Varanasi boatmen face financial hardships

Jun 08, 2020

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] June 8 : Boatmen on the bank of river Ganga say they are facing financial hardships even as relaxations are...

Boat services temporarily suspended in Varanasi as water level rises in Ganga

Sep 15, 2024

Due to the rise in the water, local boatmen have been facing several challenges as their only source of income has stopped.

Varanasi boatmen suffer as boat services remain suspended

Sep 21, 2024

Due to the ban on the operation of the boats for the last two and a half months, boats have been parked at Dashashwamedh...

Varanasi's boatmen say business booming with implementation of PM Modi's initiatives

Mar 01, 2022

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 1 : Boatmen in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi say they have seen a...

Priyanka Gandhi to visit Prayagraj to help boatman who accompanied her at Sangam

Feb 20, 2021

New Delhi [India], February 21 : Congress party's general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on...

Varanasi's boatmen face livelihood crisis due to continuing ban on boating operations

Sep 26, 2024

The boatmen community in Varanasi is facing a livelihood crisis due to the continuing ban on boating operations off the coast of Ganga, despite...