Chatra (Jharkhand), May 25 (IANS) Police in Jharkhand’s Chatra district seized opium, doda and poppy seeds worth over Rs 1 crore in two separate operations against drug traffickers and illegal narcotics syndicates, officials said on Monday.Three interstate smugglers, including the alleged mastermind of the racket, were arrested, while five others managed to flee during the raids.Addressing a press conference at the Collectorate office, Chatra Superintendent of Police Animesh Naithani shared deta…
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Patna, May 25 (IANS) A violent clash over an old dispute turned deadly on Monday afternoon around 2.30 p.m. in Chhoti Pali village under the jurisdiction of Narhat Police Station in Bihar’s Nawada district, where two youths were stabbed to death and two others sustained serious injuries in a knife attack.According to the SHO of Narhat Police Station, the deceased were identified as Mohammad Kashif, the 22-year-old son of Mohammad Arif, and Mohammad Ahmed, the 22-year-old son of Mohammad Imtiaz…
Ahmedabad, May 25 (IANS) Gujarat’s industrial sector, including its textile manufacturing base in Surat, faces an estimated annual production loss of Rs 12,000-Rs 15,000 crore due to repeated election cycles and the resulting large-scale migration of migrant workers, industry leaders said on Monday. This follows after consultations held in Gujarat by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposal for “One Nation, One Election” as part of its wider stakeholder outreach acros…
Patna, May 25 (IANS) Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, on Monday sharply criticised the NDA government in Bihar over the state’s law and order situation, alleging that women, children, and ordinary citizens are increasingly feeling unsafe. In a strongly worded statement uploaded on his official X handle, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader questioned the state government over reports of missing children and rising crimes against women.Referring to official f…
Patna, May 25 (IANS) The MP-MLA Court in Bihar’s Gopalganj on Monday granted interim relief to JD(U) MLA, Anant Singh, in connection with the viral video case involving the alleged brandishing of weapons and obscene dancing at a private event in Gopalganj.Following the hearing, the court stayed the arrest of the JD(U) MLA and reserved its verdict in the matter.The next hearing has been scheduled for May 30.According to court proceedings, a total of nine individuals, including Anant Singh, have b…
Patna, May 25 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption action in Bihar, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) arrested a government employee in Begusarai while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 for the renewal of a licence related to weights and measures.The accused, Pushkar Kumar, was working as a clerk in the office of the Assistant Controller of the Weights and Measures Department.According to a DSP-rank officer, he had allegedly demanded illegal gratification from an applicant in exchange …
Patna, May 25 (IANS) A tragic road accident in Arrah claimed the life of Rajiv Ranjan, also known as Goldie, on Monday after a speeding private school bus allegedly ran over his motorcycle on the Bypass Road under the jurisdiction of the Town Police Station, Arrah in Bihar. Rajiv Ranjan, 42, who was serving as an Assistant Sub-Inspector in the Bihar Police Special Branch and was currently posted in Patna, suffered critical injuries in the collision.Locals immediately rushed to help and attempted…
Patna, May 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has welcomed the decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to include the Maithili language in the curriculum from the academic session 2026-27.In a social media post shared on Monday, the Bihar Chief Minister described the move as historic, stating that it would provide greater recognition to Mithila’s cultural heritage and mother tongue within the educational system.Choudhary said the inclusion of Maithili as a moth…
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…
Bengaluru, May 24 (IANS) The Karnataka State Cyber Command on Sunday unearthed a massive “digital arrest” cyber fraud case in which a 74-year-old Bengaluru woman was allegedly cheated of Rs 24 crore by fraudsters posing as officials of central investigation agencies.The arrested accused were identified as N. Shivanam from Erode in Tamil Nadu, Akkach Mallik from Mumbai in Maharashtra, Palak Bhai Patel and Amit Narendra Patel from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Om Prakash Rajut from New Delhi, and Gaur…