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Rajputs, Yadavs consume liquor the most: UP Minister
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): While calling for a ban on alcohol in the state, Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Friday said that people belonging to Rajput and Yadav caste consume more liquor than others.
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Ganges at stake in Varanasi
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 27(ANI): The existence of the holy river Ganges in the ancient city of Varanasi is again at stake, experts confirmed on Friday.
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Bihar, UP frontrunners in Indian Politics: Ashwini Choubey
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 24, (ANI): Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, on Tuesday, opposed Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant's views about Indian states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP) holding up India's progress, claiming that those states have always contributed to the country's
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Now, 10 summer special trains between Mumbai, Varanasi
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] April 20 (ANI): The Central Railway will run 10 summer special trains on special charges between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Varanasi to clear the extra rush of passengers during summer 2018.
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American Express, WMF, INTACH complete restoration of Balaji Ghat
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 16 (NewsVoir): American Express, World Monument Fund (WMF), and the Indian National Trust of Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) on Monday announced that the restoration of Balaji Ghat, a historic landmark in Varanasi, had been completed.
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Banarasi silk weavers write to PM Modi on imitation work by Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Banarasi silk weavers have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the alleged imitation work of the 'Banarasi silk saree' by Bangladesh.
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2018 CWG gold-medalist Punam Yadav attacked in Varanasi's Rohaniya
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Indian weightlifting Punam Yadav, who picked a gold medal in the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, has filed a complaint to police after she was attacked in Varanasi's Rohaniya.
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PM Modi arrives in Chhattisgarh, to launch various schemes
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district.
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Man dies in police custody, family alleges torture by police
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], Apr 10 (ANI): After an accused arrested in an alleged suicide case in Kerala's Varapuzha passed away in a hospital on Monday, his family alleged that he was tortured in police custody.
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Bharat Bandh: Section 144 imposed in various parts of country
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Prohibitory orders have been imposed in various parts of the country in view of another Bharat Bandh, which has been called by some groups to protest against caste-based reservation.
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Protesting YSR Congress MP falls ill, hospitalized
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MP Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli, who, among many others, was on an indefinite hunger strike over the demand of special category status for Andhra Pradesh, was admitted to hospital after he fell ill on Sunday.
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Clash erupts between students, junior doctors in BHU
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 4 (ANI): A clash erupted between the junior doctors of the general surgery department at Sir Sundar Lal hospital, located in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus and the university students on Wednesday.
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