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Bihar Stampede during puja at Nalanda Temple; injuries reported NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a stampede in Nalanda and announced ex gratia compensation for the victims.At least eight women were killed in the incident at the Shitala Mata…
Two separate shooting incidents in Bihar’s Nalanda district, stemming from land disputes, have left one man dead and another critically injured. An earthmover operator was fatally shot on Saturday evening, followed by an attack on a property dealer during his morning walk on Sunday. Police are investigating both incidents, with preliminary findings pointing towards land…
Patna: While the rest of India spent Friday evening scanning the horizon for the crescent moon, Barakar village in Nalanda had a different story to tell. In a tradition that sets this small Bihar hamlet apart from the national calendar, residents of Barakar celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr 24 hours earlier, on Friday, aligning not with the Indian…
Shashi Tharoor (file photo) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor hailed external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his ministry on Tuesday for establishing the Nalanda University campus in Bihar. He admired the university while attending a literature festival at the university, highlighting it as one of the MEA’s significant but underappreciated achievements.“…I was hugely impressed by the…
Patna: A woman was shot dead in Chandi police station area of Nalanda district over a dispute of Rs 5 lakh that she lent to a member of Jeevika self-help group (SHG).The deceased was identified as Sarita Devi (55), a resident of Ganga Bigha village in Chandi police station area, also a Jeevika member.Sarita’s family…
