Patna: Traffic in New Karbighiya area remained paralysed for nearly three hours on Wednesday as enraged family members and local residents staged a road blockade demanding the safe recovery of a 25-year-old youth, who was allegedly abducted on July 6. Protesters burned tyres, raised slogans against the police and dispersed only after senior police and…

Gaya: More than 18 railway-related public demands concerning the Gaya parliamentary constituency, including a proposal for a direct train between Gaya Junction and Srinagar, were raised at the Dhanbad railway division parliamentary committee meeting held on Wednesday. Union minister for micro, small and medium enterprises Jitan Ram Manjhi attended the meeting.Representing the Union minister, Nandlal…

Madhubani: The urban development and housing department (UDHD) has approved Rs 2.33 crore for the construction of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and a compost pit in Madhubani town. The project aims to modernise solid waste management and strengthen the town’s cleanliness infrastructure.District magistrate (DM) Anand Sharma announced the development while addressing mediapersons at a…

Buxar: A 47-year-old trailer driver was killed in a head-on collision between two trailers on NH-922 (Patna–Buxar four-lane) near Churamanpur under the Industrial police station area in Bhojpur district on Wednesday. The impact was so severe that the driver’s body remained trapped inside the mangled cabin for nearly four hours before rescuers managed to extricate…