Patna: A man and his wife were arrested on Sunday for allegedly strangling his mother to death in Hasanpurwa village under Andar police station area of Siwan district. Angry villagers caught the couple and thrashed them before police arrived.The mob also clashed with cops and damaged a police vehicle. Additional police force later reached the…
Image used for representation Patna: A 75-year-old woman was killed resisting a suspected burglary attempt at Kamdev Bigha village under Kalpa police station in Jehanabad district on Saturday night. The intruders are believed to have entered the house through the roof. Investigators suspect the woman woke up during the break-in and resisted, following which the…
Image used for representation Begusarai: Cyber police on Sunday busted a gang involved in online fraud with the arrest of one Sunil Kumar from the Phulwaria police station area in Begusarai district. Police said Sunil had allowed cyber criminals to use his bank account as a ‘mule account’ to route fraudulent transactions.Begusarai SP Manish Kumar…
Patna: What began as an unusually wet pre-monsoon season has turned into a season of despair for thousands of farmers in Bihar. Two spells of rain, accompanied by strong winds and hailstorms in March and May, have not only damaged standing crops and fruit orchards but also pushed down market prices, leaving cultivators struggling on…
Bihar’s increasingly erratic weather patterns reflect the growing impact of climate change on agriculture and rural life, principal investigator at the Centre for Advance Studies on Climate Change at Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Pusa, Abdus Sattar, tells STOI’s B K Mishra in an interview. Excerpts:Why did Bihar receive excess rains in April and…
Patna: The railways has introduced a new weekly Amritsar–New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express passing through the East Central Railway (ECR) zone. The service, earlier operated as a special train, has now been converted into a regular weekly train to meet the growing travel demand from Bihar and neighbouring regions, effective Saturday onwards.According to ECR chief…
Bettiah: The West Champaran district administration will launch a special ‘Jan Bhagidari Abhiyan’ from May 18 to 25, targeting remote tribal-dominated areas inhabited by the Tharu and Oraon communities.The campaign will cover 127 scheduled tribe-dominated villages across five blocks — Bagaha II, Gaunaha, Ramnagar, Mainatanr and Yogapatti. Officials said the initiative aims to bring govt…
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police on Saturday carried out simultaneous raids at multiple premises linked to Gopal Kumar, executive engineer of the rural works department in Jhajha, Jamui district, following allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.The raids were conducted at his flat in Jyotipuram at Magistrate…
Patna: Amid rising cases of high blood pressure among younger people, cardiologists in Patna on Saturday urged the public to undergo regular health check-ups, reduce stress and adopt healthier lifestyles, warning that hypertension continues to remain a major but often unnoticed health threat.The appeal was made at a press conference organised by the Cardiological Society…
Patna: Stepping up his push to accelerate industrialisation in Bihar after taking charge, chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday announced approval for major cement projects by Dalmia Cement and Ambuja Cement in Muzaffarpur and Kishanganj, saying the investments marked the beginning of “a new chapter in industrial investment” in the state.The approvals were granted during…
