Patna, July 21 (IANS) Making a significant announcement in the Bihar Legislative Council on Tuesday, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said that three long-closed sugar mills in Gopalganj, Sakri, and Raiyam will soon resume operations. Responding to a short-notice question raised by MLC Shashi Yadav, the Chief Minister informed the House that the state government is in the final stages of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a central government agency to facilitate the revival of thes…
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Patna, July 17 (IANS) The Bihar Police have intensified its crackdown on individuals displaying firearms on social media and those involved in attacks on police personnel, officials said on Friday. As part of a statewide campaign, the Police Headquarters has registered 102 FIRs, arrested 130 accused, and seized 40 illegal weapons in cases related to the online display of firearms between May 1 and July 14, 2026.According to the Bihar Police Headquarters, dedicated social media cells are function…
Ranchi, July 2 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday impleaded the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a respondent in the case of a minor girl who has been missing from Bokaro district for the past six years and directed it to participate in the investigation.Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the girl’s mother, Usha Jha, a division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad asked the CBI and the state Crime Investigation Department (CID) to carry forward …
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The attack on Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi’s elder brother triggered a political row in Bihar on Monday, with the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alleging a serious deterioration in the state’s law-and-order situation.Reacting to the incident, RJD MP Manoj Jha said the attack had drawn attention because of the victim’s connection to a prominent public figure.“When there was an attack on Pankaj Tripathi’s brother, it became news because he is an importan…
Patna, June 6 (IANS) Bihar Agriculture Minister and Gopalganj district in-charge minister Vijay Kumar Sinha visited Gopalganj on Saturday, where he participated in a meeting of the district’s 20-Point Programme Implementation Committee at the Collectorate and reviewed the progress of various development projects and public welfare schemes. Following the meeting, the minister interacted with the media and outlined the state government’s priorities for strengthening the agriculture and horticultur…
Dhaka, June 5 (IANS) Marking the 25th anniversary of the deadly church bombing in Bangladesh, Catholics joined special prayers and renewed calls for justice, remembering one of the worst militant attacks on the country’s Christian minority.The deadly bombing at a packed church in Gopalganj district on June 3, 2001, killed 10 Catholics and injured about 50 worshippers attending Sunday Mass, most of them young people.The banned Islamist militant organisation Harkat-ul-Jihad (HuJI) claimed respon…
Patna, May 29 (IANS) The investigation into the Gopalganj firearms display incident involving Anant Singh has now been officially handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bihar, marking a significant development in the politically sensitive case. The decision to transfer the investigation was taken on Friday.The case was originally registered at the Mirganj Police Station in Gopalganj district, where a total of nine individuals, including MLA Anant Kumar Singh, were named as…
Patna, May 28 (IANS) Former MP and ‘Bahubali’ leader, Anand Mohan, has once again publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the leadership of Janata Dal (United), even after the Bihar government granted Deputy Minister status to his son, Chetan Anand.Speaking to the media in Patna, Anand Mohan asserted that he stands firmly by every statement he makes and accused sections of the media of selectively presenting his remarks.“I speak with deliberation and forethought. I stand by every statement I m…
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 24 (IANS) Fresh concerns over bridge safety in Bihar have emerged after structural issues were reported on the Jadopur-Mangalpur Mahasetu, a key bridge connecting Gopalganj and Bettiah. Following the detection of a gap in one of the bridge spans, the district administration has imposed an immediate ban on the movement of heavy vehicles across the bridge, officials said on Saturday.At present, only light and small vehicles are being allowed to cross under strict monitoring and with cau…