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Nitish to attend Rahul’s Purnea rally on Jan 30
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will enter Bihar from Siliguri in West Bengal on January 29 and cover four districts in three days during which top INDIA bloc leaders may join him for public meetings.
Published on Jan 22, 2024 09:36 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
35 awarded lifer in 10-year-old double murder case in Bihar’s Purnia
There were 40 accused in the 2013 Purnia double murder case; one of them was a minor while four others died during the trial
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 01:12 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
5-yr-old child, four others shot in Bihar village over land dispute; all critical
Police said there was a dispute over a piece of land between Brahmadev Yadav, a resident of Simrahi and Durganand Yadav, a resident of Ghoraha Bishanpur
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 04:24 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
AIMIM’s first MLA in Bihar joins RJD
Qamrul Hoda had opened his party AIMIM’s account in Bihar assembly in 2019 by winning Kishanganj seat in a bypoll
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 09:25 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha, Purnia
Bihar: 4.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Purnia and Saharsa; no casualties reported
The earthquake was epicentred 10-km below the ground near Purnia, according to the National Center for Seismology
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 10:58 AM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
Watch: In Bihar, Railway personnel's heroic act saves passenger's life
The CCTV footage shows a passenger trying to board a moving train, after which he slipped and one of his legs got stuck in the gap between the train and the platform. He was dragged by a few feet before the RPF personnel rushed and saved the man.
Published on Jan 05, 2023 03:22 PM IST
Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Graves dug up over rumours of buried jewels in Bihar
There has been no report so far of valuable items being found in the graves, but locals say many graves located across four cemeteries have been destroyed. Out of more than 250 such graves, about 200 have been vandalised, according to locals and experts.
Updated on Apr 21, 2022 01:18 AM IST
Aditya Nath Jha, Purnia