Patna: In what is surely a rarity, a woman in Bihar has lodged a complaint against her father-in-law for not constructing a toilet in their house and sought help police help in this matter, police said on Friday. After her father-in-law ignored repeated requests to construct a toilet in theirContinue Reading
The incident occurred at 12:30 am at the Navinagar Power Generating Company premises in Aurangabad districtContinue Reading
Patna: Counting virtues of prohibition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said sale of “Rasgulla” has increased by 16.25 per cent in past seven months since ban on alcohol in the state. “Sale of Rasgulla has increased by 16.25 per cent in the past seven months since prohibition came intoContinue Reading
Chhapra/Patna: Communal violence broke out in parts of Saran district of Bihar on Friday after a video showing desecration of deities of a community went viral on social media. The situation remained tense on Saturday, forcing the administration to take out a flag march in the district. Till Friday night,Continue Reading
Patna: Two journalists have been shot dead in Bihar and neighbouring Jharkhand in the last 24 hours. On Friday evening, Rajdev Ranjan, a journalist with over 20 years of experience and the bureau chief of the Hindi daily Hindustan, was shot dead in Bihar’s Siwan district. Two shots were firedContinue Reading
Brijnanandan Das (60) was meditating in the early morningContinue Reading
Patna: Members of the Pasi community or toddy-tappers Sunday demanded the state government to come out with notifications and advertisements to declare that there was no ban on collecting toddy (fermented palm tree sap) and selling it, except the few public places where its sale stands banned since 1991. They accusedContinue Reading
Bihar imposed liquor ban during 1977 -1980 Continue Reading
‘A police force that is divided on caste lines cannot be expected to work in unison’Continue Reading