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Purnea: Clerk charges SDO with caste slurs and physical assault

PURNEA, Dec. 20 -- A lower division clerk (LDC) in the office of sub divisional office (SDO) in Purnea has alleged that the sub divisional officer Anupam (writes single name), hurled caste slurs and p... Read More


MLA in trouble over remarks against UP min

SAHARSA, Dec. 20 -- The hijab row further escalated when Saharsa lawmaker Indrajeet Prasad Gupta urged the people to strike UP minister Sanjay Nishad with stones at crossroads for his remark defending... Read More


Villagers pay for potable water in Saharsa and Purnea districts

SAHARSA/PURNEA, Dec. 18 -- As an example of the ills plaguing a government department, the rural population has been forced to pay for drinking water despite the Bihar government's claim of providing ... Read More


Engn student dies by suicide in Purnea

PURNEA, Dec. 18 -- A 19-year-old girl student pursuing a first-semester B Tech (Computer Science) course at Government Engineering College allegedly died by suicide in a private hostel in Purnea on Tu... Read More


Asia's largest grain-based ethanol plant in Jamui to create new vistas for youth of Bihar, enhance farmers' income

JAMUI, Dec. 16 -- The region once attached with 'migration stigma' is heading towards acquiring a status of an 'industry hub' as the largest grain-based ethanol plant of Asia is beginning to take shap... Read More


Uncertainty over Nat'l Makhana Board office in Bihar continues

PURNEA, Dec. 15 -- Though the first board meeting of the National Makhana Board, chaired by Devesh Chaturvedi, secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare was held at Krishi Bhawan, New D... Read More


Purnea Airport sees record footfall in 2-and-half-month of flight operations

PURNEA, Dec. 14 -- Purnea Airport has witnessed a record passenger footfall in the first two-and-a-half months after the resumption of commercial flight operations following its inauguration by Prime ... Read More


Two siblings killed by drug-addict cousin

PURNEA, Dec. 11 -- Two siblings-a brother and sister-were bludgeoned to death with the handle of a hand pump, while another child was seriously injured in Purnea district, police said on Wednesday. Th... Read More


Cousin among 2 held after siblings beaten to death with handpump handle in Bihar

India, Dec. 10 -- Two people, including a 22-year-old cousin, have been arrested for allegedly hammering two siblings to death and injuring another child with the handle of a handpump in Bihar's Purne... Read More


School teacher held in woman teacher's murder case at Araria

ARARIA, Dec. 5 -- A school teacher was arrested from his residence on Thursday after his name surfaced in the murder of a 28-year-old female teacher from Uttar Pradesh, posted at Middle School Kanhail... Read More