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Bhagalpur: Man found dead, wife critical; murder-suicide suspected

BHAGALPUR, Jan. 4 -- A 45-year-old man was found dead and his 40-year-old wife is said to be critical with acid burns in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, with police suspecting it to be a case of attempted... Read More


Hindus settled in Bihar worried for B'desh kin, seek border be opened

KISHANGANJ, Jan. 3 -- People who left Bangladesh and settled in Bihar's Seemanchal during 60s and 70s are deeply worried over the fate of their relatives still living in Bangladesh. They have urged th... Read More


Bihar: Woman, three children jump into well; two rescued

JAMUI, Jan. 3 -- A woman along with her three children allegedly jumped into a well following a property dispute in Bihar's Jamui district on Thursday evening, police said. Local residents rushed to t... Read More


Revenue staff vehicles to be fitted with GPS: Bihar Dy CM

SAHARSA, Jan. 1 -- Bihar government has decided to install GPS in the vehicles of revenue officials working in the land and revenue department to ensure transparency in the functioning of the departme... Read More


Cong, RJD trade barbs after cracks in alliance

PURNEA, Dec. 31 -- 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


AIMIM, Congress oppose army base in Kishanganj

KISHANGANJ, Dec. 27 -- The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Congress have joined hands to protest the proposed forward Army base in Kishanganj district, alleging that the move is... Read More


Purnea: 250-yr-old observatory to get upgraded new look in '26

PURNEA, Dec. 26 -- 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. Onc... Read More


Protests in Seemanchal over Bangladesh lynching

PURNEA, Dec. 24 -- The Seemanchal region that borders Bangladesh on Tuesday saw protests in its various districts against the killing and persecution of Hindus in the neighbouring country. Protesters ... Read More


Gambling racket busted in Purnea, 11 arrested

PURNEA, Dec. 24 -- Eleven people were arrested after a gambling racket was busted in Purnea on Tuesday, police said. Several incriminating documents were also seized during the operation. In a press s... Read More


BAU to expand makhana cultivation to other states

PURNEA, Dec. 23 -- With the National Makhana Board (NMB) already established in Bihar - though its location is yet to be finalised - the Centre has entrusted Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabou... Read More