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Bihar: Businessman robbed of Rs 70,000 in Siwan

PATNA: Miscreants posing as police officers allegedly looted Rs 70,000 from a businessman near Siswan Dhala under Town police station in Siwan district on Wednesday morning.

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Bihar family, charred to death in Ludhiana fire, was to catch train for Samastipur hours after deadly mishap

PATNA: The family, which was charred to death in Ludhiana in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, was scheduled to catch a train for home district Samastipur (Bihar) from Ludhiana junction on Wednesday evening (April 20), just 12 to 14 hours after the devastating incident.

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BSEB chief to get PM’s award for excellence

PATNA: Bihar School Examination Board chairman Anand Kishor has been selected for the Prime Minister’s award for excellence in public administration, 2020, in recognition of his “multiple innovation and extensive reforms in examination systems and processes in BSEB”.

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Two killed in separate incidents in Patna

PATNA: Two men were shot dead in separate incidents at Naubatpur and Gaurichak in the district in the past 24 hours.

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Patna: Three arrested with looted car and SUV

PATNA: Three persons, including a minor boy, were arrested on Sunday for robbing a youth of his car in Jakkanpur police station area on early Saturday morning, the police said.

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Bihar: Lack of regular officials hits functioning in 6 universities

PATNA: The absence of regularly appointed full-time officials is adversely affecting the proper functioning of universities and colleges in the state. At least six universities do not have full-time vice-chancellors. They are being administered by “officiating” VCs in addition to their original assignments despite the fact that the state universities…

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Patna: Protect yourself from heatstroke, say doctors

PATNA: Even as the city is in the grip of a severe heatwave and the administration has already issued a yellow alert for the next few days; schools, colleges and state government’s offices are functioning as usual. Consequently, people are compelled to move out of their homes for discharging their…

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Patna: Woman gang-raped in Khagaul

PATNA: A 38-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by three autorickshaw drivers under Khagaul police station area on Friday on the pretext of providing her a job. They were arrested and sent to jail. The victim’s statement was recorded under Section 164 CrPC before a magistrate on Saturday. The medical examination…

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Patna: Failure to get a job turns this economics graduate into ‘chaiwali’

PATNA: ‘Chaiwala’ and ‘Chai Pe Charcha’ have been quite common in the political discourse of the country since 2014, but this 24-year-old economics graduate ‘Chaiwali’ from Purnia is literally running a tea stall near Patna Women’s College after she failed to crack the bank competitive exams despite her hard work…

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Bihar: Bochaha bypoll result shatters myths about BJP’s upper caste base

PATNA: The victory of RJD candidate Amar Paswan in the Bochaha assembly byelection by over 36,000 votes against BJP nominee Baby Kumari on Saturday has shattered various myths about the saffron party, pointing to the opening of a new scenario regarding the RJD itself. Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) nominee Geeta…

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Patna: Women, too, congregate for 'Taraweeh'

PATNA: Come Ramzan and people spend most of the time on prayers and doing charity. With nearly two weeks of Ramzan over now, many have completed their Taraweeh prayer and some are continuing with it. Interestingly, many woman devotees are also gathering nowadays to offer Taraweeh in the city.

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Bihar govt to remind ASI for inclusionof Cyclopean Wall on Unesco list

PATNA: The state government is to write a missive to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to know the status of its proposal sent earlier for the inclusion of Cyclopean Wall at Rajgir on the coveted world heritage list of Unesco. CM Nitish Kumar has pitched for it on multiple occasions…

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I don’t believe Ram was a god, says former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi

PATNA: Former CM and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi courted controversy yet again on Thursday by describing Lord Rama as a fictional character from the epics the Ramayana and Ram Charit Manas, written by Valmiki and Tulsi Das, respectively. He had made a similar statement about Lord…

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Bird flu scare in Bihar: ‘Don’t panic, but take precautionary steps’

PATNA: Even as the Supaul district administration has alerted the people against bird flu, people in general need not panic from it. However, they should adopt precautionary measures to stop the spread of the virus from birds to human beings, experts said.

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Bihar: JD(U) wooing Independent MLCs?

PATNA: As it brought MLAs of all smaller parties and an Independent in its fold soon after the 2020 assembly election to strengthen its position in the lower House, the JD(U) is once again making all possible efforts to bring all four newly elected Independent MLCs under its umbrella to…

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Churches in Patna ready for Palm Sunday

PATNA: Churches in the city are all decked up for Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week of the Lenten season and the run-up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The churches will celebrate the festival in a traditional manner after a gap of two years as there…

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Surprised over results of some constituencies in just-concluded state legislative council polls: Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday said he was surprised over the results of some places (constituencies) in the just concluded Bihar legislative council polls.

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Ram Navami: Drones to shower flower petals on Mahavir temple in Patna

PATNA: In a first, there will be a spectacular rain of flowers on the Mahavir temple and devotees in queues waiting to offer prayers to Lord Ram on the occasion of Ram Navami on Sunday.

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Those who consume alcohol are mahapaapi, not Indians: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that those who consume liquor are ‘mahapaapi’ (big sinners) and not Indians. He also made it clear he would never favour or give any kind of aid to the family of the victim, in case of death after consuming spurious liquor.

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Won’t resign as minister, let Nitish decide: Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani

PATNA: A feud with BJP has made Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani an isolated man in the political arena in the state. Though a sudden but well-planned coup by all three MLAs of his party, who joined the BJP on Wednesday, has shaken Sahani, he sounded rebellious on…

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Former RJD MP Dr R K Rana, who was convicted in fodder scam, passes away at Delhi's AIIMS

PATNA: Former RJD MP Dr Rabindra Kumar Rana (75), who was convicted in the fodder scam, passed away on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in New Delhi.

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RJD chief Lalu Prasad's family not to celebrate Holi this time too

PATNA: Like the previous four years, there will be no Holi celebration at 10, Circular Road residence of former CM Rabri Devi this time too as RJD chief Lalu Prasad was recently sent behind bars in connection with a fodder scam case.

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Adopt healthy lifestyle, practice yoga to avoid kidney issues: Health experts

PATNA: There has been an alarming increase in chronic kidney disease with the recent changes in lifestyle and dietary habits of people. One out of 10 adult suffers from kidney disease and at least one member in every second or third family faces some sort of nephrological disorder, say health…

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Teachers not asked to track boozers: Bihar education minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary

PATNA: State education minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said schoolteachers have not been tasked with catching hold of people consuming liquor. He said the education department officials have been told to create awareness regarding prohibition through teachers.

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42,000 selected teachers to get appointment letters from February 23: Education minister

PATNA: More than 42,000 selected candidates for elementary teacher’s post would start getting their appointment letters from February 23, education minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said on Tuesday.

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