Buxar: Tension prevailed in Bagen Gola police station area of Buxar district on Monday after the family and villagers of a worker blocked the main road for nearly one-and-a-half hour, alleging that he was murdered.The deceased was identified as Pravesh Musahar (40), son of Prema Musahar and a resident of Ekarasi village. He worked as…
Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi addresses a state-level meeting of the party in Patna on Monday. Patna: Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday advocated for a separate electorate for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Addressing his party HAM(S) state council meeting here, Manjhi referred to the Poona Pact proposal of 1932 and said,…
Patna: A 26-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband in Nawada village under Rajepur police station area of Muzaffarpur district early Monday morning. The accused allegedly slit his wife’s throat with a sharp weapon and escaped from the spot. The accused husband worked in Dubai and returned to his in-laws’ house on Sunday to…
Panchayati raj minister Deepak Prakash Patna: Amid discussions on the 16th Central Finance Commission recommendation to collect Rs1200 annually from every household in rural areas, the state’s panchayati raj minister Deepak Prakash clarified on Monday that the state will try to meet the target by generating local resources for panchayat income.He told reporters that Bihar…
Risky stunts in the name of love and social media fame are drawing concern from authorities. Everyone remembers Veeru climbing that water tank in Sholay to win over Basanti — it’s one of those scenes that just stuck, even fifty years on. Lately, though, the same stunt keeps showing up in real life, and not…
Buxar: The district administration reviewed preparedness for floods and drought at a meeting chaired by district magistrate Sahila here on Monday.The District Emergency Operation Centre has been made operational round the clock for disaster management. To strengthen weather monitoring, automatic rain gauges have been installed and are functional in all 142 panchayats. The administration has…
Patna: A 45-year-old tea seller was killed after being hit by a speeding car in the Khojaimli locality under Gardanibagh police station in Patna early on Sunday. Police arrested the driver, alleging he was under the influence of liquor.The deceased was identified as Sunita Devi, wife of Sant Lal Sahni and a resident of Khojaimli….
Chain, mobile and cash snatching continue to pose a challenge in Patna Patna: Street crimes, including chain, mobile and cash snatching, continue to pose a challenge in Patna with 115 such cases registered across the district over the past two months, according to the monthly crime report of Patna Police.The report shows that 64 cases…
Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad on Sunday questioned the outcomes of recent assembly elections in some states and urged people to prepare for the next political battle as the party celebrated its 30th foundation day across Bihar. He also reminded workers that the RJD was not merely an “election fighting machine”.In a message posted on…
CM Samrat Choudhary at AIIMS Patna on Sunday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Sunday visited AIIMS-Patna to review healthcare services, infrastructure and expansion plans. Accompanied by health secretary Kumar Ravi, he inspected the burn centre, outpatient department (OPD), nuclear medicine department, inpatient department (IPD) and other key patient-care units.During the visit, Samrat interacted with doctors,…
