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Bihar signs Rs.51,600-cr investment agreements

PATNA, Aug. 7 -- Bihar signed investment agreements worth nearly Rs.51,600 crore with leading industrial groups on Thursday, as chief minister Samrat Choudhary positioned the state to become the count... Read More


Bihar min takes oath as MLC, ends 6-month unelected stint

PATNA, Aug. 7 -- A day after being nominated to the Bihar legislative council, panchayati raj minister Deepak Prakash on Thursday took the oath of allegiance and faithful discharge of duty as a member... Read More


RJD suspends party panels, cells in Bihar

PATNA, Aug. 7 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD) on Thursday suspended all organisational committees and cells from state to district levels with immediate effect on the orders of the national working pre... Read More


1 killed in 'love quadrangle'; woman, threeparamours held

BHABUA, Aug. 7 -- A woman and her three alleged paramours were arrested on Thursday for killing a tailor in the Nuaon police station area of Kaimur district in Bihar in a case of "love quadrangle," po... Read More


SI suspended over connivance with drug smuggler in Saharsa

SAHARSA, Aug. 7 -- Kosi range deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Dr Kumar Ashish suspended a sub-inspector (SI) posted as additional SHO at Baijnathpur in Bihar's Saharsa district over her alleg... Read More


Patna airport extends free pick-up to 9 min, doubles parking fee

PATNA, Aug. 7 -- Private vehicle users at Patna's Jayprakash Narayan International airport will now get nine minutes of free access for passenger pick-up and drop-off, up from the seven-minute window,... Read More


Sanitation workers call off strike after govt assurance on demands

PATNA, Aug. 7 -- The indefinite strike called by daily-wage municipal sanitation workers ended on Thursday following a consensus between top representatives of state urban development and housing depa... Read More


Villagers move to safer places as water level of Gandak rises

BETTIAH, Aug. 7 -- Residents of several villages under Laxmipur Rampurwa panchayat in Bihar's West Champaran district have started moving to safer, higher ground on Thursday as floodwaters entered the... Read More


SSB trying to maintain 'status quo' in Susta after skirmishes: Officials

BETTIAH, Aug. 7 -- The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is trying to maintain "status quo" after days of tension in Susta, a "disputed" territory along the Indo-Nepal border juxtaposing West Champaran distri... Read More


violence was planned to thwart sambhal mosque survey: judicial inquiry

LUCKNOW, Aug. 7 -- The Communal violence at Sambhal on November 24, 2024, was the result of a "calculated criminal conspiracy" that was targeted at obstructing a court-ordered survey of the disputed J... Read More