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Security nightmare forces Varanasi DM to change Narendra Modi`s itinerary

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 15:43

The itinerary of BJP`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to address the Vijay Shankhnad rally tomorrow, has been changed due to security reasons.

`Cong has no option, but to project Priyanka Gandhi as leader`

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 15:38

The BJP on Saturday said that Congress is left with no option but to project Priyanka Gandhi as its leader and face of the party.

SHO suspended for laxity in probe in Varanasi

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 15:08

A Station House Officer has been suspended for alleged laxity in probing the murder case of a deputy jailor who was shot dead last month.

Deputy jailor of Varanasi shot dead

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 15:19

At least six miscreants, riding on motorcycles, killed the deputy jailor of the Varanasi District Prison, Anil Tyagi, here on Saturday.

I don`t allow money to dominate my decisions: Adil Hussain

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 14:18

Actor Adil Hussain, who has acted with films like `English Vinglish` and `Life of Pi`, considers his family to be important.

Varanasi ascetic held for raping woman

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 16:17

A 32-year-old ascetic was arrested in Varanasi on Friday after a woman alleged that he raped her when she took refuge in his "ashram" after her hutment was ravaged by floods, police said.

Widows celebrate Raksha Bandhan in Varanasi

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 15:40

The temple town of Varanasi on Tuesday witnessed a unique kind of Raksha Bandhan celebration as widows observed the ceremony of tying threads on the wrists of their "brothers" for the first time.

HC seeks reply from Environment Ministry on PIL against Varanasi project

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 22:55

Allahabad High Court sought reply from Union Ministry for Environment and Varanasi Jal Nigam on petition challenging proposed beautification of "Assi Ghat", fabled pilgrimage and tourist spot.

23-year-old married woman commits suicide

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 12:20

A 23-year-old married woman on Friday allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling, police said.

Two killed in bike-truck collision

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 19:01

Two people were killed and another injured when their motorcycle collided head-on with a truck on the Lucknow-Varanasi national highway here on Saturday, police said.

Modi’s choice - Varanasi, Allahabad or Lucknow?

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 10:07

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears set to revive its position in the populous state of Uttar Pradesh, where it was able to bag just 10 seats in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.

Mafia don Brijesh Singh`s brother killed in Varanasi

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 14:45

A cousin brother of alleged mafia don Brijesh Singh was gunned down here Wednesday while going to fetch the morning newspaper, police said.