A police constable in Siwan has been suspended after he fired an AK-47 rifle into the air without authorization SIWAN: Following political uproar and allegations in Parliament over alleged police excesses, the Siwan district administration in Bihar on Monday initiated action against the police personnel involved in the firing incident during recent student protests.Siwan district…
Patna: A 60-year-old man was hacked to death with an axe while sleeping outside his house at Akauna village under Halai police station area in Samastipur district. His body was found on the verandah of his house on Monday morning.According to police, the deceased was identified as Raghuvir Sahani. A blood-stained axe has been recovered…
Ara: Former CM and Rajya Sabha MP Nitish Kumar on Monday visited the Jai Maa Kali Bakhorapur Wali temple at Bakhorapur village in Bhojpur district’s Barhara block and offered prayers for peace, harmony and prosperity in the state.Temple trust president B D Singh said Nitish performed traditional rituals in the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine…
Protesters damage a police vehicle during the ‘Bihar Bandh’ Patna: Police headquarters on Monday suspended Abhishek Patel, a police constable and bodyguard of Siwan SP Puran Jha, with immediate effect after a viral video purportedly showed him firing at student protesters with an AK-47 assault rifle during the Bihar bandh on July 25.The Bihar bandh…
A police constable in Siwan allegedly used an AK-47 during a student protest on July 25 PATNA: An alleged instance of an AK-47 being used by a policeman during a student protest in Bihar’s Siwan has become the latest flashpoint in the state’s already heated political battle over the NEET paper leak, police action against…
Patna: The battle for Bankipur took a new turn on Sunday after Jan Suraaj candidate Prashant Kishor accused the BJP of using Jeevika didis for electoral gains and warned of a dharna outside the Election Commission office if they were not removed from poll-related activities. The bypoll for the seat is scheduled for July 30.Addressing…
Patna: AISA national president and JNU PhD student Neha Bora, who observed a 23-day fast at Jantar Mantar, is arriving in Patna on Monday for a two-day visit. Her visit comes as both AISA and Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) have stepped up efforts seeking the release of students arrested during protests in Patna. The state…
Two arrested in MP bank robbery case Patna: In a breakthrough in the high-profile bank robbery case involving 14 kg of gold and cash in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, the Bihar STF, in a joint operation with Jabalpur Police, arrested two accused from Gaya district and recovered 349 gm of the stolen gold along with an…
Patna: RJD national working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Sunday called for dethroning the NDA govt to put a check of paper leak scandals and warned of a “massive protest” if the students arrested during protests against the alleged NEET paper leak were not released within 24 hours.Returning to Patna after spending 24 days abroad,…
Patna: Bihar Police are probing a series of extortion threats issued in the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang after former MLAs, a doctor, an elected representative and businessmen received threatening calls and messages on social media demanding huge sums of money. Multiple FIRs have been registered, and investigators are examining whether the incidents are…
