Sudhir Kumar

Who is Ram Vriksha Yadav and what is his role in Mathura violence?

Belonging to Raipur Baghpur village in Ghazipur, Ram Vriksha Yadav was associated with the Doordarshi party floated by spiritual leader Baba Jai Gurudev in 1980 in Ahmedabad.

Amit Shah reaches out to Dalits, farmers in election-bound UP

In PM Modi’s constituency, BJP’s Amit Shah has dal-rice, pakora with Dalits

Shah was dining at the Bind-dominated Jogiyapur village in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, Varanasi.

VHP women’s wing volunteers get weapons training at Kashi camp

Nearly 70 volunteers of the Durga Vahini, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad women’s wing, learned to shoot with air rifles and use cane sticks to defend themselves at a seven-day weapons training camp that concluded at the Bharatiya Shiksha Mandir Inter College here on Monday.

Cops fail to break deadlock over 6 mangoes, 2 held

CBSE: Differently abled Varanasi girl scores 91%, says inspired by Modi

A differently-abled student who drew inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to score an impressive 91.04 marks in the CBSE class 12 exams, wants to become either an “IAS officer or an economist”.

We want RSS-free India, liquor-free society: Nitish in Varanasi

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar launched on Thursday a campaign to “free” India of the RSS, kicking off what is expected to be a high-octane battle for politically crucial Uttar Pradesh that goes to the polls next year.

Varanasi man released by pirates after 45 days, reaches home

A marine engineer, who was abducted by pirates near Nigeria in March, reached Varanasi late on Wednesday night after being released on Monday.

25 injured in air-conditioning unit blast at BHU hospital in Varanasi

At least 25 people were injured in a blast in the air-condition’s compressor pipe at the emergency ward of Sir Sunder Lal (SSL) Hospital at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on Saturday.

A poster in UP: 24 hrs for Azam Khan’s buffaloes, 3 weeks for my bull?

The police have registered an FIR against the owner of a missing bull for putting up controversial posters targeting senior Uttar Pradesh minister Mohd Azam Khan.

PM Modi turns up poll heat in UP with cooking gas sop

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a Rs 8,000-crore scheme in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia on Sunday to provide five crore free cooking gas connections to below poverty line (BPL) families.

PM Modi to launch free cooking gas scheme, solar-powered boats today

Tight security arrangements have been made for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Maldepur at Ballia on Sunday to launch the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.

I wish to come back to Kashi every year: Ghulam Ali

Pakistani ghazal maestro has said that he wants to perform in Kashi every year. The singer said so as he was leaving the city after a performance in Kashi on April 26, 2016.

First ‘climate change’ school network comes up in Kashi

In an attempt to educate schoolchildren about the ill effects of unfavourable weather conditions, a network of five ‘climate change’ schools (CCS) has come up in the temple town under the Kyoto-Varanasi Partner City Agreement.

Kashi engineer’s kin appeal to PM to get him freed from pirates

Relatives of a Varanasi marine engineer kidnapped by pirates near Nigeria on March 26 appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get him freed.

Prisoners free officials of Varanasi jail after assurance of probe

Inmates of the district jail in Varanasi are holding the jail superintendent and deputy jailer hostage following a clash with guards on Saturday alleging they are being served poor quality food.

Ganga’s width shrinking, oxygen level falling: Study

The level of dissolved oxygen in the River Ganga in Varanasi has dipped in the last two years and the river’s width has also shrunk considerably in 25 years, a study by the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) has said.

The Varanasi haveli that isn’t, but Aamir wants to buy it

The actor’s dream to buy his mother’s ancestral home in Varanasi is one vanquished by the ravages of time – a pile of garbage and two mounds of mud are all that remains on the plot now

Modi, Irani, Shah have no idea of varsity culture, claims Cong leader

Congress general secretary Mohan Prakash said PM Narendra Modi, Smriti Irani and BJP president Amit Shah didn’t have an idea about the culture of universities because they had never been to universities.

Terror alert: Heavy security cover at Kashi Vishwanath temple

Security personnel from various agencies were deployed at the spot to prevent any untoward incident during the event, which attracts thousands of Lord Shiva devotees to the temple town every year

PM Modi prays at Sant Ravidas temple on day two at Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Sant Ravidas temple in Seer Goverdhanpur on the second day of his visit to his constituency, marking Sant Ravidas Jayanti on Monday.

Failure to change locals’ mindset bogs Varanasi in Swachh Survekshan

A series of sanitation drives has failed to improve the situation in the ancient city which draws tourists from India and abroad. Stained walls, mounds of garbage and water logging due to a poor sewage system are some of the issues plaguing the city.

Varanasi: Blinded patients were given Avastin despite alert

The Avastin (bevacizumab) injection has emerged at the centre of the controversy surrounding five patients’ loss of vision in one eye each after being administered an infected injection at Sir Sunderlal Hospital here.

Despite Modi’s assurance, Varanasi falls short of 1st ‘smart city’ list

When Narendra Modi visited Varanasi as the prime minister designate on May 17, 2014, residents of the city saw in him a beacon of hope.

Modi distributes aid to differently-abled, flags off train in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on his fifth visit to his constituency after assuming office, on Friday highlighted the need to ensure a life of dignity for the differently-abled by distributing aid to nearly 9,000 people in Varanasi.

UP to roll out red carpet for Modi as PM makes maiden Lucknow visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a day’s visit to Uttar Pradesh on Friday. He will first visit his own constituency Varanasi and later Lucknow in the afternoon

Tourists in mind, Kashi priests all set to master foreign languages

Pandas (priests) here will soon speak French, Spanish, Japanese, German and English, besides other Indian languages, in order to inform tourists, Indian and foreign, about the different pujas and rituals performed at the ghats as part of sodash sanskars (16 birth to death rituals).

Social activist asks BHU why he was sacked in RTI plea

Ramon Magsaysay award winner Sandeep Pandey has filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) to know the reason that led to the termination of his contract as a visiting professor at the institute.

Ganga aarti at Varanasi ghat leaves Japan PM mesmerised

The temple town of Kashi echoed with chants of ‘Har Har Mahedev’, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe created history of sorts when they performed Ganga aarti together at the beautifully decorated Dashashwamedh ghat on Saturday evening.

Varanasi decks up to present a slice of India to Japanese PM

From the moment Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lands at the Lal Bahadur Shastri international airport on Saturday, he will be witness to a glimpse of Indian culture and heritage during a five-hour whirlwind visit of Varanasi.