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Caste cert with husband name no ground for quota denial, rules Patna HC

PATNA, Nov. 4 -- A married woman cannot be denied caste-based reservation merely because her caste certificate mentions her husband's name instead of her father's, the Patna high court has ruled, dism... Read More


Tejashwi takes swipe at Samrat for 'crime can occur in Bihar, but not apradh' goof-up

PATNA, Nov. 4 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar legislative assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday took a swipe at chief minister Samrat Choudhary over his contradictory remar... Read More


Firecrackers make backdoor entry in Patna

PATNA, Nov. 4 -- Following the death of five people in a recent blast at a firecracker factory in Siwan, wholesale firecracker traders in Patna City have started operating their shops through back doo... Read More


Bihar govt signs MoU with MoRTH to to take silt from rivers for laying roads

PATNA, Nov. 4 -- The Government of Bihar and the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) on Monday signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi. Under it, the MoRTH... Read More


survey ameens to take over work of staff on strike in Bihar

PATNA, Nov. 4 -- The revenue and land reforms department on Tuesday moved to break the month-long strike by circle ameens, directing specially recruited survey ameens to immediately take over their fi... Read More


removal of dia's clip unfortunate, says HC; orders bmc to restore

Mumbai, Nov. 4 -- The removal of actor Dia Mirza's video for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s eco-friendly Diwali campaign was "very unfortunate" and contrary to the "secular spirit" of ... Read More


Shooter involved in murder of former customs official held; police claim major breakthrough

ARA, Nov. 4 -- Police on Tuesday claimed a major breakthrough in the murder case of former customs officer Ram Kumar Singh with the arrest of an alleged contract killer, identified as Pintu Kumar, off... Read More


1 dead, 3 injured as cop opens fire at villagers

PATNA, Nov. 4 -- A villager was killed and three others were injured, two of them seriously, after an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police allegedly opened fire at them with his service revolver wh... Read More


18.1 mn Jeevika didis to help inimplementation of Bihar's liquor prohibition

SASARAM, Nov. 4 -- After successfully running community kitchens in hospitals and other institutions across the state and helping women become self-reliant through self-help groups, the Jeevika Didis ... Read More


Darbhanga boy wins gold in Western Asian Under-16 Rapid Chess

DARBHANGA, Nov. 4 -- Darbhanga's Jayesh Mishra has won the gold medal in the Western Asian Under-16 Rapid Chess Championship held at Rajpath Club in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, emerging as the Asia Youth Ches... Read More