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Cop suspended for assaulting dancer at puja

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- A police sub-inspector (SI) of Bihar police was suspended after he allegedly slapped a woman performer, and manhandled the organiser during a late-night Durga Puja event in Begusarai... Read More


BJP to start counter drive against Oppn from today

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a 15-day campaign, "Loktantra Bachao, Bheedtantra Hatao" (Save Democracy, Remove Mobocracy), from October 22 to November 5. The campaign ... Read More


Patna University teachers' body faces election crisis; office locked

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Uncertainty looms over Patna Un iversity Teachers' Association (PUTA) election, as a section of the outgoing office-bearers has allegedly locked its office as soon as the process for... Read More


JD(U) nominee leaves hosp as feud continues

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Janata Dal (United) legislator and chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar returned home Wednesday after a brief hospitalisation, determined to supervise the final stretch of campaigning for... Read More


Woman devotee dies after 9-day Navratri ritual

SUPAUL, Oct. 22 -- A 35- year- old woman devotee passed away on Wednesday morning after performing a rigorous nine-day-long Navratri ritual during which she lay down with a sacred urn known as Kalash ... Read More


16 injured during DurgaPuja celebrations in Bihar

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- At least 16 people were injured in two separate incidents during the Durga Puja celebrations in Bihar on Tuesday. The incidents involved a fire during a stage performance in Siwan an... Read More


3 bihar natives among those killed in puja pandal tragedy

PATNA, Oct. 19 -- Three people, including a girl from Gaya and two men from Muzzafarpur, were among those who died in the stampede that broke out in a Durga Puja pandal at Chorbagan in Kolkata on Satu... Read More


Bokaro plant blockade hits steel production

DHANBAD, Oct. 19 -- Production at Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) was severely disrupted after displaced apprentices and other organisations blocked all entry gates, prompting the district administration to ... Read More


15 dead as truck runs over devotees near MP temple

Bhopal, Oct. 19 -- As many as 15 people were killed and 27 injured after a truck ran over devotees near the Shitala Mata Temple in Gwalior before crashing into the temple's entrance gate. The impact c... Read More


Power demand for pandals in capital climbs 84% in 5 yrs

PATNA, Oct. 19 -- Patna has seen an 84% surge in temporary electricity connections for Durga Puja pandals over the past five years, rising from 365 in 2021 to 671 this year. According to data from the... Read More