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Girl sexually assaulted in Vaishali, probe on

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- A 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by an unidentified miscreant after being taken out of her house in Vaishali district on Monday night, police said. Police further said that ... Read More


CM offers solar panels after cut in power bills

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the state government would support in setting up solar power plants on the premises of domestic power consumers, in addition to... Read More


Video shows body being dragged in Bettiah hosp

BETTIAH, Aug. 13 -- In an act of utter degradation and dehumanisation, a video purportedly showing a stark naked body being dragged up a flight of stairs at a government hospital in Bihar's West Champ... Read More


Revenue staffer arrested by VIB for taking bribe

AURANGABAD, Aug. 13 -- A Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) team on Tuesday arrested a revenue department employee red-handed while he was taking Rs.20,000 bribe from a farmer for updating his land ... Read More


Woman, minor daughter found hanging from tree in Sitamarhi

SITAMARHI, Aug. 13 -- A chilling case of a suspected rape and murder came to light in Sitamarhi district on Tuesday morning, where the bodies of a woman and her minor daughter were found handing from ... Read More


Flood situation grim in Bihar, rivers overflow

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- The Ganga on Tuesday breached its highest flood level (HFL) at Ekchari in Bhagalpur, flowing 5 cm above the previous record. At Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district, the river was 1.65 me... Read More


State poll panel clarifies 'error' amid Oppn stir over voter's 124-yr age

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- A glaring error regarding age of one voter registered in Siwan district detected in the updated draft rolls of Bihar electors as per the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) rocked Parli... Read More


LS forms probe panel, paves way for Varma impeachment

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Lok Sabha on Tuesday formed a three-member committee to probe the charges against former Delhi high court Judge Yashwant Varma, setting the stage for his impeachment in Parli... Read More


J'khand's 'Lady Tarzan' invited to dinner with Prez on I-day eve

Jamshedpur, Aug. 13 -- Padma Shri Jamuna Tudu, popularly known as Jharkhand's 'Lady Tarzan' for saving thousands of acres of forest and planting lakhs of trees over the past 28 years, has been invited... Read More


SC flags 'trust deficiency' over Bihar voter roll revision drive

NEW DELHI, Aug. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday said there appears to be a "trust deficiency" surrounding the Election Commission of India's (ECI) special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll... Read More