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35-year-old injured in leopard attack at VTR

BETTIAH, Aug. 28 -- A 35-year-old farmer was allegedly injured in an attack by a leopard at a place in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district on Wednesday morning, officials said. Dr N... Read More


girl attempts to consume poison inside police stnin Muzaffarpur

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- 15-year-old girl allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison while in police custody at Jaitapur police station in Muzaffarpur, after being recovered with her boyfriend following... Read More


Couple attacked on suspicion of witchcraft, husband killed; 17 held

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- A violent mob tortured a couple for hours on the suspicion of practising witchcraft, and killed the husband in Nawada district on Tuesday night, police said. The incident is said to ... Read More


Debt-ridden couple poisons infant, ends life in Shahjahanpur

MEERUT, Aug. 28 -- A handloom businessman, 35, his wife, 28, and their 4-month-old son were found dead in their upscale residence in Shahjahanpur district on Wednesday in a suspected suicide pact. The... Read More


cages, camera traps set up to catch leopard

Haridwar, Aug. 28 -- The forest department has taken several measures in the wake of rising leopard menace and the recent death of a three-year old boy in Pauri Garhwal district, officials said. "We h... Read More


90% of charitable societies in Bihar may lose registration

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- Nearly 90% of the 44,000 charitable societies registered in Bihar risk deregistration after September, as only a fraction of them have complied with the state government's directive ... Read More


Death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide soars to 32 as rains, flood lash J&K

JAMMU, Aug. 28 -- The death toll in Vaishno Devi landslide rose to 32 on Wednesday, about halfway along the winding 12-km trek from Katra to the shrine, with rescuers scouring the debris to look for s... Read More


highest since 1960: Jammu logged month's rain in 24 hours

Srinagar, Aug. 28 -- Jammu recorded 380mm rain in the past 24 hours - the highest ever one day rainfall in the region, India Meteorological Department offciails said on Wednesday. MeT director Mukhtar... Read More


Ex-dy mayor's murder: Dhanbad court acquits former MLA, others

DHANBAD, Aug. 28 -- The MP-MLA court of judge Durgesh Chandra Awasthi in Dhanbad acquitted all 10 accused, including former Jharia legislator Sanjeev Singh, in the 2017 murder case of former deputy ma... Read More


Equine experts demand policy for indigenous breeds in sports

Barmer/Bikaner, Aug. 28 -- The experts of equines have called for the need for a National Sports Policy that formally recognises and promotes competitions involving indigenous horse breeds. At a nati... Read More