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Makhana from Mithila makes first shipment to Australia

DARBHANGA, Aug. 9 -- Bihar's GI-tagged Mithila Makhana has achieved a significant export milestone with the first-ever commercial sea shipment of 18 metric tonnes (MT) of the prized crop being sent to... Read More


PMO intervention revives stalled conservation of Darbhanga Raj treasure

PATNA, Aug. 9 -- Officials and technical experts of the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC), a wing of the Union culture ministry, have resumed the long-pending c... Read More


More govt-protester talks but logjam, stir continue

RANCHI, Aug. 9 -- The Jharkhand government on Saturday held talks with various student outfits amid the massive agitation over alleged irregularities in the recruitment exams conducted by the Jharkhan... Read More


Purnea airport witnesses decline in passenger traffic due to high airfares

PURNEA, Aug. 9 -- Purnea Airport, which had emerged as a ray of hope for people living in the Seemanchal and Kosi regions, now appears to be losing its sheen, with airfares emerging as a major concern... Read More


Darbhanga doctors call for safer workplaces

DARBHANGA, Aug. 9 -- Amid growing concerns over violence against doctors and healthcare workers across the country, obstetricians, gynaecologists and other medical professionals in Darbhanga on Saturd... Read More


Tilawe river breaches embankment in East Champaran's Ramgarhwa block

BETTIAH, Aug. 9 -- The turbulent Tilawe, a hilly river originating from Nepal, breached its embankment at a village in Ramgarhwa block of East Champaran district of Bihar on Friday night, inundating a... Read More


Govt concerned over missing children: CM

PATNA, Aug. 9 -- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, during a function organised by the home department on Saturday, said the disappearance of children was a matter of concern for the state governm... Read More


Five awarded life term for kidnapping and killing 11-year-old boy

SASARAM, Aug. 9 -- The court of District and Additional Sessions Judge-4 Anil Kumar in Sasaram sentenced five accused in the sensational 2015 kidnapping and murder of an 11-year-old boy to life impris... Read More


FIR filed against 2 for working as teacher on basis of fake docs

BETTIAH, Aug. 9 -- The state vigilance department has registered an FIR against two people, including a woman, for allegedly seeking jobs as contractual teachers in government schools in Bihar's West ... Read More


BJP MLA alleges death threat fromjail official, convict

PATNA, Aug. 9 -- BJP MLA from Shahpur assembly segment Rakesh Ranjan Ojha has fled an FIR, alleging "death threat" from four people, including the superintendent of Bhagalpur Special Central Jail Raji... Read More