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Pataliputra Univ gets V-C after a long wait

PATNA, July 4 -- After a long spell of ad-hocism, Raj Bhawan appointed Prof Upendra Prasad Singh as new V-C of Pataliputra University on Thursday. The notification was issued soon after CM Nitish Kuma... Read More


Police tighten noose around orchestras exploiting minors

PATNA, July 4 -- Those running orchestra groups in Bihar will now be required to submit an undertaking affirming that there are no minors in their teams while applying for a licence. The directive was... Read More


30-year-old woman, two others held for murdering husband

PATNA, July 4 -- A 30-year-old woman and two others were arrested from different locations in Bihar on Wednesday for allegedly murdering her husband just 45 days after their wedding, police said. Acco... Read More


Mother, daughter come under train's wheels, lose life

BUXAR, July 4 -- A woman and her two-year-old daughter died after coming under the wheels of a train while alighting at Raghunathpur railway station on the Ara-Buxar rail route, police said. The victi... Read More


ECI assuages concerns of oppn over SIR

New Delhi/Patna, July 4 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday that in its meeting with opposition parties on Wednesday, it had "decoded for them the entire special intensive revis... Read More


Govt to reach out to Opposition in monsoon session for removing justice Varma: Rijiju

New Delhi, July 4 -- Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the government will reach out to opposition parties to seek signatures of lawmakers in both Houses of Parliament... Read More


INDIA bloc seat-sharing talks: RJD, Cong may settle for less to accommodate VIP

PATNA, July 4 -- The INDIA bloc had finalised the seat sharing arrangement amicably to start preparations early and only a formal announcement was to be made, said a senior party leader familiar with ... Read More


2 boys drown in flooded Sone canal

AURANGABAD, July 4 -- Two boys were drowned in flooded Sone Main (Patna) canal near Meh bridge at Sheikhpura village under Nararikala Khurd police station of Aurangabad on Thursday, police said. Decea... Read More


Purnia airport likely to get nod for commercial operations from Sept

PATNA/PURNIA, July 4 -- Commercial flights are likely to begin from the Purnia airport by September, after the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Bihar government decided to complete all pendin... Read More


SIR to ensure inclusion of all eligible voters: ECI

PATNA, July 4 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed a delegation of various political parties-mostly from the Opposition-that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar is... Read More