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Floodwaters subside, but erosion poses threat to Bihar river banks

PATNA, Sept. 13 -- Even as floodwaters begin their gradual retreat across parts of flood-ravaged Bihar, a perilous new threat has emerged along the state's river corridors. The Water Resources Departm... Read More


Mayhem in Sitamarhi after murder of RJD's district vice-president

PATNA, Sept. 13 -- Tension prevailed in Sitamarhi on Saturday following the daylight murder of Vaidyanath Mahato, the RJD district vice-president and husband of a Zila Parishad member. Mahato, the hus... Read More


Woman found alive 12 yrs after 'dowry death'

SASARAM, Sept. 13 -- A woman believed to have been murdered in Rohtas 12 years ago and whose husband, father-in-law and eight relatives were sent to jail for her "dowry death" has been found alive in ... Read More


Samrat reviews preparation for 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan'

PATNA, Sept. 13 -- A series of public outreach and development programmes under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan will be organised across the state from September 17 to October 17 to promote citizen participa... Read More


Lok Bhavan forms panel to rectify asst prof hiring

PATNA, Sept. 13 -- Bihar Lok Bhavan has constituted a high-level committee to suggest reforms in the recruitment process for assistant professors in state universities, which has been mired in controv... Read More


5 held in Munger firing case

PATNA, Sept. 13 -- Five people, including four employees of a private bank, were arrested by Kasim Bazar police in Munger district after they suddenly started firing under the influence of liquor duri... Read More


Two constables held for extortion in East Champaran district

BETTIAH, Sept. 13 -- Raghunathpur police in East Champaran arrested two constables for allegedly extorting money from local residents at a place near Motihari and threatening to implicate them in fals... Read More


4-lane highway on eastern Kosi embankment to take shape soon

SAHARSA, Sept. 13 -- The long-standing demand of thousands of people living in Kosi division for a- 4-lane highway on eastern Kosi embankment is set to take shape. The secretary of the Water Resources... Read More


Over 1,300 Bihar schools run minus land, building

PATNA/BETTIAH, Sept. 13 -- The steady expansion of government schools across Bihar has succeeded in bringing education closer to the grassroots, yet infrastructure deficit continues to undermine its q... Read More


edu dept plans school land mapping, action on trespassers

PATNA, Sept. 13 -- In a major move to protect public assets and streamline real estate records, the Bihar Education Department will map every parcel of government school land across the state and laun... Read More