New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday paid tribute to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh on his death anniversary, remembering him as a leader who strengthened democratic values and dedicated his life to the welfare of farmers and rural India.In a post on X, HM Shah said, “Former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh Ji played a pivotal role in strengthening democratic values from the freedom struggle to the Emergency perio…
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Patna, May 28 (IANS) Bihar Rural Works Department Minister Ashok Choudhary launched a sharp attack on Opposition parties over several political and contemporary issues, including the Election Commission controversy, the NEET paper leak case, illegal settlements in border areas, and allegations of human trafficking, on Thursday. Commenting on the ongoing controversy surrounding the election process and the Election Commission of India (ECI), Ashok Choudhary, who visited the JD(U) office in Patna,…
Patna, May 28 (IANS) In a major late-night operation in the Turkauliya area of Motihari under Bihar’s East Champaran district, police recovered Rs 24.91 lakh in cash from a white-coloured car during a vehicle inspection drive and arrested four individuals, including two Nepali nationals. The incident occurred at Nimuiya Chowk when personnel from the Turkauliya Police Station were conducting intensive vehicle checks.During the operation, officers stopped a car arriving from the Muzaffarpur side…
Patna, May 28 (IANS) In a major crackdown linked to alleged irregularities in government tenders and money laundering, the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) has arrested a prominent Bihar-based contractor, Rishu Shree, after conducting an extensive raid at his residence in Patna. According to sources, the search operation continued for nearly 15 hours and led to the recovery of assets and documents worth crores of rupees. The raid began on Wednesday.During the raid, the SVU reportedly recovered diamo…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) In order to unlock value from operational National Highway assets, NHAI on Thursday announced that it has finalised a tentative list of National Highway stretches proposed for monetisation under the Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) modes during the Financial Year 2026–27. However, the list does not include the assets proposed to be monetised through Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) for FY 2026–27, the Ministry of Road Tran…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A political slugfest intensified on Wednesday over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls after the Supreme Court upheld the poll body’s authority to conduct the exercise.The verdict was hailed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders as a vindication of the party’s long-standing demand for cleaner voter rolls.The BJP argued that unchecked duplication and infiltration had distorted democratic processes in several states, particul…
Patna, May 27 (IANS) A leopard that had allegedly terrorised villagers for the past three days in Chakla Bahiyar, located under the Tikapatti Police Station area of Bihar’s Purnea district, was ultimately killed by villagers after repeated attacks on livestock and local residents. According to local residents, the leopard had strayed into the village and nearby agricultural fields, where it reportedly killed two calves and a goat.The wild animal also attacked several villagers during the past …
Patna, May 27 (IANS) Jan Suraaj convener Prashant Kishor has announced that his party will contest the upcoming Bankipur Assembly by-election, directly challenging the BJP in what has long been regarded as one of the party’s strongest urban bastions in Bihar.Addressing a public meeting in Sheohar, Prashant Kishor asserted that for the past four to five decades, a single political family associated with the BJP had dominated Bankipur politics, while parties such as the RJD and Congress had repeat…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and questioned the Congress party’s duplicity and also its brazenness in whipping up public sentiments over fake and frivolous issues. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, BJP National Spokesperson and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi described the verdict as “a complete defeat …
Patna, May 27 (IANS) The Bihar government has intensified its anti-corruption campaign, with the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) conducting major raids against a government official accused of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.On Wednesday, the EOU carried out simultaneous raids at six locations linked to Chandramohan Paswan, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Kewati block in Darbhanga.According to preliminary investigations, the officer allegedly accumulated asset…