Patna: The state govt on Thursday set a one-year deadline for completing all preliminary clearances for proposed nuclear power projects in Bihar, even as it dropped the Rajauli site in Nawada after NTPC flagged its proximity to an active fault line. The remaining three sites — Bhitiya and Shambhuganj in Banka district, and Darauli in…

PATNA: A collapsed lung. Bandaged body. Over 70% vision impairment requiring glasses with a power of 9.5. Clock ticking towards one of India’s toughest tests.When Gunjan Kumar from Bihar’s Sitamarhi could no longer keep pace with JEE preparation, his mother picked up pen and paper — refusing to let his dream slip away.Months later, the…

Patna: A retired Army soldier from Patna was allegedly duped of Rs 3.3 lakh after cyber fraudsters kept him under a 10-day “digital arrest” by falsely linking him to a Rs 6.8-crore fraud. The ordeal allegedly left him so traumatised that he later attempted suicide. The case came to light on Thursday.According to police, the…

Patna: The recovery of an unidentified man’s body from the Secretariat police station area in Patna on Thursday morning has sparked a mystery, with police suspecting that the body may have been dumped at the spot after the death occurred elsewhere. The body was found near the Hardinge Road Overbridge, the area housing the residences…