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Ganga, tributaries flood Bihar districts, 2.2mn hit

PATNA, Sept. 7 -- Floodwaters from the Ganga and its tributaries, including Punpun and Dardha, continued to wreak havoc in Patna and adjoining areas on Sunday, aggravated by heavy rains in their catch... Read More


JMM veteran, J'khand min Sudivya dies at 56

RANCHI, Sept. 7 -- Senior JMM leader and state higher and technical education and urban development minister Sudivya Kumar died of cardiac arrest early on Sunday, following which the Jharkhand governm... Read More


Mahananda exp derails near ara railway stn; no passenger injury

ARA, Sept. 7 -- Two coaches of the Delhi-bound Sikkim Mahananda Express derailed near Bihar's Ara Junction railway station in the early hours of Sunday, officials said, adding, that there were no repo... Read More


BJP blames paper leak protests for bypoll loss

PATNA, Sept. 7 -- The BJP core team for Bankipur in a meeting with party president Nitin Nabin on Saturday attributed their unexpected August 3 bypoll defeat to the NEET paper leak, the University Gra... Read More


Bridge Collapses Under Truck carrying sand

PATNA, Sept. 7 -- A 170-meter-long screw-pile iron bridge in Bihar's Purnea district collapsed into the Parman river on Sunday after an overloaded sand-laden truck attempted to cross it, officials sai... Read More


3 drown in floodwater in Patna and Hajipur; one dies of snake bite

PATNA, Sept. 7 -- Three people died and one was rescued in separate drowning incidents across Patna and Hajipur on Sunday, police said. The four victims, including three women, were caught in floodwat... Read More


Declare Bihar floods a national disaster: RJD

PATNA, Sept. 7 -- Opposition leaders from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday mounted a sharp attack on the state government and the Centre over the worsening flood situation, accusing the state ... Read More


Kaimur police arrest key member of 8-state cyber fraud syndicate

BHABUA, Sept. 7 -- Kaimur police arrested a key member of an interstate cybercrime gang active across 8 states, officials said on Sunday, adding that the group is accused of siphoning crores of rupees... Read More


Samastipur railway labels station flooding reports 'misleading'

SAMASTIPUR, Sept. 7 -- The Samastipur railway division on Sunday dismissed recent social media reports alleging that flooding had submerged platforms at the Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Bagaha, and Bettia... Read More


Bihar development needs active role of citizens: Min

PATNA, Sept. 7 -- Bihar minister for sports and industry Shreyasi Singh on Sunday said that Bihar's transformation required not only government intervention, but also active participation from citizen... Read More