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300 shops gutted in fire at Katihar market

KATIHAR, Feb. 17 -- Around 300 shops in Kursela market of Bihar's Katihar district were gutted in a fire that broke out late Sunday evening, police said on Monday. The fire which is believed to have s... Read More


6 Bihar workers among 7 dead in Raj factory fire

BETTIAH, Feb. 17 -- Of seven people burnt alive in an illegal firecracker-manufacturing factory in the Bhiwadi town of Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district on Monday, six are from Bihar, leaving the ... Read More


Health emergency in Haryana's distt after 6 liver-related deaths

Gurugram, Feb. 17 -- Authorities in Haryana's Palwal district have declared a health emergency in Chayansa village after at least six deaths were reported due to liver-related complications over the p... Read More


Mob violence grips Jharkhand over child theft rumours

Ranchi, Feb. 17 -- A surge of mob violence triggered by false rumors of 'child-lifting' left several people critically injured across Jharkhand over the past 48 hours. In separate incidents spanning C... Read More


2.5mn more Bihar women get Rs.10,000 each as start-up grant

PATNA, Feb. 17 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday disbursed Rs.10,000 each to 2.5 million women beneficiaries under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana (MMRY) via direct benefit transfer (DBT)... Read More


BSUSC gives nod, Bihar min appointed Asst Prof

PATNA, Feb. 17 -- Putting all controveries at rest, Bihar rural work department Ashok Choudhary on Monday finally got appointed as assistant professor in the political science department in the Patali... Read More


Court indicts Lalu & Rabri in land-for-jobs fraud case

NEW DELHI, Feb. 17 -- A Delhi court on Monday formally framed corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav an... Read More


Sabarimala review: Apex court to start hearings from April 7

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has agreed to invoke hate crime offences against the accused nearly five years Delhi man alleged that he was tortured, abused, and humiliated over hi... Read More


Retd soldier kills wife, son; dies by suicide

KANPUR, Feb. 17 -- A 52-year-old retired soldier alleged shot dead his 40-year-old wife and 16-year-old son following a domestic row before dying by suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in Se... Read More


Sabarimala review: SC to start hearings Apr 7

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for the final hearing of the long-pending Sabarimala review, bringing back to life a constitutional controversy that has remained in col... Read More