Siwan SP, in row over use of force on students, switched in shake-up

PATNA, Sept. 5 -- The Bihar home department late on Friday transferred more than a dozen IAS and IPS officers, including Puran Kumar Jha, superintendent of police of Siwan district who was embroiled i... Read More

Officials struggle to handle bodies in district on border

BETTIAH, Sept. 5 -- After the recovery of over 200 bodies following devastating flash floods in Nepal, authorities in Nawalparasi district in Nepal are grappling with the daunting task of identifying ... Read More

17,000 evacuated from 26 flood-hit districts of UP

Lucknow, Sept. 5 -- Over 17,000 people were evacuated and moved to safer locations in Uttar Pradesh after floods affected 26 districts in the state, officials said. According to the relief commissione... Read More

Immigration post to be set up at rly stn linking Nepal

PATNA, Sept. 5 -- The Union government has decided to setup an immigration center at Jaynagar railway station in Madhubani district on the Jaynagar-Kurtha rail section near the Indian border to monito... Read More

VIB official misleads RTI applicant, Bihar SIC imposes Rs.25k fine

India, Sept. 5 -- PURNEA: The Bihar state information commission (SIC) has imposed a fine of Rs.25,000 on Vasudev Roy, a former police inspector of Supaul and current deputy superintendent of police (... Read More

SC upholds EBC prof's preferred univ posting

PATNA, Sept. 5 -- In a setback to the Bihar State University Service Commission(BSUSC), the Supreme Court on September 2 rejected its Special Leave Petition (SLP) against a Patna High Court order, sta... Read More

IndiGo flight from Purnea diverted to Jaipur due to poor Delhi weather

PURNEA, Sept. 5 -- An IndiGo flight from Purnea to Delhi (Flight 6E6560) was diverted to Jaipur due to inclement weather in the national capital, officials said on Thursday. The passengers on board wa... Read More

executive engg held for taking Rs.1.04 lakh bribe

PATNA, Sept. 5 -- The vigilance investigation bureau (VIB) on Thursday arrested a 65-year-old executive engineer of Bihar State Educational Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (BSEIDCL) for... Read More

8 held for selling infant for Rs.1.8 lakh in Bihar

BETTIAH, Sept. 5 -- Pakaridayal police, in coordination with special task force (STF), arrested eight people, including three women, for their alleged involvement in the sale of a newborn for Rs.1.8 l... Read More

Telecom executive getsRs.23,456 1-day power bill

PATNA, Sept. 5 -- A telecom executive in Patna was left without electricity for three days after a billing glitch generated an erroneous Rs.23,456 bill for a single day, officials said on Friday. Bish... Read More

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