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Tejashwi meets Bihar Governor over law and order situation in state

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday met state governor Phagu Chauhan to express his concern about the law and order situation in the state and later alleged that criminals were "fearlessly committing crimes and the common man is afr... read..

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Pan, Tilt and Zoom CCTV cameras to be installed soon in Patna

Amid frequent incidents of crime in Bihar, the state police will soon be equipped with CCTV cameras to track and identify criminals as well as speed up investigations of criminal incidents and accidents.... read..

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Tejashwi demands President's rule in Bihar

With criminal activities on the rise in Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav handed over a memorandum to Governor Phagu Chauhan on Monday requesting him to dismiss the Nitish Kumar government immediately and impose President's rule in the state.... read..

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Lt Gen CP Mohanty in Visakhapatnam on 2-day visit to Eastern Naval Command

Lieutenant General CP Mohanty, AVSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Southern Command arrived in Visakhapatnam on Monday on a two-day visit to the Eastern Naval Command (ENC).... read..

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'Corrupt officials, leaders involved in IndiGo manager's murder'

Four-time Lok Sabha MP and Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) President Pappu Yadav has levelled sensational allegations on the nexus of corrupt officials, politicians and mafia in Bihar who may be involved in the murder of IndiGo Airlines manager Rupesh Kuma... read..

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JDU student wing leader shot at in Patna

Janata Dal (United) student wing leader Alok Tejashwi was allegedly shot at by criminals in Bakhtiarpur area of Patna on Sunday. He has been admitted in a hospital, the police said.... read..

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Nitish Kumar woos NRIs to invest in Bihar

In a bid to attract Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) of Bihar origin, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held talks through video conference with members of the Bihar-Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA).... read..

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BJP seeks Andhra DGP's removal for blaming it for temple attacks

BJP's Andhra Pradesh unit has reacted strongly to Director General of Police Gautam Sawang's statement blaming the BJP leaders for a series of attacks on temples in the state and demanded his removal.... read..

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Bihar DGP claims crime rate lesser than previous DGP's term

Facing criticism over the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar, state DGP S.K. Singhal claimed that the situation now is better than during previous DGP Gupteshwar Pandey's tenure.... read..

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Tejashwi writes to Nitish on worsening law and order in Bihar

Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday wrote a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeking a reply about the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.... read..

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Bihar becoming 'crime capital' of India, those in power are protecting criminals: Tejashwi

Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said Bihar is becoming the crime capital of the country and those sitting in power in the State are protecting the criminals.... read..

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First vax shot given to Bihar hospital sweeper

As the much awaited vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus started across India on Saturday, Bihar's inoculation campaign began from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Patna.... read..

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Nitish loses cool after being asked about rising crime graph in Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his cool on Friday after he was asked questions about the rising crime graph in Bihar.... read..

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Minimum Support Price should be made legally mandatory, says KC Tyagi

Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader KC Tyagi on Saturday said it is very unfortunate that the 9th round of talks between farm unions and the Central Government remained inconclusive, adding that efforts should be made to legalise mandatory the Minimum Support ... read..

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Mother of youth killed in Munger moves SC for urgent hearing

After the Patna High Court turned down a request for urgent hearing, the mother of Anurag Poddar, 18, who was killed in Munger in Bihar last year, has moved the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing and justice for her son.... read..

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3 arrested for kidnapping businessman in Patna

Days after sensational murder of 40-year-old Indigo Airlines station manager, a businessman of Danapur was allegedly kidnapped by 6-7 goons.... read..

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Bihar ministers might be involved in IndiGo manager murder case: Tejashwi Yadav

Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said that rumours have been circulating that ministers in the Bihar government might be involved in the murder of the IndiGo airlines manager Rupesh Kumar Sing... read..

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Opposition bereft of leadership in Bihar: BJP

The Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said the opposition in the state is bereft of leadership. It had become so insensitive that it does not refrain from indulging in politics even over dead people.... read..

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Nitish inaugurates six-laned Digha road

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday inaugurated the six-laned road between R-block and Digha, built at a cost of Rs 379.75 crore.... read..

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Patna: Murdered IndiGo airlines manager's family demands CBI probe

Three days after Rupesh Kumar Singh, a manager with IndiGo airlines, was shot dead by unidentified bike-borne men in the Punaichak area of Patna, his family on Friday said the probe should be transferred from Bihar police to the Central Bureau of Investig... read..

