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Varanasi alerts today: protests, strikes & incidents
Live counts
Last alert: · Updated: 2026-10-23 09:12 UTC
30-day snapshot
Busiest day: 2026-10-19 (1)
By type
| Shooting | 3 |
| Gathering | 1 |
Recent alerts
| alerts | Type | Last seen | sources | confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controversy in procession: Teenager shot dead | Shooting | 2 | 23/100 unverified | |
| Foreign connection in protests against SIR?: US investigation on funding of Singham, India also mentioned in the report - Amar Ujala | Gathering | 2 | 23/100 unverified | |
| Varanasi: Only 10 Days of Shooting Left, Says SS Rajamouli - 123telugu.com | Shooting | 2 | 31/100 unverified | |
| Man from Bihar detained for firing on Tiger Shroff's car, 2 arrested from Kota | Shooting | 2 | 23/100 unverified |
Frequently asked questions
Are there protests, strikes or incidents in Varanasi today?
In the last 24 hours alerts.live shows 1 alerts in Varanasi; in the last 7 days 4; in the last 30 days 4. Counts update about every 10 minutes from public news and official open-data sources.
What kinds of incidents are tracked in Varanasi?
alerts.live tracks assaults, clashes, shootings, closures and gatherings (protests, strikes, marches). Last 30 days in Varanasi: Shooting 3, Gathering 1.
Where does the information for Varanasi come from?
Alerts are detected automatically in news articles and official feeds, and every alert links to its original articles. 7 distinct sources are linked for Varanasi (sanmarg.in, prabhatkhabar.com, indianews.in, etvbharat.com, bhaskar.com).
How reliable are these alerts?
Each alert has a confidence score from 0 to 100 that rises with independent sources and official confirmation. In Varanasi over the last 30 days the average is 25/100 and 0 of 4 alerts are verified. See the methodology page for how it is computed.
Is this a safety score for Varanasi?
No. alerts.live is descriptive: it counts and maps reported events and does not rate how safe a place is. Always follow local authorities and official guidance.
How can I follow alerts for Varanasi?
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Sources
sanmarg.in (2) · prabhatkhabar.com (1) · indianews.in (1) · etvbharat.com (1) · bhaskar.com (1) · amarujala.com (1) · 123telugu.com (1)
Monitored news feeds for this place: 2
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