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110 km-long railway project in Seemanchal to be operational before Bihar Assembly polls

ARARIA/KISHANGANJ, June 18 -- The 110.75-km-long Araria-Galgalia broad gauge (BG) rail line - an ambitious project connecting Bihar's Seemanchal region with West Bengal and the Northeast - is finally ... Read More


Posting of principals: Guv's order in abeyance, withdrawal petition filed

PATNA, June 18 -- Less than a month after the Bihar Raj Bhawan's notification for posting of principals in the constituent colleges of Bihar through lottery was put under abeyance by the Patna High Co... Read More


Five cyber crooks held, cash over Rs.30L seized in East Champaran

BETTIAH, June 18 -- Five cyber criminals were arrested in East Champaran district on Monday evening for allegedly duping people across various states and laundering the extorted money through cryptocu... Read More


Undertrial escapes from Patna civil court premises

PATNA, June 18 -- An undertrial prisoner escaped from the Patna civil court premises on Tuesday after slipping out through a toilet window, police said. A first information report (FIR) has been lodge... Read More


Embankment leaks in state set to be plugged

PATNA, June 17 -- With the monsoon season beginning in the state, the water resources department ( WRD) has issued directives to all engineers to identify and plug rodent holes, fox holes and other le... Read More


Cyprus presents highest civilian honour to Modi

New Delhi, June 17 -- Cyprus on Monday awarded the Order of Makarios III, one of the country's highest civilian honours, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who described the award as a symbol of peace, ... Read More


Monsoon to further advance in coming three days, says IMD

New Delhi, June 17 -- Conditions were favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon to parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Sub-... Read More


Centre issues Census notification; app ready

New Delhi, June 17 -- The Centre on Monday issued a notification for conducting 16th Census, thereby formally initiating the preparatory work for the largest population counting exercise after a gap o... Read More


BJP woos EBC Nonia caste group as Bihar Assembly election draws near

PATNA, June 17 -- As the Bihar assembly polls get nearer, the BJP has started working on a strategy to balance the caste equations in the state. In a bid to lure Nonia community, Union minister Shivra... Read More


Bihar to revive fast track courts for speedy trial of criminals: DGP

PATNA, June 17 -- Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar on Monday said that the state government had written to the Centre to revive the Fast Track Courts (FTCs), which had remained closed since 2011, to ensure speed... Read More