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New team to probe RG Kar case

Kolkata, May 22 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the formation of a three-member Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) special investigation team (SIT) headed by a joint director (East... Read More


Bike lifter injured in police encounter

KISHANGANJ, May 22 -- An alleged bike lifter with a criminal record was injured in a police encounter near Faringola railway gate near West Bengal under Sadar police station in Kishanganj district, po... Read More


Samrat instructs officials to remain alert for drought, floods; reviews Shravani mela prep

PATNA, May 22 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday asked government officials, department heads and district magistrates to remain alert for potential risks of droughts and floods as t... Read More


Disability audit still pending in schools

PATNA, May 22 -- A month after the Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) urged Patna's district education officer (DEO) to conduct a district-wide accessibility audit of schools for children wi... Read More


20-yr-old student dies by suicide at Motihari engineering college

BETTIAH, May 22 -- A 20-year-old mechanical engineering student died allegedly by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her hostel at Motihari engineering college in Motihari town of Bihar's East Cham... Read More


Lightning strikes claim 2 lives in Madhepura

MADHEPURA, May 22 -- Lightning strikes have claimed two lives in Bihar's Madhepura Thursday afternoon. Four persons were injured and they are undergoing treatment at the primary health centre (PHC). T... Read More


2 boys fall for mobile game bluff, kill 17-year-old friend for Rs.2L after failed extortion bid in Araria

PATNA, May 22 -- Two boys have been charged for allegedly kidnapping and later murdering their 17-year-old friend after the latter's family failed to pay ransom in Kankhudia village of Palasi police s... Read More


MoU signed for continuation of BIT Patna till '30

PATNA, May 22 -- Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra and department of science, technology & technical education (DSTTE), government of Bihar, on Thursday renewed the MoU for continuation of BIT... Read More


CM says police responsible for good governance, not caste identification

PATNA, May 22 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday took a dig at the Opposition without naming anyone and said that the role of the police was not to look for caste of the anti-socials... Read More


Farmer, 60, killed in wild boar attack

SAMASTIPUR, May 22 -- A 60-year-old farmer was killed in a suspected wild boar attack while working in his field in Bihar's Samastipur district on Thursday, triggering panic among villagers and renewe... Read More