Patna, May 5 (IANS) Severe weather conditions have wreaked havoc across Bihar over the past 24 hours, leaving more than 20 people dead and several others injured due to storms, heavy rainfall, and lightning strikes.The worst-affected districts include East Champaran, Gaya and Aurangabad.In response, the Chief Minister’s Secretariat has announced an ex gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of the deceased.The sudden weather shift followed a day of intense heat and humidity.By l…
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Patna, April 27 (IANS) Bihar Special Task Force (STF) Deputy Inspector General of Police Sanjay Kumar Singh, accompanied by DIG Niraj Kumar, on Monday stated that a series of coordinated operations carried out between January 1 and April 22 have significantly weakened criminal and Naxalite networks across the state.Addressing a press conference at the Police Headquarters in Patna, Singh revealed that the STF conducted 10 encounters during the period, resulting in the deaths of three criminals an…
Patna, March 20 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday visited Gaya and Aurangabad as part of the fourth phase of the ‘Samriddhi Yatra’, launching a series of development projects.In Gaya, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stones for 140 projects and inaugurated 553 completed schemes, dedicating them to the people of the district.He was received by local MP and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.During the visit, Kumar inspected stalls set up by various government departments, …
Aurangabad, March 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Khadse, on Sunday said that India’s medal tally at the Summer Olympic Games and other multi-disciplinary events can improve significantly if women’s participation in sports increases substantially. Khadse said during the launch of nationwide athletics league at 250 locations across the subcontinent under the ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action) programme here at the Divisi…
Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) The proceedings in the Bihar Legislative Assembly continued on the second day of the Budget Session, with heated exchanges during the post-Question Hour period.An adjournment motion related to the alleged rape and murder of NEET aspirants was moved by CPI MLA Arun Singh (Karakat), which was rejected by the Speaker, though permission was granted for it to be read in the House.Raising the issue, Arun Singh informed the Assembly that two girl students from Jehanabad and Aurangab…
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Filmmaker Anand L. Rai visited the revered Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Aurangabad, Maharashtra and offered prayers, chanting “Har Har Mahadev.” The director shared glimpses on Instagram from his darshan at the historic shrine, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, expressing gratitude and reverence.Anand L. Rai wrote as the caption: “Har Har Mahadev Had darshan at Grishneshwar temple @jaypraddesai @aiff_official_.”The word Grishneshwara means “lord of …
Vadodara, Jan 30 (IANS) Two people were killed and more than 10 others seriously injured after a private bus collided with a stationary truck on National Highway-48 near Karjan in Gujarat’s Vadodara district in the early hours of Friday, police said.The accident occurred near the Dhavat Chokdi bridge when the bus, travelling from Aurangabad to Ahmedabad, rammed into a truck parked on the side of the highway.Officials said the impact was severe, crushing the front portion of the bus and trapping …
Patna, Jan 28 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge sheeted Lakshman Paswan, a prime accused, in connection with the attempted revival of the banned Maoist organisation — CPI (Maoist) — in the Magadh zone of Bihar, NIA officials said on Wednesday. Lakshman Paswan has been charge sheeted under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.According to the NIA investigation, he was actively involved in collecting levy from bus…
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) The Bihar government’s Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) has intensified its campaign against corruption, taking major action in Araria district. On Tuesday, a revenue employee was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.The arrested official has been identified as Imteyaz Alam, posted in the Farhi Panchayat of Narpatganj block.According to Additional Director General of Police (SVU), Pankaj Kumar Darad, the action was taken following a complaint filed by Kamleshwa…
Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) Amid the growing political storm over women’s safety in Patna, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya has launched a sharp attack on the Nitish Kumar government, questioning its claims of good governance and the state’s law and order situation. Taking to social media, Rohini advised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to suspend his ongoing “Samriddhi Yatra” and assess the ground reality in Bihar.Her remarks have once again intensified the political atmosp…