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DRI seizes 3kg methaqualone from Nigerian national in Patliputra

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a Nigerian national at Patliputra railway station on Saturday and seized approximately 2.949 kilograms of methaqu... Read More


Kishor alleges police trying to 'influence' Bankipur bypoll result

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- A day ahead of the counting of votes for the Bankipur assembly by-election, Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday levelled serious allegations against the Patna adm... Read More


smack worth Rs.3-cr seized in purnea, three smugglers held

PURNEA, Aug. 3 -- In a major crackdown on drug smugglers, Bihar's Purnea police busted a smack-smuggling racket and arrested three drug smugglers and seized drugs worth Rs.3 crore seized from their po... Read More


Govt, Brahmakumaris to sign MoU for de-addiction drive: CM

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- The state government will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Brahmakumaris (Brahma Kumaris Vishwa Vidyalaya) to spearhead a comprehensive de-addiction and awareness cam... Read More


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