Patna: Six people lost their lives and eight others sustained serious injuries due to lightning strikes in Bihar’s Bagaha (West Champaran) and Buxar districts on Monday. The incidents have cast a shadow of grief over the affected villages, with families mourning the unexpected loss of their loved ones. The first tragedy occurred in Meghwal Mathiya.
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said people want to get rid of the JD(U)-BJP government in the upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar adding that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is acting in an “unconscious state” recently. Addressing a press conference in Patna, Tejashwi Yadav, who is also the Leader of Opposition.
Patna: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, said on Monday that the number of national waterways in India has increased to 111 under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, compared to just five during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime. “Out of the 111 national waterways, 29 are currently operational,” Sonowal said.
Patna: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor said on Friday that Bihar is on the cusp of historic change, with over 60 per cent of its people seeking transformation. Speaking about his two-year campaign across villages, Kishor emphasised that people of Bihar want education and employment opportunities for their children and are tired of hardships due.
Patna: The Excise Department of Kishanganj carried out a major operation on Friday and seized 5.5 kilograms of silver coins from a passenger bus near the Faringgola check-post on National Highway 27, located on the Bihar–West Bengal border. One individual has been detained in connection with the case. According to officials, the seizure was made.
Ranchi: In a sharp rebuke to the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), the High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for wrongfully rejecting a qualified candidate’s application for the post of Assistant Professor. A division bench headed by Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao dismissed JPSC’s appeal and upheld an earlier single-bench order.
Patna: A major fire broke out at the Bajaj Allianz office near Hotel Prakash at Babunia Mor in Siwan city early Friday morning, causing extensive damage to property and valuables. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported in the incident. According to preliminary reports, the fire is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit..
Patna: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Manan Kumar Mishra, on Thursday, emphasised that the government will investigate the reasons behind the crash incident of Air India Flight in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. Speaking to the media, Mishra termed the incident “very sad.” “Be it a foreigner or a local, a traveller is a traveller, and everyone’s life is.
Patna: Acting swiftly after a tragic road accident on Atal Path that claimed the life of a police constable and left two others critically injured, Patna Police have arrested three individuals, including the SUV driver, 21-year-old Nikhil Raj, officials said on Thursday. He has been booked for murder. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Avakash Kumar.
Patna: In a shocking turn of events, a handwritten pamphlet allegedly issued by a Maoist organisation has surfaced in Bihar’s Arwal district, demanding Rs 5 lakh from a local medical shop owner on Thursday. The pamphlet was found pasted at Bhagat Singh Chowk, a high-security area located near the Superintendent of Police’s (SP) office in.
