Patna, Sep 9 (UNI) Some armed criminals shot dead BJP leader Shyam Sundar, alias Munna Sharma (55) under the Chowk police station area here on Monday. Munna Sharma, a Chowk resident, was attacked by three motorcycle-borne criminals near Mangal Talab, according to police reports. Police said that the injured BJP leader succumbed to the bullet…
Buxar, Sep 08 (UNI) The 20802 Magadh Express split in two parts near Dharauli halt in between Dumraon and Turiganj railway stations on Haworth Delhi division on Sunday after the coupling of the train broke. Railway sources said the train experienced a severe jerk when the coupling of the down train heading towards Islampur broke…
Patna, Aug 30 (UNI) The Bihar government appointed Alok Raj, a 1989 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, currently serving on the post of the Director General of the Vigilance Investigation Bureau in the Bihar Police, as the new Director General of Police (DGP) in the state. After his appointment, Raj took charge of the…
Patna, Aug 28 (UNI) In a major reshuffle, the Bihar government transferred 14 senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers, whereas it deployed 11 others in the general administration department. According to a notification issued on Wednesday, Saran principal commissioner Sumit Kumar has been made Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) of West Champaran, Khagaria DDC Preeti has…
Patna, Aug 21 (UNI) Organisations associated with Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) on Wednesday staged street protests and disrupted traffic in Patna and other parts of Bihar as part of a Bharat Bandh called to oppose a recent Supreme Court order related to the creamy layer in reservations. During the protests, law enforcers…
Khagaria, Aug 17 (UNI) A portion of an under construction Agwani-Sultanganj bridge being constructed over the Ganga River with an investment of Rs 1710 crore collapsed for the third time on Saturday. The incident occurred following an increase in the water level of the Ganga River, which mounted huge pressure on the pillars of the…
Jehanabad, Aug 12 (UNI) At least seven people were killed and several others were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhnath temple in Makhdumpur of the Jehanabad district of Bihar, in the early hours of Monday. Jehanabad District Magistrate Alankrita Pandey told UNI, ‘seven people were killed and several others were injured during the stampede…
Hajipur, Aug 5 (UNI) Nine Kanwariyas were electrocuted, and three others injured in a village in Bihar’s Hajipur district late on Sunday. Police said here on Monday that the Kaanwariyas were on their way to Pahleja Ghat by a DJ trolley on Sunday night to collect Holi water. Near Sultanpur village, a live wire of…
Patna, July 16 (UNI) Leader of opposition in Bihar assembly and senior RJD leader Tejaswi Prasad Yadav reacted sharply at the killing of the father of Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) President Mukesh Sahni and alleged that “Terror Rule” has been established in the state. On his social media X, Tejaswi expressed his deep sorrow over…
Patna, July 10 (UNI) With collapse of one more bridge in Mahisi block of Saharsa district on Wednesday, a total of 14 bridges have collapsed in the last 23 days in Bihar. According to reports received here, a small bridge collapsed under Mahisi block. With collapse of bridge, connectivity of Sardiha chowk with Balia Simar…
