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BAU charts new roadmap for Makhana revolution

BHAGALPUR, Sept. 12 -- Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour, has rolled out a renewed action plan to transform makhana into a global superfood brand. The roadmap was discussed at a high-level r... Read More


Nirmala to visit Katihar today, Makhana Board formation on top of agenda

KATIHAR, Sept. 10 -- Union minister of finance and corporate affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, who had announced the formation of the Makhana Board in Bihar in her budget speech will visit Bihar's Katihar ... Read More


IndiGo to begin flight ops from Purnia airport from Sept 15

PURNiA, Sept. 10 -- IndiGo has announced the launch of direct flight services between Kolkata and Purnea, making the Bihar town its 94th domestic destination. The service, commencing on September 15, ... Read More


Purnea Airport to open Sept 15; IndiGo, Star Air to launch flights to two cities

India, Sept. 9 -- IndiGo and Star Air have announced the launch of direct flights from Purnea Airport to Bengal's Kolkata and Gujarat's Ahmedabad, respectively, on September 15 - the day the airport w... Read More


BJP slams Cong over MP being carried on shoulders by flood victims

KATIHAR, Sept. 9 -- A video showing Katihar Congress MP Tariq Anwar being carried by flood victims on their shoulders in a flood-hit area has snowballed into a controversy, with the BJP slamming it as... Read More


Close shave for 45 pilgrims as bus catches fire

KATIHAR, Sept. 9 -- At leas 45 pilgrims from Bihar's Araria had a miraculous escape when the bus they were travelling in, caught fire on NH-31 under Korha police station in Katihar on Sunday evening. ... Read More


Man beaten to death over loan of Rs.220 in Bihar

PURNIA, Sept. 8 -- A 55- year-old man was allegedly beaten to death over a Rs.220 loan he had not paid to the shopkeeper in Bihar's Purnia on Saturday evening. The police have arrested one person and ... Read More


Missing 6-yr-old Nepal resident rescued and repatriated: cops

PURNIA, Sept. 7 -- A six-year-old Nepali girl, who had gone missing from her home in Nepal in March and was later rescued from the nomadic Banjara community in Bihar's Purnia district in May, was fina... Read More


Three killed in lightning strike in Katihar

KATIHAR, Sept. 7 -- Three people, including two brothers, were killed and one person was injured after being struck by lightning in Bihar's Katihar district on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The ... Read More


Three killed, one injured by lightning in Bihar's Katihar; CM announces rRs.r4L ex-gratia

India, Sept. 6 -- Three people, including two brothers, were killed and one was injured after lightning struck them in Bihar's Katihar on Saturday afternoon, police said. Bihar chief minister Nitish ... Read More