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Bihar govt extends Kushal Yuva plan

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the extension of the Kushal Yuva scheme for five more years, until 2030-31. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by chief minister Samr... Read More


Kanwariyas leave 7K tonnes of garbage, clean-up begins

Haridwar, Aug. 13 -- With 48 million kanwariyas visiting Haridwar during the recently concluded Shravan Kanwar fair, around 7,000 tonnes of garbage has been left by the devotees in the city, civic off... Read More


Pvt finance firm employee shot dead in Siwan district

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- Four armed men riding on a bike gunned down an employee of a private finance company, Nitish Kumar alias Piklu, near Tarwara market, barely 500 metres from the GB Nagar police statio... Read More


CID begins probe into murder over wages in Rohtas

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- The Bihar police on Wednesday said a CID team led by DIG Jayant Kant has been rushed to Jogiya village under Dinara police station of Rohtas to investigate the murder of labourer Cha... Read More


2 abducted J'khandbusinessmen rescued from Saran; four held

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- Two businessmen from Jharkhand's Ramgarh district were abducted for a ransom of Rs.20 lakh and later rescued from Saran district, police said on Wednesday. The two businessmen, ident... Read More


Newly-appointed asst professors can pursuePhD courses: Governor

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- Bihar Governor-cum-Chancellor of Universities Syed Ata Hasnain on Wednesday said that newly-appointed assistant professors on a contractual basis in 211 constituent colleges can purs... Read More


Bihar govt aims to vaccinate every child for measles-rubella by Aug 31

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- Bihar's health department has launched a special drive to vaccinate every child who missed their measles-rubella (MR) shots, aiming for 100% coverage by August 31, as the central gov... Read More


Jharkhand Bandh affects normal life

RANCHI, Aug. 12 -- Majority of schools and business establishments in Ranchi remained closed and vehicular movement on roads was limited during the BJP-sponsored statewide bandh called to protest Mond... Read More


Soren says BJP tried to hijack students' protest

Ranchi, Aug. 12 -- Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said on Tuesday that the saffron party tried to hijack the students' protest to regain lost po... Read More


Manjhi sparks prohibition law debate with review call

PATNA, Aug. 12 -- Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has again brought the liquor prohibition issue in focus of political discourse in Bihar. Speaking to the m... Read More