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Farmer killed in tiger attack

BETTIAH, Aug. 12 -- An elderly farmer, in his 60s, was killed, while a tiger tracker was critically injured in two back to back attacks by a tiger at a village in the vicinity of Valmiki Tiger Reserve... Read More


butter festival in Uttarkashi cancelled this yr

Uttarkashi, Aug. 12 -- The annual Dayara Bugyal Butter Festival in Uttarkashi, originally scheduled for August 17, has been cancelled, with its associated religious rituals postponed to September in t... Read More


dhami: No new settlements in disaster-prone hill regions

Uttarkashi, Aug. 12 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday directed officials to immediately identify landslide, avalanche and disaster-prone areas in the state's hill districts, warning that... Read More


Nitish releases Rs.1,247 crore under hiked pension plan

PATNA, Aug. 11 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday released Rs.1,247.34 crore via direct benefit transfer (DBT) for over 11.2 million social security pension beneficiaries, following his Ju... Read More


head priest at Dehri temple assaulted, killed by fellow priest

SASARAM, Aug. 11 -- A head priest identified as Shyam Narayan Swami was brutally assaulted and killed by a priest inside Vijay Raghav temple on Shri Tridandi Dev Ashram premises at Gandhi Nagar locali... Read More


12-year-old girl killed in toy train mishap

ARA, Aug. 11 -- A bogie of a 'dragon train' detached during its run here at a fun park 'Disneyland', resulting in the death of a girl and injury to two late on Saturday, police said. Victim was identi... Read More


Govt school teacher shot in Bihar, critical

SAHARSA, Aug. 11 -- A government school teacher was shot at when he resisted a loot bid in Bihar's Saharsa on Sunday. Police said the teacher, identified as Binod Kumar Mandal, was going to Saharsa to... Read More


Min bats for expiry date on school infra

Jaipur, Aug. 11 -- Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar on Sunday said an expiry date has to be mentioned on every school building in future, which will then be demolished and restructured once ... Read More


Raj farmer couple, four village heads to be special guests at Red Fort on Aug 15

Barmer, Aug. 11 -- Delhi will host a farmer couple from Barmer and four village heads from the state's border districts, who are invited as special guests at the Red Fort on Independence Day on August... Read More


U'khand CM inaugurates 13 villages to promote Sanskrit

Dehradun, Aug. 11 -- Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday inaugurated 13 "Adarsh (ideal) Sanskrit" villages to promote the ancient language, which is the second official language of the state.... Read More