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Demand for Makhana Board rises in Purnia ahead of assembly polls

PURNIA, Aug. 1 -- The demand for establishing a 'Makhana Board' in Bihar's Purnia district is gaining momentum ahead of the state assembly elections scheduled in October-November this year. Members of... Read More


Banka: Four students held for cyber forgery against headmaster

BANKA, July 30 -- In a shocking incident from Bihar's Banka district, four Class X students have been held for allegedly committing cyber fraud targeting their own headmaster. The headmaster, who init... Read More


Student raped in Purnia hostel,owner arrested

PURNIA, July 24 -- An 11-year-old student was allegedly raped by the owner of a private school in Shrinagar area under the jurisdiction of Shrinagar police station, police said on Wednesday. Police fu... Read More


Over two kg smack seized, two peddlers from Bengal arrested

PURNIA, July 24 -- Two drug peddlers from West Bengal were arrested with a consignment of smack in Bihar's Purnia district on Wednesday, police said, adding that the narcotics were meant to be deliver... Read More


2 killed, 9 injured as SUV collides with tractor: Cops

SAHARSA, July 23 -- Two people were killed and nine others, including six children, were injured when the SUV they were travelling in collided head-on with a tractor on the Saharsa-Madhepura Road in B... Read More


Man sentenced to 20-yr jail term for raping 6-yr-old girl

ARARIA, July 23 -- The special court for protection of children from sexual offences (POCSO) awarded 20-year imprisonment to a man on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. According to ... Read More


Five hurt in acid attack

PURNIA, July 22 -- Five persons were injured, three of them critically, in an acid attack which allegedly started following a protest against caste slur in Bihar's Purnia. The injured include three yo... Read More


VIB arrests two for taking Rs.50Kbribe at Jamui

JAMUI, July 19 -- Sleuths of the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Friday arrested two officials of the fisheries department red-handed while accepting a bribe in Jamui, Bihar.This is the second... Read More


BDO suspended for airing his grievances on social media in Katihar

KATIHAR, July 17 -- The Block Development Officer (BDO) of Barsoi in Bihar's Katihar district, who had taken to social media to allege harassment by his immediate senior during the ongoing Special Int... Read More


BSAP jawan with hands and feet chained found lying on rly track in Bihar

MUNGER, July 16 -- A jawan of the Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP) was found lying on a railway track with his hands and feet tied in Munger district, police said on Monday. The jawan, identified as ... Read More