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Patna district administration on Wednesday announced a lockdown in the city. (PTI Photo)

District magistrate announces week-long lockdown in Patna from July 10

Officials said that district administration will review the situation a week later and may increase the period depending upon the situation

09 Jul 2020 9:30 AM

Sans Lalu Yadav, RJD in big trouble as 5 of its MLCs switch to JD(U)

In another blow, its national vice-president Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has sent a letter offering to step down from the post.

24 Jun 2020 3:51 AM

Nearly 2.45 lakh migrant labourers have been sent in 192 trains to various states. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra sends home over 2 lakh migrant workers

Besides, 1.41 lakh labourers have been sent to Maharashtra state border through state transport buses

17 May 2020 12:09 PM

Bihar government is planning to do skill profiling of migrant workers who are being brought back. (PTI Photo)

Bihar mulls skill profiling of migrant workers

More than 2 lakh migrant workers have reached Bihar and many more are expected to return home

08 May 2020 10:58 AM

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Nitish has not one but three crises coming up

There's the coronavirus, return of thousands of workers and the early arrival of brain fever

28 Mar 2020 8:08 PM

Bihar woman delivers baby in ambulance as borders closed between Kerala and Karnataka

Karnataka police allegedly refused to allow the ambulance carrying her to cross the border to Mangaluru to reach the hospital

28 Mar 2020 3:22 PM

They blocked the highway by burning tyres. While at Vaishali, the highway was blocked by the RJD workers with the help of buffaloes. (Photo: ANI)

Tejashwi says IDs are lost in floods each year, calls for Bihar bandh over CAA

At Darbhanga, RJD workers and supporters protested bare chest, sloganeering against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and central government.

21 Dec 2019 10:28 AM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumars JD(U), a BJP ally, on Tuesday appeared divided on supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, with two top party functionaries calling the legislation "discriminatory and unconstitutional". (Photo: File)

JD(U) divided over Citizenship Bill, leaders advice Nitish to 'reconsider support'

However, the JD(U) came under opposition fire for supporting the CAB in Parliament.

10 Dec 2019 7:05 PM

Government vehicles, which are over 15-years-old have been banned across Bihar, while commercial vehicles of the same age will be stopped from plying in Patna and adjacent regions, the state government said on Monday. (Photo: File)

Bihar government bans vehciles older than 15 years

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar emphasised on reducing pollution and said farmers found burning stubble will not be given agricultural subsidy.

05 Nov 2019 10:41 AM

Bihar Sugarcane Industries minister Bima Bharti's son Raj Kumar and his cousin Sanjay Kumar were beaten up by a group of people near Bhatgama village of the district. (Photo: Facebook/ Bima Bharti)

Bihar Minister Bima Bharti's son beaten up, hit with butt of revolver for overtaking car

The minister demanded the immediate arrest of those involved in beating her son.

04 Nov 2019 9:08 AM

Currently, Patna, Bodhgaya, Muzaffarpur, Purnea and Bhagalpur are among the top-performing clusters in Bihar.

OYO to expand footprint in Bihar, create 700 new jobs

The company aims to double its efforts in delivering a high-quality and trusted hospitality experience to guests.

25 Oct 2019 9:35 AM

Gaya SSP Rajeeev MIshra speaking to reporters. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar: Man arrested for extortion in name of Naxal organisations

It had come to light that a separate ring which was involved in extortion in the name of Naxal organisations was active in the area.

17 Oct 2019 2:19 PM

The extended rains have wreaked havoc, with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar the worst hit in the latest spell of intense downpours, killing 144 people since last Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Over 1,600 dead in India's heaviest monsoon in 25 years: Report

The monsoon, which typically lasts between June and September, has already delivered 10 per cent more rain than a 50-year average.

01 Oct 2019 6:08 PM

The bench asked Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to prepare a status report with respect to the remaining girls and submit it before the court in eight weeks. (Representational Image)

SC orders Bihar govt to reunite 8 girls of shelter home with their families

The court also said that financial, medical and educational assistance must be given to the eight survivors.

12 Sep 2019 12:06 PM

The mob gathered on the street outside Muzaffarpur district's Aurai police station, after the bodies were found on Saturday. (Photo: Rixabay | Representative)

Bihar cops thrashed by mob after bodies of 2 missing boys found in ditch

A video shows a policeman with blood running through his nose and in dishevelled uniform, surrounded by mob carrying bamboo sticks.

08 Sep 2019 3:35 PM

A policeman deployed in the security of a senior judicial officer in Bihar's Katihar has accused the judge of assaulting him and tearing off his uniform in a fit of rage over his vehicle getting stuck in a traffic jam, an official said on Thursday. (Representational Image)

Bihar policeman blames judge for assaulting him for traffic jam

He said that he saved his life by running away and hiding inside the Collectorate premises.

06 Sep 2019 2:14 PM

‘Initial investigation points to death by hanging. He either killed himself or was murdered by other people,’ superintendent of police, Dilnawaz Ahmad said. (Photo: Representative)

Class 5 boy in Bihar found dead in school bathroom with wire around his neck

The student was found lying in bathroom on 2nd floor of the school with yellow wire tied around his neck in Kaimur district of Bihar.

03 Sep 2019 3:21 PM

The Bihar government has issued an order asking all Secretariat employees not to wear informal clothes like jeans and t-shirts in the office as it is 'against the culture and dignity of the office'. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar govt bans jeans, t-shirts at work for Secretariat employees

The govt has asked the employees to wear 'soothing, decent and comfortable' formal clothes to maintain the decorum when present in office.

30 Aug 2019 1:11 PM

The most recent one released on Thursday night, the gangster-turned-politician had declared that he would surrender before a court, because he didn’t trust the police. From this morning, the police had laid deployed personnel around the courts in Patna and elsewhere. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar MLA on the run for possessing AK-47, grenades at home turns up in Delhi court

Anant Singh has been missing ever since the discovery but has put out video messages to accuse authorities of framing him.

23 Aug 2019 9:21 PM

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra passed away on Monday morning in New Delhi after a prolonged illness. (Photo: ANI)

Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra passes away at 82

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed condolences on the demise of the veteran leader and declared three-day state mourning.

19 Aug 2019 12:40 PM

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