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Saharsa shehnai players get stipend and hope

SAHARSA, April 24 -- Till a few years ago, shehnai -- the classical wind instrument -- would be a regular fixtures at marriages and other functions. Then, like all classical genres of music, it lost o... Read More


CS visits Madhubani to review border security

MADHUBANI, April 24 -- Bihar chief secretary (CS) Pratyaya Amrit chaired a high-level review meeting with top government officials, including DGP Vinay Kumar, in Madhubani to assess security arrangeme... Read More


8 arrested for 'forcibly entering' Aurangabad circuit house, 'assault'

AURANGABAD, April 24 -- Eight persons, two from Punjab, were arrested for allegedly forcibly entering the Aurangabad Circuit House with firearms and ammunition and misbehaving with the wife of Nabinag... Read More


World Bank team reviews Purnea's records

PURNEA, April 24 -- A five-member World Bank (WB) team visited Bihar's Purnea to study various aspects of urban development, highlighting sectors such as urban rejuvenation, skill development, healthc... Read More


principal of govt school shot dead in bhojpur district

ARA, April 24 -- The principal of a government school, who had gone to relieve himself, was shot dead allegedly by armed criminals in the wasteland of Tulsi Chhapra village in Sinha police station are... Read More


'Mentally-challenged' youth killed by mob in Muzaffarpur, 4 held

PATNA, April 24 -- A purportedly mentally-challenged man was on Wednesday lynched my a mob in Chakmoglani locality of Saraiya police station area of Muzaffarnagar district, leading to communal tension... Read More


Bihar cabinet gives nod to 2 greenfield airports

PATNA, April 24 -- The Bihar government has taken a significant step towards expanding its aviation footprint, with the state cabinet approving a proposal to appoint RITES Ltd to prepare detailed proj... Read More


People see development, not treasury, says dy CM

PATNA, April 24 -- Amid growing attack from the Opposition over alleged "empty Bihar coffers due to freebies to win election", Bihar's deputy CM Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Thursday said that the people ... Read More


'Seized accident vehicles must be released in 24 hrs'

PATNA, April 24 -- The Bihar police headquarters (PHQ) has directed the SSPs and SPs to release accident vehicles within 24 hours of seizure, under the Motor Vehicles Rules, to decongest police statio... Read More


SC stays former C'garh MLA Jogi's conviction in 2003 murder case

New Delhi, April 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the April 2 Chhattisgarh high court order convicting former lawmaker Amit Jogi in the 2003 murder of a political opponent, questioning how h... Read More