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Munger: 5 girls drown in Ganga, search operation underway to locate 1 missing

PURNEA, June 25 -- At least five girls, including four sisters, drowned while taking a bath in the Ganga river in Shyampur Bakchapra village of Bihar's Munger district on Wednesday morning, police sai... Read More


Seemanchal witnesses trafficking of women under guise of wedlocks

PURNEA, June 24 -- Multiple cases of human trafficking of women in the name of marriage have come to fore in the districts along the India-Nepal border in Bihar's Seemanchal region. Women were tricked... Read More


Class I student stabbed 20 times at hostel

PURNEA, June 23 -- A Class 1 student was critical after unknown persons stabbed him around 20 times with a sharp weapon at a private school's hostel in Bihar's Banka district on Monday morning, police... Read More


5 dummy candidates held at 3 CSBC exam centres for cheating

PURNEA, June 16 -- Five dummy candidates were arrested at three exam centres in Purnea for cheating using mobile phones and Bluetooth devices. The Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC) conducts ... Read More


8-year-old boy among 7 killed in lightning strikes across 3 districts

PURNEA, June 12 -- At least seven people lost their lives and as four others were injured after lightning struck them while working in fields in three districts in Bihar's Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhep... Read More


Family alleges custodial death of 25-yr-old man

PURNEA, June 11 -- The family of a 25-year-old undertrial prisoner, who allegedly died by suicide at Jadia police station, staged a protest by blocking nearby State Highway 91 in Bihar's Supaul on Wed... Read More


Undertrial prisoner, 55, found hanging in Kishanganj distt jail

PURNEA, June 11 -- A 55-year-old undertrial prisoner lodged at Kishanganj district jail died allegedly by suicide on Wednesday morning, police said. The woman's family has demanded a fair probe into t... Read More


Prisoner, 27, dies at hosp; family claim assault during custody

PURNEA, June 10 -- A 27-year-old undertrial prisoner lodged at Madhepura divisional jail died during treatment at government college and hospital in Bihar's Madhepura on Tuesday, police said. Police s... Read More


DEO office catches fire in Saharsa, probe launched

PURNEA, June 10 -- A fire broke out at the office of the District Education Officer (DEO) in Saharsa on Tuesday morning, allegedly due to a short circuit. Although the blaze was brought under control ... Read More


Man killed during scuffle over seat in Jan Sewa Express at Saharsa stn

PURNEA, June 9 -- A 38-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men following an altercation over a seat dispute at Saharsa railway station falling under ECR (East Central Railway) in ... Read More