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• GJEPC setting up gem & jewellery institutes in Varanasi, Udupi - Millennium Post

  13-04-2017 19:07 via millenniumpost.in
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  GJEPC setting up gem & jewellery institutes in Varanasi, Udupi
  Millennium Post
  Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC) is setting up the Indian Institute of Gem & Jewellery (IIGJ) at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Udupi in Karnataka to enhance artisans skills for the gem & jewellery sector. "We are setting up two ...and more »
  
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• Potret Varanasi, Kota Sakral Tempat Mereka yang Ingin Dihapus Dosanya - Suara.com

  18-09-2019 12:30 via suara.com
  Potret Varanasi, Kota Sakral Tempat Mereka yang Ingin Dihapus Dosanya  Suara.comSuara.com - Varanasi, salah satu kota tertua di India ini dianggap sebagai kota paling suci dalam ajaran Hindu. Kedudukannya serupa Makkah bagi umat ...
  
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• Serupa Vatikan, Kota Suci di India itu Bernama Varanasi - Suara.com

  18-09-2019 11:34 via suara.com
  Serupa Vatikan, Kota Suci di India itu Bernama Varanasi  Suara.comKota suci, tempat mereka yang ingin memohon pengampunan.
  
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• Varanasi : Kota di India yang didatangi orang-orang yang menanti kematian - BBC News Indonesia

  01-07-2019 09:00 via bbc.com
  
  Varanasi : Kota di India yang didatangi orang-orang yang menanti kematian  BBC News Indonesia
  
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• Varanasi : Kota di India yang didatangi orang-orang yang menanti kematian - BBC Indonesia

  01-07-2019 08:28 via bbc.com
  Varanasi : Kota di India yang didatangi orang-orang yang menanti kematian  BBC IndonesiaBagi umat Hindu, Varanasi adalah salah satu kota paling suci di dunia, di mana 'rumah keselamatan' telah didirikan di seberang kota untuk menampung ...
  
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• Three wanted criminals arrested after encounter in Varanasi - United News of India

  06-12-2018 17:57 via uniindia.com
  Three wanted criminals arrested after encounter in Varanasi
  United News of India
  Varanasi, Dec 6 (UNI) Three notorious criminals carrying reward on their head, were arrested in separate encounters here on Thursday. Senior superintendent of police Anand Kulkarni here said that acting on tip-off Shivpur and Ramnagar police arrested ...
  
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• Govt approves Rs 156 crore freight village in Varanasi - Business Standard

  06-12-2018 16:15 via business-standard.com
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  Govt approves Rs 156 crore freight village in Varanasi
  Business Standard
  The government Thursday said it has given its nod to develop a Rs 156 crore freight village in Varanasi adjoining the inland waterways terminal on river Ganga that will boost the logistics industry in the holy city. "The Ministry of Shipping has ...
  Shipping Ministry approves Rs 156 cr Freight Village in VaranasiUnited News of India
  Ministry of Shipping approves development of freight village in VaranasiA
  
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• Govt planning airboat service from Varanasi to Prayagraj - Business Today

  06-12-2018 15:35 via businesstoday.in
  Govt planning airboat service from Varanasi to Prayagraj
  Business Today
  New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) The Centre is planning to start an airboat service from Varanasi to Prayagraj for the Kumbh Mela next year, Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said Wednesday. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, he ...and more »
  
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• Cruising along the ghats in Varanasi - The Hindu

  06-12-2018 13:53 via thehindu.com
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  Cruising along the ghats in Varanasi
  The Hindu
  Just two days of sailing on the Ganga is enough to develop a magical bond with the boat, the two young boys steering it and the tranquil river. As you silently row past the ghats, the water seems to stretch away into infinity and you get to view up ...
  
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• Threat to blow up Sankat Mochan temple - Times of India

  06-12-2018 08:45 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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  Threat to blow up Sankat Mochan temple
  Times of India
  VARANASI: The priest, Vishwambhar Nath Mishra, of Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi received a letter on Monday night via post threatening to blow up the temple. The matter was immediately reported to the Lanka police and the letter was handed over to ...and more »
  
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• Government planning airboat service from Varanasi to Prayagraj ... - Economic Times

  05-12-2018 17:33 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
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  Government planning airboat service from Varanasi to Prayagraj ...
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: The Centre is planning to start an airboat service from Varanasi to Prayagraj for the Kumbh Mela next year, Road Transport and Shipping Minister ...
  Airboat service from Varanasi to Prayagraj likely in JanuaryLivemintall 3 news articles »
  
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• Varanasi: Sankat Mochan temple receives bomb threat letter - Times of India

