Avijit Biswas

President Mukherjee bats for full revival of Bihar’s Vikramshila varsity

Like the university of Nalanda, Vikramshila deserved to be revived as a fully functional seat of higher learning, President Pranab Mukherjee said after a visit to the excavated ruins of the varsity.

Married woman tonsured over ‘illicit relationship’ in Bihar

A married woman was tonsured at Wade Dharpur village, 25 km from Bhagalpur, when the mother of three was found in company of a co-villager at her house.

Police seek court order to attach BAU ex-VC assets in job scam case

The police moved the court for order to attach property of ML Choudhury against whom a non-bailable arrest warrant had been issued in connection with BAU job scam.

Delhi ex-minister Tomar’s law degree cancellation okayed by issuing varsity

More trouble visited former Delhi law minister Jitendra Singh Tomar, after the senate of TM Bhagalpur university in Bihar, from where his ‘fake’ law degree was issued, approved its cancellation on Monday

Bihar university cancels AAP MLA Jitender Singh Tomar’s law degree

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU) on Monday cancelled the law degree of former Delhi Law Minister and AAP MLA Jitender Singh Tomar.

NBW against ex-VC of Bihar Agriculture University in job scam case

The special investigation team (SIT), probing the alleged irregularities in appointment of assistant professors-cum-junior scientists in BAU, had moved the court for issuance of the arrest warrant.

Minor girl blinded for resisting rape in Bhagalpur

The victim had gone to the field for ablution in evening when the accused reportedly tried to outrage her modesty.

Faculty shortage haunts Bihar law college

At least 10 of the 14 sanctioned posts of full-time faculty members and seven of the 10 part-time teachers’ position are vacant at TNB Law College, Bhagalpur.

SIT notice to nine BAU staff in job scam case

The SIT is probing the alleged irregularities in the appointment of 161 professors.

Decline in Ganga level, water crisis looms over Bhagalpur

The Barari Water Works, which has a capacity to supply 38 lakh gallons per day, distributes water to more than 80,000 households in Bhagalpur Municipal Corporation limits.

FIR against ex-vice chancellor of Bihar Agriculture University

Mewalal Choudhary, also a JD(U) MLA from Tarapur in Munger district of Bihar, was indicted for appointment of 161 assistant professors and junior scientists, besides a few others, in 2012.

Maoist ‘sub-zonal commander’ killed in Bihar encounter

Self-styled sub-zonal commander of CPI (Maoist) Mantu Khaira was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head.

Bihar university moves for FIR against ex-VC over ‘job scam’

A probe committee had indicted the former Bihar Agriculture University (BAU) vice chancellor for irregularities in appointments 161 assistant professors-cum-junior scientists in 2012.

Rs 39 lakh looted from SBI in Bihar’s Banka district

Six criminals looted cash kept in currency chest of the bank after holding employees and customers hostage at gunpoint. The branch had received remittance a day before.

Foreign tourists visit greater adjutants breeding site in Bihar, spark new interest

Kadwa is the third breeding site of greater adjutants in the world . The other two are in Cambodia and east Indian state of Assam.

Construction firm staff hacked in Bihar’s Jamui district

Police have found a Maoist pamphlet from the scene of crime that says those executing government plans with police help, and without obtaining Maoist permission, will meet the same fate.

SSC sat on police probe into CGLE Tier I exam 2016 question paper leak

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) dragged its feet for two months on filing an FIR for a leak of the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination question paper in August, prompting concerns that the commission had tried to play down its implications.

Bihar varsity issues showcause notice to 13 in Tomar’s case

Bhagalpur University recommends cancellation of Tomar’s degree

Bhagalpur University recommends cancellation of Tomar’s law degree

The examination board of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU) on Wednesday recommended cancellation of law degree of former Delhi law minister and AAP MLA Jitender Singh Tomar, who was arrested on the charge that his degree was fake.

Socially boycott doctors, they are worse than hangmen: Pappu Yadav

Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) chief and Lok Sabha legislator from Bihar Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav has called for the social boycott of doctors charging arbitrary fee at their private clinics and nursing homes.

Bihar university likely to cancel Tomar’s degree

Bihar university likely to cancel law degree of AAP’s Tomar

The TM Bhagalpur University (TMBU) in Bihar is set to initiate a move to cancel the law degree issued to former Delhi law minister Jitendra Singh Tomar.

RJD’s Shahabuddin walks out on bail after a decade behind bars

Former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, Mohammad Shahabuddin walked out of Bhagalpur prison early on Saturday to a grand welcome from scores of supporters.

Floodwater in Bihar jail, inmates moved

Bihar: Flood water enters Naugacchia prison, inmates shifted to Bhagalpur jail

A rampaging Ganga breached its banks and floodwater entered the Naugacchia prison, endangering the lives of 230 inmates who were then shifted out, the Bhagalpur district administration said on Sunday.

RJD leader Vinod Yadav shot dead in Bihar’s Bhagalpur

Unidentified criminals gunned down Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Vinod Yadav in Nuagachia sub-division of Bhagalpur district in Bihar, 240 km from state capital Patna, early Saturday morning.

Railway police seize 190 firearms from two trains in Bihar

Consignments of 190 unfinished firearms were recovered by Government Railway Police (GRP) from two different trains in Bhagalpur and Munger districts of Bihar on Wednesday.

Bihar govt to confiscate land in Bhagalpur for prohibition law violations

Bihar government authorities in Naugachia subdivision of Bhagaalpur district have initiated moves to confiscate premises that have allegedly been used for committing offences under the state’s total prohibition law.

Police bust Maoist camp; two insurgents arrested, arms seized

Jamui police claimed to have busted a Maoist den and recovered a huge cache of arms in an operation by security forces, close to the Jharkhand border. Two Maoist squad members have been arrested.