By: K KamleshBUXAR: An 18-year-old bride was shot during her varmala ceremony in Chausa under Mufassil police station limits of Buxar district on Tuesday night. She is undergoing treatment on a ventilator at a hospital in Varanasi, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred at Mallah Tola in Chausa Nagar Panchayat. Aarti Kumari, daughter of Nandji…
Patna: A 55-year-old man, Jhoolan Prasad of Barhan village under Mufassil police station area in Siwan district, was shot dead late Monday night. He was sleeping outside his house when family members heard two gunshots. Rushing out, they found him critically injured while the attackers had fled. He was taken to Sadar Hospital, Siwan, where…
Patna: Police rescued a newborn stolen from the maternity ward of the PMCH on Feb 23 and arrested the accused within 30 minutes. The 21-year-old mother, a resident of Kamala Nehru Nagar under Kotwali police station, reported the theft around 1pm. Acting swiftly, PMCH Town Outpost police launched a search and caught the accused, Jackie…
Patna: The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) arrested two govt officials while they were allegedly accepting bribes in separate incidents on Tuesday.In the first case, Vikram Kumar Ram, survey “amin” at Marauna circle in Supaul district, was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at his rented accommodation in Ward Number 1 under Nirmali Nagar…
PATNA: Bihar govt has decided to ban sale of meat and fish near educational institutions, places of worship and in crowded areas, deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha said Monday, citing public health risks and concerns that such environments could encourage violent behaviour among children.Authorities flagged shops operating close to temples, mosques, schools, colleges, and other…
Gaya: Markandey Prasad Chandrawanshi, representative of Union MSME minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, died shortly after the conclusion of the Bodh Gaya Temple Advisory Board meeting held at a hotel in Bodh Gaya on Monday.Manjhi, who is the Gaya MP, serves as an ex officio member of the advisory board. As he had other engagements, he…
Patna: Senior scientist of the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) at Geneva, Archana Sharma, speaking at the inauguration of a three-day national conference at the Central University of South Bihar, said nuclear physics has helped unravel atomic structure and energy, enabling technologies like radiotherapy. She highlighted that high-energy physics has deepened understanding of matter…
Buxar: A six-day Short-Term Faculty Development Programme (FDP) started at Government Engineering College (GEC), Buxar, from Monday. The programme is being conducted by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, IIT-Patna, in collaboration with Bihar Engineering University.The FDP was inaugurated by chief guest T N Singh, director IIT-Patna. In his address, he highlighted the importance of…
Patna: Muzaffarpur police on Sunday claimed to have solved a theft committed on Feb 9 at a ply factory in Sidhoul under Garaha OP. Two members of an inter-district gang were arrested in this connection. The accused had stolen 51 aluminium plates and other valuables from the factory. Acting on a complaint by factory owner…
PATNA: An IG-rank officer from Bihar was arrested on Monday by Andhra Pradesh Police in connection with a five-year-old case of alleged custodial torture of a senior Telugu Desam Party leader.Currently serving as IG of Fire and Homeguards, Sunil Kumar Naik, a 2005-batch IPS officer, who had previously served in Andhra Pradesh on an inter-cadre…
