Pawan Dixit has been a journalist for over a decade. He has extensively covered eastern UP for around five years, covered 2012 UP assembly polls, 2014 Lok Sabha polls while being stationed in Varanasi. Now, in Lucknow, he covers outstation political assignments, reports special cases from district court, high court and state information commission
Articles by Pawan Dixit
‘Fake’ armyman secures govt land, RTI nails lie after 48 years
The power of right to information (RTI) came to the fore recently again when an RTI query exposed a 48-year-old fraud committed by a ‘fake’ army man in Rampur district.
Updated on Nov 03, 2015 10:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Ghulam Ali to perform in Lucknow today
Lucknow is all set to roll out the red carpet for Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali whose performances in Mumbai and Pune had been cancelled earlier this week
Updated on Oct 10, 2015 05:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
Varanasi: PM's visit cancelled due to rains, worker's electrocution
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to his constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday has been cancelled due to rains, officials said.
Updated on Jul 16, 2015 02:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
I was just eleven when my nightmare began: Sex victim
Life was never easy for Savita (name changed). Her father died when she was just eight, leaving her mother to take care of her and her younger brother.
Updated on May 04, 2015 12:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
His name is Khan, he wants a ban on cow slaughter across India
He is a kathavachak (narrator of religious lore) with a difference. A devout Muslim by birth, Faiz Khan is a firm believer in the need to protect cows.
Updated on Mar 26, 2015 01:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Backward class will help BJP win UP: Amit Shah
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Sunday said the backward community would propel the party to power in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, just like it did at the Centre in the last Lok Sabha polls.
Updated on Mar 22, 2015 11:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Varanasi: Bomb hoax at Sankat Mochan temple, class 6 student detained
District police chief Jogender Kumar and crime branch personnel rushed to the temple after the anonymous caller claimed that a bomb was planted at the shrine. However, nothing was found. The search ended around 10:30pm.
Updated on Feb 26, 2015 12:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Suspected patient on board: Aircraft makes emergency landing in Varanasi
The pilots of a chartered plane were forced to make an emergency landing at Lal Bahadur Shastri airport here late on Tuesday night after apprehending that one of the two Australian passengers on board was a swine flu patient.
Updated on Feb 19, 2015 12:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
13 of family killed as building collapses in UP
Twelve people of a family died in Mughalsarai in Chandauli district on Sunday morning when a newly constructed two-storey house collapsed, reportedly because of a fault in its construction.
Updated on Feb 16, 2015 02:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Mughalsarai
Where’s the black money? Mulayam asks PM Modi
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, accusing him of fooling the people on the ‘black money’ issue and making false promises during the last general election. The SP chief also took a dig at Modi on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India in September last.
Updated on Feb 07, 2015 02:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Azamgarh
Rs. 1.5 lakh Banarasi silk saree on way to Michelle
Famous Banarasi saree trader of Varanasi Abdul Matin is not disheartened by the cancellation of US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle’s visit to Agra, where Michelle was expected to wear a ‘kadwa’ saree of his warehouse while viewing the Taj Mahal there.
Updated on Jan 25, 2015 02:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Rs 1.5 lakh Banarasi silk saree on way to Michelle
Rs 1.5 lakh Banarasi silk saree on way to Michelle
Updated on Jan 24, 2015 09:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Azamgarh’s ‘Obama man’ has big plans for Narendra Modi’s Kashi
Frank Fakhrul Islam, the well-known Azamgarh-born US entrepreneur, has big plans for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency -- Kashi.
Updated on Jan 23, 2015 09:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Obama in India: Modi may gift 100 silk sarees to Michelle
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to gift US first lady Michelle Obama 100 Banarasi sarees and Banarasi silk dress material. US President Barack Obama would be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade in India this year.
Updated on Jan 21, 2015 01:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Railways will not be privatised, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Varanasi on Thursday marking ‘Good Governance Day’, categorically ruled out the privatisation of Indian railways.
Updated on Dec 26, 2014 03:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Varanasi turns into fortress for PM Modi’s visit
Central security agencies and the state government are going all out to ensure fool-proof security to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his Varanasi visit in view of threat perceptions to the PM.
