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Pumpkin seeds worth Rs.37 lakh seized, two smugglers held in Champaran

BETTIAH, March 20 -- A joint team of the 71st battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two smugglers and seized a large quantity of pumpkin... Read More


Smart meter users to pay more during peak hours

PATNA, March 20 -- Around 8.7 million electricity consumers in Bihar using smart prepaid meters (SPMs) will face a differential tariff structure from April 1, with power usage during evening peak hour... Read More


Loss of trained commando in encounter shocks PHQ

PATNA, March 20 -- The death of a young and highly trained Special Task Force (STF) personnel, Shriram Kumar Yadav, during an encounter with trigger-happy criminals in Bihar's Motihari district on Tue... Read More


Patna: stf busts Lottery racket, 18 nabbed with Rs.1 crore tickets

PATNA, March 20 -- A lottery racket was busted on Wednesday evening, and tickets worth Rs.1 crore were recovered from a roadside house in Paijaba, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Bypass poli... Read More


Two kill truck driver over road incident

Barmer/Balotra, March 20 -- Police are on the lookout for two men for killing a truck driver with a stone on Thursday, allegedly over a minor road incident, officers said. According to police, the vic... Read More


cops seize 393kg opium plants in Khairthal; 1 held

Alwar, March 20 -- Police in Khairthal on Thursday seized a 393 kg of opium plants and arrested one accused, in a major crackdown on illegal narcotics cultivation, officers said. Acting on a tip-off, ... Read More


after 9 years, jodhpur court annuls 'child marriage'

JODHPUR, March 20 -- A Jodhpur family court annulled the child marriage of a 21-year-old woman, wed at age 12, ending a nine-year forced union. Judge Varun Talwar of Family Court No. 2 passed the orde... Read More


Formulate uniform medico-legal norms for crime cases: HC

JODHPUR, March 20 -- The Rajasthan high court has directed the state government to formulate and implement uniform, comprehensive medico-legal guidelines for medical reports in criminal cases, ensurin... Read More


Railway network planned near Pak border, LS told

Barmer, March 20 -- India is pressing ahead with a strategic railway network along the Pakistan border to strengthen defence preparedness and spur regional development, Union railway minister Ashwini ... Read More


CM unveils Viksit Gram-Ward Campaign on Rajasthan Day

Jaipur, March 20 -- Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma launched the "CM Viksit Gram-Ward Campaign" on Thursday, Rajasthan Day, hailing it as a major drive to transform development into a people's moveme... Read More