Patna: The agriculture department on Tuesday suspended the licences of seven fertilizer and pesticide dealers in Motihari and recalled the East Champaran district agriculture officer to the state headquarters following inspections aimed at detecting irregularities in the storage and sale of agricultural inputs.According to a communique issued by the department, the action followed reports of…
Patna: As the sanitation workers’ strike continued for nearly a week, hostels across Boring Road and Boring Canal Road — home to hundreds of students preparing for competitive examinations — are grappling with mounting heaps of garbage within their premises. Hostel owners and residents said the stench from the accumulated waste has spread to the…
Madhubani: Ahead of Independence Day, the district administration has launched an initiative to give Class XI and XII students an opportunity to experience the working of the govt by spending a day along with senior administrative and police officers.The initiative, titled ‘officer for a day’, has been launched as part of this year’s Independence Day…
People protest against the police administration over the failure to trace 11-year-old Gautam Kumar in West Champaran Police at the protest site in West Champaran Relatives of the missing boy block NH-727 in West Champaran People protest against the police administration over the failure to trace 11-year-old Gautam Kumar in West Champaran Police at the…
Police with the recovered idols in East Champaran Patna: Police recovered stolen Ashtadhatu idols of Lord Ram and Lakshman and Goddess Sita within an hour of their theft from a Ram-Janaki temple under Lakhaura police station area of East Champaran on Tuesday and arrested a person in connection with the case. The idols and a…
No casualties or injuries were reported, though one coach gutted in the blaze Patna: A coach of the Samastipur-Saharsa MEMU train caught fire at Simri Bakhtiyarpur railway station in Saharsa district early Monday, triggering panic among passengers and disrupting rail traffic for nearly two hours. No casualties or injuries were reported, though one coach gutted…
Devotees offer prayers at a Shiva temple in Patna on Monday Patna: Hundreds of devotees carrying holy Ganga water thronged Shiva temples across Patna on the first Somwari of Shrawan month, with chants of “Om Namah Shivay”, “Har Har Mahadev” and “Bol Bam” reverberating through temple premises from the early hours of Monday.Devotees performed Jalabhishek…
A Pocso accused fled after his handcuffs were removed inside the courtroom for the proceedings Patna: An undertrial prisoner accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) case escaped from police custody during a court hearing in Samastipur district on Monday.Roshan alias Sajan (20), son of Vijay Singh and a resident of…
Patna: The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Monday arrested two persons while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.26 lakh for clearing bills related to PCC road and drain construction works in Banka district.The accused were identified as Om Prakash Mandal, a private assistant, and Jageshwar Mandal, a night guard, both associated with the Banka…
Patna: JD(U) national president and Rajya Sabha MP Nitish Kumar on Monday visited the party’s central office at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi after attending Parliament proceedings. He was welcomed and felicitated by party office-bearers and workers.During the visit, Kumar interacted with party leaders and workers, reviewed organisational matters and discussed the current political situation….
