Afghan national detained in Kishanganj: An Afghan national, identified as Abdullah Khan, was detained at Panitanki Integrated Checkpost in Kishanganj on Aug 23 after officials found his behaviour suspicious while he sought an exit permit to travel to Nepal. Police said he had entered India on a valid visa in 2017, which expired in 2022,…
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan Patna: LJP(RV) chief Chirag Paswan on Monday said reservation was not a matter of charity but a constitutional right and said any attempt to abolish or weaken the system would not be tolerated. He was reacting to the ‘Remove Reservation’ movement that originated at Jantar Mantar in…
Patna: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in a joint operation with the Bihar STF, arrested absconding accused Karamullah from Saran in connection with the recovery of an AK-47 rifle and live ammunition in Muzaffarpur, officials said on Monday.Karamullah, son of Abdul Gaffar and a resident of Chetan Parsa in Saran, is accused of conspiring with…
Police personnel manage a large crowd of devotees at Singheshwar Dham temple in Madhepura on Monday Patna: Eight devotees and a policeman were injured in a stampede-like situation at the Singheshwar Dham temple in Madhepura district on the last Monday of Shrawan. All the injured were admitted to JNKT Medical College and Hospital, Madhepura. Following…
Ara: A 35-year-old social media content creator allegedly died by suicide in Ara of Bhojpur district early on Monday. Hours before her death, she had posted three reels on emotional Bhojpuri and Hindi songs on social media, where she had more than 22,000 followers.According to police, the deceased, Sarita Devi, wife of Umesh Sharma, was…
Patna: RJD working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday extended support to students protesting at Gardanibagh over their various demands.Visiting the protest site, Yadav said examinations should be conducted on time and in a transparent manner, with strict measures to prevent paper leaks.“Who will object to their demands? The examinations should be held on time…
Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday called upon artists of the Bhojpuri film industry to become brand ambassadors of Bihar and use cinema to showcase the state’s rich culture, heritage, and positive transformation to audiences across the country and the world.Inaugurating the grand finale of a Bhojpuri event here, the CM said Bihar has…
Patna: The verbal war between the BJP-JD(U) combine and the RJD over Bihar’s interests ahead of the Dec 12, 2026, renewal of the India-Bangladesh Treaty on sharing Ganga water intensified on Monday with deputy CM Vijay Kumar Choudhary and RJD’s Buxar MP Sudhakar Singh trading arguments.Signed on Dec 12, 1996, the treaty is due for…
Members of Parliamentary Standing Committee at a meeting in Patna on Monday Patna: Bihar’s airport expansion, highway connectivity and rich cultural heritage came under detailed review here on Monday as Rajya Sabha member and JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha chaired three important meetings of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on transport, tourism and culture.“The…
Patna: Flood threat loomed large over several areas of Bihar as the Ganga and Sone rivers continued to flow above the danger mark, inundating villages and damaging crops. Strong currents of the Ganga breached marginal embankments in Begusarai and Bhagalpur late Sunday night, prompting authorities to intensify flood-fighting operations.A nearly 30-metre stretch of the ‘zamindari’…
