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Saharsa and Mansi rail track doubling stuck in delay for nod to low cost

SAHARSA, Feb. 17 -- Despite the Samastipur railway division significantly reducing the cost of the proposed doubling of the 44-km-long Saharsa-Mansi railway line project, locals are irked over the del... Read More


300 shops gutted in fire at Katihar market

KATIHAR, Feb. 17 -- Around 300 shops in Kursela market of Bihar's Katihar district were gutted in a fire that broke out late Sunday evening, police said on Monday. The fire which is believed to have s... Read More


Doctor slap row: IMA warns of strike

ARARIA, Feb. 15 -- The doctor's slap row in Bihar's Araria escalated into a major crisis with private doctors in Araria's Forbesganj remaining on strike for the second day on Saturday in support of th... Read More


I-T sleuths raid locations linked to CMD of Panorama Group in Purnea

PURNEA, Feb. 11 -- Income Tax (I-T) department sleuths on Tuesday conducted raids at various locations of Sanjeev Mishra, founder and CMD (chairman and managing director) of Panorama Group, a prominen... Read More


Two children kidnapped from GMCH in Purnea

PURNEA, Feb. 11 -- A four-year-old boy and his three-year-old sister went missing from the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Purnea, on Monday evening, officials said. The children's mot... Read More


In an era of infra growth, Bihar's Kosi-Seemanchal region still relies on bamboo bridges for commute

SAHARSA/PURNEA, Feb. 10 -- Despite infrastructure in Bihar getting attention of both the Central and state governments, the Kosi-Seemanchal region is still dependent on old-style bamboo bridges to com... Read More


SI, constable suspended in stabbing case

BHAGALPUR, Feb. 9 -- Both the sub inspector (SI) who had stabbed a constable and fled, and the victim constable were suspended following an SIT report that said both were drunk at the time of the inci... Read More


Murder FIR filed in death of engineering student

MADHEPURA, Feb. 8 -- Police in Bihar's Madhepura registered a case of murder in connection with the mysterious death of a -20-year-old female student of the government engineering college. The body of... Read More


SI flees after stabbing a police constable

BHAGALPUR, Feb. 7 -- In an incident which has shamed the police, a sub inspector (SI) stabbed a constable following an altercation in Bihar's Bhagalpur on Friday morning. The injured constable was rep... Read More


TMBU V-C issues show cause to registrar over discrimination cell row

BHAGALPUR, Feb. 6 -- Vice-chancellor (V-C) of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU) served show cause notice to registrar Ramasheesh Purve after he issued a notice asking colleges to constitute a d... Read More