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Uncertainty over Nat'l Makhana Board office in Bihar continues

PURNEA, Dec. 15 -- Though the first board meeting of the National Makhana Board, chaired by Devesh Chaturvedi, secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare was held at Krishi Bhawan, New D... Read More


1.7m farmers distributed seeds for rabi cropping

PATNA, Dec. 15 -- The state agriculture department has distributed 6.41 lakh quintals of seeds of all types to around 1.73 million farmers in the ongoing rabi season, which is one of the highest in re... Read More


3 arrested for looting Rs.1 crore from atms across 4 states

Bharatpur/Jhunjhunu, Dec. 15 -- Police have arrested three men of a gang for looting Rs.1 crore from ATMs across four states, officials said in Jhunjhunu on Sunday. Jhunjhunu superintendent of police ... Read More


French couple carrying animal parts detained at bikaner airport

BIKANER, Dec. 15 -- Airport security at Nal Civil Airport in Bikaner detained two foreign nationals after a suspicious item believed to contain wildlife parts, including deer antlers and bones, was re... Read More


Nitish allots three new portfolios to ministers

PATNA, Dec. 14 -- After creation of three new departments in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday allocated new portfolios, keeping the crisis-hit Civil Aviation with himself, a notification... Read More


436 women among 1,218 sub-inspectors join Bihar police

PATNA, Dec. 14 -- Bihar police on Saturday got 1,218 sub-inspectors (SIs), including three transgenders and 436 women. Chief minister Nitish Kumar along with his cabinet colleagues Samrat Choudhary, B... Read More


BJP makes mark in Kerala's Left citadel

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 14 -- Riding on anti-incumbency sentiments against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) swept the elections to the three-... Read More


Soren makes surprise Ranchi inspection, sans security

Ranchi, Dec. 14 -- Chief minister Hemant Soren on Saturday conducted a surprise inspection of Ranchi without any security detail or prior notice, visiting various areas of the city to assess the groun... Read More


Drug inspectors told to check free blood supply for thalassemia patients

PATNA, Dec. 14 -- Drug inspectors in Bihar have been directed to verify the free supply of blood to patients with thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder, during inspections of blood centres, officia... Read More


Fertiliser shop owner killed in Bhojpur distt

ARA, Dec. 14 -- A fertiliser shop owner was murdered with a sharp weapon on Friday night in Bhojpur district, police said. Police further said that the incident occurred in a field at Musahar Toli in ... Read More