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ADM in EC net for 'helping' candidate

SASARAM, Oct. 29 -- Rohtas additional district magistrate, who is also the returning officer (RO) of the area, has been allegedly caught "extending help" to a Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) candidate ... Read More


Owaisi seeks political equality for minorities

BETTIAH, Oct. 29 -- Describing 20-year long Nitish governance as continuation of "jungle of Lalu" rule, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesda... Read More


24 drown during Chhath Puja

PATNA, Oct. 29 -- At least 24 people, including eight teenagers, drowned during Chhath Puja celebrations across Bihar on Monday and Tuesday, officials said. Nine people drowned in Khagaria, six in Nal... Read More


Illegal mini gun factory busted in Bagaha police district, five held

BETTIAH, Oct. 29 -- A joint team of Dhanaha and Bhitaha police arrested five criminals allegedly involved in inter-district arms smuggling, busted an illegal mini gun factory, and seized a huge quanti... Read More


EC issues notice to Kishor

NEW DELHI/PATNA, Oct. 29 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor was on Tuesday served with a notice over his name being reportedly registered as a voter in his home state Bihar, as well as adjoin... Read More


J'khand amps up blood safety audit

Dhanbad, Oct. 29 -- In the wake of the recent case of accidental transfusion of HIV-infected blood to thalassemia-affected children in Chaibasa, the Jharkhand government has launched a statewide revie... Read More


Govt job per family, Waqf law snub in GA manifesto

PATNA, Oct. 29 -- Chief ministerial face of the Grand Alliance or Mahagathbandhan Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday launched the alliance's manifesto, christened Bihar Ka Tejashwi Pran (Bihar's Tejashw... Read More


Rahul, Tejashwi to hold joint rallies today as parties line up star blitzkrieg

PATNA, Oct. 29 -- As Bihar braces for a high-voltage electoral showdown with the first phase of polling on November 6 covering 121 constituencies, both the Opposition Mahagathbandhan (MGB) and the rul... Read More


32% candidates with criminal cases: ADR

PATNA, Oct. 29 -- Wealth and crime continue to define Bihar politics. As per the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Bihar Election Watch report, released on Tuesday, 423 candidates (32%) hav... Read More


Gopalganj heads to polls in shadow of caste calculus, public grievances

GOPALGANJ, Oct. 29 -- A weathered stone plaque gleams under the afternoon sun in the heart of the ancient Thawe Mata Mandir premises, five kilometers east of Gopalganj town. Inscribed in bold Devanaga... Read More