Patna: A total of 16,136 accused were convicted in 12,166 cases through speedy trials across Bihar in May 2026, reflecting the state’s continued push to strengthen law and order, additional director general of police (law and order) Sudhanshu Kumar said on Monday.Addressing a press conference at police headquarters, Sudhanshu said the convictions covered offences including…
Patna: In a decision to modernise law and order and investigation systems, the state govt and police headquarters have decided to post police inspectors as station house officers (SHOs) in all 425 general category police stations across the state.The order was issued by the DGP Vinay Kumar on Monday. Currently, 208 police stations already have…
Bettiah: Body of a 15-year-old girl was found in a sugar cane field under Shikarpur police station area of West Champaran district on Sunday night.The girl, Khushi Kumari, daughter of Ritesh Sahni and a resident of D K Shikarpur, had been missing since Saturday morning. According to family members, she left home around 10am on…
Patna: Rural development department (RDD) minister Shrawan Kumar said here on Monday that the govt has committed itself to implementing the Centre’s Viksit Bharat (VB)-G-RAM-G programme with all sincerity, as Bihar is the first among the major states that gave cabinet approval to it. The VB-G-RAM-G is the new avatar of the earlier MNREGA with…
NHAI says viral Bihar’s NH-922 video shows planned repair work, not road failure Reacting to the video, Arvind Kumar, an official of NHAI in Patna, said the work seen in the clip was part of a planned pavement repair and maintenance programme. NHAI says viral Bihar’s NH-922 video shows planned repair work, not road failure…
Buxar: The protest by zila parishad members at its office complex entered third day on Tuesday, with the agitation taking a dramatic turn as several members staged a semi-nude demonstration against the district administration.The protesting members accused the administration, particularly the deputy development commissioner (DDC), of acting arbitrarily and ignoring elected representatives. The members alleged…
Patna: In a move aimed at strengthening higher education, Patliputra University (PPU) has deployed one representative from its constituent colleges to each of the newly established govt degree colleges under its jurisdiction to ensure their smooth functioning.According to PPU registrar Abu Bakar, the arrangement has been made for 16 newly established Rajkiya Degree Colleges located…
Security officials cordon off the encounter site after Lalan Singh alias Lallan was killed in a police encounter in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Monday Patna: Notorious criminal Lallan Singh alias Lalan, a native of Samastipur district, was killed in an exchange of fire with police in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday night. He was carrying a…
Gaya: The cyber police in Gaya busted a cyberfraud racket and arrested seven suspects from Gaya and Aurangabad districts on Sunday. Police seized Rs 34,000 in cash, 14 ATM cards, 22 SIM cards, a cheque book, a bank passbook and several mobile phones from the possession of the arrested suspects.SSP Sushil Kumar, in a press…
Patna: A high-level team of officials from the state sugar cane department, led by cane industry minister Sanjay Kumar Paswan, held a series of consultative meetings over the last two days in Pune (Maharashtra), with representatives of the sugar and ethanol industry from both the cooperative and private sectors to attract investments in Bihar’s sugar,…
