The accused at additional district and sessions court, Bagha Bettiah: A court in West Champaran district on Saturday sentenced a former clerk of the Mahila Swabhiman Battalion of Bihar Police, in Valmikinagar to life imprisonment for murdering a colleague and attempting to pass off the crime as a case of drowning.Additional District and Sessions Judge…
Gaya: With the redevelopment of Gaya railway station underway, state assembly speaker Prem Kumar and district magistrate Shashank Shubhankar on Saturday directed railway officials to remove unused construction materials and equipment from passenger movement areas to ensure safe and hassle-free movement of pilgrims during the upcoming Pitripaksh Mela.The two reviewed preparations for the annual event,…
Danapur Railway Station in Patna Patna: Danapur division of East Central Railway (ECR) has stepped up monsoon preparedness measures to ensure safe and uninterrupted train operations during the rainy season. The division has launched round-the-clock monitoring of railway tracks and put in place arrangements to tackle waterlogging and other rain-related challenges.According to Danapur senior divisional…
Education minister Mithilesh Tiwari addressing a news conference on Friday Patna: Teachers opting for transfer under Bihar’s new transfer policy will be posted only to schools of their choice, education minister Mithilesh Tiwari said on Friday, asserting that the exercise would be entirely voluntary.Addressing a news conference at Vikas Bhawan, Tiwari said teachers applying for…
Bettiah: Two persons, including a woman, fell prey to back-to-back tiger attacks near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran over the past 24 hours.On Friday, a 45-year-old woman Umrawati Devi died after being attacked by a tiger near the VTR, while Aklu Yadav (65), who was mauled by a tiger on Thursday, succumbed…
The body of deceased being ferried on e-rickshaw Patna: Alleged lapses in the state’s emergency transport system came under light in Munger after the family of a road accident victim claimed they had to transport his body to their village in a private e-rickshaw because a govt hearse did not arrive despite repeated requests.The incident,…
Patna: Two children were killed after a speeding tractor hit their bicycle and ran them over near Sinthu village under Manpur police station area in Nalanda district on Friday evening.The victims were on their way to tuition classes when the accident occurred. The tractor driver fled the spot, triggering a three-hour road blockade by angry…
Patna: In a bid to support the growing number of electric vehicles (EVs), around 48 public charging stations will be set up across Patna and nearby urban areas. The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) and several Nagar Parishads have identified suitable sites and forwarded them to the transport department for final approval under the PM E-Drive…
Gaya: Members of the Gaya Ji Ramayana Circuit Jodo Sangharsh Samiti have urged the Centre to include Gaya in the Ramayana Circuit under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. District Congress netas on Friday alleged that the state govt and local public representatives failed to effectively present the district’s claim for inclusion.Samiti convener and Bihar Pradesh Congress…
Patna: A 32-year-old shopkeeper was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Digha police station area of Patna on Friday. The deceased, identified as Surendra Sahu, was refilling gas cylinders at his shop when two attackers arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire. A bullet struck him in the stomach, triggering panic in the area.The assailants…
