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Hooch tragedy: 3 more accused, including spirit supplier, arrested

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Three more persons including a spirit supplier from Uttar Pradesh were arrested by Bihar Police late on Sunday for selling spirit that is suspected to have caused the death of 39 peo... Read More


CM asks home secy, DGP to recruit 78K policemen

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked Home Secretary Arvind Choudhary and Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Alok Raj to get 78,000 policemen recruited at the earliest and ... Read More


Bihar hooch tragedy: 3 more people, including supplier, arrested from UP

India, Oct. 21 -- Three more people, including a supplier from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested by Bihar Police late on Sunday for allegedly selling the illicit country liquor that led to the death of 39 ... Read More


bangla national held with fake passport at gaya airport

PATNA, Oct. 21 -- Security personnel at Gaya International airport have arrested a Bangladeshi national for using a fraudulent passport. The Immigration Department officials are investigating as to h... Read More


Hooch tragedy toll soars to 35 as 4 more die

PATNA, Oct. 20 -- Four more persons died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, raising the toll in the current hooch tragedy in Bihar to 39, an official said on Saturday. The latest deaths were ... Read More


ED arrests IAS officer, ex-MLA in PMLA case

PATNA, Oct. 20 -- The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested Bihar-cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former RJD MLA Gulab Yadav in a money laundering case linked to alleged possession of dispropo... Read More


suv rams into devotees at banka, 6 killed

PATNA, Oct. 20 -- In a shocking accident, at least six devotees, including four women, were killed after a speeding Scorpio rammed into a group of crowds at Nagardih More under Amarpur police station ... Read More


Bihar IAS officer arrested by ED in money laundering case; sent to Beur jail

India, Oct. 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate arrested Bihar-cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Gulab Yadav in a money laundering case late on Friday evening. Ha... Read More


Toll in Bihar hooch case at 35; politics heats up

Patna, Oct. 19 -- The death toll from the consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar rose to 35 on Friday, with 28 fatalities reported in Siwan and 7 in Saran, according to sources familiar with the situ... Read More


Toxic concoction, easily available spirit turned fatal

PATNA, Oct. 19 -- The tragic hooch tragedy in Saran and Siwan, which claimed 35 lives and left several others hospitalised with lost vision, has once again raised questions over the easy access to alc... Read More