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Two quick incidents of assault on govt officials, including CO; FIR lodged

PURNEA, Jan. 23 -- Police in Bihar's Purnea have registered an FIR against former Zila Parishad (district board) member, his family and aides under various sections of serious nature in connection wit... Read More


Purnea's GI-tagged Makhana goes global, export to Dubai starts

PURNEA, Jan. 22 -- The farming community of Bihar's Purnea went global on Wednesday as the district's Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged Mithila Makhana was exported for the first time to Dubai via t... Read More


8 drug smugglers arrested in Purnea

PURNEA, Jan. 22 -- Purnea police have arrested eight members of a West Bengal-based drug smuggling racket allegedly involved in peddling brown sugar (heroin), cannabis and other contraband across Biha... Read More


Road connectivity a major obstacle for Purnea airport since its inauguration

PURNEA, Jan. 20 -- A person may reach Purnea from Delhi within two hours by air, but it can take more than two hours to cover a distance of just ten kilometres from the airport to the town. This has b... Read More


Six members of bike-lifting gang arrested in Purnea

PURNEA, Jan. 7 -- An inter-district bike-lifting gang was busted with the arrest of six of its members on Wednesday in Purnea, police said. Police said efforts were on to arrest the remaining members... Read More


Infighting in Mahagathbandhan: Congress, RJD trade barbs over snapping ties after Bihar rout

PURNEA, Dec. 30 -- Veteran Congress leader and former MLA from Kadwa in Katihar district, Shakeel Ahmad Khan's assessment that the Congress should pursue independent politics in Bihar-alleging that it... Read More


Congress, RJD trade barbs over snapping ties

PURNEA, Dec. 30 -- Veteran Congress leader and former MLA from Kadwa in Katihar district, Shakeel Ahmad Khan's assessment that the Congress should pursue independent politics in Bihar-alleging that it... Read More


Infighting in Mahagathbandhan: Congress, RJD trade barbs over Bihar rout

PURNEA, Dec. 30 -- Veteran Congress leader and former MLA from Kadwa in Katihar district, Shakeel Ahmad Khan's assessment that the Congress should pursue independent politics in Bihar-alleging that it... Read More


250-year-old observatory in Purnea to be upgraded next year

PURNEA, Dec. 25 -- One of the oldest observatories of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in the country, located in Purnea, is all set to get an upgraded new look next year, officials said. On... Read More


Protests in Seemanchal against atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh

PURNEA, Dec. 23 -- Bihar's Seemanchal that is adjacent to the Bangladesh border on Tuesday saw protests in its various districts against killing and persecution of Hindus in the neighbouring country. ... Read More