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9 minors among 13 killed by lightning in 4 Bihar districts

GAYA JI/ Ara/ BETTIAH, May 5 -- As many as 13 people, including nine minors, were killed in Gaya Ji, Bhojpur, Aurangabad and East Champaran districts due to lightning strikes Monday, police said. In G... Read More


Patna HC takes note of Bihar's traffic challan settlement scheme

PATNA, May 5 -- The Patna high court on Monday recorded the Bihar government's compliance with its directions on notifying a one-time traffic challan settlement scheme and issued a series of operation... Read More


Compensation for acid attack victims same as disabled: SC

New Delhi, May 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday closed a major legal gap in the rehabilitation of acid attack victims by ordered that persons forced to ingest acid will be entitled to benefits meant f... Read More


Suspended BRS officers to resume their duties today

PATNA, May 4 -- Circle officers (COs) and revenue officers (ROs), whose suspension was revoked by the revenue and land reforms department on Saturday, have been asked to report to their district magis... Read More


Siwan road rage: Main accused killed in encounter

PATNA, May 4 -- Siwan police gunned down Sonu Yadav, main accused in Harsh Kumar murder case during a police encounter at Laddi village under Jamo police station in Siwan district on Sunday morning. P... Read More


AKU reschedules MBBS exam for 1 centre after unrest

PATNA, May 4 -- The Aryabhatt Knowledge University (AKU) has rescheduled two cancelled papers of the 3rd Professional MBBS (Part-2) examination held at Patna Science College (PSC) centre, according to... Read More


Heroin worth Rs.2cr seized, 4 held

PURNEA, May 4 -- Police here on Sunday seized 2.36 kg of heroin worth over Rs.2 crore in the black market and arrested four people, including three from West Bengal, for alleged drug trafficking. This... Read More


Bihar traffic challan amnesty offers limited financial relief

PATNA, May 4 -- The Bihar government's one-time settlement scheme for pending traffic challans, notified on April 30 to facilitate disposal through the upcoming National Lok Adalat on May 9, offers li... Read More


20-year-old college student gang-raped in Gaya Ji, 5 arrested

GAYA JI, May 4 -- A 20-year-old college student was allegedly gang- raped by five people at an abandoned place between Belaganj and Neyamatpur railway stations on the Gaya-Patna railway section on Sat... Read More


Kerala CM demands rolling back of 'most cruel' LPG price hike

Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 -- Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday demanded that the Centre immediately roll back the recent steep hike in LPG prices, alleging that it has severely impacted... Read More