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Lauded by PM, project may be in limbo after officer's transfer

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- The fate of an innovative "waste to wealth" project in Sitamarhi district, which was lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his recent episode of Mann Ki Baat, now hangs in the bal... Read More


98% women, only 2% men take part in 20-day-long sterilisation drive in Bihar

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- A sterilisation drive across Bihar from July 11 to July 31 as part of the family planning initiative in the wake of the World Population Day (July 11), saw only 2% men among 15,033 pa... Read More


Man found hanging in Ara

ARA, Aug. 3 -- A 42-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in Bhojpur district on Sunday, police said. The body was found hanging from a tree near a canal on the Bahiro-Piyania road under the Ara ... Read More


SC: Vehicle link must be proven for MVA claim

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Can the family of a murder victim claim compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) merely because the crime took place inside a motor vehicle? The Supreme Court has answered ... Read More


Physically verify, demarcate all wetlands in SAC atlas: Top court

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The Supreme Court has tightened its oversight of the protection of India's wetlands, directing the Centre, states and Union territories to physically verify and demarcate all wetl... Read More


Four more CRPF jawans sufferbrain malaria in Jharkhand

JAMSHEDPUR, Aug. 2 -- Four more Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) peronnel in Jharkhand were found to have been suffering from cerebral (brain) malaria, taking the cases in the central police force ... Read More


Two suspects in JD(U) leader's son shooting case arrested from Assam

PURNEA, Aug. 2 -- A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Bihar Police arrested two suspected shooters from Guwahati on Saturday for shooting at Purnea district JD(U) leader Amarendra Kushwaha's son... Read More


Govt plans backup if poor rains hit paddy cultivation

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- The Bihar agriculture department plans to roll out a special backup plan if low rainfall in August aggravates already poor paddy cultivation, mainly in districts of Magadh and Munger ... Read More


Ex-minister, husband sentenced to 7-yearRI under Arms Act

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- Former social welfare minister Manju Verma of Cheria Bariarpur and her husband Chandrashekhar Verma were sentenced to seven years jail in an Arms Act case of 2018 by MP-MLA court, Beg... Read More


'Rift' in Oppn as Cong leader takes dig at RJD

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- Lack of coordination within the INDIA bloc or Grand Alliance (GA) in Bihar was triggered in public by Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) spokesman Asit Nath Tiwari through a soci... Read More