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Varanasi NGO to give award to Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad

Writer and former Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad has been nominated for the ‘Rajendra Kriti’ national award

The Hindu

Only 12% of Sustainable Development Goals targets are on track: Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary General of UNDP

In an exclusive interview for The Hindu, Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary General of UNDP said most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not on track and that at least 52 countries are facing “debt distress” that is forcing them to prioritise debt servicing over investing in human development goals.

The Hindu

India to host G-20 development ministers' meeting in Varanasi from June 11-13

India will host G-20 Development Ministers Meeting in Varanasi that is expected to focus on disruptions in global supply chains, food and energy security challenges and impacts of climate change among other issues.

The Hindu

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Creeping change: On the High Court ruling in the Gyanvapi Mosque case

In the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, it would be unfortunate if the customary right of worship is allowed to lead to incremental or creeping changes to the mosque’s status

The Hindu

Gyanvapi Mosque: Allahabad HC dismisses Muslim side's plea challenging right to worship by Hindu women

Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed the Muslim side's plea challenging the maintainability of five Hindu women worshippers' suit filed in Varanasi Court seeking the right to worship inside Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ganga Dussehra: Thousands of devotees take holy dip in Varanasi

Taking a dip in the river on this day is considered a means for devotees to get rid of their sins and heal any physical ailments they may have. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Banarasi paan: Savour the flavour of the GI-tagged mouth freshener

Traditional Banarasi paan got the GI tag in March this year along with the Banarasi Langra mango. The recognition cements what we have known all along: there is no other paan like the paan of Banaras

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UP: As Varanasi witnesses blazing heatwaves, health experts advise precautions

Located on the banks of the Holy Ganges, Varanasi witnessed scorching summer as the temperature soared above 40 degrees Celsius. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC agrees to hear plea of Muslim side against HC order on determining age of ‘Shivling’ at Gyanvapi

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order of conducting a “scientific survey”, including carbon dating, to determine the age of a ‘Shivling’ which was said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Varanasi BJP’s Ashok Tiwari defeats SP by 1.33L votes to become new mayor

VARANASI: Maintaining its monopoly on the mayor’s seat of Varanasi Municipal Corporation since 1995, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Ashok Tiwari defeated Samajwadi Party’s Om Prakash Singh by a marhin of 1,33,137 votes on Saturday.

The Times of India

BJP alliance partner AD(S) defeats SP to retain Chhanbey assembly seat in by-poll

VARANASI: Apna Dal (Sonelal) candidate Rinki Kole (76,176) defeated Samajwadi Party's Kirti Kole (66,587) by a margin of 9,589 votes to win Chhanbey assembly by-election in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

The Times of India

Gyanvyapi mosque case: HC allows revision plea for scientific survey of Shiv Ling

The Allahabad High Court on May 12 allowed a revision petition demanding a scientific survey to determine the age of the purported Shiv Ling found inside the Varanasi-based Gyanvyapi mosque. The survey will be done by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) which, in its affidavit submitted in the court

The Hindu

ATS raids different locations in Uttar Pradesh, detain 70 people over alleged links with PFI

Ant Terrorist Squad (ATS) conducted raids in Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Varanasi, Azamgarh, Saharanpur, Ghaziabad and other cities across the State on May 7, said police. 70 people have been detained following their alleged connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI).

The Hindu

UP ATS carries out search operation in 20 districts in connection with PFI

LUCKNOW: As many as 70 persons owing allegiance to banned Popular Front of India (PFI) were detained.

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India's elderly await death, seek salvation in holy city

Murali Mohan Sastry is waiting peacefully for death on the banks of the Ganges River in India's northern city of Varanasi, revered by millions of Hindus.

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Modi's BJP courts India's rising election power: Women

Ranika Jaiswal's family in Varanasi has boasted a string of officials in India's ruling BJP party over the last four decades. Now she wants a piece of the action.

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ED seizes documents of Patna-based realty firm for cheating homebuyers

ED seized incriminating documents, digital material, 119 bank accounts, four Insurance Policies and two luxury vehicles in connection with searches it conducted at various locations in Patna, Varanasi, Lucknow and New Delhi against a real estate company . Read further On Dynamite News:

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Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath case: SC asks authorities to convene meeting for making 'Wazu' arrangements

The Top Court asked the Varanasi district authorities to convene a meeting on April 18 to come up with a congenial working solution for the alternative arrangement for 'Wazu' at the Gyanvapi mosque area during the Ramzan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Times of India

AAP releases first list of candidates for local body elections in UP

LUCKNOW: Aam Aadmi Party released its first list of candidates for the upcoming local body elections on Friday, which included names for the post of Mayor in Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Firozabad, Meerut and Prayagraj. The first list of 143 names also included 40 candidates for the post of Nagar Palika…

The Times of India

Row over Tej Pratap's 'eviction': Police say luggage removed from his aides' hotel room as checkout time was already over

VARANASI: A day after Bihar minister and RJD patriarch Lalu Pradav Yadav’s son Tej Pratap Yadav lodged a police complaint that he was forcibly evicted from a local hotel, cops say that the hotel staff removed the luggage of his attendants as they had kept the room occupied well after…

The Times of India

Adil Hussain's Mukti Bhawan, the masterpiece on mortality turns 6: Throwback

Twenty four is too young to think about death, let alone make a melancholic meditative movie on mortality. Debutant Shubhashish Bhutiani’s (who was all of 24) Mukti Bhawan, released on April 7 2017, sweeps us into a world where death is not the end but a release into a realm…

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Akanksha Dubey Death: Accused Bhojpuri singer Samar Singh arrested from Ghaziabad

Singer and actor Samar Singh, accused in the death of Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey, was arrested by Varanasi police on Thursday night from Ghaziabad. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'The Good Place'

Built on the banks of the Ganges River, the Indian city of Varanasi is known for its rich cultural, spiritual and religious history - integral to sacred Hindu rituals, its waters purfying and used to wash away sins.

The Times of India

Ticket examiner of NR Lucknow division breaks SR Chennai division's record of ticketless penalty

LUCKNOW: A fortnight after Chennai division of southern railways (SR) zone claimed that one of their tickets checking staff collected Rs 1.55 crore, highest ever penalty from without ticket passengers in the financial year 2022-23, the Northern railways (NR) Lucknow division on Friday announced that chief ticket inspector (CTI) of…

The Times of India

Sex workers dance around burning pyres at Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat; uphold centuries-old tradition

VARANASI: Maintaining the age-old tradition, a group of ‘Nagar Vadhus’ (sex workers) danced around the burning pyres at the Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi in UP on Tuesday night.

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