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Iraqi national held in Raxaul

BETTIAH, June 23 -- The immigration department arrested an Iraqi citizen, who after staying illegally in the country was trying to cross over to Nepal from Bihar's Raxaul town in East Champaran distri... Read More


Bank fraud case: Three accused get 3 years' RI

PATNA, June 23 -- The CBI court in Patna on Saturday sentenced three accused -- Barun Kumar Mishra, then manager, Mithila Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Kahua Branch, Darbhanga; Mohan Jee Mishra, then branch ... Read More


'Punaura Dham temple design finalised'

PATNA, June 23 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced that the designs for the holistic development of the Jagat Janani Maa Janki temple at Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi had been finalised and... Read More


Snag affects power supply; parts of Patna in dark for an hour

PATNA, June 23 -- Power supply from the Gaurichak grid to the Mithapur grid was affected following a snag on Sunday evening, as many areas in central Patna went without electricity for around an hour,... Read More


5 cops injured as truck hits patrolling vehicle

PATNA, June 23 -- Five policemen including an additional SHO were injured after a speeding truck hit a night police patrolling vehicle at Gaighat under Alamganj police station on Sunday morning. One o... Read More


Woman, two others arrested for murder

PATNA, June 23 -- Patna police on Sunday arrested a married woman along with two persons for killing a man after she was blackmailed and sexually exploited. The police recovered a small knife, three c... Read More


Illegal cigarette factory busted in Bihar

SASARAM, June 23 -- Rohtas police reportedly busted a factory manufacturing high-priced fake cigarettes in a raid conducted at two places in Mufassil police station area from Saturday late evening. Fa... Read More


Maharashtra decides to open up plots reserved for slaughterhouses

MUMBAI, June 23 -- The Maharashtra government has decided to open up plots reserved for slaughter houses in all municipal corporations of the state and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), except in ... Read More


'Aak shrub emerges useful as source for warm clothing'

Barmer, June 23 -- For the first time in India, a plant once dismissed as a wild, thorny shrub dotting Rajasthan's arid landscape-Aak (Calotropis procera)-is being rediscovered as a natural treasure, ... Read More


CM: 25mn have joined drive to preserve water bodies

Jaipur, June 23 -- Two days after the Vande Ganga Jal Sanrakshan Abhiyan ended on June 20, chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said in a statement released on Sunday that over 25 million people in Rajast... Read More