Congress state president Rajesh Ram Patna: The Congress and Youth Congress on Saturday demanded an impartial inquiry into various aspects of the Jamui minor molestation case, including the circulation of videos and reels related to the incident on social media, alleged violations of the victim’s privacy and police action against a Youth Congress worker arrested…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant Patna: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday called for a shift in the way society responds to children caught in substance abuse, saying the problem must be viewed as a child protection crisis, not merely an issue of health or crime.Addressing a lecture on “Childhood beyond drugs:…
Patna: Madhubani police have identified four men allegedly seen assaulting a minor girl in a video that surfaced on social media and have formed a special team to arrest the accused. An FIR is being registered at Jaynagar police station, police said on Saturday.The video came to the notice of the district police’s Social Media…
An inundated village in West Champaran Bettiah: Rising waters of the Gandak river inundated several villages along the India-Nepal border in West Champaran on Saturday, forcing residents to flee their homes after more than 3 lakh cusecs of water was released from the Valmikinagar barrage. Around 3,000 people across four villages have been affected, with…
Madhubani: In view of excessive rainfall in Nepal’s Terai region and a consequential rise in the water level of the Kosi river, a meeting of concerned officials was held on Saturday under the chairmanship of district magistrate Anand Sharma.The district magistrate reviewed flood preparedness and the overall state of disaster management arrangements.He directed all officials…
People protect themselves from rain in Patna on Saturday Patna: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which crossed the north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast, continued to influence Bihar on Saturday, bringing persistent rain and heavy to very heavy showers in western and central districts. The IMD, Patna, said rainfall would ease from Sunday…
Samrat attending a parent-teacher meeting at a school in Danapur Samrat at the parent-teacher meeting at a school in Danapur Samrat attending a parent-teacher meeting at a school in Danapur Samrat at the parent-teacher meeting at a school in Danapur Samrat attending a parent-teacher meeting at a school in Danapur Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary…
Patna: Flood fears from the Kosi and Gandak returned to Bihar early Saturday as heavy rain in Nepal pushed water discharge from the Birpur barrage on Kosi and Valmikinagar barrage on Gandak to their highest levels this season.The two major rivers, along with around half a dozen smaller rivers, originate in Nepal. The situation prompted…
Patna: The Patna high court has ruled that while gun ownership is not a fundamental right in India, authorities should not reject arms licence applications on “whims and caprice” or arbitrary grounds, and must consider applicants’ threat perception and updated criminal history.Justice Alok Kumar, while allowing a writ petition filed by Sanjay Kumar Yadav, said,…
Woman’s body was recovered from a forest in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district on Friday Patna: Police on Saturday arrested a man and his alleged associate for the murder of his 26-year-old wife, whose body was recovered from a forest in Hazaribag district, Jharkhand, on Friday. Investigators alleged that the accused, GaneshYadav, plotted the murder because he…
