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SIR: Varanasi adds 1.5 lakh voters in final list, total crosses 27.3 lakh

VARANASI, April 10 -- More than 1.5 lakh voters were added to Varanasi's electoral rolls, taking the total electorate to 27,30,603, according to the final list released on Friday. The final rolls sho... Read More


Codeine racket: Interpol issues Red Corner notice against kingpin

VARANASI, April 9 -- Interpol has issued a Red Corner notice against fugitive codeine syrup smuggling network mastermind Shubham Jaiswal in connection with a case registered at Rohaniya police station... Read More


Varanasi youth arrested for drinking beer on boat in Ganga after video goes viral

VARANASI, April 8 -- A youth was arrested in Varanasi on Tuesday in connection with a viral video that showed a young man consuming beer onboard a boat in the Ganga river while traveling between Varan... Read More


MP-UP Sahyog Sammelan: Naxalism eliminated, development now gaining pace, says Mohan Yadav

VARANASI, March 31 -- Accusing the opposition of promoting Naxalism for vested interests, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday claimed the menace had been wiped out due to the efforts ... Read More


Pre-planned killing? Varanasi teen beaten to death on phone theft allegation

VARANASI, March 31 -- A 17-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death by six people near Kannadari village in Varanasi on Saturday night over suspicion of stealing a mobile phone, police said. Sonu A... Read More


2 killed after cylinder blast collapses house in Varanasi

VARANASI, March 24 -- A man and his sister were killed and two others were injured in a cylinder explosion in a dilapidated house near the Lahartara private bus station in Varanasi on Tuesday, police ... Read More


Biryani on Ganga: Vns court rejects bail plea of 14 accused

VARANASI, March 23 -- A court in Varanasi on Monday rejected a plea, seeking bail to 14 youths, accused of throwing leftovers of chicken biryani in the Ganga, a few days ago. The bail plea was filed ... Read More


Biryani on Ganga: Varanasi court rejects bail plea of 14 accused

VARANASI, March 23 -- A court in Varanasi on Monday rejected a plea, seeking bail to 14 youths, accused of throwing leftovers of chicken biryani in the Ganga, a few days ago. The bail plea was filed ... Read More


Vns college murder follow-up: Accused held, jailed; students stage dharna on campus

VARANASI, March 21 -- A group of students led by student leaders staged a demonstration at Uday Pratap College, Varanasi, on Saturday, a day after the murder of Surya Pratap Singh, an undergraduate st... Read More


Codeine network: Sonbhadra SIT nabs key accused in West Bengal

VARANASI, March 19 -- A special investigation team (SIT) of Sonbhadra police has arrested an accused involved in smuggling codeine-based cough syrup to Bangladesh, officials said on Thursday. The acc... Read More