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Talks fail to break logjam, student protest continues

RANCHI, Aug. 10 -- Fresh talks between the Jharkhand government and protesting students on Sunday failed to resolve the 16-day standoff as the government accepted almost all demands of student delegat... Read More


3 JPSC members resign amid storm in Ranchi

RANCHI, Aug. 10 -- In an administrative development, three members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) tendered their resignation and the government accepted them. A press statement from... Read More


Bihar likely to witness less rainfall as monsoon trough shifts to Central India

PATNA, Aug. 10 -- Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated a low probability of widespread rainfall across Bihar in the coming days, officials said here on Sunday. IMD scientist Ashish Kum... Read More


Six killed in road accidents in Madhubani, Samastipur distts

MADHUBANI/SAMASTIPUR, Aug. 10 -- Six people, including three women, were killed and another was critically injured in three separate road accidents in Madhubani and Samastipur of north Bihar, police s... Read More


Police arrest man for death of his wife, four children in East Champaran distt

BETTIAH, Aug. 10 -- In a swift turn of events, a day after the bodies of a 34-year-old woman and her four children were recovered, Govindganj police in East Champaran on Saturday arrested the woman's ... Read More


3 siblings drown while catching fish in Purnea

PURNEA, Aug. 10 -- Three siblings drowned to death while trying to catch fish in a deep pit near their home at Alamnagar Ward-7 of Kullakhas panchayat under Kasba police station, about 15-km from dist... Read More


Bihar govt working on law to promote organ donation: CM

PATNA, Aug. 10 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday said the state government would work towards introducing legislation and policy changes to promote organ donation, while formally brin... Read More


Embankment of Tirhut main canal damaged in Muzaffarpur, nearby low-lying areas face floods

BETTIAH, Aug. 10 -- A 20-feet stretch of the Tirhut main canal, which carries water diverted from the Gandak irrigation system, collapsed after being allegedly damaged by unidentified anti-social elem... Read More


Maha set to clear Rs.100-cr Baramati airport revamp

Mumbai, Aug. 10 -- Six months after deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar died in an air crash at Baramati airport in Maharashtra, the state government is finalising a Rs.100-crore overhaul of the small, u... Read More


Civil court employees to hold stir on Oct 7 if demands are not met

ARA/BUXAR, Aug. 10 -- Civil court employees of Bihar have announced a phased protest over their 14-point demands, whichinclude cadre restructuring, promotions, pay revision and implementation of judic... Read More