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Two minors die, 19 injured after touching high-tension wire

BETTIAH, Oct. 12 -- Two minor devotees were killed and 19 others, 17 of them minors, injured after they came in contact with a high-tension wire during a religious ceremony on the first day of Shardiy... Read More


No scientific plan in place, Patna grapples with garbage disposal

PATNA, Oct. 12 -- In Patna, the garbage never really leaves. It simply moves - from doorsteps to street corners, from lanes to vacant plots, from one mohalla to the next. For years the capital has fun... Read More


Salaries of 72 cops withheld due to 'poor performance'

PATNA, Oct. 12 -- Salaries of 72 police personnel have been stopped during a crime review meeting. The disciplinary action was taken keeping into account the negligence shown by the personnel in resol... Read More


Bihar revenue officers warn disruption over arrests in Muzaffarpur

PATNA, Oct. 12 -- Circle officers (COs) and revenue officers (ROs) across the state have warned of agitation if the revenue and land reforms department fails to intervene and seek quashing of the FIR ... Read More


5.13 mn pilgrims visit Gaya during Pitri Paksha period

GAYA JI, Oct. 12 -- A record number of over 5.130 million pilgrims attended the 15-day Pitri Paksha Mela Mahasangam in Gaya Ji this year. This number is nearly 2 million more than last year's 3.178 mi... Read More


cochin: 3 killed as mini cooper hits scooter

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 12 -- A 19-year-old allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol rammed his Mini Cooper into a scooter near Cochin International Airport in Keralam in the early hours of S... Read More


BJP's Raj manifesto promises Rs.5cr works in each panchayat in 5 yrs

Jaipur, Oct. 12 -- BJP on Sunday released its manifesto for Rajasthan's panchayat elections, promising an average Rs.5 crore in development works in each gram panchayat over five years, Rs.12,000 in a... Read More


Ayodhya dare: Now, Akhilesh fires ticket salvo at Adityanath

lUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- Political sparring over the contest from Ayodhya continued on Sunday as Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit back at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's dare to figh... Read More


Victims are definite stakeholders, can move for speedy and fair trials: SC

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that victims of crime have an independent right to seek expeditious completion of criminal trials, holding that they are "definite stakeholders in the... Read More


Man held in U.P. over azan above noise limit

MEERUT, Oct. 12 -- Police have arrested a muezzin (man who proclaims azan) from a mosque in Najibabad town of Bijnor district for allegedly violating prescribed the noise limits while reciting the aza... Read More