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Bhagalpur: Five kanwariyas killed as vehicle comes in contact with live wire

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- At least five kanwariyas were killed while two were injured after a DJ music system atop a vehicle they were travelling in, came in contact with a live wire, near Mahant-Asthan villag... Read More


Rising rivers, incessant rain unleash chaos

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- Relentless monsoon rains coupled with overflowing rivers have unleashed misery on the lives of thousands of people and taken its toll on critical road infrastructure, including the do... Read More


Nitish announces 'preference' to domicile in teachers' recruitment

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- In yet another big pre-election announcement, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced preference to domicile in teachers' recruitment and it would be implemented from the next... Read More


Patna HC orders reinstatement of teacher fired by appellate authority

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- The Patna High Court has directed that a teacher be reinstated in service, setting aside the order cancelling his appointment, terming it unsustainable in law. "The petitioner is dire... Read More


Sharma conducts aerial survey, vows long-term flood solutions

Jaipur, Aug. 5 -- In the wake of heavy rainfall and widespread flooding, chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday conducted an aerial survey of the worst-affected areas in Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, a... Read More


HC rejects petition to quash bribery case

Jodhpur, Aug. 5 -- The Rajasthan high court has declined to quash an FIR registered against Chandra Kant Ramawat, a former assistant project coordinator in Jalore, who was allegedly involved in a brib... Read More


Chain snatched from MP walking in Chanakyapuri

NEW DELHI, Aug. 5 -- A case of snatching was registered on Monday after R Sudha, a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Tamil Nadu's Mayiladuthurai constituency, was robbed of her gold chain by a man o... Read More


Disability no licence to fire govt staff: SC

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The employer's discretion ends where the employee's dignity begins, the Supreme Court held while ruling that public sector employers cannot mechanically retire employees who acqui... Read More


Supreme Court questions Uttar Pradesh government on Bankey Bihari ordinance

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday told the Uttar Pradesh government that it acted in a "clandestine" manner and with "tearing hurry" in bringing an ordinance to take over Mathura's Bank... Read More


Manipur woman, male friend assaulted with rods, robbed of bag, mobile phone near Dhanas Lake

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- A young woman from Manipur and her male friend were allegedly assaulted and robbed by a group of four to five unidentified bike-borne miscreants near Dhanas Lake around 2.30 am o... Read More