  05-12-2018 08:27 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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  Varanasi: Sankat Mochan temple receives bomb threat letter
  Times of India
  VARANASI: A letter threatening to blow Varanasi's Sankat Mochan temple was received by its priest Vishwambhar Nath Mishra on Monday night via post. The matter was immediately reported at Lanka police, and the letter was handed over to them.
  Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi gets a bomb threat of a 'blast bigger than 2006'Times Now
  Letter threatens to blow up Varanasi's Sankat Mochan templeHindustan Times
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• Filmmaker Soumitra Ranade on how he captured the spirit of Varanasi through photographs - The Hindu

  03-12-2018 10:06 via thehindu.com
  The Hindu
  Filmmaker Soumitra Ranade on how he captured the spirit of Varanasi through photographs
  The Hindu
  A group of teenage boys, donning skull caps, sit by the Ganges. The triptych, essentially a set of three panels, manoeuvers this particular frame from various angles and has a story to tell. “'Hum toh Ganga ma to dekhne aaye hein.' This is what the ...
  
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• Train 18 is Coming to Town! This Christmas, Varanasi Locals Could be 1st Passengers of High Speed Loco - News18

  03-12-2018 05:14 via news18.com
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  Train 18 is Coming to Town! This Christmas, Varanasi Locals Could be 1st Passengers of High Speed Loco
  News18
  Onboard Train-18 (Kota): With the Train 18 speeding up to 180 kmph between Kota Junction and Kurlasi station during a trial on Sunday, efforts are on to launch the first indigenously-built Trainset on December 25 from New Delhi to Varanasi. "Christmas ...
  Train 18 likely to be launched on Christmas between New Delhi-VaranasiBusiness Standard
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• 36% teachers' posts vacant at 8 IITs, Varanasi centre worst hit: RTI reply - Business Standard

  02-12-2018 12:20 via business-standard.com
  Business Standard
  36% teachers' posts vacant at 8 IITs, Varanasi centre worst hit: RTI reply
  Business Standard
  As much as 36 per cent of sanctioned posts of faculty members are vacant across eight prominent Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), a reply under the Right to Information has revealed. The IITs of Mumbai (IIT Bombay), Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur ...and more »
  
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• 'Over exploitation of natural resources causing disasters' - Times of India

  02-12-2018 07:06 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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  'Over exploitation of natural resources causing disasters'
  Times of India
  VARANASI: Speakers at Prayavaran Kumbh, hosted by Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (MGKV) as part of Prayagraj Kumbh-2019, on Saturday expressed concern over excessive exploitation of natural resources that was giving rise to natural disasters.
  
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• In The Twice-Born, Aatish Taseer goes beyond Ganga, Varanasi to explore India's socio-political landscape - Firstpost

  02-12-2018 06:16 via firstpost.com
  In The Twice-Born, Aatish Taseer goes beyond Ganga, Varanasi to explore India's socio-political landscape
  Firstpost
  In his latest offering The Twice-Born: Life and Death on the Ganges, Aatish Taseer wears the robes of a traveller and tries to delve deeper into himself, Varanasi and India. Like in his other works, his privileged background comes forth. He uses ...and more »
  
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• Naga Sadhus from Varanasi line up for BJP - Deccan Chronicle

  01-12-2018 20:31 via deccanchronicle.com
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  Naga Sadhus from Varanasi line up for BJP
  Deccan Chronicle
  Khammam: Scores of BJP workers are flooding Khammam and Bhadradri-Kothagudem constituencies to campaign for the December 7 elections. Among the most unique campaigners were four Naga sadhus from Varanasi. The sadhus campaigned in favour ...
  
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• MGKV slips, gets grade 'C' from NAAC - Times of India

  01-12-2018 03:27 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  Times of India
  MGKV slips, gets grade 'C' from NAAC
  Times of India
  VARANASI: Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith (MGKV), which owes its birth to the educational, cultural and political aspirations of pre-independence India and produced alumni like Lal Bhadur Shashtri and Chandrasekhar Azad, has got the lowest ...and more »
  
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• Indian Railways launches Buxar-Varanasi MEMU train for end-to-end connectivity; details here - Financial Express

  29-11-2018 10:34 via financialexpress.com
  Financial Express
  Indian Railways launches Buxar-Varanasi MEMU train for end-to-end connectivity; details here
  Financial Express
  In a bid to ferry devotees to the holy city of Varanasi for taking dips in the river Ganga and paying their respect to Lord Vishwanath, Indian Railways has started a MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train connecting Varanasi to Buxar. The train ...
  New 1,500 passengers capacity train launched between Buxar and ...Oneindiaall 2 news articles »
  
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• Varanasi: Saints want Ayodhya movement declared issue of national importance for early resolution in SC - Financial Express

