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PATNA: A heavy police force was deployed at Patliputra Railway Station in Bihar after a stone-pelting and vandalism incident erupted on the station premises, officials said on Sunday.Visuals from the railway station showed a tense situation following the unrest, with security personnel stationed across the premises to maintain law and order.According to Patna district magistrate…

Bhojpur’s Pidhiya Painting Nalanda’s Bawan Buti Sari Gaya’s Pattharkatti Stone Craft Bhojpur’s Pidhiya Painting Nalanda’s Bawan Buti Sari Gaya’s Pattharkatti Stone Craft Bhojpur’s Pidhiya Painting Patna: Three distinctive traditional products of Bihar — Nalanda’s Bawan Buti Sari and Fabric, Gaya’s Pattharkatti Stone Craft and Bhojpur’s Pidhiya Painting — have been awarded the geographical indication (GI)…

Upendra Kushwaha and others at the RLM’s national convention in New Delhi on Saturday Patna: Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha was unanimously re-elected national president of the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) for the 2026-29 term at the party’s national convention in Delhi on Saturday.Amid speculation over the future of his son Deepak Prakash in the…

CM Samrat Choudhary at a meeting in Patna on Saturday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Saturday asked water resources department officials to prepare a special action plan to revive the historical identity of ancient Patliputra, while placing the development of the Ganga riverfront at the centre of Patna’s future growth.Chairing a review meeting of the…

Patna: Chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit on Saturday reviewed the progress of the Kacchi Dargah-Bidupur six-lane Ganga bridge project and asked engineers to ensure there is no laxity in the final phase of construction. He asked senior officials to monitor the work on a daily basis.The review comes after chief minister Samrat Choudhary directed the department…

Patna: Health minister Nishant Kumar on Saturday flagged off the 100th batch of children under the Bal Hriday Yojana for specialised cardiac treatment. A total of 32 children suffering from congenital heart ailments were sent from Patna to Sri Sathya Sai Heart Hospital in Ahmedabad for free treatment and surgery.Nishant said, “The goal of the…

Patna: A 27-year-old married woman died at a Patna hospital on Saturday after undergoing treatment for four days, prompting police to register a case of dowry harassment and attempted murder against her in-laws.The woman, Ruby Singh, lived in a rented flat in R K Puram under the Danapur police station area. After a post-mortem examination,…

Patna: A criminal who was injured during an exchange of fire with police in Patna’s Masaurhi area around midnight on Friday died during treatment on Saturday, while two police personnel were injured during the rescue operation. Police also rescued a young man who was allegedly lured to the spot and held captive by the accused…

Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Saturday called for a collective and sustained effort to make Bihar prosperous, saying people would have to work 20 hours a day to transform the state and accelerate its development journey.Addressing an investor awareness programme in the state capital, he said, “Neither will I sleep nor let others sleep. Na…

EOU DIG Manavjit Singh Dhillon Patna: In a major crackdown on organised crime, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids at 25 locations in Patna and Nalanda districts, targeting an alleged criminal syndicate led by Nagar Parishad (Biharsharif) chief Sanjay Kumar alias Santosh Kumar Yadav, popularly known as “Santosh…