Patna, May 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday announced a major push towards industrial growth in the state, highlighting key approvals granted during the 67th meeting of the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB).Among the most significant decisions was the approval for major manufacturing units by Dalmia Cement and Ambuja Cement in Muzaffarpur and Kishanganj.These projects are expected to substantially strengthen Bihar’s industrial base and generate large-scale empl…
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Patna, April 21 (IANS) In a daring midnight heist, around half a dozen armed robbers targeted the house of a jewellery shop owner in Vaishali district of Bihar, looting over 50 grams of gold ornaments along with cash.The incident took place at around 12.30 a.m. in Khanpur village under the jurisdiction of Mahnar police station on Tuesday, police officials said.According to the police, the robbers climbed over the boundary wall of the house belonging to Ranjit Kumar Shah and cut through the main …
Patna, April 4 (IANS) Following the recent hooch tragedy in East Champaran, the administration in Vaishali district of Bihar has launched a major crackdown on the illegal liquor trade, delivering a significant blow to the liquor mafia. Acting on the directives of Vaishali SP Vikram Sihag, police carried out a large-scale raid in the Diara region, where illicit country liquor was being manufactured.During the operation on Saturday, authorities destroyed a massive quantity of country liquor …
Patna, March 6 (IANS) As part of the organisational elections of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Umesh Singh Kushwaha, the MLA from Mahnar in Vaishali district, has been elected the party’s Bihar unit President for the third consecutive time. Kushwaha filed his nomination for the post on Friday and was elected unopposed after no other candidate submitted nomination papers.The formal announcement of his election was made at 4 p.m.Kushwaha filed his nomination before the state election officers Asho…
Patna, March 1 (IANS) A tragic incident has been reported from Bihar’s Vaishali district, where four members of a family died after inhaling toxic gas from a toilet soak pit in Anwarpur village under the Sarai police station area on Sunday, officials said. According to preliminary information, the incident occurred during the cleaning or repair of the tank.One family member reportedly fell unconscious after entering the pit due to the accumulation of toxic gases.In an attempt to rescue him, othe…
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) A horrific road accident in Bihta, near Patna, Bihar, claimed the lives of five people and left three others critically injured after a speeding truck rammed into an auto-rickshaw on Sunday.The accident occurred around 2.00 a.m. near Lekhan Tola village in the Bihta police station area.According to police, an out-of-control truck collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw carrying passengers, crushing the three-wheeler completely due to the force of the impact.Five passengers die…
Patna, Jan 31 (IANS) A doctor couple lost their lives in a tragic road accident near a toll plaza under the Sarai police station area of Vaishali district early Saturday morning, officials said.The accident occurred amid dense fog when their car rammed into a parked container truck on the highway. The deceased have been identified as Dr Jitendra Prasad (50) and his wife (45), both posted at Araria Sadar Hospital.The couple were residents of Patna district and were returning home from Araria at t…
Patna, Jan 27 (IANS) Tension flared during a Saraswati idol immersion procession in Nawanagar village under the Bidupur police station area of Vaishali district in Bihar, as a dispute between two groups escalated into violence, leaving several people injured and triggering panic in the area.According to officials, the procession carrying the Saraswati idol from Nawanagar market was allegedly asked by members of another group to change its route on Monday night, leading to a heated argument and b…
Patna, Jan 24 (IANS) As part of his Samriddhi Yatra, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited Vaishali district on Saturday, where he laid the foundation stone for 25 development schemes worth Rs 54 crore and inaugurated 103 schemes worth Rs 98 crore.The Chief Minister was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Minister Lakhendra Kumar Roshan, JD-U state president and MLA Ume…
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) A pharmaceutical company located in the Hajipur industrial area of Vaishali district in Bihar has been shut down following the detection of toxic substances in a children’s cough syrup manufactured at the unit. The company’s cough syrup had earlier been banned in Telangana and Himachal Pradesh, and its factory gates have now been locked.Health department sources indicated that further action against the company is likely in the coming days.According to officials, a sampl…