New Delhi, January 11, 2022: The devotees visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi and hundreds of temple workers will no longer need to enter the temple premises barefoot. Starting 14th January, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is beginning the sale of Khadi handmade paper “Use & Throw” slippers for the use of the […]
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PM to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of various development projects in Varanasi
New Delhi, November 8, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Varanasi on 9th November at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. The total cost implication of these projects is Rs. 614 crores. Prime Minister will also interact with the beneficiaries of these projects during the event. […]
Arun Jaitley: Deeply disappointed that Priyanka Gandhi not fighting against PM Modi
Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi is not going to contest against PM Narendra Modi from Varanasi after weeks of build-up. Arun Jaitley, BJP Leader, penned down his thoughts on the non-fielding of Priyanka Gandhi against the heavyweight Narendra Modi below: “Today, two major political developments have taken place. The first was the huge roadshow of the […]
World’s largest container shipping company to move containers on river Ganga
World’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line will move 16 containers on river Ganga (National Waterway-1) from Varanasi to Kolkata tomorrow. Maersk moves 12 million containers yearly across the globe. The firm is onboard India’s inland waterways for the first time. Maersk moving containers on river Ganga follows similar movements already done by firms like […]
PM inaugurates Centers of Excellence at Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today inaugurated Centers of Excellence at Deen Dayal Hastkala Sankul in Varanasi. Arriving at the venue directly from the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations, the Prime Minister unveiled a plaque to mark the inauguration of 55 outlets which would serve as Centers of Excellence at the Hastkala Sankul, which is a […]
Varanasi holding Sanskriti Mahotsav ‘Swachhagrah – Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali’
To celebrate the creative and cultural industries in Varanasi and to focus attention on the need for Swachhta by using cultural forms, a Sanskriti Mahotsav “Swachhagrah – Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali” is being organized on the 21st and 22nd February, 2018 at the Man Mandir Ghat and Assi Ghat in Varanasi. The Minister of State for […]
Japan to assist in making Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi Smart Cities
Smart Cities project may see an upward curve soon! Japan has decided to be associated with the development of Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi as smart cities. This was today conveyed by Japan’s Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu during his meeting with Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu. Hiramatsu further said that Japan is quite interested […]
JICA to consider relaxing minimum procurement norms
A high-level delegation of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) led by its President Shinichi Kitaoka held wide-ranging talks with the Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu here today. Responding to the issues raised by Naidu for further upscaling cooperation, Kitaoka assured that JICA would consider positively the suggestions including sourcing of equipment and rolling stock […]
27 new smart cities announced, is your city one of them?
Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Information & Broadcasting Venkaiah Naidu today announced the new 27 smart cities. also said that he was delighted to state that the Smart City plan was running ahead of the schedule. The Minister while announcing also said that he was delighted to state that the […]
Healing touch: Sushma meets family of acid attack victim
New York, April 18, 2016: Under fire for her attire during her Iran visit, the Foreign Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj, today landed in Moscow for the RIC meet. RIC (Russia, India, China) is an influential meeting of the foreign ministers of the three powers and holds much significance in the world politics. But Sushma […]