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Bridge collapse: Bihar moves to scrap contract with construction firm, blacklist it
Updated on Jun 05, 2023 10:01 PM IST
The bridge, sixth on the Ganga to connect northern Bihar with the southern, was to link Khagaria and Bhagalpur districts in Bihar and significantly reduce travel time in the larger region.
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Odisha train tragedy: Bihar toll rises to 21 as 13 more die
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, secretary, disaster management, said that so far 66 passengers have been brought to Bihar from the place of accident by two buses.
Updated on Jun 05, 2023 10:01 PM IST
Opposition unity meet postponed as party chiefs weren’t available: Nitish Kumar
Due to prior engagements of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi along with Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin were unable to mark their presence for the June 12 meeting
Updated on Jun 05, 2023 05:26 PM IST
Unit 2 of stage I NTPC Barh power plant may begin op this month: Official
NTPC Barh Super Thermal Power Plant unit 2 is set to achieve full load and undergo a 72-hour trial run before commercial operation, with Bihar set to receive an additional 383 MW of power. The plant's first unit began generation in November 2021, with the third unit expected to complete commercial generation by the end of the financial year. The NTPC Barh STPP has a combined installed capacity of 3,300 MW.
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 11:12 PM IST
Eight dead, 42 missing from Bihar in Odisha train accident
According to the officials, 48 passengers from Bihar are injured and are undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Odisha.
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 11:12 PM IST
On camera: Under-construction bridge in Bihar collapses in seconds
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has ordered probe and has asked to identify those responsible for the incident.
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 10:36 PM IST
35 awarded lifer in 10-year-old double murder case in Bihar’s Purnia
There were 40 accused in the 2013 Purnia double murder case; one of them was a minor while four others died during the trial
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 01:12 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
Arrest warrant out against BJP legislator in abduction case
The order of the special MP-MLA court of Muzaffarpur came on Friday after the investigation officer (IO) of the case filed a petition and sought arrest warrant against the six accused who had allegedly abducted and threatened one Tulsi Rai of RJD last month.
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 10:11 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Cong picks ex-JNUSU president as its leader in Bihar assembly
However, of the total 19 Congress MLAs in Bihar, 11, including Sharma, skipped the meeting, which was attended by AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar, AICC in-charge for Bihar, Bhakta Charan Das, AICC observer Shaktisinh Gohil and state Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh.
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 10:08 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Shakeel Ahmad Khan elected as Bihar Congress Legislature Party leader
The meeting that elected Shakeel Ahmad Khan as the new CLP leader was reportedly skipped by several legislators including incumbent Ajeet Sharma
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 06:32 PM IST
Ahead of June 12 meet, Manjhi demands five LS seats for party
Manjhi’s statement comes days ahead of a meeting scheduled in Patna on June 12 of leaders of various political parties from across the country who are keen on forming a united front to challenge BJP in the 2024 parliamentary polls.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 09:43 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
Bihar plans to set up 28 traffic police stations
In 2022, the then inspector general (IG), traffic, M R Nayak, had sent a proposal to set up traffic police stations in 23 towns that have a population of over 2 lakh, besides five small towns.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 09:43 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
15-year-old girl gang-raped in Bihar’s Vaishali; 4 held
Police said that the four arrested persons are in the age group of 18 and 19, and raids are on to nab the fifth accused
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 06:47 PM IST
7 arrested over mob attack on police in Bihar’s Madhepura
Four policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector, were injured in a mob attack in Bihar’s Madhepura district on Wednesday
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 03:16 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
Bengaluru contractor stabbed to death in his native village in Bihar’s Jamui
Tension prevailed in the village and police forces have been asked to remain alert to prevent any retaliatory violence
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 01:14 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
In making, anti-BJP front agrees to press mute on Savarkar
Leaders of 18 political parties, among them three chief ministers, are scheduled to meet in Patna on June 12.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 09:59 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Bihar issues final show cause to 62 absentee doctors in Patna division
Among the 62 doctors put on notice are three who have been absent since August 2016, one from October 2017, two from 2018, six from 2019, 21 from 2020, 19 from 2021 and 10 from last year.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 09:58 PM IST
Bihar: 146 schoolchildren hospitalised after eating mid-day meal
Bagaha’s sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Dr Anupama Singh said as many as 146 schoolchildren of Rajkiya Madhya Vidyalaya at Barwal village were brought to the subdivision hospital in Bagaha
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 05:19 PM IST
2 fake Ayushman cards used in Bihar were issued in UP, Haryana: Official
Bihar Swasthya Suraksha Samiti CEO Alankrita Pandey said the National Health Authority has confirmed that the two fake cards were issued from UP and Haryana
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 03:27 PM IST
Bihar slashes penalty for liquor transportation
The new provision will come in to effect after the amendment in the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2022, as approved by the cabinet in its meeting on Tuesday, is notified in the gazette, additional chief secretary S Siddharth said on Wednesday.
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:12 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
BPSC announces recruitment schedule, teachers’ bodies vow to intensify stir
Nearly a dozen petitions have already been filed in the Patna High Court against the new rules and the matter will come up for hearing later in June after the summer vacation.
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:12 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Past midnight, 2 crude bombs hurled at BJP activist’s house in Gaya
The Gaya police said BJP activist Santosh Kumar and his family were at home at the time of the attack in Gaya district’s Karmauni village
Updated on May 31, 2023 05:10 PM IST
2 teens killed after being hit by truck in Bihar’s Jehanabad, driver flees
Following the accident, an irate mob of students and locals set ablaze the truck which allegedly killed the two students, said police
Updated on May 31, 2023 03:59 PM IST
Milk tanker carrying 1,182 litres of liquor seized in Bihar’s Purnia
During a meeting on Tuesday chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar, the cabinet approved a change in the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022
Updated on May 31, 2023 02:06 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
10 from Bihar die in Jammu road mishap
Most of the travellers were from Lakhisarai and were members of an extended family. They were on pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi for a religious function (mundan) of a child in the family.
Updated on May 30, 2023 09:46 PM IST
HTC, Jammu/patna
As Oppn gears up for unity meet, BJP plans PM visit to Bihar
A little less than a year left for the parliamentary elections, BJP has organised a month-long mass contact programme ending on June 30 in Bihar.
Updated on May 30, 2023 09:45 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Stalker stabs woman 12 times in Bihar’s Sitamarhi
The woman was returning home from a market when the accused, Chandan Kumar, 22, first got into an argument with her for avoiding him and then stabbed her
Updated on May 30, 2023 03:24 PM IST
As Nitish Kumar gears up for Opposition unity meet, BJP plans big in Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are scheduled to visit Bihar in June.
Updated on May 30, 2023 05:47 PM IST
Bihar police constable allegedly shoots self to death
At least 20 policemen were staying at Barrack Number 300 at Bihar’s Sitamarhi when the constable shot himself to death
Updated on May 30, 2023 01:23 PM IST
JD(U) attacks Rajya Sabha deputy chairman for attending Parliament inauguration
JD(U) leader Lalan Singh said Harivansh has forgotten that the JD(U) and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar sent him to the Rajya Sabha
Updated on May 30, 2023 11:16 AM IST
