Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras, or Kashi, is a city on the banks of the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, India, 320 kilometres south-east of the state capital, Lucknow, and 121 kilometres east of Allahabad. Read More
At a time when the adminsitration is insisting on social diatancing due to COVID-19 outbreak, scores of people gathered in large numbers at an Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market in Gadag district to buy essential commodities. ...
At a time when India is under 21-day lockdown in a bid to contain coronavirus spread, hundreds of migrant workers have started walking on foot to reach their homes as their factories and offices are closed. ...
Temples in the holy city of Varanasi wore a deserted look as celebrations on the occasion of Chaitra Navratri were suspended amid a lockdown to counter the coronavirus pandemic. ...
With half of their staff on duty and no visitors allowed in waiting halls, many top leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who are under quarantine due to the extended lockdown are exploring ways to keep themselves busy. ...
A day after he announced countrywide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the effort was to win the battle against coronavirus in 21 days and emphasised that social distancing is the only way to prevent the spread of disease ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Mahabharata battle was won in 18 days while the war against coronavirus will take 21 days. He was interacting with the citizens of Varanasi via video conferencing on Wednesday. ...
In the backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with citizens of Varanasi today at 5 pm via video conferencing. ...
Hours after the announcement of the 21 days lockdown in wake of coronavirus outbreak, Varanasi District Magistrate (DM) on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines and fixed timings for the sale and purchase of essential commodities. ...