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CCTVs help railway cops arrest 141 for throwing stones at trains

PATNA, Oct. 10 -- In a crackdown on stone-pelters targeting moving trains in the state, the Bihar police has arrested 141 people, including 36 minors. Majority of these arrests have been assisted by t... Read More


Bihar plans to set up Solar Panels on Rural Water Tanks

PATNA, Oct. 10 -- The Panchayati Raj department is planning to install solar panels on overhead water tanks and panchayat bhawans across rural areas. The initiative aims to reduce dependence on conven... Read More


Safety risk at Kiratpur school: NHRC takes suo motu notice

DARBHANGA, Oct. 10 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the precarious condition of a government primary school in Kiratpur villa... Read More


Rohtas boy shot over spilled sauce

ARA, Oct. 10 -- A Class 9 student was shot on Friday morning near Jagu Tola in the Kachhwa police station area of Rohtas district following a dispute over sauce spilled on a schoolmate's clothes while... Read More


'I never thought this would be my last chance with Nana'

India, Oct. 9 -- Filmmaker Aditya Sarpotdar, who had cast Patekar in the yet-to-be-released Shakti Shalini, says they shared a strong connection despite the age gap. "Nana sir was my grandfather's fri... Read More


'He was like a Kalari sword'

India, Oct. 9 -- Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali says he first spotted Patekar performing in a Marathi adaptation of The Threepenny Opera in Dadar in 1976 while he was casting for Gaman (1978). "I was mesmeris... Read More


'Kaafi daant khayi and kaafi jawab bhi diye'

India, Oct. 9 -- Actor Sonali Kulkarni, who played Nana Patekar's wife in Taxi No. 9211 (2006), recalls how their relationship evolved from frequent arguments to friendship. "He was always 'sir' for m... Read More


'I kept telling him to have someone around at home'

India, Oct. 9 -- Filmmaker Anil Sharma, who directed Patekar in Vanvaas (2024), recalls the actor's dedication on set and his independent nature. "He was like family to me. I still remember the last s... Read More


'He was very happy with my and Rasha's success'

India, Oct. 9 -- Actor Raveena Tandon, who worked with Patekar in Ghulam-E-Musthafa (1997), remembers how he helped her with her performance. "I shared a very good rapport with Nana, which was built o... Read More


J'khand DGP's appointment in in teeth of earlier judgment: SC

NEW delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the appointment of Jharkhand's first woman director general of police (DGP) Tadasha Mishra is in violation of its Prakash Singh judgment th... Read More