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Son of prominent maize merchant shot dead in Purnea town

PURNEA, Jan. 28 -- Armed criminals shot dead a 30-year-old man, the son of a prominent businessman, at a crowded location in Purnea district town on Tuesday morning, police said. The deceased has been... Read More


SHO suspended for his role in burglary at a retired civil surgeon's house

PURNEA, Jan. 28 -- The station house officer (SHO) of Gidhour police station has been suspended and a probe ordered in connection with a sensational robbery at the residence of a retired civil surgeon... Read More


Teacher held in Bihar over 'anti-national' slogan on 77th R-Day

SUPAUL, Jan. 28 -- A government school teacher was arrested in Bihar's Supaul district for allegedly raising "anti-national" slogans during the 77th Republic Day celebrations at the Adarsh Middle Scho... Read More


School teacher arrested in Bihar over 'anti-national' slogan on Republic Day

India, Jan. 27 -- A government school teacher was arrested from Bihar's Supaul district on Monday for allegedly raising anti-national slogans during the 77th Republic Day celebrations. The incident to... Read More


Police arrest wanted criminal from Kanpur

SUPAUL, Jan. 25 -- Supaul police on Thursday arrested a wanted criminal carrying a bounty of Rs.25,000 from Kanpur. Confirming the arrest, Supaul SP Sarath RS said accused Lalit Kumar Mehta, a residen... Read More


Mithila Makhana 'sails' to Dubai in major boost for Bihar farmers

PURNEA, Jan. 23 -- The farming community of Bihar's Purnea went global on Wednesday as the district's Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged Mithila Makhana was exported for the first time to Dubai via t... Read More


8 smugglers arrested in Purnea

PURNEA, Jan. 22 -- Purnea police have arrested eight members of a West Bengal-based drug smuggling racket allegedly involved in peddling brown sugar (heroin), cannabis and other contraband across Biha... Read More


Poor road link a major obstacle for Purnea airport since its launch

PURNEA, Jan. 21 -- A person may reach Purnea from Delhi within two hours by air, but it can take more than two hours to cover a distance of just ten kilometres from the airport to the town. This has b... Read More


Police clueless about two girls missing since Jan 8

BHAGALPUR, Jan. 20 -- Bhagalpur police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) apart from six teams already put into action to trace two minor girls who went missing on January 8 and have ... Read More


Purnea gang rape: One more arrested, tally reaches four

PURNEA, Jan. 17 -- Police in Bihar's Purnea on Thursday arrested one more accused in the sensational gang-rape case, taking the number of arrested people to four, officials said. Earlier, six people h... Read More