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Patna: A two-and-a-half feet tall man managed to nab a five feet tall thief in Bihar’s Buxar district. Santosh Kumar, sub-inspector of Krishnabrahma police station confirms the incident. He said that the accused Dhodha Bind, a native of Turiganj was nabbed the the two and half feet person named Ranjeet Paswan and handed over to […]

Hyderabad: With the academic loss caused by COVID-19 in mind, Utkarsh Kishore, a social reformer and the founder of TeamUK, has written to the Director of Higher Education, demanding the adoption of bridge courses in Bihar’s universities. Bridge courses are ones that can be utilised to go over concepts and lectures from the COVID-19 period […]

Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) issued a notice to Mohammed Munawar Hussain Asrafi (36), who was detained in Santosh Nagar here on Tuesday for questioning in connection with the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal at Udaipur. A native of Machipur in Bagalpur district of Bihar, Asrafi was staying at Khalandar Nagar in Santosh Nagar […]

Hyderabad: A National Investigation Agency team has reportedly picked up one person from Santosh Nagar area of the old city for questioning in connection with his alleged links with the suspects in the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal. A team of NIA is learned to have reached Lucky Hotel in Khalandar Nagar locality here […]

Patna: A doctor in Bihar’s Gopalganj district suffered serious burns on his face after his brother and nephew poured acid on him as he was sleeping, following a spat over property, police said on Friday. Dr Dwidhej Tiwari, 55, was sleeping in his house in Hamidpur village under Baikunthpur police station of the district when […]

Kolkata: The Chandannagar City Police in Hooghly district on Friday arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a Bihar-based scribe named Subhash Kumar Mahto. The arrested persons have have been identified as Sourav Kumar (18), Priyangshu Kumar (21) and Roshon Kumar (22), all residents of a village under Bakhri police station in Begusarai […]

Hyderabad: A team of 21 Administrative Service officers from Bihar would be trained at the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in the city from June 27 to July 2. These officials are currently posted as Senior Deputy Collectors in various districts of Bihar. During the training session, the officers will learn best […]

Patna: Keeping in view the call for Bharat Bandh against the Agnipath scheme on Monday, Bihar government temporarily suspended the Internet services in 20 districts. The suspension has been already in place in 12 districts since June 17 and the state government decided to add eight more. “The suspension of the Internet services has given positive […]

New Delhi: Security has been beefed up in several states on Monday amid protests against the Centre’s new Agnipath recruitment scheme. After the policy, which allows Indian youths to serve in the regular cadre of the Armed Forces for a period of four years, was announced on June 14, protests erupted in various states including […]

Patna: Poor states like Bihar are burning for the last four days due to the sudden announcement by the Narendra Modi government of the new military recruitment scheme – Agnipath. Experts believe that the Centre had not fully discussed the consequences of such a scheme which is related to the future of the country’s youth. “The […]

New Delhi: The Opposition on Thursday stepped up its attack on the government over the Agnipath scheme amid protests against it in several parts of the country and demanded that it be scrapped, even as official sources asserted that no change is being done to the Army’s regimental system under the new initiative. While Congress […]

Chhapra (Bihar): At least three trains were set on fire in Bihar as protests against the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme turned violent in the Chhapra, Gopalganj and Kaimur districts on Thursday. Several aspirants for the armed forces are unhappy with the changes introduced under the new recruitment scheme for the Indian Army, particularly the length […]

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police caught three persons from Bihar on charges of illegal possession of firearms and live rounds in Miyapur on Sunday. Two country-made pistols and 13 live rounds, 6 mobile phones, a scooter and a car were seized from them. The arrested persons were Swain Leonard alias Kanna (34), a history sheeter of […]

Patna: Days after Bihar Minister Shrawan Kumar claimed that the Chief Minister has all ability and experience to become President of India, Nitish Kumar on Monday said that he has no interest in contesting the election for the top post. “Whoever said and what it is does not matter to me. I am sorry to […]

New Delhi: A man from Bihar was apprehended by CISF personnel at a Delhi Metro station in neighbouring Faridabad on Monday for carrying a country-made pistol and bullet in his luggage, officials said. The passenger was intercepted during security checks around 7 AM at the Escort Mujesar station, they said. The passenger has been handed […]

Patna: Two Chinese nationals were arrested on Sunday for illegally crossing the India-Nepal border in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, the Sashastra Seema Bal said. The two Chinese nationals are identified as Lo Lung, 28, and Yung Hai Lung, 34. SSB personnel apprehended them over 300 metres inside Indian territory near pillar number 11/6. Nepalese passports, 3 […]

Visakhapatnam: The rumours of possible mid-term election in Andhra Pradesh have been doing the rounds for some time now with of course, the ruling YSR Congress Party always ready to deny any such move every time the topic was broached. But political observers have an inkling that Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy may opt for […]

Purnea: At least eight people were killed and two others injured when the SUV they were travelling in lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Bihar’s Purnia district on Saturday, officials said. The local administration is trying to ascertain the identity of the deceased. “The accident took place around 3 AM on Saturday […]

Patna: In a shocking incident, a poor couple in Bihar’s Samastipur was forced to beg to collect Rs 50,000 as bribe for the mortuary staff of a government hospital to get the body of their dead son. समस्तीपुर- जवान बेटे का पोस्टमार्टम के लिए माता पिता कर रहा है भिक्षाटन,पोस्टमार्टम कर्मी ने कहा 50 हज़ार लाओ […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said his government will undertake a “socio-economic survey of all castes and communities” in the state, following the Centre’s reluctance to conduct a caste census nationally. Talking to reporters here after chairing an all-party meeting, Kumar said the necessary cabinet clearance for the mammoth exercise will be […]