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Vib arrests 2 government employees for taking bribe

PATNA, Dec. 24 -- The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Tuesday arrested two government employees in separate raids, officials said. In the first case, Kanhaiya Singh, a sub-inspector (SI) poste... Read More


3 arrested for raping class 10 girl in tonk

BharatpuR, Dec. 24 -- Police in Tonk have arrested three men, including the prime accused, for allegedly raping a minor girl and sought two days of police remand for them, officials said on Tuesday. T... Read More


HC awards compensation for vehicle auctioned in liquor case, orders probe

PATNA, Dec. 24 -- The Patna High Court last week directed the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police to register an FIR into the affairs of the Excise Department, Muzaffarpur, in connection ... Read More


Bihar: SHO and SI suspended for negligence in handling clash

GAYA JI, Dec. 24 -- The Inspector General (IG) of Police, Magadh Range, Gaya, Kshatranil Singh has suspended a Station House Officer (SHO) and a Sub-Inspector (SI) for alleged negligence in handling a... Read More


Passenger train collides with tractor, no injury reported

ARA, Dec. 24 -- Passengers of the Ara-Sasaram MEMU train (No. 63369) had a narrow escape after the train collided with a tractor near Udwantnagar halt on the Ara-Sasaram rail route on Tuesday morning.... Read More


Union minister inaugurates critical minerals CoE, simulator at IIT (ISM)

Dhanbad, Dec. 24 -- Union minister for coal and mines G. Kishan Reddy on Tuesday inaugurated a Centre of Excellence under the National Critical Mineral Mission and a Virtual Reality Mine Simulator (VR... Read More


Fog claims 2 lives in Kolhan; 206 deaths in 11 months in Seraikela-Kharsawan

Jamshedpur, Dec. 24 -- Seraikela-Kharsawan district deputy commissioner (DC) Nitish Kumar Singh has called for making vehicle drivers aware of risks of driving in fog even as two persons died in a roa... Read More


31 IPS officers promoted in Bihar, new roles to be effective from January 1

PATNA, Dec. 24 -- As many as 31 IPS officers in Bihar on Tuesday got promotion, a notification issued to the effect said. Their promotions will be effective January 1, 2026. Among the notable cases, K... Read More


Cabinet ratifies rules for PESA rollout in J'khand

RANCHI, Dec. 24 -- The Hemant Soren cabinet on Tuesday approved the much-awaited draft of the Jharkhand PESA Rules, making way for implementation of the PESA (Provisions of the Panchayats Extension to... Read More


Court rejects UP govt's plea on retracting Dadri lynching case

Greater Noida, Dec. 24 -- A fast-track court on Tuesday rejected the Uttar Pradesh government's attempt to withdraw the 2015 Mohammad Ikhlaq lynching case, calling it a "serious crime against society"... Read More