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Youth Commission: Chirag hails, RJD says Tejashwi's idea copied

PATNA, July 9 -- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and Union minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday hailed the Nitish Kumar cabinet's decision to set up a 'Bihar Youth Commission', for it was aligned t... Read More


Man gets 10-year jail sentence for drug trafficking

DARBHANGA, July 9 -- A local court in Darbhanga on Tuesday sentenced Mohammad Raziq to ten years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh for trafficking intoxicating pharmaceutical su... Read More


From land grab plot to witchcraft, doubts galore over Purnia killings

TETGAMA (PURNIA), July 9 -- An eerie silence prevails at Tetgama, located 15 km from district headquarters of Purnia and 340 km north-east of the state capital with people largely migrant labourers an... Read More


Raj recorded over 84% more rain than '24: Govt

Jaipur, July 9 -- Rajasthan has experienced an exceptional start to the monsoon season, recording 111.34% above-normal rainfall between June 1 and July 8. According to official data, the state receiv... Read More


Robotic surgery to be a reality soon at IGIMS in Patna

PATNA, July 9 -- The Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) will start surgery by robots and a 20-bed dialysis unit by August 16, said Bihar's health minister Mangal Pandey while inaugura... Read More


Two-day state-level health fair in Patna beginning July 11

PATNA, July 9 -- In a first in Bihar, a two-day state-level health fair will be organised at the Gyan Bhawan in Patna on July 11 and 12, said a press release from Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey's... Read More


Heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in Chamoli

Mussoorie, July 9 -- Heavy rainfall and cloud-bursts wreaked havoc in Chamoli district, with flood waters and debris entering some residential areas and agricultural fields in two villages. Authoritie... Read More


New TB drug candidate may make treatment safer, faster

Mumbai, July 9 -- A newly identified drug candidate, JNJ-6640, has demonstrated a novel mechanism of action against mycobacterium tuberculosis (the bacterium that causes TB), including dormant and dru... Read More


dausa MLA's tractor trolley stolen from his house: Cops

Bharatpur, July 8 -- A tractor trolley belonging to Deendayal Bairwa, Congress MLA from Dausa, was stolen from his residence on Sunday night, police said on Monday. Bairwa lodged a complaint at Sadar ... Read More


J'khand youth falls from Intercity, dies in Gaya Ji

GAYA JI, July 8 -- A 19-year-old youth from Jharkhand died after falling from the Sasaram-Dhanbad Intercity Express near Tankuppa railway station in Gaya district late Sunday evening, police said. The... Read More