Patna: Bihar Police arrested over 68,000 accused, busted 14 illegal gun factories and seized firearms, narcotics and over 6.57 lakh litres of illicit liquor during a statewide anti-crime drive, officials said on Monday.Police said 68,324 accused, including 2,551 notorious criminals and 10 extremists, were arrested between June and July. The crackdown led to the seizure…
District magistrate Shashank Shubhankar inspects Dharmaranya vedi in Bodh Gaya on Monday Gaya: With the annual Pitripaksh Mela set to begin on Sept 25, Gaya district administration has stepped up preparations to ensure smooth arrangements for lakhs of pilgrims expected to visit the holy city for pinddaan rituals.District magistrate Shashank Shubhankar on Monday inspected three…
Officials at the launch of ‘One Student-One Farmer-One Solution’ farm-field programme for agriculture students at BAU on Monday Bhagalpur: The Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Bhagalpur, on Monday launched the ‘One Student-One Farmer-One Solution’ (OSOFOS) farm-field programme for agriculture students, aimed at providing them practical experience in identifying farming problems, diagnosing them scientifically and developing need-based…
Patna: Unidentified miscreants strangled a 65-year-old farmer near his farm field in Paithanchak village under Pandarak police station area in Barh subdivision of Patna district on Monday morning. His body was found with a ‘gamcha’ tied around his neck.The deceased was identified as Bihari Mahto, son of late Bhuka Mahto. His family alleged that he…
In charge headmaster Gyan Prakash also faces a departmental inquiry Patna:The in charge headmaster of Shivanandan Higher Secondary School in Muzaffarpur’s Muraul block has been suspended after a video allegedly showing him “purifying” his office and chair with Ganga water went viral on social media.The education department has also withheld the salary of in charge…
Bhagalpur: Three youths riding a motorcycle died after being hit by a speeding bus on Bhagalpur bypass-Kajraili road under Bypass police station area late Saturday night. The three were not wearing helmets.On receiving information, a police team reached the spot and rushed the three youths to the emergency ward of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and…
Buxar: A 49-year-old man died after being electrocuted while bathing at his in-laws’ house in Dhobahi village under Rajpur police station area of Buxar district on Sunday.According to police, the deceased was identified as Premchand Singh, son of Chaturi Singh and a resident of Banni village. Premchand had been staying at his in-laws’ house for…
The Patna HC also upheld the Madhubani family court’s April 4, 2024, order rejecting the husband’s divorce petition Patna: Patna high court has dismissed a man’s appeal seeking divorce from his wife on grounds of alleged adultery and cruelty, holding that merely seeing one’s spouse in “a compromising position” does not by itself establish that…
A view of partially submerged structures as the rising water levels of the Ganga and Son rivers cause a flood-like situation at Danapur and Maner blocks, in Patna Patna: Even as several villages remain marooned by floodwaters, residents of Danapur’s diara are facing growing threats from wildlife displaced from their natural habitats. A 60-year-old woman…
Patna: Financial constraints, inadequate infrastructure, shortage of training by specialists and delayed diagnosis remain delayed diagnosis remain major challenges in treating gynaecological cancers in Biharmajor challenges in treating gynaecological cancers in Bihar, experts said at a workshop titled ‘Evidence to excellence in gynaecologic oncology’, here on Saturday. They stressed the need to adopt newer technologies…
