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6 girls rescued from orchestra troupes; 5 held

BETTIAH, May 18 -- Sanichari police in Bihar's West Champaran district rescued six girls - five of them hailing from West Bengal and one from neighbouring Nepal - from two orchestra troupes on Sunday,... Read More


CM: Bihar signals fresh industrial momentum

PATNA, May 18 -- In a clear sign that the state government is accelerating its push beyond agriculture into manufacturing, the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) has given the green light to larg... Read More


Theft worth Rs.6l at cop's house; probe initiated

PATNA, May 18 -- An FIR has been registered against unidentified individuals at Shahpur police station for allegedly stealing cash and valuables worth around Rs.6 lakh from the house of sub-inspector ... Read More


Experts call for plan to tackle Mussoorie woes

Mussoorie, May 18 -- With infrastructure in the hill station increasingly strained by rising tourist inflow and over-crowding, stakeholders, residents and experts have called for an urgent and compreh... Read More


1kg silver items stolen from temple, probe on

Haldwani, May 18 -- Unidentified people decamped with silver items weighing nearly one kilogram, including a ceremonial chhatra (umbrella), an idol and other valuables, from the Malaynath Temple locat... Read More


Kachhi Dargah-Bidupur bridge set to be completed by June end

PATNA, May 18 -- The much-awaited six-lane bridge over the river Ganga, connecting Kachhi Dargah in Patna and Bidupur in Vaishali, is likely to be opened for traffic later next month or early July. Ch... Read More


Tejashwi takes dig at Modi, Samrat; calls 'austerity' appeal govt's failure

PATNA, May 18 -- Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Prasad took a dig at the state government asserting that the present dispensation led by CM Samrat Choudhary did not have any road map or vision, whi... Read More


Governments now choosing voters through EC, says Dipankar

DARBHANGA, May 18 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Sunday accused the ruling dispensation of undermining democratic institutions, ... Read More


Anganwadi uniform shirt helps police track killers of four of family

BHABUA, May 18 -- A sky-blue anganwadi uniform shirt found on a girl's body proved crucial in the arrest of the alleged killer of four family members found dead at separate locations last week, Kaimur... Read More


Bihar docs oppose total ban on pvt practice, seek reforms

PATNA, May 18 -- Government doctors under the banner of the Bihar Health Services Association (BHSA), urged the Bihar government on Sunday not to ban private practice without consulting the doctors' b... Read More