Varanasi

UNCTAD to support GI for Banarasi Silk

spicyipindia.blogspot.com     7 hrs ago   5 related          

According to a news report in the Economic Times, "Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the UNCTAD personally visited the handlooms at Varanasi earlier known as Banaras, and saw for himself the labour being put in by the...                    

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Holy man, secular plan: clean up the River Ganges

csmonitor.com     Jul 22, 2008   2 related          

Veer Bhadra Mishra, a Hindu priest and former professor of hydraulics, has gained government approval for a pilot program. Correspondent Mian Ridge describes the atmosphere of Varanasi, an ancient pilgrimage site along the...                    

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A Liberal Democrat pilgrimage

libdemblogs.co.uk     Jul 19, 2008          

Catholics have Lourdes or Santiago de Compostela, Anglicans have Canterbury and Hindus have Varanasi, all of which are perfectly charming, I'm sure. Liberal Democrats have Hebden Bridge, the font of cutting-edge campaigning...                    

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Varanasi silk industry trying to regain foreign markets

newstrackindia.com     Jul 18, 2008          

Varanasi, July 18 (ANI): Silk industry in Varanasi is trying to regain foothold in international markets as China imposes restrictions on the export of silk products. The traditional silk sarees makers in Varanasi are upbeat...                    

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Up to their necks in it

economist.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Despite good laws and even better intentions, India causes as much pollution as any rapidly industrialising poor countryA HEREDITARY Hindu priest, Veer Bhadra Mishra is wont, shortly after sunrise, to totter down the stone...                    

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Stoned to death

hindu.com     Jul 15, 2008   2 related          

Varanasi: A ninety-year-old priest was stoned to death when he resisted a theft at a Hanuman temple in Saraiyya village under Chaubeypur police station here. Bhrigunath Yadav was assaulted by a group of thieves with bricks and...                    

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Underground water in Varanasi radioactive

newdelhinews.net     Jul 13, 2008   3 related          

In an alarming development, a group of scientists has revealed that underground water in Varanasi and adjoining areas in Uttar Pradesh is contaminated with Uranium but the Centre and the state government are unaware of the...                    

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Space invaders over the Ganga

ultrabrown.com     Jul 8, 2008          

Check out Our Delhi Struggle by a Brooklyn couple working at an MNC in South Delhi. The title is a play on ‘daily,’ not just a snarky reminder of heat and dust. They snapped guerrilla 8-bit video game art affixed to the walls...                    

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Knee Officially "Not That Bad"

wordpress.com     Jul 6, 2008          

Varanasi Originally uploaded by pirateofcake We spent today at a great clinic out in the Suburbs of Delhi and it turns out the knee isn’t all that bad off. I’ve managed to tear something, but it’s not all that serious and I can...                    

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Deoband fatwa on conversion

asianage.com     Jul 2, 2008   5 related          

Lucknow, July 2: The Darul Uloom Deoband has now issued a fatwa saying that it was illegal for women to convert to Islam for the sake of marriage. The fatwa was issued in response to a question posed before the Darul Uloom...                    

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