Patna, May 28 (IANS) In a major anti-narcotics operation in Rohtas district, district police seized nearly 500 kilograms of cannabis concealed beneath a load of jackfruits in a pickup van on Thursday. The recovered narcotics are estimated to be worth around Rs 2.5 crore in the international market.The operation was carried out by the police in Dehri after they received confidential intelligence regarding a white pickup vehicle transporting a large consignment of cannabis from Odisha towards Dehr…
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Patna, May 25 (IANS) Amid continuing heatwave conditions in Vaishali, the district administration has ordered the suspension of all academic and non-academic activities for children up to Class 8 till May 31.Varsha Singh, the District Magistrate of Vaishali, issued the directive citing concerns over children’s health and safety as temperatures and heatwave conditions continue to intensify across the district.According to the order, all government and private schools up to Class 8, along with p…
Patna, May 21 (IANS) Bihar continues to reel under an intense heatwave, with scorching temperatures and hot winds severely affecting normal life across the state. The India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘Red Alert’ for heatwave conditions in five districts of southwestern Bihar—Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur, Rohtas, and Aurangabad—warning that the situation could become extremely dangerous and life-threatening.According to meteorologists, temperatures in several districts may touch or exce…
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…
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 …