Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered 14 bottles of liquor during a raid at the residence of SP Sinha – the owner of Patna’s famous Maurya Hotel, said a police official on Monday. Nitish Kumar’s government imposed the liquor ban across the state under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The ED officials who recovered […]
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BJP leader Giriraj Singh, 22 others acquitted by Bihar court in 9-year-old rail blockade case
A court in Bihar on Saturday acquitted senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh and 22 others accused in a case related to the staging of a rail blockade in 2014. The special MP-MLA court of Muzaffarpur gave relief to Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Vaishali MP Veena Devi, 2 former ministers and […]
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Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav likely to skip CBI summons today in land-for-jobs case
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav who has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today in connection with a land-for-jobs case is likely to skip appearing before the probe agency due to his wife’s ill-health, according to sources. Sources said that […]
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ED raids multiple locations in Delhi, Bihar against Lalu Prasad’s relatives in land for job scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids against many relatives of former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad at multiple locations across Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR) and Bihar in the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The raids were conducted at the residence of Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti among others in […]
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Bihar: BJP MP Ram Kripal Yadav celebrates Holi with people at Gandhi Maidan
Union Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav on Wednesday celebrated Holi along with his supporters at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. BJP leader Ram Kripal Yadav said, “Today is the great festival of Holi. For the last 30 years, Holi has been celebrated at Gandhi Maidan.” He also extended greetings on the occasion of International Women’s Day. He said, “I want […]
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Bihar: IGIMS Patna doctors retrieve mobile phone from prisoner’s stomach
Doctors at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) were able to successfully retrieve a mobile phone from the stomach of a prisoner who had swallowed it on Saturday for fear of being caught during a police raid in Gopalganj prison. Once the prisoner was rushed to the hospital it […]
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Bihar: One-year-old child killed in celebratory firing in Nalanda
A one-year-old child was accidentally killed during a birthday celebration in Nalanda, Noorsarai Police said on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mohit Kumar. The incident occurred in Parmanand Bigha village of Dahapar OP police station area. His father Sudhir Kumar said that “There was a birthday party of the great-granddaughter […]
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NIA arrests 7th accused in Bihar’s Phulwarisharif PFI case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the 7th accused in Bihar’s Phulwarisharif Popular Front of India (PFI) case. Identified as Irshad, the accused was actively involved in PFI’s criminal conspiracy to spread communal hatred and enmity. Continuing its crackdown on PFI activists who had conspired to carry out targeted […]
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Bihar: Locals raise slogans against CM Nitish, deputy Tejashwi during ‘Samadhan Yatra’
Locals at Dighari Panchayat in Korha block of Katihar on Sunday raised slogans against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during his ‘Samadhan Yatra’, claiming that they were not allowed to meet him. The protesters also set fire to posters featuring the chief minister and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav. Nitish […]
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Bihar: Police informer shot at in Siwan, condition stable
A 45-year-old man was allegedly shot in Bihar’s Siwan district on Thursday morning, the police said. The victim, identified as Mohammad Izhar, reportedly worked with local police and administration as their informer. On Thursday morning, he was on his way to home after offering namaz, when unidentified persons intercepted him and […]
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5 bogies of Satyagrah Express detach from engine in Bihar; Probe launched
Five bogies of the Satyagraha Express train detached from the engine near Majhaulia station in Bihar’s Bettiah. The incident took place at the Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj railway section and triggered panic among passengers. East Central Railway officials immediately rushed to the spot and reattached the bogies to the train running from Bihar’s […]
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Bihar: 65-year-old man, grandson killed in sleep; probe underway
A 65-year-old man and his grandson were killed by unidentified miscreants on Sunday night while they were asleep, police informed. According to the police, the deceased’s wife saw him lying in a pool of blood. “I spoke to family members. They said that he had no dispute with anyone,” said Naugachia SP. Further investigation […]
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Bihar: Five-year-old girl raped in Bettiah
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 60-year-old man in Bihar’s Bettiah, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred in the Nagar police station area. Police have filed a case under section 376 (D) of IPC, POSCO Act. Police said the incident occurred on Saturday evening when the victim girl was taken to […]
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asks Upendra Kushwaha to quit JD(U)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked his party colleague and parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha to quit the JD(U). Kushwaha retorted saying that he could not leave the party without his share in the “paternal property”. This comes amid speculation about Kushwaha ‘being in touch’ with the Bharatiya Janata […]
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Bihar: 3 dead several ill after consuming spurious liquor in Siwan; 10 held
At least three persons died allegedly after consuming spurious liquor in Bala Village in Lakari Nabiganj of Siwan district in Bihar, while seven persons have been taken seriously ill, District Magistrate Amit Kumar Pandey has said. “A total of three people have died after allegedly drinking spurious liquor in Siwan’s Lakari Nabiganj. […]