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Bhagalpur: Five kanwariyas killed as vehicle comes in contact with live wire

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- At least five kanwariyas were killed while two were injured after a DJ music system atop a vehicle they were travelling in, came in contact with a live wire, near Mahant-Asthan villag... Read More


Rising rivers, incessant rain unleash chaos

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- Relentless monsoon rains coupled with overflowing rivers have unleashed misery on the lives of thousands of people and taken its toll on critical road infrastructure, including the do... Read More


Nitish announces 'preference' to domicile in teachers' recruitment

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- In yet another big pre-election announcement, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced preference to domicile in teachers' recruitment and it would be implemented from the next... Read More


Patna HC orders reinstatement of teacher fired by appellate authority

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- The Patna High Court has directed that a teacher be reinstated in service, setting aside the order cancelling his appointment, terming it unsustainable in law. "The petitioner is dire... Read More


Major rivers in spate, Bihar on brink of fierce flooding

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Bihar faces severe threat of flooding owing to relentless rain and rising water levels in major rivers, severely impacting food security and livelihoods. The Ganga, Kosi, Sone, Bagmat... Read More


Priest of Ram Janaki temple found 'killed'

BETTIAH, Aug. 4 -- A 62-year-old priest of Ram Janaki temple, Mahant Rambabu Singh, was allegedly found murdered and his body was thrown on the bank of Budhi Gandak river in Bihar's Muzaffarpur distri... Read More


Tejashwi faces EC probe over claim on Voter ID details

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- A day after triggering a controversy by claiming that his name was missing from the newly prepared voter draft roll, Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav now faces th... Read More


Kolkata: British-era sewerage system turns a corner with technology, precise restoration

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Amalendu Biswas, a retired government employee from central Kolkata, was often forced to miss office after a downpour as the lane in front of his house would be inundated almost w... Read More


1 dead as Maoists blow up rly track with IED in Jharkhand

Jamshedpur, Aug. 4 -- A railway employee was killed and another seriously injured after an IED planted by Maoists exploded on a track in the Bimalgarh section of the Chakradharpur division under South... Read More


JD(U) says INDIA bloc leaders to join it; Oppn denies claim

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Janata Dal (United) working president and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha on Sunday said that several INDIA bloc leaders were soon to join his party as a former state Congress president and... Read More