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47 foreigners from 12 countries arrested in Bihar in 2023 so far
Published on Sep 22, 2023 09:00 PM IST
India has an open border with Nepal and it is not mandatory for citizens of either country to have passports or visa to cross borders.
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Will suspend 10 students for ragging, says Patna medical college principal
Patna Medical College Hospital principal Dr Vidya Pati Choudhary said the decision to suspend the students for 10 days was taken at a meeting of heads of depts
Published on Sep 22, 2023 04:41 PM IST
“Nothing new”, says Tejashwi Yadav on court summon in land-for-jobs case
The special judge took cognizance of a fresh chargesheet filed by the CBI and issued summons
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 03:06 PM IST
Bihar IPS officer Anusuya Ransingh Sahu shifted out after tussle with DG
Anusuya Ransingh Sahu, a 2006 batch IPS officer has been shifted as DIG-cum-deputy director of civil defence
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 05:53 PM IST
In black buck poaching FIR at Bihar police station, SHO is among the accused
The FIR was registered on a complaint by forest officer Amit Kumar Prasad against the SHO and seven others under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 01:56 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
Bihar: Shahabad DIG recommends suspension of DySP over sexual harassment charges
The female SI in her complaint to the SP had alleged that the officer used to send obscene messages on her mobile phone and asked for sexual favours in return for making her an SHO
Published on Sep 21, 2023 01:45 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
PM to flag off Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat on Sept 24
This will be Bihar’s second Vande Bharat train, the first being the Patna-Ranchi service, which began on June 27 this year.
Published on Sep 20, 2023 09:11 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
RJD’s ‘Ambedkar pe Charcha’ on importance of Constitution reaches village level
The programme was launched on April 14 as part of its drive to reach out to the people to highlight the party’s ideological fight against the BJP and alleged attempts to dilute the tenets of the Constitution, party leaders aware of the matter said
Published on Sep 20, 2023 02:54 PM IST
Nitish Kumar’s JD-U to support women’s quota bill, ally RJD says it will oppose
The JD-U and RJD questioned the delay in conducting the decadal headcount, saying the 33% quota will kick in only after the census and delimitation is done
Published on Sep 19, 2023 08:09 PM IST
BJP MP injured in road accident in Bihar
Satish Chandra Dubey, a Rajya Sabha member, was coming to the state capital Patna from his ancestral village in Vaishali district when his SUV rammed a container from behind on the bridge over Ganga river, injuring him, his brother-in-law, one of his bodyguards and the driver.
Published on Sep 18, 2023 08:59 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Lightning strike kills ten people in five Bihar districts
Six persons were killed in Aurangabad while four persons including a woman were critically injured while one died in Rohtas
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 01:43 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
BJP MP Satish Chandra Dubey injured in road accident in Bihar
The MP was coming to the state Capital from his ancestral villages and his brother-in-law, one of the bodyguards and the driver were also injured in the mishap
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 01:23 PM IST
Baba Bageshwar denied nod to hold event in Gaya
Permission was sought to organise “Hanuman Katha” and “Divya Darbar” on the premises of Magadh University campus or Bodh Gaya auditorium between September 29 and October 5.
Published on Sep 16, 2023 08:39 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Two contract killers arrested from Ranchi in Samastipur shooting case: Police
The shooting reportedly took place at the behest of former Mukhia and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) block president Ram Babu Rai and his associates
Published on Sep 16, 2023 03:53 PM IST
Democracy not new to Bharat: Kovind
The former President was speaking as the chief guest at the “Vaishali Festival of Democracy” at Nalanda University.
Updated on Sep 15, 2023 09:27 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Bihar minister takes aim at Ramcharitmanas again: It’s ‘potassium cyanide’
The minister made his latest remark at a function to mark Hindi Diwas in Patna on Thursday evening, a video clip of which has been circulating on the social media.
