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New Delhi, March 18 Neelam Shami Rao, Secretary, Textiles, reviewed the status of jute cultivation and preparedness for the ongoing crop season on Wednesday, emphasizing the need to ensure the timely availability of high-yielding varieties of certified jute seeds and enhance coordination among...

Patna, March 18 Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha initiated departmental action against protesting circle and revenue officers on Wednesday, as their indefinite agitation continued across the state.Speaking to reporters here, Sinha, who also holds the portfolio of the revenue and...

Bahraich (UP), March 18 A woman and her two-year-old son were killed, while her husband sustained serious injuries after a speeding truck hit their motorcycle at the Matera crossing on the Bahraich-Nanpara road here on Wednesday, police said.Sonu Nishad (25), a resident of Mahsi village in the...

Patna, March 18 – Amid the ongoing LPG crisis in Bihar, the state police and civil administration have intensified their crackdown on the black marketing and illegal hoarding of LPG cylinders, launching a statewide enforcement drive.According to official data, a total of 419 LPG cylinders have...

Patna, March 18 – With the aim of accelerating industrial growth in Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced a series of major development initiatives for Jamui and Nawada on Wednesday during the ongoing ‘Samriddhi Yatra’.Addressing public gatherings alongside Chief Minister...

Jamui/Nawada, March 18 Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched development projects and schemes worth around Rs 1,213 crore in the districts of Jamui and Nawada in Bihar during his 'Samridhi Yatra' (Development Tour).The CM also reviewed ongoing schemes and development projects in both districts...

Itanagar, March 18 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu congratulated BJP president Nitin Nabin on being elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, stating that his deep understanding of governance would be a great asset to the nation.Nabin was elected to the Rajya Sabha on Monday, with...

Patna, March 18 – On the second day of the 'Samridhi Yatra', Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the Jamui district on Wednesday, where he laid the foundation stone and inaugurated a series of development projects worth Rs 914 crore.During the visit, the Chief Minister laid the...

Patna, March 18 The district administration in Patna, Bihar, stated on Wednesday that all distributors and gas companies have sufficient stock of LPG cylinders.District Magistrate Thiyagarajan S M held a meeting with councillors from all 75 wards of the Patna Municipal Corporation on Wednesday...

Muzaffarpur (Bihar), March 18 A villager died from gunshot wounds, while four police personnel, including a station house officer, were injured after an angry mob attacked a team of law enforcement officers who had gone to a locality in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar to arrest a man wanted in two...

New Delhi, March 18 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday bid farewell to Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha who are set to retire upon the completion of their terms, acknowledging their contribution to parliamentary proceedings and public life.The proceedings in the Upper House...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for thunderstorms with hail over Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Vidarbha for today. The IMD has forecast thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh...

Patna, March 17 The Patna High Court on Tuesday overturned a decision by the Bihar State Waqf Tribunal, which had prevented the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) from carrying out construction on certain plots in the Samastipur district of Bihar.Justice Bibek Chaudhuri held that the...

Patna, March 17 Police on Tuesday arrested 18 people for allegedly selling fake lottery tickets through a syndicate in Patna, Bihar, an official said.The action followed a joint raid by the police at a roadside building near the Paijawa locality.Patna City SDPO-2 Gaurav Kumar said that...

Bhagalpur/Banka, March 17 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched several development projects and schemes worth around Rs 1,151 crore in the Bhagalpur and Banka districts during his 'Samridhi Yatra' (Development Journey).The CM also reviewed ongoing schemes and development projects in both...

Patna, March 17 A total of 354 people have died due to the consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar since the prohibition law was implemented in 2016, a senior police officer said here on Tuesday.The average monthly seizure of "hooch" has increased by 18 per cent until February this year...

Patna, March 17 More than 6,000 women secured jobs and employment at the two-day job fair organized by the Women and Child Development Corporation (WCDC) here, an official said on Tuesday.The two-day 'Women's Mega Job Fair-2026', which concluded on Tuesday, saw 18,500 registrations by women...

Patna, March 17 – A major anti-corruption crackdown unfolded on Tuesday morning in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, as a team from the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) raided the residence of an Executive Engineer of the Electricity Department.The early morning operation, carried out around 6:00...

Patna, March 17 – Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is currently undertaking his “Samriddhi Yatra” (Prosperity Journey), with the fourth phase commencing from Bhagalpur.During the visit, he reviewed the progress of development works and assessed the status of announcements made during the earlier...

Patna, March 17 – Chaos erupted on Tuesday in the Mandiri Kath Pul area, under the jurisdiction of the Buddha Colony Police Station in Patna, when a joint team of the Narcotics Department and Patna Police, conducting a raid against illicit drugs, came under a violent attack by locals and alleged...