Ara: A 34-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants at Badki Kharaon village under Sahar police station area in Bhojpur district on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Vikrant Kumar Singh, a resident of the village, who had an old land dispute with a co-villager, police said.According to the police, Vikrant…
Bettiah: Panic gripped residents after two pairs of wild bears entered residential area of the water resources department’s E-Type Colony in Valmikinagar, along the Indo-Nepal border in West Champaran district on Tuesday night. Forest department has stepped up patrolling in the area after wild animals entered homes and damaged property.According to Braj Kishore Raut, a…
Patna: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday launched a special sanitation drive across all its zones, targeting private and vacant plots that had turned into garbage-vulnerable points (GVPs). The campaign focused on sites where prolonged dumping of waste had created unhygienic conditions, increased the risk of disease and caused inconvenience to commuters.Priority was given…
Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes Welfare Minister Patna: Minister for backward classes and extremely backward classes (BC and EBC) welfare department minister Rama Nishad on Wednesday said her department has sent a requisition to the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) to fill 927 teacher posts in Plus 2 girls’ residential schools across the state….
Patna: Hundreds of villagers and family members of a worker, who died in an explosion during construction work on Tuesday, staged a protest at Chandanpatti Chowk in Darbhanga district on Wednesday, blocking the Laheriyasarai-Baheri main road for nearly two hours.The protesters demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible for the blast, compensation for the deceased’s…
Patna: The research council of Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU) on Wednesday approved two high-yielding varieties of maize hybrids, namely, Rajendra Hybrid Makka-5 and Rajendra Hybrid Makka-6, for release. The council also endorsed several digital innovations aimed at reducing post-harvest losses and increasing farmers’ income.The recommendations of the research council regarding release of new…
Patna: Traffic restrictions have been put in place at the Chitkohra road over bridge (ROB) in Patna for the next 15 days as repair work gets underway, prompting the traffic police to divert heavy vehicles and intensify enforcement across the city.According to the traffic superintendent of police (SP) Sagar Kumar, the movement of heavy vehicles…
Patna: Hearing on the anticipatory bail plea of educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, and the regular bail applications of jailed security guards—Pradeep Kumar and Talebar Singh—was deferred on Tuesday, with the court scheduling the matter for further hearing on Wednesday at 10.30am.District Judge Rupesh Deo heard arguments from both sides for nearly…
Patna: BJP on Tuesday named Abhishek Kumar “Bunty” as its candidate for the Bankipur assembly bypoll scheduled for July 30. He will contest as the NDA nominee. The last date for filing nominations is July 13, while counting will take place on Aug 3.A Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) state vice-president, Abhishek will contest from…
Buxar: A 22-year-old woman from Varanasi and her three-year-old daughter died after being hit by a train while walking along railway tracks near Dumraon in Buxar district on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred on the down line between Dumraon and Twining Ganj stations, near V V Giri Halt.According to officials sources, the woman, identified…
