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Hindus settled in Bihar worried for B'desh kin, seek border be opened

KISHANGANJ, Jan. 3 -- People who left Bangladesh and settled in Bihar's Seemanchal during 60s and 70s are deeply worried over the fate of their relatives still living in Bangladesh. They have urged th... Read More


Key officials face action over deadly water crisis in Indore

BHOPAL, Jan. 3 -- Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Friday ordered the transfer of Indore's additional commissioner and issued show-cause notices to the commissioner, finally cracking down ... Read More


Labourer branded Bangladeshi, brutally attacked in Madhubani

MADHUBANI, Jan. 3 -- A daily wage labourer named Mohammad Murshid Alam was brutally assaulted by a mob that allegedly mistook him to be a Bangladeshi in Chakdah village under the Rajnagar police stati... Read More


cm soren likely to present j'khand vision 2050 at world economic forum

JAMSHEDPUR, Jan. 3 -- Chief minister Hemant Soren is expected to present the Jharkhand Vision-2050 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, between January 19 and 23, to showcase the s... Read More


Bihar and Jharkhand get new chief justices

PATNA/RANCHI, Jan. 3 -- Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, presently a judge of the Orissa high court, and Justice Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak , serving as a judge at Bombay high court, have been appointed as... Read More


5 AIMIM legislators turn vital for 5 Bihar RS seats

PATNA, Jan. 3 -- With five Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from Bihar falling vacant in April, the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has emerged as a crucial player, courted b... Read More


CJI arrives in Patna on maiden Bihar visit

PATNA, Jan. 3 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant arrived in Patna on Friday for his first official visit since taking charge, with a packed schedule planned over the next two days, including i... Read More


Bihar may seek ADB funds for strengthening state highways

PATNA, Jan. 3 -- The road construction department has proposed strengthening of five state highways in the length of about 266 km with funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), said road construc... Read More


Wanted criminal injured in police encounter in Patna: Official

PATNA, Jan. 3 -- A wanted criminal facing at least eight criminal cases was injured in an encounter with police in the Khagaul area late Thursday night, officials said. Acting on a tip-off that some c... Read More


Bihar: Woman, three children jump into well; two rescued

JAMUI, Jan. 3 -- A woman along with her three children allegedly jumped into a well following a property dispute in Bihar's Jamui district on Thursday evening, police said. Local residents rushed to t... Read More