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  Bhutan king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visits Varanasi

  India | October 10, 2014 7:33 IST

  Varanasi: Bhutan king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck along with his wife Jetsun Pema yesterday offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple and attended the famous Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh ghat, an official said here.The Bhutan

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  LS win not 'a mere five-year contract': Modi tells Varanasi

  India | May 17, 2014 23:07 IST

  Varanasi: A huge swarm of BJP supporters and city-dwellers greeted Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi on his visit here this evening and cheered him as his cavalcade moved from the airport to the Kashi Vishwanath temple

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  Narendra Modi visits Varanasi, offers prayers

  India | May 17, 2014 21:06 IST

  Varanasi: A day after clinching Varanasi seat, Narendra Modi today visited the holy city and offered prayers at famous Kashi Vishwanath temple.  After visiting the temple, the Prime Minister elect went to famed Dashashwamedh Ghat

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  Congress moves EC against BJP slogan

  National | March 28, 2014 8:32 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress Thursday moved the Election Commission against BJP saying that its official slogan "Abki baar, Modi sarkar" was unconstitutional and its supporters were using slogans with religious connotations in violation of the

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  Digvijay condemns ink attack on "nautankiwala" Kejriwal

  National | March 26, 2014 16:54 IST

  Bhopal: Congress leader Digvijay Singh today condemned the “ink attack” on AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi and said it could be the handiwork of “fascist” BJP.At the same time, he hit out at Kejriwal,

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  Know more about the holy city of India, Varanasi

  India | August 23, 2014 8:16 IST

  New Delhi: India has many holy places like Varanasi, Haridwar, Ujjain, Kancheepuram, Somnath, Puri, Badrinath and Kedarnath, but among them Varanasi is considered the Eternal City, older than Rome. Varanasi is said to be the

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  India's 12 famous Jyotirlingas : Kashi Vishwanath Temple

  India | August 03, 2013 7:45 IST

  New Delhi: The oldest living city of the world and the cultural capital of India  Varanasi stands on the western bank of India's holiest river Ganga.The temple is popularly called Kashi Vishwanath Temple in which

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  Spires of Kashi Vishwanath temple to be plated with gold

  India | May 16, 2013 17:49 IST

  Varanasi, May 16: Two spires of the 18th century Kashi Vishwanath temple here will soon be plated with gold replacing the enamel paint on the temple structures.Authorities in a meeting yesterday decided that gold donated

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  Donations to Kashi Vishwanath temple now tax free

  India | March 20, 2013 14:57 IST

  Lucknow, Mar 20: Donations to the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi would now get 100 percent income tax exemption, an official spokesperson of the state government said. A decision to this effect was taken