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2 sisters rescued from illegal confinement after 1 yr; 1 held

PURNEA, July 2 -- Police rescued two sisters, aged 8 and 9, who went missing along with their mother a year ago in Bihar's Supaul and arrested a woman in connection with their alleged trafficking, kid... Read More


Rs.499 cr Mansi-Saharsa doubling project cleared

PURNEA, July 1 -- In a significant boost to railway infrastructure in Bihar, Railways approved the doubling project of the 44.40 km between Mansi-Saharsa Section of East Central Railway (ECR) involvin... Read More


Man opens fire at drug rehab in Katihar, held

PURNEA, July 1 -- In a rare incident of its kind, a 25-year-old youth fired multiple rounds inside a drug de-addiction centre in Bihar's Katihar on Monday evening, police said. The youth was not an in... Read More


woman killed as criminals rob house preparing for marriage

PURNEA, June 30 -- A 35-year-old woman was killed and six others were injured when criminals raided a house preparing for a wedding in Jamui district on Sunday night. The "would be" bride was among th... Read More


Couple found hanging at home in Purnea district

PURNEA, June 29 -- An elderly couple were found hanging inside their home in Bihar's Purnea on Sunday, police said, adding that they were probing both the angles -- suicide and murder. The daughter of... Read More


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