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SC declines contempt plea against J'khand govt's DGP selection

RANCHI, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a contempt plea filed against the Jharkhand government over the appointment of Anurag Gupta as the state's director general of Polic... Read More


Champai Soren supports stir against RIMS-2

RANCHI, Aug. 19 -- Former Jharkhand chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Champai Soren has extended his support to the ongoing agitation against the construction of a second R... Read More


'PPc spend up 5 times since 2018'

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The government's spending on Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) has jumped five-fold since its launch in 2018, when the expenditure stood at Rs.3.67 crore, to Rs.18.83 crore in 2025, acco... Read More


Bihar SIR a new weapon of vote theft, says Rahul

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, marched ahead on the second day of their Voter Adhikar Yatra with prayers at the histor... Read More


More than 100 trafficking victims rescued under 'Op Naya Savera'

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- As many as 112 victims, including 64 minors and seven women, hailing from underprivileged families of Nepal, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand were rescued by Bihar po... Read More


60-year-old arrested for raping minor

SUPAUL, Aug. 19 -- A 60-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a 4-year-old girl distantly related to him in Bihar's Supaul on Monday. Police said the victim was undergoing treatment at Jannay... Read More


Arms peddler held with 4,000 live cartridges in Begusarai

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- An inter-state arms peddler was arrested and over 4,000 live cartridges were seized from him by a joint team of the Bihar Special Task Force (STF) and Begusarai police, officials sai... Read More


Cops lathicharge farmers seeking fertiliser, many protesters injured

BETTIAH, Aug. 19 -- Woes of farmers waiting for their turn in long queues to procure urea compounded after the police reportedly rained lathi blows on them at Bagaha in Bihar's West Champaran district... Read More


Ex-IPS officer, former Union min to join BJP

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- Assam-cadre Indian Police service (IPS) officer Anand Mishra, who unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha election from his native Buxar after taking voluntary retirement, is set to join ... Read More


IGIMS readies its director's service book to send to CBI

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- The administration of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) on Monday located the photocopy of its director's service book, sought by the CBI in connection with the... Read More