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New home min takes charge, vows tough policy on crime

PATNA, Nov. 23 -- A day after the allocation of portfolios of NDA ministers in Bihar, several ministers including new home minister Samrat Chowdhary took charge of the department with BJP and JD(U) le... Read More


itbp jawan kills self while on electon duty in west champarn

BETTIAH, Nov. 23 -- A 33-year-old jawan of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), who was deputed on election duty in Bairiya block in West Champaran, allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself by ... Read More


'Will back Nitish govt if Seemanchal gets notice'

PURNEA, Nov. 23 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi offered help to the new Nitish Kumar government in the state, saying that provided the government takes the development push to the villages of Seemanch... Read More


Wanted smuggler of arms shot at, held after Begusarai encounter

PATNA, Nov. 23 -- With the formation of the new government in Bihar, police action against criminal activities has intensified. In a second operation against criminals in Begusarai in 72 hours, a noto... Read More


Sambhar Deer shot dead in Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, one poacher nabbed

BHABUA, Nov. 23 -- Forest cops arrested a poacher and recovered a killed matured Sambhar Deer in a late-night raid in Kadwa forests under Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary. The team also seized a SUV, weapons... Read More


Leopard caught in Pauri Garhwal: Official

Mussoorie, Nov. 23 -- A leopard suspected to be behind a series of attacks on villagers, especially women, was caught in a cage by the forest department in the Pokhra area in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhw... Read More


balotra man dies in saudi; cause unknown

BARMER, Nov. 23 -- A 19-year-old man from Rajasthan's Balotra district has died in mysterious circumstances in Saudi Arabia. Ramesh Kumar Meghwal from Sohda village in Gida tehsil had gone to Saudi Ar... Read More


Over 500 BLOs met survey's target before deadline: Offiical

Jaipur, Nov. 23 -- More than 500 booth level officers (BLOs) in Rajasthan have completed their house-to-house surveys for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the voters' lists, much ahead ... Read More


Rare caracal sightings give new hopes to state

BARMER, Nov. 23 -- Wildlife enthusiasts are celebrating after a fresh sighting of the rare and endangered Asiatic caracal - one of India's most elusive desert wild cats - was reportedly seen in the Ra... Read More


'More sewage generated than treatment capacity'

JODHPUR, Nov. 23 -- The sewage treatment plants (STPs) and common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) operating in Jodhpur, Pali and Balotra have far less installed capacity than the volume of sewage an... Read More