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SIT to probe death of 23-yr-old preacher

Jodhpur, Feb. 1 -- Jodhpur police on Saturday announced that they have formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the death of 23-year-old religious preacher Sadhvi Prem Baisa, who died during... Read More


Uttar Pradesh gets 11th Ramsar site, second in country to Tamil Nadu's 20

LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah, is now the latest Ramsar site in Uttar Pradesh, taking the state's total count to 11, next to Tamil Nadu with 20. An announcement to this effect was ma... Read More


Home Alone, Schitt's Creek actor dies at 71

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 -- Catherine O'Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and "SCTV" alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin's harried mother in two "Home Alone" movies and won an Emmy as the dramatical... Read More


Govt announces new names for two villages in Firozabad, Hardoi

Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Going ahead with its 'name-changing' spree, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday announced the renaming of two villages, whose names had Mughal connotations, in Firozabad and Ha... Read More


home alone and schitt's creek actor dies at 71

OS ANGELES, Feb. 1 -- Catherine O'Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and "SCTV" alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin's harried mother in two "Home Alone" movies and won an Emmy as the dramaticall... Read More


5 get life for murder

DARBHANGA, Feb. 1 -- A local court in Darbhanga on Saturday sentenced five accused, including two senior advocates, to life imprisonment, and imposed a fine of Rs.10 lakh on each in connection with a ... Read More


Industry bodies expect tax incentives, special package

PATNA, Feb. 1 -- Ahead of the Union Budget to be placed in the Lok Sabha on Sunday, industry bodies in the state are keeping high hopes that the Centre would provide several incentives to the industry... Read More


From flooded fields to flourishing fortunes, makhana is rewriting fate of the Kosi zone

PURNEA, Feb. 1 -- For decades, the Kosi River - infamously known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"- was the harbinger of woes that would engulf the region after every rain-infested flood. Now, the fortunes are... Read More


2 missing Bhagalpur girls recovered from Mumbai after 24 days

BHAGALPUR, Feb. 1 -- Two Class X girls who had gone missing from Bhagalpur were traced and recovered from Mumbai after 24 days, Bhagalpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Pramod Kumar said on Sat... Read More


CBI offers cash reward of Rs.10L for info about missing teacher

PATNA, Feb. 1 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the mysterious disappearance and suspected murder of a 32-year-old teacher, Kamlesh Rai, on Saturday announced a cash award of Rs.10 ... Read More