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Govt cautions against third party mediation in case of Kerala nurse

New Delhi, July 19 -- The Union government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it wants Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who faces capital punishment in Yemen for the 2017 murder of a Yemeni national, to... Read More


Probe points to intra-gang rivalry

PATNA, July 19 -- The Bihar Police on Friday said that initial investigations into the sensational murder of out-on-parole notorious gangster Chandan Mishra at a Paras Hospital in the state capital on... Read More


SC refuses to stay trial against RJD chief in land-for-jobs case

NEW DELHI, July 19 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the trial court proceedings against former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CB... Read More


Viksit Bihar will soon be a reality, vows PM

PATNA, July 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sounded the poll bugle in Bihar's Motihari, saying that his government's fast-paced development push aims at making viksit Bihar (developed Bih... Read More


'Data in favour': ADG avers 'Holi to monsoon' crime spike remark

PATNA, July 19 -- There is a clear seasonal pattern to crime in Bihar, with the crime graph typically rising after Holi and continuing until the onset of the monsoon, before dipping during the lean ag... Read More


Nitish Cabinet okays 125 units of free power to 16.7 mn consumers

PATNA, July 19 -- In a significant decision poised to influence the upcoming state elections, the Bihar Cabinet, chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar, on Friday approved a proposal to provide 125 un... Read More


VIB arrests two for taking Rs.50Kbribe at Jamui

JAMUI, July 19 -- Sleuths of the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Friday arrested two officials of the fisheries department red-handed while accepting a bribe in Jamui, Bihar.This is the second... Read More


Five women held with 50 litres of liquor in rural Patna: Police

PATNA, July 19 -- The Hathidah police in Barh subdivision arrested five women on Thursday evening on charges of smuggling liquor from Uttar Pradesh to Begusarai district. Around 50 litres of liquor wa... Read More


Old man killed in Bihar's Gaya Jiover suspicionof witchcraft

GAYA JI, July 19 -- An 85-year-old man was brutally killed by slitting his throat on suspicion of being a sorcerer at Telwari village under Kothi police station area of Gaya Ji district late on Thursd... Read More


14 mn people visit Haridwar as Kanwar Mela spirit continues

Haridwar, July 19 -- The holy town of Haridwar is witnessing a huge influx of Kanwariyas as the Dak Kanwar phase of the ongoing Shravan Kanwar Mela began on Friday. According to figures accessed from ... Read More