Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Madhubani tops Bihar in manuscript digitisation

MADHUBANI, April 29 -- Madhubani district has secured the first position in Bihar in the primary verified and approved national survey of manuscripts under the ongoing manuscript digitisation initiati... Read More


Mother, 2 kids found 'murdered' at home

PATNA, April 29 -- A 30-year-old woman and her two little children were allegedly murdered on Tuesday in a village under the Kanti police station area of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said. The... Read More


Jai Singh takes charge as secy of land reforms and revenue

PATNA, April 29 -- Jai Singh, a 2007 batch officer of the Indian administrative service (IAS), has been given the full-fledged charge of the revenue and land reforms department in place of its princip... Read More


HC orders placing of bank fraud case records before CJ

PATNA, April 29 -- In a case of large scale financial fraud involving a bank and siphoning of government funds, the Patna high court has directed the registry of the court to place the records of the ... Read More


Nishant Kumar to embark on Bihar yatra from May 3

PATNA, April 29 -- Weeks after formally entering active politics, Janata Dal (United) leader Nishant Kumar, son of former chief minister Nitish Kumar, will launch a statewide "Sadbhav Yatra" from May ... Read More


VIB arrests university assistant registrar for taking Rs.2.5 lakh bribe

PATNA, April 29 -- In a crackdown involving a higher education institution, an assistant registrar of Maulana Mazharul Haq Arabic-Farsi University, was arrested by the vigilance investigation bureau (... Read More


Kosi pilot channel nears completion

PATNA, April 29 -- The Water Resources Department (WRD) has started constructing a 2.5 km long, 30-metre wide pilot channel downstream of Kosi river. This is intended to protect the eastern embankment... Read More


1 child dead, 18 hospitalised after eating contaminated 'Golgappa'

Giridih, April 28 -- A festive treat turned into a nightmare in Bajto village as a suspected case of mass food poisoning left one child dead and nearly 20 others fighting for their lives. Authorities ... Read More


840 litres of illegal spirit seized, 6 from Bihar held in Jharkhand

Medininagar, April 28 -- The police seized 840 litres of illegal spirit during a raid in Jharkhand's Palamau district and arrested six men from Bihar on the charge of trying to transport the liquor to... Read More


Congress, BJP clash over Char Dham Yatra arrangements

Dehradun, April 28 -- Congress on Monday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, expressing concerns mounting over overcrowding and arrangements during the ongoing Char Dham Yatra and al... Read More