The Latest Breaking News from Bihar

Hardcore maoist arrested in Bihar, arms recovered

GAYA(BIHAR): Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a hardcore maoist and, based on his tip-off, recovered a few assault rifles and a large quantity of ammunition. According to Harpreet Kaur, the Senior Superintendent of Police of Gaya, a raid was conducted at a forest in the Naxal-infested Imamganj police…

The Times of India · Jun 26, 2022

U-17 Women’s National Championship: Manipur romp to 11-0 victory; Odisha lose and Bihar win

Manipur have emerged runners-up in three of the last five editions of the U-17 Women’s National Championship. But on Sunday, they played like champions to script a goal-fest in their Group A match at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium and scored one less than a dozen against Jharkhand to win 11-0.

The Times of India · Jun 26, 2022

Chance arrest on Bihar-Nepal border leads to sprawling illegal club in Delhi’s outskirts

Chinese national held for running exotic club stocked with cigarettes, liquor, lipsticks, high-heeled shoes, human-size teddy bears, golf clubs

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2022

57 in Patna among 116 test Covid positive in Bihar

PATNA: The number of active Covid cases in the state increased to 491 on Thursday with 116 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, including 57 in Patna.

The Times of India · Jun 23, 2022

Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal fires fresh salvo at JD(U)

“I find it laughable when JD(U) leaders demand a rethink (on the Agnipath scheme). They should do punarvichaar of the state of higher education in Bihar,” the BJP leader said

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022

Why Nitish Kumar is counting on a caste count in Bihar

His electoral stock vis-a-vis the BJP is dwindling — the enumeration exercise could help him recover political capital

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2022

Liquor smugglers pay drivers Rs 1.5 lakh for 3-day trip to Bihar

PRAYAGRAJ: Liquor smuggling has turned into such a lucrative business that the mafia is nowadays paying up to Rs 1.50 lakh per trip to truck drivers carrying the consignments from Delhi, Haryana, Punjab to Bihar via UP border.

The Times of India · Jun 22, 2022

Ludhiana: 3rd accused in extortion scam caught, cops on trail of kingpin

LUDHIANA: Police have arrested the third accused in the inter-state extortion racket from Bihar. During investigation, police identified the kingpin of the extortion racket, a multi-lingual who made extortion calls. Attempts are on to trace him.

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

Lightning claims 3 more lives in Bihar

PATNA: At least three people were killed in lightning strikes in Purnia, Khagaria and Saharsa districts in the last 24 hours, an official at the control room of the disaster management department in Patna said on Tuesday. Earlier, 17 people had died due to lightning on June 18 and 19.

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 1078: Shiv Sena removes Eknath Shinde from party post, Assam floods

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from New Delhi, Maharashtra, Assam, Bihar and Russia.

Newslaundry · Jun 21, 2022