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50 of Bihar's 400 new PM e-buses to run as pink buses

PATNA, Aug. 12 -- Fifty of the 400 PM e-buses being inducted into the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation's (BSRTC) fleet this financial year would be deployed as 'pink buses', said its administrat... Read More


Class 9 student sneaks firearm in govt school

BETTIAH, Aug. 12 -- Bhairoganj police in Bagaha police district apprehended a Class IX student after he sneaked a country-made pistol into a government school and scared off the students at a place in... Read More


Bihar SVU raids locations linked to EE in DA case

PATNA, Aug. 12 -- The special vigilance unit (SVU) conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations linked to Harendra Kumar, an executive engineer with the Minor Water Resources Department, in conn... Read More


Under trial prisoner dies at Madhubani jail

MADHUBANI, Aug. 12 -- A 20-yr-old under trial prisoner died in mysterious circumstances at the divisional jail in Rampatti, Madhubani, triggering a commotion at Sadar Hospital on Tuesday, while his fa... Read More


Authorities intensify action against illegal coal mining in Dhanbad district

DHANBAD, Aug. 12 -- While the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have intensified action against illegal coal mining, theft and transportation, the Dhan... Read More


49 surrenders, 22 eliminations, 60 arrests make West Singhbhum Maoist-free district

Jamshedpur, Aug. 12 -- Continuing the series of surrenders, four more Maoists, led by Saluka Kayam, a zonal committee member (ZCM) of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) carrying a bounty of Rs.10 lakh, surrend... Read More


CID arrests former JPSC chairman

RANCHI, Aug. 11 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Jharkhand Police on Monday arrested the former chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) L Khiangte in connection... Read More


542 bags of fertilizer seized in E Champaran

India, Aug. 11 -- Facing an acute shortage of all variants of fertilizers vis-a-vis the requirements, the East Champaran administration seized a whopping 542 bags of fertilizer during a raid late Sund... Read More


25,000 landless families to get land by August 15

PATNA, Aug. 11 -- Around 25,000 landless families in Bihar will be provided homestead land papers for house construction in next few days, by August 15 as part of the special drive to give land to lan... Read More


Over 10mn social security scheme beneficiaries receive Rs.1,157.72-cr

PATNA, Aug. 11 -- Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday transferred a total of Rs.1,157.72 crore into the bank accounts of 1.01 crore beneficiaries of social security schemes across Bihar. Each pe... Read More