BIHAR

Gutkha smuggled in luxury bus from MP seized in Navi Mumbai

Bihar govt bans 12 pan masala brands

8:26 pm August 30, 2019

Patna: The Nitish Kumar government on Friday banned 12 pan masala brands in Bihar for a period of one year for containing magnesium carbonate which causes health problems, an official said. The decision was taken by the state government following the presence of magnesium carbonate in all the 20 samples of pan masala collected from […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Man held for cheating people after opening acting school

6:50 pm August 28, 2019

New Delhi: Failing to secure a role in Bhojpuri films, a 24-year-old man opened his own acting school in Delhi’s Nizamuddin but resorted to cheating to bear the expenses, an act that led to his arrest by the Delhi Police. Raj Singhania, who belongs to Bihar’s Poonia district, along with his aide Hemraj, have been […]

Man found hanging in police lockup in Bihar

7:13 pm August 21, 2019

Sasaram (Bihar): A 45-year-old man was found dead on Wednesday in police custody in Bihar’s Rohtas district, a senior official said. Shrikant Singh allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling of the lockup of Indrapuri police station with his shirt and shoe laces, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar said. Singh was arrested on Tuesday night […]

Bakrid and last Monday of Sawan: Secularism, harmony and tolerance

11:06 am August 12, 2019

New Delhi/Muzaffarpur: Respecting each other’s belief, is what we can call as India’s strength as a nation. No matter how the world see or portray us, India, despite having such a cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, stands tall, integrated and united. According to a Deccan Herald report, around 40 Muslim families, who reside near Baba […]

Counting underway for Karnataka MLC polls

Security beefed-up in Bihar on Eid-ul-Adha, last Shravan

10:13 am August 12, 2019

Patna: Security has been beefed-up across Bihar in the view of Eid-ul-Adha, also called Bakrid, coinciding with the last Monday of Shravan month, when devotees visit temples of Lord Shiva in large numbers, a senior police officer said. He said the security forces have been deployed at sensitive areas in all the districts and central […]