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Lok Bhavan sets up panels to appoint VCs for 10 state univs

PATNA, Sept. 16 -- Bihar Lok Bhavan has constituted search committees for the appointment of vice chancellors in Bihar's 10 state universities, which have drawn a large number of applicants from acros... Read More


VB-G RAM G implementation starts at a snail's pace in Bihar

PATNA, Sept. 16 -- The VB-G RAM G (Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission-Gramin) Act, which provides employment to rural unskilled workers, was implemented nationwide on July 1 after... Read More


Woman raped and killed in Bhojpur, main accused held

ARA, Sept. 16 -- A mentally challenged woman was raped and murdered under the jurisdiction of Garhani police station of Bhojpur district on Monday, police said. Police further said that her body was r... Read More


Job aspirants protest against exam 'frauds'

PATNA, Sept. 16 -- Central Patna turned into a virtual battleground on Tuesday as hundreds of agitated government job aspirants clashed with security personnel during a high-voltage protest march. Dem... Read More


Liquor mafia linked to April hooch tragedy nabbed from U.P.

BETTIAH, Sept. 16 -- Bihar Police arrested an alleged liquor mafia from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly supplying spirit that was used to make spurious liquor that claimed 11 lives in the district earlier... Read More


Rly health inspector held for Rs.10,000 bribe

Dhanbad, Sept. 16 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested the Chief Health Inspector, Bhojudih, Adra Division of South Eastern Railway, in a bribery case after he was allegedl... Read More


Bihar DGP goes on leave; Preeta Verma given addl charge

PATNA, Sept. 16 -- Bihar director general of police (DGP) Vinay Kumar has gone on a 21-day leave. In his absence, IPS officer of 1991 batch Preeta Verma has been made the in-charge DGP. She is current... Read More


Himalayan glaciers losing mass at faster rate: Study

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Himalayan glaciers are losing mass 65% faster than they were a decade ago, with one-third of this glacier melt being primarily driven by black carbon, a new study has found. It ... Read More


Bihar sounds alert on encephalitis risk in 8 Nepal-border districts after floods

PATNA, Sept. 15 -- Bihar's health authorities have issued an advisory to eight districts along the Nepal border, warning of a heightened risk of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) and Japanese encephal... Read More


No change from Nitish's UCC stance: JD(U) leader

PATNA, Sept. 15 -- Union home minister Amit Shah's statement that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be introduced in all NDA-ruled states by 2029 has stirred a political debate in Bihar where JD(U), ... Read More