Patna, March 31 (IANS) In a major anti-corruption crackdown in Bihar, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) conducted simultaneous raids on multiple premises linked to two senior government officials across several districts on Tuesday.The EOU carried out search operations at a total of 12 locations — six each connected to DSP (Kishanganj) Gautam Kumar and DRDA Director (Saharsa) Vaibhav Kumar.The raids were conducted across Patna, Purnea, Kishanganj, Saharsa, and Muzaffarpur.The raid was launched …
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Patna, March 20 (IANS) The weather pattern in Bihar has taken a sudden turn, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a ‘Red Alert’ for heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning across 16 districts of the state. According to the IMD, severe weather activity, including intense thunderstorms, lightning strikes, heavy rainfall, and strong winds with gusts of 50–60 km/h, is expected over the next 24 hours in several districts, including Araria, Begusarai, Darbhanga, Katihar, K…
Patna, March 18 (IANS) Amid the ongoing LPG crisis in Bihar, the state police and civil administration have intensified their crackdown on the black marketing and illegal hoarding of LPG cylinders, launching a statewide enforcement drive. According to official data, a total of 419 LPG cylinders have been seized, 23 FIRs have been registered, and 21 individuals have been arrested so far as part of the campaign.Acting on directives issued by Director General of Police Vinay Kumar, police uni…
Saharsa (Bihar), March 2 (IANS) Anxiety has gripped two families in Bihar’s Saharsa district as their sons, Amit Kumar Chauhan and Keshav Kumar, continue to remain in Doha, Qatar, with their families amid the escalating Israel–Iran conflict in the Middle East.The parents say they have been deeply worried since news of the hostilities intensified, fearing for the safety of their children and grandchildren living abroad.One family member made an emotional appeal for his son’s safe return to …
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) Concerns have been raised about computer education in Bihar’s government schools, with the opposition questioning the state government in the Legislature about the significant shortage of computer teachers. Raising the issue in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, CPI(ML) MLA Sandeep Saurabh stated that the state requires nearly 26,000 computer teachers, while the government has announced vacancies for only 460 posts.He demanded that at least half of the required positions be …
Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) Purnea Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on Monday visited the residence of Ankit Anand, a Class 7 student who was shot dead by criminals in Saharsa on February 18, to express his condolences to the bereaved family. The MP met Ankit’s parents, offered his sympathies, and assured them of full support during their time of grief.Terming the incident extremely heartbreaking, Pappu Yadav questioned how a 13-year-old child could have any enmity with anyone.Fa…
Patna, Feb 21 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Saturday released a crime bulletin strongly attacking the Nitish Kumar–led “double-engine” NDA government over the rising incidents of crime against women and children in the state.In a sharply-worded post on his official X handle, Tejashwi Yadav used sarcasm to criticise the government, writing, “In the so-called Ram Rajya created by the Modi–Nitish government, such ‘auspicious’ inc…
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Chairman Anand Kishore on Monday announced the results of the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) 2025. With the declaration of the results, successful candidates have become eligible to participate in the fourth phase of the teacher recruitment examination.Anand Kishore said that the STET 2025 results have been uploaded on the Bihar Board’s official website, bsebtest.org.Candidates can check and download their results by logging …
Patna, Dec 29 (IANS) Vigilance operations are continuing across Bihar, with corrupt officials being caught on a regular basis despite repeated action by the vigilance department.In yet another case, a peon of the Sales Tax Department in Saharsa was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe, triggering concern within government offices.The arrested peon has been identified as Shankar Kumar, who was apprehended while accepting Rs 75,000 as bribe money.The vigilance team carried out the operation n…