Published on Sep 15, 2023 09:23 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
Bihar chief secy suffers brain stroke, in ICU
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar visited the Paras-HMRI hospital in Patna to check on chief secretary Amir Subhani, who suffered a brain stroke after a fall.
Updated on Sep 15, 2023 09:14 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Bihar chief secretary admitted due to brain stroke, CM Nitish Kumar pays visit
Amir Subhani was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the neurosurgery department of the Paras-HMRI Hospital late Thursday evening due to a minor brain haemorrhage
Updated on Sep 15, 2023 08:23 PM IST
Muzaffarpur boat mishap: Three bodies fished out, say officials
Of the 30, 18 people were rescued till Thursday by the NDRF and the State Disaster Response Team (SDRF), while the rescuers are still searching for nine more after the recovery of three bodies
Published on Sep 15, 2023 06:30 PM IST
Six school girls among 12 missing as boat capsizes in Muzaffarpur
The boat was carrying over 30 people, many of whom were students headed for their school across the Bagmati river, of which 18 were rescued by locals.
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 09:42 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Kovind, Assam CM to attend ‘democracy fest’ at Nalanda University
‘Vaishali Festival of Democracy’ will be held at the Nalanda University on Friday (September 15), which is also the International Day of Democracy.
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 09:39 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Muzaffarpur boat mishap: A long-demanded bridge could have averted tragedy
The tragedy was waiting to happen, locals said, because of the risk involved in operating rickety boats across the Bagmati river near the stretch where the boat sank on Thursday
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 08:29 PM IST
17-yr-old student dies by suicide in Bihar district, probe underway: Police
The boy, who was to appear for the Bihar Board Examination next year, was found dead inside his house in Bariyarpur village
Published on Sep 14, 2023 03:40 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
Boat capsizes in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur; 17 rescued, many children still missing
DSP (East) Shahriyar Akhtar said the boat, which was used by locals to cross the river, was said to be overloaded when the accident took place
Published on Sep 14, 2023 02:29 PM IST
ICCR to organise ‘Vaishali Festival of Democracy’ at Bihar’s Nalanda University
Nalanda University acting vice-chancellor (VC) Abhay Singh said that the ICCR chose the university as the venue due to its great significance for Bihar, the democratic ethos of the country, and the presence of an international audience
Published on Sep 14, 2023 12:44 PM IST
Draft bye-laws released for three monuments in Bihar
The three centrally protected sites and monuments are “Vapiyaka cave” and “Vada Thika cave” (Nagarjuni hill, Jehanabad), “Buddhist Stupa” (Kesariya, East Champaran) and “excavated remains of the stupa on 18 plots in two villages Harpur Basant and Chakramdas” (Vaishali).
Published on Sep 13, 2023 09:34 PM IST
Reena Sopam, Patna
JDU’s Bihar legislator Radha Charan Shah arrested by Enforcement Directorate
An ED official familiar with the matter said that Shah Radha Charan Shah was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
Published on Sep 13, 2023 09:01 PM IST
Bihar: Forest teams seize smuggled parts of endangered animals from PACS godown
The Black Buck, Sambar and Porcupine are endangered species listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Hunting them invites a punishment of up to seven years in jail
Published on Sep 13, 2023 02:01 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
Nalanda backdrop at G-20: JD-U attacks centre for hiding its revival under Nitish, drift under BJP
“When PM Modi was showing the ruins, he should have simultaneously also showed the new campus of the revived Nalanda University, which has been developed at the behest of Nitish Kumar, and spoken about the revival. This should have made it more meaningful,” JD-U spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said.
Published on Sep 12, 2023 09:13 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Teachers’ recruitment: After Nitish’s nudge to end public spat, chiefs of BPSC, edu dept meet for a chat
The two top officials held talks to work out the modalities for publication of results of the teachers’ recruitment test held last month for recruitment of 1.70 lakh teachers in the primary, secondary and senior secondary schools in the state.
Published on Sep 12, 2023 09:09 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
