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Weaver's family gets govt help only after hunger consumes four lives
Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi Hunger and malnutrition have once again struck the Hindu holy town of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. This time the victims were two innocent children of a weaver family of Bazardiha, a Muslim dominated area in Varanasi district.
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Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi Hunger and malnutrition have once again struck the Hindu holy town of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. This time the victims were two innocent children of a weaver family of Bazardiha, a Muslim dominated area in Varanasi district.
Sarnath gets ready for two-day Buddha Purnima festival
Dr. Lalit kishore The city of Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh is getting ready to observe Buddha Purnima in the coming week featuring a series of programmes. Sarnath, near Varanasi, is the place where Buddha preached his first sermon and is deemed to be one of the most sacred places by Buddhists. Both, the Maha Bodhi Society of India (MBSI) and UP Tourism are going to hold a two-day programme starting from May 25 combining both religious and cultural activities to attract foreign and Indian devotees and tourists.
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Dr. Lalit kishore The city of Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh is getting ready to observe Buddha Purnima in the coming week featuring a series of programmes. Sarnath, near Varanasi, is the place where Buddha preached his first sermon and is deemed to be one of the most sacred places by Buddhists. Both, the Maha Bodhi Society of India (MBSI) and UP Tourism are going to hold a two-day programme starting from May 25 combining both religious and cultural activities to attract foreign and Indian devotees and tourists.
Banarasi sari weavers face poverty, hunger
Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi The world-famous Banarasi sari, a traditional Indian women's dress is one of the Varanasi's longest running traditions. The sari weaving tradition is almost 800 years old, and saris have been a popular fashion across India for centuries.
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Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi The world-famous Banarasi sari, a traditional Indian women's dress is one of the Varanasi's longest running traditions. The sari weaving tradition is almost 800 years old, and saris have been a popular fashion across India for centuries.
Dr Raghuvanshi attack: No FIR filed, rights groups worried
Narendra Ch Human Rights groups have expressed grave concern over the attack on Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, Human Rights Defender and General Secretary of the People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights, based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh by three unidentified assailants on 24 April, 2013.
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Narendra Ch Human Rights groups have expressed grave concern over the attack on Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, Human Rights Defender and General Secretary of the People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights, based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh by three unidentified assailants on 24 April, 2013.
Varanasi to host conference on 'Education for Achieving Millennium Development Goals'
Dr. Lalit kishore An international conference on 'Education for Achieving Millennium Development Goals' will be organized at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, from 16-18 November 2013. The Faculty of Education and Alumni Association of Education of BHU are jointly hosting the conference.
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Dr. Lalit kishore An international conference on 'Education for Achieving Millennium Development Goals' will be organized at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, from 16-18 November 2013. The Faculty of Education and Alumni Association of Education of BHU are jointly hosting the conference.
People's tribunal accuses Police bias towards Muslim minority
Narendra Ch The Independent People's Tribunal on Police Torture against Muslims, organised by People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), Varanasi in collaboration with Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi, at Varanasi, found that majority of victims suffered due to the biased attitude of police towards Muslim minority.
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Narendra Ch The Independent People's Tribunal on Police Torture against Muslims, organised by People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), Varanasi in collaboration with Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi, at Varanasi, found that majority of victims suffered due to the biased attitude of police towards Muslim minority.
People's Tribunal to highlight 'police torture' of Muslims in UP
Narendra Ch To highlight and present a systematic account and assessment of the incidences of 'gross human rights violations' suffered by the members of Muslim minority in the districts of Varanasi, Moradabad, Aligarh, Chandauli and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, the People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) in collaboration with Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) is holding an Independent People's Tribunal on Police Torture against Muslims in Uttar Pradesh on April 3 and 4 at Kamesh Hut Hotel in Varanasi.
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Narendra Ch To highlight and present a systematic account and assessment of the incidences of 'gross human rights violations' suffered by the members of Muslim minority in the districts of Varanasi, Moradabad, Aligarh, Chandauli and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, the People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) in collaboration with Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) is holding an Independent People's Tribunal on Police Torture against Muslims in Uttar Pradesh on April 3 and 4 at Kamesh Hut Hotel in Varanasi.
Foreigners lending help to clean Ganga during Mahakumbh
Krishna Y. Katrina Iyez is an US citizen who has come to northern Indian city Allahabad to attend Mahakumbh, the religious festival, which occurs once in twelve years.
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Krishna Y. Katrina Iyez is an US citizen who has come to northern Indian city Allahabad to attend Mahakumbh, the religious festival, which occurs once in twelve years.
Children who can't see light up our Deepawali
Bolla Alekhya Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya, which means from darkness to light, are words that form an integral part of a popular Sanskrit Shloka. In Varanasi, proving true these lines and their relevance, is a group of blind children who have so much light in their minds that they are able to help create diyas, to light up the festival of lights.
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Bolla Alekhya Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya, which means from darkness to light, are words that form an integral part of a popular Sanskrit Shloka. In Varanasi, proving true these lines and their relevance, is a group of blind children who have so much light in their minds that they are able to help create diyas, to light up the festival of lights.
Ganga ravages agricultural land in Eastern UP
Vidya Bhushan Rawat Major rivers in Eastern Uttar-Pradesh are overflowing and threatening to take a dangerous turn if authorities do not act in time. Ganga and Ghaghara are flooding in number of areas. Crop worth millions have been destroyed and agricultural lands are inundated in water. The tragedy has impacted the lives of the most marginalized people in the state particularly the Dalits and MBCs.
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Vidya Bhushan Rawat Major rivers in Eastern Uttar-Pradesh are overflowing and threatening to take a dangerous turn if authorities do not act in time. Ganga and Ghaghara are flooding in number of areas. Crop worth millions have been destroyed and agricultural lands are inundated in water. The tragedy has impacted the lives of the most marginalized people in the state particularly the Dalits and MBCs.
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