RANCHI, May 22 -- A total of 27 Maoists on Thursday laid down arms at the police headquarters in Ranchi in what is being billed as the "largest mass surrender" by ultras in the state. The LWE extremis... Read More
JAMSHEDPUR, May 22 -- Even as the mass surrender saw 27 Maoists laying down their arms, speculations gained momentum that the two topmost surviving Maoist commanders -- Misir Besra and Asim Mondal -- ... Read More
KOLKATA, May 22 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday upheld the ban on cattle slaughter in public places and refused to stay the West Bengal government order regulating slaughter ahead of Eid al-Adh... Read More
Kolkata, May 22 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the formation of a three-member Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) special investigation team (SIT) headed by a joint director (East... Read More
KISHANGANJ, May 22 -- An alleged bike lifter with a criminal record was injured in a police encounter near Faringola railway gate near West Bengal under Sadar police station in Kishanganj district, po... Read More
PATNA, May 22 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday asked government officials, department heads and district magistrates to remain alert for potential risks of droughts and floods as t... Read More
PATNA, May 22 -- A month after the Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) urged Patna's district education officer (DEO) to conduct a district-wide accessibility audit of schools for children wi... Read More
BETTIAH, May 22 -- A 20-year-old mechanical engineering student died allegedly by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her hostel at Motihari engineering college in Motihari town of Bihar's East Cham... Read More
MADHEPURA, May 22 -- Lightning strikes have claimed two lives in Bihar's Madhepura Thursday afternoon. Four persons were injured and they are undergoing treatment at the primary health centre (PHC). T... Read More
PATNA, May 22 -- Two boys have been charged for allegedly kidnapping and later murdering their 17-year-old friend after the latter's family failed to pay ransom in Kankhudia village of Palasi police s... Read More