  29-11-2018 09:06 via financialexpress.com
  Financial Express
  Varanasi: Saints want Ayodhya movement declared issue of national importance for early resolution in SC
  Financial Express
  Shankaracharya Swaroopananda Saraswati has demanded that the Parliament bring an amendment to the Constitution to declare the Ram Mandir movement an issue of national importance and public interest. Ayodhya movement. Varanasi: Saints want ...and more »
  
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• BHU to train 200 Ganga mitras - Times of India

  29-11-2018 06:52 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  Times of India
  BHU to train 200 Ganga mitras
  Times of India
  VARANASI: Banaras Hindu University on Wednesday started a training programme to prepare eco-skilled Ganga mitras (friends of Ganga) under National Mission for Clean Ganga. . The university will train 200 volunteers as Ganga mitras in the next six ...and more »
  
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• Dharma Sansad in Varanasi: 'Declare Ayodhya dispute issue of national importance' - The Indian Express

  28-11-2018 23:59 via indianexpress.com
  The Indian Express
  Dharma Sansad in Varanasi: 'Declare Ayodhya dispute issue of national importance'
  The Indian Express
  The three-page 'dharmadesh' stated that declaring the matter an issue of “national interest” would mean that the Supreme Court, as per existing law, would have to announce a decision in the case within four weeks. Written by Maulshree Seth | Lucknow ...and more »
  
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• Minister Manoj Sinha flags off train between Buxar, Varanasi - Times of India

  28-11-2018 21:30 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  Times of India
  Minister Manoj Sinha flags off train between Buxar, Varanasi
  Times of India
  PATNA: Minister of state for railways Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the inaugural run of a new Buxar- Varanasi MEMU passenger train (03229/03230) through videoconferencing from New Delhi. Union minister of state for health and Buxar MP ...
  
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• Buxar-Varanasi MEMU train flagged off - Zee News

  28-11-2018 13:18 via zeenews.india.com
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  Buxar-Varanasi MEMU train flagged off
  Zee News
  New Delhi: The 16-coach Buxar-Varanasi MEMU train was officially flagged off on Wednesday. Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha flagged off one pair of 63229/63230 Buxar-Varanasi MEMU. This train will provide additional end to end connectivity ...
  Rlys begins Buxar-Varanasi train to ferry devoteesTHE WEEKall 24 news articles »
  
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• At 'Dharma Sansad' in Varanasi, sants condemn govt's Ram statue proposal - The Indian Express

  28-11-2018 01:08 via indianexpress.com
  The Indian Express
  At 'Dharma Sansad' in Varanasi, sants condemn govt's Ram statue proposal
  The Indian Express
  While the BJP has pitched the Yogi Adityanath-led government's proposal as a move that will put the state on the map of international tourism, Congress said the issue had been turned into an "event" by the ruling party. Written by Maulshree Seth ...
  Varanasi seers oppose proposed Ram statue in Ayodhya, criticise VHPSify Newsall 249 news articles »
  
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• Lost and found: Varanasi temple route gets longer - Times of India

  28-11-2018 00:30 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  Times of India
  Lost and found: Varanasi temple route gets longer
  Times of India
  VARANASI: In April, when hundreds of houses were demolished in Varanasi to build a corridor between Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Ganga ghats, both the administration and experts had not expected to come upon a trove of architectural marvels so ...
  
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• Kabir Festival's 3rd edition introduces Varanasi's old poets to modern world - Financial Express

  24-11-2018 21:41 via financialexpress.com
  Financial Express
  Kabir Festival's 3rd edition introduces Varanasi's old poets to modern world
  Financial Express
  The third edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival brought the iconoclastic poet of old Varanasi to the modern world. Kabir's views on gender justice, as well as inequality, were major talking points at the festival, which drew participants from across ...
  
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• Anil Kapoor celebrates Dev Deepawali in Varanasi - Times of India

  24-11-2018 20:33 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  Times of India
  Anil Kapoor celebrates Dev Deepawali in Varanasi
  Times of India
  The Dev Deepawali celebrations in Varanasi this year were just as grand as every year. But the highlight of the festival this time was the presence of actor Anil Kapoor. The 'Mr India' actor enthusiastically took part in the celebrations that took ...and more »
  
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• Varanasi ghats light up to celebrate Dev Deepawali - India Today

  24-11-2018 04:04 via indiatoday.in
  India Today
  Varanasi ghats light up to celebrate Dev Deepawali
  India Today
  The Dev Deepawali in Varanasi was celebrated in a grand way on Friday. All the ghats of the holy city were lit up with earthen lamps and multicoloured lights. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath attended the celebrations along with renowned ...and more »
  
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