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Raj farmers attend training in Bihar for farming of fox nuts

PURNIA, Aug. 20 -- Days are not far when farmers in Rajasthan will begin cultivating aquatic seeds - fox nuts (makhana), a superfood - in their own water bodies. As many as 45 farmers from Banswara, R... Read More


Woman electrocuted to death in Madhubani, locals stage protest

MADHUBANI, Aug. 20 -- In yet another tragic case of electrocution caused by dangling electric wires, a 22-year-old woman lost her life in Madhubani district on Monday night, officials said. The victim... Read More


Govt 'ignored' SC/ST, minority in induction of IAS officers: Jully

Jaipur, Aug. 20 -- The Congress in Rajasthan on Tuesday hit out at the BJP government after four officers from other services were inducted into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), alleging that ... Read More


election panel makes public 6.5mn deleted names from Bihar voter roll

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- Following the Supreme Court directive to the Election Commission to publish the deleted names by August 19 and file a compliance report by August 22, the EC on Monday came out with t... Read More


SC declines contempt plea against J'khand govt's DGP selection

RANCHI, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a contempt plea filed against the Jharkhand government over the appointment of Anurag Gupta as the state's director general of Polic... Read More


Champai Soren supports stir against RIMS-2

RANCHI, Aug. 19 -- Former Jharkhand chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Champai Soren has extended his support to the ongoing agitation against the construction of a second R... Read More


'PPc spend up 5 times since 2018'

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The government's spending on Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) has jumped five-fold since its launch in 2018, when the expenditure stood at Rs.3.67 crore, to Rs.18.83 crore in 2025, acco... Read More


Bihar SIR a new weapon of vote theft, says Rahul

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, marched ahead on the second day of their Voter Adhikar Yatra with prayers at the histor... Read More


More than 100 trafficking victims rescued under 'Op Naya Savera'

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- As many as 112 victims, including 64 minors and seven women, hailing from underprivileged families of Nepal, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand were rescued by Bihar po... Read More


60-year-old arrested for raping minor

SUPAUL, Aug. 19 -- A 60-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a 4-year-old girl distantly related to him in Bihar's Supaul on Monday. Police said the victim was undergoing treatment at Jannay... Read More