In photo: The well where four people died after inhaling toxic gas in Gaya PATNA: Four people, including a man and his son, died allegedly of asphyxiation after inhaling toxic gas while repairing a motor inside a well in Bihar’s Gaya district on Friday, police said.The deceased were identified as Chamari Manjhi, his son Dilchand…

Bettiah: A 25-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh climbed a mobile tower near Bagaha railway station in West Champaran on Friday, allegedly over a marital dispute, before being rescued safely after nearly two hours of counselling by Patkhauli police.The woman alleged her husband assaulted her, drove her out of his house and refused to acknowledge their…

Buxar: Easy money from liquor smuggling along the Bihar-Uttar Pradesh border is drawing a growing number of youths into the illegal trade, with some allegedly using proceeds from the business to build local influence and prepare for panchayat politics.Excise department data paints a picture of a thriving smuggling network operating through key transit routes such…

Patna: Jayprakash Narayan International (JPNI) Airport has registered a significant improvement in global passenger satisfaction rankings, securing the 69th position worldwide in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Survey for Quarter II (Q2) of 2026, with a score of 4.92. The airport also emerged as the third-best performing airport among Airports Authority of India (AAI)-managed airports,…

Patna: In a medical breakthrough, cardiologists at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) have successfully performed a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) on an extremely high-risk 77-year-old patient. This marks the first time the advanced procedure was conducted in a govt hospital in Bihar.As per the press release from the hospital, the patient was…

Patna: Imagine living more than 5,000 kilometres away and finding your name in the FIR for student unrest. Mohammad Sadaqat alias Konain has claimed just that.According to the 26-year-old from Satmeri village in Bahadurganj, he has been living in Russia since March but was surprised to see his name figure in an FIR linked to…

Patna: A major mishap was averted after a SpiceJet flight from Mumbai suffered a tyre burst while landing at Darbhanga airport on Monday morning. The crew safely brought the aircraft to a halt and all around 150 passengers were evacuated without injury.Airport sources said the incident occurred around 10am, shortly after flight SG-115 touched down….