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Two die after having booze in Begusarai

PATNA, Dec. 12 -- A rural medical practitioner (RMP) and his aide (compounder) died after consuming suspected spurious liquor under Cheria-Bariyarpur police station area of Begusarai district on Wedne... Read More


Staff agitation: PU under locks for a week, exams cancelled

PATNA, Dec. 12 -- Bihar's premier Patna University (PU) located in the state capital, where both chancellor's secretariat and department of education function from, is under locks for over a week and ... Read More


Pall of gloom at Samastipur home of techie

PATNA, Dec. 12 -- A pall of gloom has descended on the family of 34-year-old software engineer, who committed suicide in Bengaluru after alleged harassment by his wife and her family, at his residence... Read More


3 govt HIV testing labs get NABL certification

PATNA, Dec. 12 -- In a first in Bihar, three government testing laboratories to detect the presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have received the ISO 15189:2012 certification for medical tes... Read More


Mahabodhi Temple receives threat call

PATNA, Dec. 12 -- An anonymous person has threatened to attack the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya. There was no need to panic and the police are alert, said police on Wednesday. A postal letter has be... Read More


Brother, sister killed on way to school in Rohtas

SASARAM, Dec. 12 -- A brother and his sister were killed in a road accident on NH 19 (GT Road) near Tekari village under Chenari police station of Rohtas district on Wednesday morning, police said. P... Read More


More than 200 get PhD degrees in VKSU convocation from Bihar guv

ARA, Dec. 12 -- The governor-cum-chancellor of Bihar Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar conferred gold medals to more than 100 students of different sessions during the sixth convocation of Veer Kunwar Singh... Read More


4 get lifer in 29-year-old bizman's kidnapping case

AURANGABAD, Dec. 12 -- An Aurangabad sessions court on Wednesday sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman 29 years ago. The court of fifth additional district and sess... Read More


Two police officers suspended, salaries of policemen withheld

BETTIAH, Dec. 12 -- Two police officers were suspended and salaries of as many as 60 policemen were withheld following detection of severe lapses in their duties, police said on Tuesday evening. "Sus... Read More


Two persons arrested with smack in Patna

PATNA, Dec. 12 -- During a special vehicle checking drive, Gardanibagh Police on Wednesday seized 523 packets of smack after the arrest of two persons from Chitkohra roundabout. The recovered smack wa... Read More