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Ex-RJD leader, three other drug smugglers held in East Champaran

BETTIAH, May 21 -- In a major swoop on drugs peddlers, East Champaran police arrested four inter-state smugglers, including a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, and seized narcotics from two places ea... Read More


Sugarcane research centre to be set up at Pusa in Samastipur

PATNA, May 21 -- An international-level research centre for sugarcane production will be set up at Pusa in Samastipur. The sugarcane industries department has launched the process to acquire necessary... Read More


Hardcore Maoist held in East Champaran

BETTIAH, May 21 -- A hardcore Maoist was arrested from Mahamada village under the jurisdiction of Patahi police station in East Champaran district on Monday evening, police said. The arrested Maoist h... Read More


Controversy erupts after rats bite toes of patient at NMCH

PATNA, May 21 -- Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Health Minister Mangal Pandey after a disabled patient's toes were al... Read More


former BJP MP Uday Singh is new Jan Suraaj nat'l president

PATNA, May 20 -- Former BJP MP from Purnea Uday Singh, who is viewed as a strong leader in the region, is the new national president of Jan Suraaj Party. The announcement was made Jan Suraj founder Pr... Read More


Love-struck South Korean held for overstaying in India

BETTIAH, May 20 -- A 52-year-old South Korean national was arrested for allegedly overstaying in India by Bihar's Raxaul police in coordination with the immigration department in Raxaul town of East C... Read More


2 held from Bihar for Guj bizman's murder

PATNA, May 20 -- A joint team of Bihar and Gujarat police arrested two persons in connection with the abduction and subsequent murder of a private security agency owner Chandhrabhan Dubey, who owned D... Read More


Samastipur: Infuriated bizmen down shutters over loot, firing incidents

PATNA, May 20 -- Hundreds of angry traders came out on roads protesting police failure in nabbing the miscreants involved in the grocery store loot and firing incident, where two brothers Abhishek Ana... Read More


Chirag meets CM Nitish, says he will return to Bihar

PATNA, May 20 -- Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas or LJP-RV) chief and Union minister Chirag Paswan on Monday morning called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, which is seen as crucial ahead of seat s... Read More


Congress and RJD plan counter-offensive to expose BJP's Tiranga Yatra campaign in Bihar

PATNA, May 20 -- As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched tiranga yatra to celebrate the success of 'Operation Sindoor' across Bihar, the opposition parties, including the Congress and the Ras... Read More