First time voter in Patna Patna: Amid a relatively subdued polling day in several parts of Bankipur assembly constituency on Thursday, small groups of energetic young voters and first-timers brought bursts of enthusiasm. Clad in casuals, many flashed victory signs and discussed politics animatedly after casting their votes, proving that low turnout did not dampen…
Bettiah: An elderly tiger that allegedly attacked a 65-year-old man grazing goats near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran on Thursday was later found dead in the Hathi Malkhanta forest area along the Indo-Nepal border, forest officials said.Forest officials said the tiger appeared to be old, weak and suffering from multiple injuries. A…
Union minister Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh Patna: The NDA netas exuded confidence about BJP candidate’s victory in Bankipur assembly byelection held on Thursday. But Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, who contested the byelection, said, “BJP haar gayi (BJP lost). Though the result will be declared on Aug 3, but people of Bankipur have voted…
Gaya: District administration has selected a logo for Pitripaksh Mela 2026 through a public design competition, with local designer Gaurav Kumar’s entry emerging as the winning design among 104 submissions.A total of 104 entries were received from across backgrounds, with a strong response from students and young artists. After scrutiny, 10 designs were shortlisted.District magistrate…
Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar felicitating officials Patna: Alarmed by the rising incidence of human trafficking in Bihar, Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar on Thursday proposed to create specialised anti-human trafficking and women-and-child crime units in all women’s police stations, calling trafficking a faster-growing and more dangerous crime than cyberfraud.The DGP asked the Weaker Sections Unit to…
Buxar: Five members of an inter-district drug trafficking gang were arrested and 490 grams of brown sugar valued at around Rs 1 crore in the international market was sized, Bhojpur police said on Thursday.Dumraon SDPO Polast Kumar said the arrests followed a tip-off that smugglers had gathered near Gopal Dera pond under Naya Bhojpur police…
Patna: The state industries department and Mahashakti Group on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the official residence of CM Samrat Choudhary for the establishment of the proposed large integrated steel plant (ISP) with an initial investment of Rs 6,000 crore in the Gaya Ji district.The production capacity of the proposed ISP is…
Patna: The state govt has proposed to construct a dedicated 6-metre-wide unpaved kanwariya path along NH-22 from Pahleza Ghat in Saran to the Baba Garibnath Temple in Muzaffarpur to ensure safer passage for lakhs of pilgrims during the Shrawani and Bhado months.Road construction minister Kumar Shailendra has written to Union road transport and highways minister…
Begusarai: More than five years after Kasturba Gandhi Residential School warden Rinku Kumari was found hanging on campus and her death was treated as a suicide, a Bihar Police SIT has concluded that she was murdered and the crime was allegedly staged to appear as suicide.Acting on a fresh probe ordered by the Patna high…
Students of St Michael’s High School participate in football tournament Patna: Students of AN College, along with volunteers of the National Service Scheme (NSS), participated in the state-level 5-kilometre Marathon and Walkathon, ‘Red Run 2026’, organised by the Bihar State AIDS Control Society (BSACS) under the health department. The event focused on spreading awareness about…