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Bihar reports 346 new COVID-19 cases, active count at 4,354

Bihar reported 346 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative count of people infected with the virus to 4,354, informed the State Health Department on Friday.... read..

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Special team formed to probe IndiGo manager's murder: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday informed that a special team has been formed to probe the murder of an IndiGo airlines manager and assured that strict action will be taken against the culprits.... read..

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CM can't sleep without counting 100-150 corpses: Tejashwi slams Nitish

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday hit out at the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar over deteriorating law and order, sharing a news report of an RJD MLA's relative being attacked, saying tha... read..

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Sarada Peetham seer offers to set up eye hospital in Dehradun

Swatmanandendra Saraswati, a seer of Sri Sarada Peetham, met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and offered to set up an eye hospital in Dehradun.... read..

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RJD slams NDA govt over law and order situation in Bihar

The Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD) slammed NDA government in Bihar for failing to control the law and order situation in the state.... read..

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Is Bihar entering a phase of Jungle Raj 2.0?

While the police in Patna are facing criticism over the sensational murder of an Indigo state head, a section of people in Bihar are apprehensive that they might be entering into a phase of 'Jungle Raj 2.0'.... read..

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314 new COVID-19 cases reported in Bihar

Bihar reported 314 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the total count of cases has gone up to 2,56, 625.... read..

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No arrest yet in Indigo official's killing in Bihar

Patna Police is yet to make any arrest for the sensational murder of Indigo Airlines station manager Rupesh Kumar Singh two days ago even as officials claimed on Thursday that criminals had used 7.65mm countrymade pistol in the crime.... read..

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Bihar witnesses high demand of kites with picture of PM Modi

As the country started celebrating festivals of Lohri and Makar Sankranti on Thursday, Bihar has taken this festive season to another level of attraction where kites with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are on sale across markets.... read..

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IndiGo airlines manager shot dead in Patna

Rupesh Kumar Singh, a manager with IndiGo airlines, who was shot at by unidentified bike-borne men in the Punaichak area of Patna on Tuesday, later died of his injuries.... read..

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Cong to hold march in Patna in farmers' support on Jan 15

The Bihar unit of the Congress on Tuesday decided to hold a march to the Raj Bhavan in Patna on January 15 to showcase the party's support for the agitating farmers.... read..

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Bihar reports 294 more COVID-19 cases

Bihar reported 294 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and the total count of cases has gone up to 2,56, 309 cases.... read..

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Bihar govt using COVID as excuse to escape Assembly, says Tejashwi Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday slammed the 'Double Engine' National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led Bihar government and said the government is using the COVID-19 pandemic to stop the functioning of state Assembly.... read..

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Cong leaders manhandled during meeting at Patna party office

All is not well within the Congress in Bihar and it was proved once again on Tuesday when a group of MLAs and their supporters were involved in a fracas with leaders sitting on the dais in Patna's Sadakat Ashram.... read..

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WB, Bihar receive first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine

The first consignment of Covishield vaccine by Serum Institute of India (SII), arrived at Kolkata airport in West Bengal and Patna airport in Bihar on Tuesday.... read..

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Patna tops the crime chart in Bihar

On December 28, a loco pilot of Indian Railways was gunned down and his son was injured after five unidentified men opened fire inside their house in Patna. On December 26, a property dealer named Mohamad Ziya (30) was gunned down by unidentified assailan... read..

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5.5 lakh corona vaccine doses to reach Patna on Tuesday

The first consignment of 5.5 lakh doses of 'Covishield' vaccine against coronavirus will arrive in Patna by a SpiceJet flight on Tuesday, a health official said. Another 4.5 lakh doses will arrive on Wednesday.... read..

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Cold wave hits Bihar, fog reduces visibility

People in Bihar are experiencing a cold wave as dense fog continues to affect life in several districts.... read..

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Migrant labourer's son from Bihar village wins gold medal at IIT, Roorkee

Rahul Kumar, 22, the son of a migrant worker from Sosandi, a nondescript village in Bihar's Nalanda district, has graduated from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, one of the premier educational institutes in the country.... read..

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Nitish fan 'sacrifices' finger every time he becomes CM

A die-hard political supporter of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sacrificed his fourth finger after the formation of NDA government in Bihar.... read..

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Chhath Puja ends in Bihar with prayers to rising sun

Chhath Puja celebrations in Bihar concluded in the wee hours of Saturday with millions of devotees offering prayers to the rising sun.... read..

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