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20mn Bihar farmers to get digital IDs for perks

PATNA, Jan. 5 -- The state agriculture department will provide digital identification cards (IDs) to around 20 million farmers in Bihar as part of the Agri Stack project to make a digital database of ... Read More


106 more planes this yr to boost civil aviation

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- India will add 106 aircraft to its current fleet of 843 in 2026, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Sunday. The country added 80 aircraft in 2025, the minister said, ... Read More


Bihar parties eye shake-up in 'auspicious' days after Jan 14

PATNA, Jan. 5 -- As the winter chill begins to wane in Bihar, the state's political landscape is poised for a shake-up. Three major parties of the state - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya J... Read More


Fake marriage gang busted, 'bride' among 5 arrested

SASARAM, Jan. 5 -- Rohtas police busted an interstate fake marriage gang involved in cheating the overaged unmarried men from western states and taking their cash and ornaments on pretext of marriage.... Read More


Lawyer kills minor daughter over 'inter-caste' love affair

PATNA, Jan. 5 -- Police in Banka district of Bihar on Saturday arrested a professional lawyer and his son for allegedly killing his 17-year-old daughter over suspecting that she was having an affair w... Read More


Perform or quit: Bihar health secy warns docs

PATNA, Jan. 5 -- Bihar's health secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh on Saturday cautioned government doctors, hospital administrators and clerks that negligence and complacency will not be tolerated anymore.... Read More


Saras Mela ends with over Rs.28 crore sales

PATNA, Jan. 5 -- The month-long Bihar Saras Mela drew to a close on Sunday at Gandhi Maidan, leaving behind a trail of impressive numbers and heartfelt stories of rural women turning into confident en... Read More


11 women held for attack on police squad

BETTIAH, Jan. 5 -- Bihar's Lauria police on Sunday arrested 14 people, a majority of them women in connection with an attack on four police personnel and a circle officer which occurred at a village i... Read More


k'taka considerscid probe into Ballari violence; 26 held in case

Bengaluru, Jan. 5 -- Karnataka government is considering transferring the investigation into the violent clashes in Ballari to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Meanwhile, police said on Su... Read More


Maken set to lead Congress's national G RAM G Act stir

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- The Congress has formed a coordination committee led by former Union minister Ajay Maken to "oversee, guide and monitor" the upcoming pan-India agitation or "MGNREGA bachao sangra... Read More