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Chouhan, CM tour villages hit by severe floods

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- Amid mounting political pressure and widespread devastation from the floods, a team led by Union agriculture and farmers' welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday began a... Read More


VIB raids three locations linked to superintending engg in DA case

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- Vigilance investigation bureau (VIB) on Wednesday launched searches at three locations linked to Satyendra Kumar Chaudhary, Superintending Engineer (SE) of the building construction... Read More


45 live turtles recovered at gaya junction

GAYAJI, Sept. 17 -- A joint team of the railway protection force (RPF) and government railway police (GRP) recovered 45 live turtles from unclaimed bags in a sleeper coach of Howrah-bound Doon Express... Read More


2 workers die in septic tank, govt gets NHRC notice

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday said it has issued notices to the Bihar government and the Muzaffarpur district authorities over reports that two workers di... Read More


JD(U) likely to get Bihar Council chairman post

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- In keeping with the old practice, speculations are rife that the post of the chairman of Bihar Legislative Council will once again switch over to the JD(U) in the NDA government in ... Read More


4 cops dismissed for graft

BETTIAH, Sept. 17 -- Four police constables from Govindganj police station in East Champaran have been dismissed following departmental proceedings against them for allegedly concealing Rs.3 lakh and ... Read More


Patna HC junks BCCA externment, imposes Rs.2.20 lakh fine on govt

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- The Patna High Court has slammed the Nalanda administration, quashing its externment orders against two Nalanda residents under the Bihar Crime Control Act (BCCA), 2024, and slappin... Read More


IRCTC site crashes as waiting list gets longer

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- IRCTC's website crashed on Wednesday as many, including migrant workers outside Bihar, attempted to book railway tickets for Chhath festival, officials said on Wednesday. When servi... Read More


Patna airfares breach 5-digit mark in Chhath, Diwali rush

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- Airfares to Patna from several major cities have already exceeded Rs.10,000, over six weeks ahead of Diwali and Chhath, as demand begins to surge for Bihar's two largest festivals, ... Read More


Goondas Act used as equipment of oppression by babus: Allahabad HC

Prayagraj, Sept. 17 -- The Allahabad High Court has said that UP Goondas Act is being used as a tool of oppression by Uttar Pradesh bureaucrats and the state despite the court's consistent rulings on ... Read More