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Elections to be litmus test for future of 6 key leaders

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- The upcoming two-phase Bihar assembly elections on November 6 and 11 will serve as a litmus test for at least six leaders - including two from the same political family - as they bat... Read More


RJD candidate from Sasaram arrested in 2004 Jharkhand dacoity case

SASARAM, Oct. 22 -- The arrest of the RJD candidate from Sasaram, Satyendra Sah, after filing nomination papers on Monday, has raised a political storm with the Opposition questioning the timing and m... Read More


RJD bets on Muslims, Yadavs, EBCs, women

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) released its list of nominees for 143 seats on Monday, aiming to appeal to Kushwahas, EBCs, and women by allotting a significant number of tickets to t... Read More


Relief to Bihar cong chief as rjd candidate pulls out from fight

SASARAM/BHABUA, Oct. 22 -- Congress state president Rajesh Ram took a sigh of relief after the RJD would-be candidate and former minister Suresh Paswan did not file his nomination papers from Kutumba ... Read More


BJP leader's son, 19, shot dead in Gaya Ji

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- A 19-year-old son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district leader was shot dead by four unidentified assailants in Bihar's Gaya district on Monday morning. A CCTV video clip of the... Read More


Law and order situation, graft on Oppn's agenda

Dehradun, Oct. 22 -- Leader of Opposition and senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya said his party will corner the state government during the upcoming two-day special session of the state assembly - to... Read More


FIR against AIMIM candidate in Vaishali for spreading rumour

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- The Vaishali police on Tuesday registered an FIR against AIMIM candidate Amit Kumar alias Bachcha Rai - one of the alleged masterminds of the infamous 2016 Bihar board exam scam - on... Read More


Independent candidate held with Rs.55,500 cash

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Independent candidate from the Sheikhpura Assembly constituency, Vijay Kumar, landed in trouble on Tuesday after a police team, during a vehicle inspection at the Chhatiyana check po... Read More


Property dealer killed, probe underway: Cops

GAYA JI/SASARAM, Oct. 22 -- Armed assailants shot dead a property dealer named Vinod Mahto at Tarwan village under Wazirganj police station of Gaya Ji district. Police said Mahto was sitting outside h... Read More


3 girls drown in Araria

ARARIA, Oct. 22 -- Three girls drowned in Bihar's Araria district on Monday evening, police said. The incident took place at Taran village under the jurisdiction of Jokihat police station. The decease... Read More