Varanasi: Manikarnika Ghat, a hub of cremation activities, saw rejuvenation works progressing on Tuesday despite a stormy week. Security has been beefed up near the ghat to prevent protests, with ...

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of damaging the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi in the name of beautification and renovation. The Opposition leader ...

Varanasi: Captivating music and dance performances by ‘nagar vadhus' (sex workers) amid the burning pyres at Manikarnika Ghat ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Varanasi, Jan 14 (IANS) Varanasi's historic Manikarnika Ghat is undergoing extensive development work aimed at improving cremation management and public convenience. Amid the ongoing ...

The Uttar Pradesh police have registered eight separate cases at Chowk Police Station in Varanasi against AI-generated images and misleading information on the development work at Manikarnika Ghat.

The Centre on Monday told Parliament that Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi is not a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and said the work currently underway there is meant to ...

The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi have filed first information reports against eight persons for allegedly posting misleading content on social media about redevelopment at the city’s Manikarnika ...

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 19 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the redevelopment work at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey defended the project, questioning ...

Eighteen persons were detained on Monday (January 19, 2026) when they attempted to stage a protest at the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi alleging that a statue of Rani Ahilyabai Holkar had been damaged ...

A massive resconstruction drive is ongoing at the historic Manikarnika Ghat, the holiest cremation ground in Varanasi, the city of Baba Vishwanath, Lord Shiva. This drive, related to the proposed ...