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New Train Between Kashi And TN

The Railways Minister also reviewed the redevelopment plans of Varanasi Junction Railway Station. Read on for details:

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Influencer forced to apologise after calling Indian city ‘scary’ and ‘creepy’

US influencer Aparna Singh travelled to India on a work trip for her business ‘Indian Goddess Boutique’

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Varanasi Court To Hear Plea Seeking Worship Of 'Shivling' In Gyanvapi Mosque Complex

Fast-track court Judge Mahendra Kumar Pandey found the petition filed by Kiran Singh worth hearing and fixed December 2 for taking up the matter, The court rejected the objection filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee questioning the maintainability of Singh's plea. Read on for details:

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UP: Boat Carrying 34 South Indian Pilgrims Capsized In Ganga In Varanasi

A boat carrying 34 South Indian pilgrims capsized in Ganga near Dashashwamedh Ghat on Saturday. Read on for details:

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UP: Varanasi Court To Hear Plea Seeking Worship Of 'Shivling' In Gyanvapi Mosque Complex

A Varanasi court on Thursday rejected Gyanvapi Masjid committee's objection to a petition seeking right to worship 'Shivling' claimed to have been found in the mosque complex and fixed 2 December as the next date of hearing in the case. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Gyanvapi Mosque: Varanasi Court Rejects Applications For Third Party Intervention

The order was passed by the District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha on the applications moved under Order 1 Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC). Read more on Dynamite News:

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Gyanvapi Case: Varanasi Court Rejects Plea Seeking Carbon Dating Of 'Shivling'

A Varanasi court on Friday rejected the plea seeking carbon dating and scientific investigation of the purported 'Shivling' claimed to be found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Read more on Dynamite News:

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UP: 74-year-old beaten to death in Varanasi, five accused held; 9 police personnel suspended

Nine police personnel have been suspended for dereliction of duty by failing to act swiftly. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gyanvapi case | Varanasi court’s verdict on plea for carbon dating of ‘Shivling’ on October 14

The claim of the discovery of a ‘shivling’ was disputed by the Muslim side, which said the object was part of a ‘fountain’

The Hindu

GST implementation, rising costs slowly pushing weavers of Varanasi out of business

Several handloom workers are giving up their traditional skills and migrating to Mumbai, Delhi or Kolkata to switch to better-paying options. Others with professional degrees have moved to West Asia for a better future

The Hindu

Gyanvapi dispute | Varanasi court reserves order on application to carbon-date ‘shivling’

Masjid panel has insisted that the structure in question is part of the fountain in the mosque’s ablution pond

The Hindu

U.P. ATS arrested six PFI members during raids in Varanasi and Meerut

They have been arrested under various Sections of IPC and UAPA

The Hindu

Varanasi court issues notice to masjid panel on plea for carbon-dating of structure

District court dismisses application filed by Masjid panel seeking eight weeks’ time to appeal against September 12 order

The Hindu

River cruise service between Varanasi and Assam's Bogibeel to begin next year: Sonowal

The route will connect rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra via Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route

The Hindu

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Varanasi court’s judgment on Gyanvapi case | Left parties say wrong interpretation of ‘Places of Worship Act’ will lead to serious consequences

The Left parties comments come at a time when the Congress continues to maintain a studied silence on the issue.

Newslaundry

‘Crux of matter lies in politics, not law’: Editorials on court order on Gyanvapi mosque

After a few months’ break, the Gyanvapi mosque controversy has returned to the news cycle. Yesterday, the Varanasi district court upheld the maintainability of a petition filed by five Hindu women who sought the right to worship in the premises of the Gyanvapi mosque. The women claimed the mosque has…

The Hindu

Gyanvapi case | BJP, Hindu groups hail Varanasi court's verdict

Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan hail decision

Al Jazeera

India court allows plea seeking Hindu prayers at Gyanvapi Mosque

Court rejects Muslim organisation’s plea challenging request by Hindu women to pray at 17th-century Gyanvapi Mosque.

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Gyanvapi Case: Varanasi court upholds maintainability of Hindu side's petition, next hearing on 22 Sep

The petition was filed by 5 women seeking permission for daily worship of Hindu deities whose idols are said to be located on an outer wall of the Gyanvapi mosque, which is located close to Kashi Vishwanath temple. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Gyanvapi case | Varanasi court says Hindu petitioners’ plea maintainable

District judge A.K. Vishvesha ruled that the Hindu ‘plaintiffs will have right to prove their averments by cogent evidence’, as the next hearing is slated for September 22

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Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court to pronounce verdict today, Sec 144 imposed

The decision relates to the maintainability of Hindu women's plea seeking permission to worship Hindu deities in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex. Read more on Dynamite News

The Hindu

Gyanvapi case: Security tightened in Varanasi ahead of district court order

Madan Mohan Yadav, a lawyer of the Hindu side, had said that the mosque was constructed after demolishing the temple.

The Hindu

SC asks Centre to file response in 2 weeks on pleas challenging Places of Worship Act

The court's readiness to test the law is significant considering the recent happenings in courts in Delhi, Varanasi, Mathura and the SC which probe the boundaries of the Act

Newslaundry

Modi chief architect’s Pune riverfront project faces scrutiny

In 2015, the Pune Municipal Corporation, then run by Nationalist Congress Party, invited bids to clean up and “rejuvenate” the polluted Mula and Mutha rivers. The riverfront development project, the PMC said, would cut the risk of flooding in the rivers and beautify stretches of their banks totalling 44 km.…

The Hindu

Water level in Ganga crosses danger mark in Varanasi

The district administration said 18 municipal wards and more than 80 villages have been affected by the floods in Ganga and its tributary Varuna in the district.

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