil, China, India, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, Russia, South…
Varanasi: As Kashi recorded maximum temperature at 42.4 degree Celsius on Tuesday, extreme heat took a toll on people’s health and energy level and arrangements were made to provide relief. SSPG Divisional Hospital has taken several measures for patients and their attendants to beat the heat. As many as 14 water coolers have been installed…
Varanasi: A total of 250 new buses will be added to expand services of Varanasi City Transport Services Limited. Besides, the Kashi Darshan service will be linked with IRCTC.The 34th meeting of the Varanasi City Transport Services Limited Board was held on Tuesday, during which various important points regarding making the city’s traffic system smooth,…
