Patna, July 10 (IANS) Former Rahu Panchayat Mukhiya Sanjay Kumar Yadav was found dead under suspicious circumstances near a tubewell in Raghopur village under the Bihta police station area of Patna district on Friday morning, police said.The incident has triggered tension in the locality. The family members of the deceased have alleged that Sanjay was murdered. They, along with local residents, staged a road blockade in protest.According to police, local residents heading to nearby fields notice…
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Patna, July 6 (IANS) The Bihar Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) has arrested a clerk posted at the Dhanrua Circle Office in Patna district after allegedly catching him red-handed while accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe for processing a Jamabandi (land record mutation) application.The accused has been identified as Shailesh Kumar, who has been serving at the Dhanrua Circle Office for the past three years.According to Vigilance DSP Asif Rafiq Mehdi, the Bureau received a complaint on June 17, 2026, …
Patna, July 1 (IANS) An Excise Department team came under attack late on Tuesday night in Patna district while returning from a raid against illegal liquor trade.The incident occurred near Akhtiyarpur Bridge under the Paliganj police station area after the team had arrested five people during the operation.No injuries were reported in the incident and the Bihar Police has launched an investigation into the incident.The Excise Department team was returning to the Excise police station in a Scorpi…
Patna, June 30 (IANS) The Bihar Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) has arrested the headmaster of a government school in Patna district after allegedly catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 on Tuesday. The arrest is part of the state’s ongoing anti-corruption drive against government officials.According to the Vigilance Department, the accused allegedly demanded money to issue marksheets and other academic certificates to students who had cleared the board examinations…
Patna, June 4 (IANS) Bihar’s Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) intensified its anti-corruption campaign on Thursday by arresting a revenue employee and his alleged middleman in a trap operation conducted in Patna district. According to the Bureau, Rana Ranvijay Gopal, posted at Mainpuranda Panchayat under the Phulwari Sharif block, was caught allegedly for accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000.Along with Ranvijay Gopal, the alleged intermediary Guddu Kumar, a resident of Anisabad, was also apprehend…
Patna, May 29 (IANS) The weather across Bihar witnessed a dramatic change on Friday as several districts experienced heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds and lightning strikes. While the sudden showers brought relief from the intense heat and humidity, tragic incidents linked to lightning strikes claimed four lives across the state.A tragic incident occurred in Kishun Chak village under the Bhadwar police station area of Dumaria block in Gaya district, where a farmer died after being struc…
Patna, May 24 (IANS) Tension gripped Nauranga-Jalalpur village under the Panchmahla Police Station area in Bihar’s Patna district after a dispute linked to a social media post allegedly escalated into firing during a village council meeting. According to an official on Saturday, the conflict originated from a social media post made by Mukesh Kumar, who is said to be the current Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) President and a representative of the village sarpanch in Nauranga-Jalalpur …
Patna, May 11 (IANS) A wave of grief has spread across parts of Bihar after two separate road accidents claimed the lives of four young men late Sunday night and early Monday. In the Patna district, two youths lost their lives in a tragic accident near the Faridpura–Dariyapur bridge on the Naubatpur–Bikram Son Canal road under the Piplawan police station area late on Sunday night, around 11.30 pm.The deceased have been identified as Megha Paswan (30) and Alok Kumar (28).According to an offic…
Patna, March 31 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Dharmveer Singh and Karmveer Singh, nephews of Anant Singh, in connection with the murder case of Dularchand Yadav. The bail was granted by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh after hearing arguments from both the petitioners and the state.Advocate Naresh Dixit represented the accused and presented their case before the court. Additional Public Prosecutor Satyendra Singh argued on behalf of the state government.After con…
Patna, Feb 12 (IANS) A sharp exchange of words, interspersed with moments of humour, marked proceedings in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Thursday during a discussion on alleged arsenic contamination in drinking water in parts of Patna district.The debate was on claims of a contaminated water supply in the Danapur and Maner areas near Patna. Raising the issue, RJD MLA Bhai Virendra alleged that residents of his constituency were being supplied arsenic-tainted water, posing a serious threat to…