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Rs.882.87-cr given to build grand janaki temple

PATNA, July 2 -- The cabinet also approved Rs.882.87 crore for the development of Maa Janaki's grand temple at Punaura Dham, believed to be the birthplace of Goddess Sita, in Sitamarhi district. Model... Read More


AIMIM likely to go solo in upcoming Bihar polls

PURNIA, July 2 -- The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of Asaduddin Owaisi has hinted that it would contest the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar alone as there is no indication from ... Read More


Clerk arrested for sexually assaulting blind school girl

PATNA, July 2 -- A school clerk was arrested on Tuesday and sent to judicial custody for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl of a prestigious blind school in Patna for over two years, police said. ... Read More


CSP staff shot at, Rs.5L looted in East Champaran district

BETTIAH, July 2 -- Motorcycle-borne armed criminals shot at and looted Rs.5 lakh from a Customer Service Point (CSP) coordinator in Bihar's East Champaran district on Tuesday, police said. The victim,... Read More


ESI killed as speeding truck hits DTO vehicle

DARBHANGA, July 2 -- A tragic road accident on Tuesday morning claimed the life of Munna Kumar, an Enforcement Sub-Inspector (ESI) posted at the District Transport Office (DTO), Darbhanga. The inciden... Read More


Cabinet okays Rs.882.87 for sprucing up Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi

PATNA, July 2 -- The Bihar cabinet approved Rs.882.87 crore for the comprehensive development of Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi, the birthplace of Goddess Sita. Modelled on Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi, the p... Read More


more flying options from Patna to Ahmedabad and Ghaziabad

PATNA, July 2 -- People of Patna will get more flying options to Ahmedabad and Ghaziabad, with the SpiceJet and the IndiGo launching a flight each between the two destinations from July 7 and July 20 ... Read More


Civil court employees outfit sends representation to acting CJ

ARA/BUXAR, July 2 -- The president and general secretary of the Bihar State Civil Court Employees Association have submitted a representation to the Acting Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and ot... Read More


Doon DM pulled up for protocol lapses

Dehradun, July 2 -- Uttarakhand secretary (protocol) Vinod Kumar Suman sought an explanation from Dehradun district magistrate (DM) Savin Bansal for allegedly "not showing due respect and courtesy" to... Read More


NHRC's help sought for a bridge over Sikarahana in Bihar

JAWAHARPUR GHAT (West Champaran), July 2 -- It's an early summer morning along the Sikarahana river in Bihar's flood-prone West Champaran district. In one obscure corner, near Jawaharpur Ghat, life in... Read More