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Three minors detained for lewd comments

BETTIAH, Feb. 22 -- Police detained three minor boys for hours before releasing them on personal bonds after they allegedly barged into a government school and hurled lewd comments on girls in a villa... Read More


Shah to review border security on Bihar visit

PATNA, Feb. 22 -- Home minister Amit Shah will be on a three-day visit to Bihar this month from February 25 and hold a meeting with top state administrative officials and security personnel in Patna o... Read More


State's first craft village project launched at Madhubani painting hub Jitwarpur

MADHUBANI, Feb. 22 -- In a significant boost to the country's traditional arts and rural creative economy, the foundation of Bihar's first craft village was formally launched at Jitwarpur in Rahika of... Read More


Legislators to have greater say in school construction, renovation

PATNA, Feb. 22 -- Now legislators will have their say in construction and renovation of the school buildings located in their constituencies. Replying to a call attention motion moved by Rahui MLA Sun... Read More


court orders attachment of Collectorate

AURANGABAD, Feb. 22 -- In a significant move regarding the non-payment of land acquisition compensation to a farmer for decades, the civil court in Aurangabad ordered the attachment (seizure) of the c... Read More


PUSU polls put off till further orders after 'unsavoury incidents'

PATNA, Feb. 22 -- Patna University Students' Union (PUSU) elections, 2025-26 , scheduled on February 28, has even postponed till further orders in view of some "unprecedented incident," said a Patna U... Read More


New teacher approval rules may shut 620 schools

MUMBAI, Feb. 22 -- The state government's revised teacher approval policy has sparked alarm among education activists and teachers' representatives, who warn that nearly 90 government-run secondary sc... Read More


Hindus most highly educated religious group in US, Muslims above average too: Pew study

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- A new study has found that Hindus are the most highly educated religious group in the United States, followed by Jews. The analysis listed Muslims, Buddhists and Orthodox Christ... Read More


Darbhanga: Youth found hanging in classroom

DARBHANGA, Feb. 22 -- A youth was found dead under suspicious circumstances inside a classroom of a government primary school near Imli Ghat bridge under Town police station area on Saturday morning, ... Read More


Nitish grants over Rs.100-cr to farmers

PATNA, Feb. 22 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday transferred over Rs.100 crore to two lakh farmers as agriculture input grant to cover costs of crop damages caused during the floods in ... Read More