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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


Row over dumping: Ganga boat rides now come with cleanliness warning

VARANASI, March 19 -- Following the alleged dumping of chicken biryani leftovers in the Ganga, boatmen in Varanasi are now cautioning passengers not to throw waste into the river. The incident came t... Read More


Iftar on Ganga, throwing biryani leftovers lands 14 in custody

VARANASI, March 17 -- An Iftar party aboard a Ganga river boat spiralled into a major controversy in Varanasi on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of 14 youths after a video allegedly showed them discard... Read More