The rates of raw silk yarn and embroidery material have gone up drastically
The Indore-Varanasi Kashi Mahakal Express will operate three days in a week; twice through the Sultanpur-Lucknow route and once through the Prayagraj route
PM sees tourism a key driver of $5 trn economy goal, says projects totalling Rs 25,000 cr have either been completed or are underway in holy city
The PM will also address a rally in his parliamentary constituency
The tour packages will cover Kashi, Omkareshwar, Mahakaleshwar, Bhopal, Sanchi, Ujjain, Bhimbetka, Ayodhya and Prayag, according to the statement.
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has paired up 20 best performing cities with the 20 bottom cities and they will work as "sister cities"
Change is resisted, and Varanasi is no exception. Many talk of how the city's cultural heritage is being ruined
Adityanath government has tied up with commercial banks for extending credit line
I can move ahead only with four people. I want to meet the victims, said Priyanka Gandhi
The Kanwar Yatra begins on July 17 and will continue till August 15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Kashi Vishwanath Heritage Zone in Varanasi on Friday
Modi said that by leveraging India's first multi-modal terminal (MMT) on river Ganga, Varanasi could become a major hub for 'nature, culture and adventure' in Eastern India
Big move not just in multi-modal transportation but also in logistics and warehousing segment
Both were immediately detained and police, along with intelligence sleuths questioned them.
Modi, soon after his victory in 2014, had promised to turn Kashi into Kyoto
Since Modi's victory in 2014, Varanasi has seen renewed focus from the Centre
More than 200 million tourists visited Uttar Pradesh from 2011 to 2015
On the flip side, many citizens feel that Modi has contributed a lot in developing the city's basic infrastructure
The schemes include Urja Ganga, expansion of Diesel Locomotive Works dedication Varanasi Power Sub-station and inauguration of Varanasi Postal Region
The incident took place when thousands of followers of religious leader Jai Gurudev were on their way to Domri