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Four more CRPF jawans sufferbrain malaria in Jharkhand

JAMSHEDPUR, Aug. 2 -- Four more Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) peronnel in Jharkhand were found to have been suffering from cerebral (brain) malaria, taking the cases in the central police force ... Read More


Two suspects in JD(U) leader's son shooting case arrested from Assam

PURNEA, Aug. 2 -- A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Bihar Police arrested two suspected shooters from Guwahati on Saturday for shooting at Purnea district JD(U) leader Amarendra Kushwaha's son... Read More


Govt plans backup if poor rains hit paddy cultivation

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- The Bihar agriculture department plans to roll out a special backup plan if low rainfall in August aggravates already poor paddy cultivation, mainly in districts of Magadh and Munger ... Read More


Ex-minister, husband sentenced to 7-yearRI under Arms Act

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- Former social welfare minister Manju Verma of Cheria Bariarpur and her husband Chandrashekhar Verma were sentenced to seven years jail in an Arms Act case of 2018 by MP-MLA court, Beg... Read More


'Rift' in Oppn as Cong leader takes dig at RJD

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- Lack of coordination within the INDIA bloc or Grand Alliance (GA) in Bihar was triggered in public by Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) spokesman Asit Nath Tiwari through a soci... Read More


U.P. supplier among two convicted for drug smuggling, gets 10-year RI

BHABUA, Aug. 2 -- The special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court of district and additional sessions judge- 2 at Bhabua, Vinay Prakash Tiwary, sentenced two narcotics smugglers to... Read More


school students held captive for plucking jamuns

BETTIAH, Aug. 2 -- Laukaria police in Bagaha subdivision on Saturday initiated legal action against a woman for allegedly holding five government school students captive after they plucked jamun from ... Read More


Rly clears Rs.976-cr Fatuha and Danapur multi-track

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- In a major boost to rail capacity in Bihar, Indian Railways has approved multitracking of the 29 km Danapur to Fatuha section of East Central Railway at a cost of Rs.976 crore. The pr... Read More


ex-dgp Ohatkar is new ssc chief

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- The state government has appointed former DGP rank officer, Shobha Ohatkar as chairperson of the state selection commission, according to a notification issued by the general administ... Read More


Flash floods in Kashmir shut down Jammu-Srinagar NH

Jammu, Aug. 2 -- Heavy rains and an early-morning cloudburst triggered flash floods and mudslides in the Chatroo area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Saturday, causing damage to property a... Read More