Varanasi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, on Tuesday for a two-day visit during which he will unveil and lay the foundation for development projects worth Rs 6,300 crore, including a signature bridge over the Ganga river. Ahead of his arrival, the temple city has been decked up with elaborate decorations, with key routes adorned in saffron hues, reflecting the festive mood among residents.Locals and party workers have exp…
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Varanasi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on April 28 for a two-day visit, during which he will unveil and lay the foundation stone for 163 development projects worth around Rs 6,300 crore, officials said on Monday.According to District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar, the projects span multiple sectors including infrastructure, connectivity, and public amenities aimed at boosting the overall development of the holy city, also known …
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) For Gouranga Biswas, the boatman who rowed the boat in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi went for a ride on Friday morning, the experience was really fascinating.Speaking to the IANS, Biswas said that he had never imagined that he would row the boat on which the Prime Minister of the country went for a ride.“I was not aware till the last moment that the Prime Minister would be going for the boat-ride on my boat. He suddenly appeared and just asked my name. I was speec…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Under the Namami Gange Programme, a total of 524 projects to clean the river have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 43,030 crore, of which 355 projects have been completed till February 2026, Centre told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Minister of State (MoS) for Jal Shakti, Raj Bhushan Choudhary, in a written reply, said that under the Central Sector scheme a diverse set of interventions for cleaning and rejuvenation of the Ganga river has been taken up.”These included wastew…
Patna, March 24 (IANS) The sacred festival of Chaiti Chhath has reached its third day, with devotees across Bihar observing rituals with deep faith and devotion. On Tuesday evening, fasting devotees offered Arghya (ritual water offering) to the setting Sun God, Surya, praying for the happiness, peace, and prosperity of their families and society.A massive gathering of devotees was witnessed at the river banks, ponds and other water bodies of Patna, especially along the banks of the Ganga River.S…
Varanasi/New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A Varanasi court has sent 14 accused to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with the alleged incident of holding an iftar gathering on a boat and dumping non-vegetarian food into the Ganga River.The order was passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Amit Kumar Yadav, who directed that all the accused be remanded to judicial custody till April 1. The court also scheduled March 23 for hearing their bail pleas.The case stems from a viral video that s…
Varanasi, March 20 (IANS) BJP Yuva Morcha city president, Rajat Jaiswal, has alleged that he has received death threats through international calls, emails and social media after he filed a complaint over non-vegetarian leftovers being thrown into the Ganga river in Varanasi during an Iftar gathering.Speaking to IANS, Jaiswal said that a couple of days ago he received an international call in which the caller spoke in Pakistani Punjabi, after which an email was sent claiming that around 25–30 …
Varanasi, March 20 (IANS) The controversy over the Iftar party in the Ganga River escalated on Friday, as the BJP’s youth wing leader Rajat Jaiswal, who first flagged the ‘insulting and profane’ act and filed a police complaint seeking suitable action, has started receiving death threats.The identity of those threatening the BJP leader is not known, but a coordinated network, sources said, can’t be ruled out as the death threats to him are routed through emails and international calls.Ra…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) In Varanasi, the arrest of 14 youths for allegedly dumping non-vegetarian food into the River Ganga during an Iftar party on a boat has drawn strong reactions from political leaders on Wednesday. Speaking to IANS, Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav called it “an unfortunate incident that non-vegetarian waste was thrown into the river, thereby polluting the sacred waters of the Ganga. In Sanatan Dharma, the Ganga is revered as a mother and a holy entity, and places like …
Patna, March 11 (IANS) A tragic incident was reported from Bhagalpur in Bihar on Wednesday, where three young men drowned while trying to save their aunt during a bath in the Ganga river.The incident occurred at Dhodha Ghat and has left the entire area in shock.According to eyewitnesses, a woman had gone to the river to take a bath, accompanied by her brother’s three sons. While bathing, she accidentally moved into deeper water and began to drown.Seeing their aunt Rukmini Devi struggling in th…