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21 minors rescued, Three held at Patna junction

PATNA, May 22 -- A joint team of the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) rescued 21 minor boys who were being trafficked to Tamil Nadu and arrested three traffickers fro... Read More


Bihar govt set to launch 'Jeevika Nidhi' for faster loans to over 1 crore women members

PATNA, May 22 -- The Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society ( JEEVIKA) having an extensive network of 1.35 crore women members of 10 lakh self help groups (SHGs) working for women empowerment in Bi... Read More


Half of Indian districts at high heat risk: Energy council report

New Delhi, May 22 -- Over half of Indian districts (57%), home to 76% of the population and contributing to a combined GDP of Rs 280 lakh crore (almost 85% of India's GDP at current prices) are curren... Read More


WHO member states adopt landmark pandemic accord

new delhi, May 22 -- Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday formally adopted by consensus the world's first Pandemic Agreement, the UN health body said in a statement, althoug... Read More


Raxaul SHO suspended for Rs.1.8 lakh shopping on credit, implicating shopkeeper

BETTIAH, May 22 -- Bihar's Champaran range deputy inspector general (DIG) Harkishore Rai suspended Raxaul's station house officer (SHO) for allegedly making purchases worth Rs.1.8 lakh from a business... Read More


BDO, accountant nabbed for accepting Rs.1.5L bribe

ARARIA, May 22 -- Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday late evening arrested Raniganj block development officer (BDO) Ritam Kumar Chauhan and his accountant Aditya Priyadarshi for accepting a bribe of Rs.1,50... Read More


Minor among 3 killed in lightning strikes in Bihar

PURNIA, May 22 -- Three persons, including a 13-year-old girl, were killed in separate lightning strike incidents in Bihar's Kosi and Seemanchal regions within 24 hours. Two died in Supaul while one l... Read More


Major administrative rejig in Bihar

PATNA, May 21 -- The general administration department (GAD) on Wednesday reshuffled 12 IAS officers and 36 Bihar administrative service (BAS) officers holding the posts of senior ADM, DCLR, subdivisi... Read More


Lalu likely to stay RJD chief as party set for organisational poll

PATNA, May 21 -- Ahead of the state assembly polls, the organisational polls in the state's biggest opposition party, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), have been rolled out. They will see election of new of... Read More


Nitish asks officers to ready plan for drought and floods

PATNA, May 21 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday directed the officials, including the district magistrates (DMs), to get an action plan ready by the month-end to deal with the incidences of dr... Read More