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Trader shot dead in blackout during drill

PATNA, May 15 -- Taking advantage of a mock drill (blackout) in the state capital on Thursday evening, armed assailants gunned down a trader at busiest locality of Mussalahpur Haat under Sultanganj po... Read More


'Empirical data based quota in Bihar panchayat polls unlikely'

PATNA, May 15 -- The reservation of seats for OBCs, women, SC/ST through roster in the upcoming panchayat polls in Bihar to be held later this year may not be done based on the empirical study via a s... Read More


Ex-min Alamgir Alam released on bail

RANCHI, May 15 -- Former Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam walked out of Hotwar Jail on Thursday afternoon following a Supreme Court bail order. The 75-year-old Congress leader spent two years in incarc... Read More


Assam cabinet gives nod to enforce UCC

Guwahati, May 14 -- The Assam cabinet on Wednesday approved the implementation of uniform civil code (UCC) in the state, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said while stating that a legislation will b... Read More


Tribals to be out of ucc purview in Assam: Sarma

Guwahati, May 14 -- The Assam cabinet on Wednesday approved the implementation of uniform civil code (UCC) in the state, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said while stating that a legislation will b... Read More


Children refuse to eat MDM after 'dead snake' episode

SAHARSA, May 14 -- Over 600 students of a government school in Saharsa have refused to eat the mid-day meal served by the NGO Bharat Ratna Dr B R Ambedkar Dalit Utthan Avom Shiksha Samiti following an... Read More


Criminals loot Rs.27L from security van

PATNA, May 14 -- Armed criminals looted about Rs.27 lakh from a CMS security van at Jol Bigha village under the Gopalpur police station area in Patna on Wednesday afternoon, police said. According to ... Read More


Women using Rs.10K for agri, biz start-ups: Study

PATNA, May 14 -- As the Bihar rural development department braces to launch the second phase of the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana-which seeks to empower women with monetary assistance for entrepr... Read More


Muzaffarpur shelter home case: 6 children rescued; 7 suspended

PATNA, May 14 -- Six of the 10 children who escaped from a shelter home in Narauli, Muzaffarpur, have been recovered, police said on Wednesday. Four children were traced near a line hotel in Samastipu... Read More


Three wanted criminals held in STF operation

PATNA, May 14 -- A joint operation by the Special Task Force (STF) and Patna police led to the arrest of three criminals, including two notorious shooters belonging to a contract killer gang allegedly... Read More