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Lightning strikes claim 2 lives in Madhepura

MADHEPURA, May 22 -- Lightning strikes have claimed two lives in Bihar's Madhepura Thursday afternoon. Four persons were injured and they are undergoing treatment at the primary health centre (PHC). T... Read More


Revenue staff and his aide arrested with bribe money

SAHARSA, May 21 -- The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) arrested a revenue employee and his personal assistant red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.16,000 for generating a land revenue recei... Read More


Girl found dead with slit throat in school

PURNEA, May 20 -- A 16-year-old schoolgirl was found dead with her throat slit on the first floor of a school campus in Bihar's Supaul district on Tuesday, police said. Top police officers, including ... Read More


3 children among 6 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Khagaria

PURNEA, May 19 -- Six people were killed, including three children, and six others suffered serious injuries after a high-speed truck coming from the opposite direction hit an auto-rickshaw carrying t... Read More


Bihar: 6 dead, 6 injured as truck rams into auto

PURNEA, May 19 -- Six people, including a two-month old baby, were killed and six others suffered serious injuries on Monday after a high-speed truck coming from opposite direction collided with an au... Read More


7 quintals ganja seized in Araria & Purnea; 3 held

PURNEA, May 17 -- Around 7.21 quintals of illegal ganja (marijuana) was seized in Araria and Purnea districts and three suspects allegedly involved in the smuggling network were arrested, police said ... Read More


2 sisters die by suicide after mom's scolding in Madhepura

MADHEPURAT, May 16 -- Two minor sisters died allegedly by suicide after being scolded by their mother in Bihar's Madhepura on Friday, police said. "When I returned from the maize farm, I found both my... Read More


Children refuse to eat MDM after 'dead snake' episode

SAHARSA, May 14 -- Over 600 students of a government school in Saharsa have refused to eat the mid-day meal served by the NGO Bharat Ratna Dr B R Ambedkar Dalit Utthan Avom Shiksha Samiti following an... Read More


Bihar's 'first' ANTF to combat drug networks

KISHANGANJ, May 12 -- To counter drug trafficking networks in the region, police in Kishanganj have constituted the state's first Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), officers said on Monday. Police said... Read More


Bihar: Over 300 students ill after consuming mid-day-meal with 'dead snake'; FIR ordered

India, May 8 -- SAHARSA Three hundred students of a government middle school in Baluaha village of Bihar's Saharsa district fell ill after consuming mid-day-meal (MDM) which was allegedly contaminated... Read More