Patna: In a heart-wrenching incident, a man allegedly beat his wife to death in front of their minor children following a domestic dispute in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, an official said on Saturday. The incident occurred at Jhinga village under Motipur police station in the district on Friday evening. The accused has been identified as Mohammad … Read more
Aurangabad: A 65-year-old man was allegedly killed and his torso was burnt in a ‘Holika Dahan’ fire as part of ‘black magic’ rituals in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, a police officer said. The deceased has been identified as Yugual Yadav (65), he said. Police have arrested four persons, including a relative of a ‘tantric’, in connection … Read more
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is “no longer capable of running Bihar”, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav said on NDTV Yuva Conclave on Wednesday. The Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly launched a scathing attack on the Chief Minister, comparing his two-decade-long rule to an “old car” that has outlived its utility. “If a … Read more
Patna: Ordering a crackdown on people playing “double-meaning” Bhojpuri songs in public, the Bihar Police said it was a “burning social problem” that imperilled women’s security, besides having a perversive effect on the psyche of children. A circular issued by the state Police Headquarters said those playing these songs at public functions, buses, trucks and … Read more
Patna: The body of a woman with 10 nails hammered into her feet was found in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Thursday. The incident occurred at Bahadurpur village under the jurisdiction of Chandi Police Station in the district on Wednesday evening. The body was spotted by the local villagers who alerted the police authorities. Acting on … Read more
A man who slapped a random passenger onboard a train at Bihar’s Anugraha Narayan Road railway station and recorded the entire act for online fame has finally been taught a lesson. The culprit, identified as Ritesh Kumar, stood at the railway platform and waited for the train to roll away before going near it and … Read more
Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections due in October or November this year, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in the state has expanded its cabinet to fill vacant positions. The appointments, it seems, are aimed at balancing caste and regional aspirations in a bid to boost the alliance’s prospects. While all the seven ministers … Read more
New Delhi: A student slit his wrist and jumped from the seventh floor of the hostel building within the IIT Patna campus in Bihar. The student was idenitifed as Rahul Lavari, a Hyderabad native who was in the third year of the Computer Science and Mathematics at the institute. After Lavari jumped from the building, … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today ripped into Rashtriya Janata Dal patriarch Lalu Yadav, saying “those who ate fodder meant for animals” cannot think about farmers’ welfare. Then ratcheting up the attack, he alluded to the RJD leaders’ comments on the BJP over the ongoing Maha Kumbh, saying said those who believe in “jungle … Read more
A chopper landed and a man got down to go home but it’s not a scene from Karan Johar’s hit film ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ but from Bihar where a newlywed couple took a helicopter to come home in Vaishali. The grand welcome was organised by the man’s brother-in-law who wanted his sister and her … Read more