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Bihar to curb black-marketing, and hoarding of fertiliser stock

PATNA, April 3 -- The Bihar government has decided to crack down on illegal hoarding and black-marketing of fertilisers in the state as major crop seasons are coming in the following months. The move ... Read More


'Spurious liquor' kills 1 in East Champaran

BETTIAH, April 3 -- At least one person died and two others were admitted to hospital with symptoms of blindness after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in East Champaran district of dry Bihar, offi... Read More


Nitish's Z+ security cover to stay even after quitting as CM

PATNA, April 3 -- Ahead of Nitish Kumar's resignation from the post of chief minister, the Bihar home department has issued a circular under which he would be entitled to present level of security (Z+... Read More


Eloped woman sold, rescued from bizman's house after 13 months

PURNEA, April 3 -- Police in Purnea district rescued a 21-year-old woman who was allegedly sold to a businessman in March last year. The woman had eloped with her boyfriend who later sold her to the b... Read More


Bihar's tax collection showed upswing in FY 25-26: Officials

PATNA, April 2 -- In the fiscal year 2025-26 that ended on Tuesday, the state government's own internal resources through revenue collection from major departments looked positive with an estimated co... Read More


8 held for mass molestation of woman in Bihar

PATNA, April 2 -- Eight people have been arrested for the public molestation of a married woman in Bihar's Nalanda district. The incident, which reportedly took place on March 26, gained public attent... Read More


State-run oil cos hike prices of commercial lpg, aviation fuel

New Delhi, April 2 -- State-run oil companies on Wednesday raised prices of commercial liquefied petroleum gas by Rs.195.50 per 19-kg refill and aviation turbine fuel by over 100% to over Rs.2.07 lakh... Read More


Cong plans to bring dangerous, communal law in Assam: Modi

Guwahati, April 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of planning to bring a "dangerous communal law" in Assam if voted to power, even as he asserted that a third consecu... Read More


40 booked, 4 arrested for stampede; DGP orders temples' security audit

PATNA, April 2 -- A day after the stampede at the Sheetla Mata Temple in Nalanda left 8 people dead and 8 injured, the police filed an FIR against 40 people, arrested four people and the state Directo... Read More


Woman consumes poison with 2 kids after husband's murder

SASARAM, April 2 -- A woman, distraught over the murder of her husband, died after she consumed poison along with her two children at Baradih village under Agrer police station area of Rohtas district... Read More