Updated on Dec 25, 2014 10:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, New Delhi
RSS's battle in Mirzapur
Educational institutions run by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) for Northeastern students are rarely in the news. About 40 km from Varanasi, in the Chunar region of Mirzapur district, the Surabhi Shodh Sansthan runs five hostel-cum schools for Northeastern students.
Updated on Dec 14, 2014 03:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, New Delhi
UP: 4 students, driver killed as school van, train collide
Four children and the driver of a school van were killed on Thursday when their vehicle was hit by a Varanasi-bound passenger train at an unmanned railway crossing in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh.
Updated on Dec 05, 2014 01:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
BHU students block Smriti Irani's convoy
Students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) blocked Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani's convoy in Varanasi on Saturday. They were demanding restoration of the BHU students' union for which elections have not been held since 1996.
Updated on Nov 15, 2014 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Lucknow
PM performs Ganga aarti, picks 9 Swachh Bharat nominees
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday named Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav as the first of the ‘navratnas’ to carry forward his cleanliness campaign in the state.
Updated on Nov 09, 2014 12:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manish Chandra Pandey & Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Narendra Modi spins a Benarasi sari dream
PM Modi brought cheer to eastern Uttar Pradesh’s weavers by announcing a huge financial aid to boost the textile industry, while outlining his broader vision of achieving equal development for the whole country.
Updated on Nov 08, 2014 08:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Water, power, school on Jayapur’s wish list for PM Modi
Residents of Jayapur are eagerly waiting for Friday when they will present a wish list to Narendra Modi as he comes to visit his adopted village for the first time after taking over as Prime Minister.
Updated on Nov 07, 2014 09:01 AM IST
None | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
RSS nursing since 2006 the village PM Narendra Modi has adopted
Jayapur, the village adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which he is scheduled to visit on November 7, has a strong RSS connection - the Sangh had adopted this village in 2006.
Updated on Nov 05, 2014 01:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
In Bhadohi, Kailash Satyarthi is a household name
It was here that Satyarthi began his relentless struggle to save bonded child labourers in 1981. At that time, this small town, about 50 kms from Varanasi, was infamous for children working as bonded labourers in carpet industry. In fact, it was believed that only supple fingers of children could weave ‘magic’ on carpets.
Updated on Oct 11, 2014 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
World Bank releases Rs 300 crore for Haldia-Kashi waterways project
One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet projects, 1620 km waterways navigation from Haldia in West Bengal to Varanasi, got a kick-start on Thursday with the World Bank releasing Rs 300 crore for the initial work.
Updated on Sep 26, 2014 06:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Haldia-Kashi waterways gets a Rs. 300 cr West Bengal push
One of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet projects, 1620 km waterways from Haldia in West Bengal to Varanasi, got a kick-start on Thursday with the World Bank releasing Rs 300 crore for the initial work.
Updated on Sep 25, 2014 10:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Members of Bill Gates delegation to meet Varanasi Mayor
A delegation from US embassy in Mid-November will be in Varanasi to know about PM Modi's mission clean-Ganga.
Updated on Sep 20, 2014 08:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
Kyoto or Santiago model: Which way Varanasi will go
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Kyoto model or state government’s Santiago model, which way will Varanasi go. Varanasi- the oldest living city in the world- is hogging all limelight after it elected PM Modi in 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Updated on Sep 19, 2014 06:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Pawan Dixit, Varanasi
A resurgent Mulayam upsets BJP’s applecart
The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) swept the Uttar Pradesh bypolls on Tuesday in a massive blow to the BJP just four months after it swept to power at the Centre on the back of its stunning success in the politically-significant northern state.
Updated on Sep 17, 2014 01:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Pankaj Jaiswal and Pawan Dixit, Lucknow/varanasi
Varanasi set to get grand makeover, film city
The Union urban development ministry has drawn up a blueprint for a slew of projects — comprising town planning, civic and transportation — to reshape the temple town significantly.
Updated on Sep 15, 2014 02:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Saubhadra Chatterji/ Pawan Dixit, New Delhi/varanasi