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After PM Modi inaugurated Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor, peak-day number of pilgrims tripled, says report
Aman Sharma •Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the redeveloped Kashi Vishwanath Corridor on 13 December 2021
'Opening path for anti-Muslim violence': Asaduddin Owaisi says survey of Gyanvapi mosque violates law
Fp Staff •Asaduddin Owaisi's statement comes a day after a court commissioner reached Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Gyanvapi Mosque earlier today to survey and videograph the premises in accordance with a court order.
With Kashi Vishwanath restoration, India is on the cusp of a cultural renaissance
Jaggi Vasudev •If we do a few right things in the next few years, we could bring about a cultural renaissance for the entire world
PM Modi chairs meeting with chief ministers of BJP-ruled states in Varanasi
•PM Modi is currently on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi where he inaugurated phase 1 of the newly-constructed Kashi Vishwanath Dham
Narendra Modi in Varanasi: Cities like Banaras have preserved seeds of India's identity, says PM
Fp Staff •Modi said that India is so wonderful that, whenever the time is opposite, some saint-vibhuti descends here to divert the current of time. He said that it is India whose biggest hero of freedom is called Mahatma by the world
Kashi: The oldest surviving city holds the essence of religion and all possible panths
Chandan Upadhyay •It is in no one’s capacity to write one seminal piece on glory of Kashi, or temples of Kashi; it is “Achintya”, beyond comprehension and it’s wise to say “Neti-Neti” (neither this, nor that) and submerge oneself in the eternal light of Kashi
From Somnath, Ayodhya to Kashi Vishwanath: Transformation of iconic temples could be Modi’s defining cult
Aman Sharma •As PM Modi could not visit Varanasi due to the Covid-19 restrictions, he got a model of the project constructed at his residence to review the progress of it over video-conferencing with the architects
Assembly Polls 2022: BJP makes Dharmendra Pradhan in charge of UP, Pralhad Joshi gets Uttarakhand
•Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Meenakshi Lekhi have been named co-incharges for the Punjab polls along with MP Vinod Chavda
Narendra Modi in Varanasi: PM inaugurates multi-crore projects in his LS constituency
Fp Staff •This visit comes at a time when the BJP is all set to kickstart its Assembly election campaign as Modi is expected to address a public meeting after the inaugurations of the projects
Accept Babri ruling in interest of peace, hope Mathura, Kashi mosques won't be disturbed, say Ayodhya's Muslims
•Some, however, hoped that the CBI would appeal the CBI court ruling to "complete due process". Others hoped this would bring closure to the entire Ayodhya episode