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NEW DELHI: Initial probe into the recent sexual assault inside a private sleeper bus in Delhi has indicated that the vehicle was operating despite multiple violations and pending fines. The probe has extended to Bihar, where a team has gone to verify details.The bus, having a Bihar licence plate, was registered in Gopalganj. Delhi Police…
Kolkata: Five days after the murder of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant of Suvendu Adhikari, by gunmen, barely 170 metres from his Madhyamgram residence, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case and camping in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar has nabbed three persons in connection with the incident. One of the accused has been identified…
Chandranath Rath, a close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants. KOLKATA: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath has arrested three people and widened its probe across multiple states, with cops suspecting that hired sharpshooters brought in from outside West Bengal…
MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain MS Dhoni has added another remarkable achievement to his legacy off the cricket field after emerging as the highest individual taxpayer from Jharkhand and Bihar combined during the 2025-26 financial year.The revelation was made on Thursday by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Bihar-Jharkhand), Dr D…
PATNA: More than 150 students aged 6–14 fell ill at a govt middle school in Baluaha village in Saharsa district on Thursday after consuming mid-day meal allegedly contaminated by an insect or snake.Saharsa civil surgeon Dr Raj Narayan Prasad said the children were initially taken to Mahishi primary health centre and later referred to Saharsa…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday retained key portfolios, including general administration, home, cabinet secretariat, vigilance and civil aviation, as the Bihar Cabinet portfolios were allocated following the formation of the new government. Departments that have not been assigned to any minister will also remain under the chief minister. Former CM Nitish…
Bihar’s first cabinet expansion under chief minister Samrat Choudhary took place on Thursday at Gandhi Maidan in Patna PATNA: Bihar’s first cabinet expansion under chief minister Samrat Choudhary took place on Thursday at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, with all ministers taking oath in a high-profile ceremony attended by top NDA leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra…
Nitish Kumar, son Nishant Kumar (File Photo) PATNA: Nishant Kumar, son of JD(U) patriarch Nitish Kumar, is tipped to join the Bihar govt in CM Samrat Choudhary’s first cabinet expansion Thursday, barely eight weeks after his entry into politics as the reluctant heir to his father’s decades-long legacy.News of Nishant transitioning from political rookie to…
Bihar’s street vendors, numbering over 2 lakh, face significant challenges despite some progress. While many hold vending certificates and access loans, institutional gaps and legal protection remain critical issues. Evictions are often arbitrary, with vendors receiving no prior notice. Patna alone has around 40,000 vendors, highlighting the need for designated vending zones across the state….
Harsh was the nephew (bhanja) of former MLC and BJP leader Manoj Kumar Singh. Patna: A road rage incident turned violent in Siwan district on Wednesday evening when a youth, Harsh Kumar Singh, 28, was shot dead, while his father was seriously injured. The incident took place near Laxmipur-Andar Dhala overbridge in the Town police…
