Patna: Twenty-five candidates remain in the fray for the July 30 Bankipur assembly bypoll after one candidate withdrew nomination on the final day of withdrawal on Thursday. Polling will be held at 422 booths across 164 urban polling locations for 3.79 lakh voters.Addressing a joint press conference, Patna DM-cum-district election officer Kundan Kumar and SSP…

Patna: What was meant to be exam-time discipline turned into social media “masti” for a student and an embarrassment for BN Mandal University after a video allegedly shot inside an examination hall went viral.The clip purportedly shows a girl dancing to a Bhojpuri song and displaying her admit card during BNMU’s BA second-semester internal examination….

Rashtriya Janata Dal spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari resigned from all party posts on Thursday. PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari on Thursday announced his resignation from the party, alleging that it had “no space for dedicated and loyal workers”.Tiwari, one of the party’s most prominent public faces for several years, announced his decision through…

Patna: The Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Thursday arrested Purnia’s Baisa block development officer (BDO) Rajkumar Chaudhary and his personal assistant, Satish Kumar, for allegedly accepting a Rs 46,000 bribe to clear a vendor’s payment bill.According to SVU ADG Sudhanshu Kumar, the action followed a complaint filed by Raj Kiran of Kanjia village in Purnia,…