J’khand leader shot dead, 2 held
In the second murder of a politician in Jharkhand in two months, a leader of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) led by formed chief minister Babulal Marandi was gunned down in broad daylight on
UP polls: Unease in JD-U, BJP
Bihar’s ruling allies JD(U) and BJP have been witnessing an escalating unease ever since the two parties began campaigning separately for the UP Assembly polls and some of their leaders openly issued
Tribal MLA, set for dubious 1st, cries bias
A little-known tribal MLA of Bihar’s ruling BJP is likely to become the state’s first elected politician whose allegedly ill-gotten assets could be confiscated in an apparent effort to show that chief
Botched surgeries probe a coverup?
Probes into the shocking incident of sterilisation surgeries performed on 53 poor village women in just about two hours by three quacks in Bihar have almost given clean chit to the NGO that organised the health camp, prompting allegations about an apparent cover-up effort.
Lalu and Mishra summoned
With the dark shadows of the infamous fodder scam surrounding RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and other politicians facing charges moving fast through judicial condensation, they have been asked to appear in a Ranchi court to record their statements from February 13.
Bihar’s oldest college to revive ‘royal link’
Bihar’s oldest college, which turned 150 years old this month, is planning to revive a forgotten financial link with the bygone royalty by resuming distribution of scholarships and awards set up by th
Will Nitish, Modi contest this time?
After the UP Assembly polls, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi will decide whether to continue as members of the Upper House of the state legislature for another term
Journo assault sparks anger
A murderous assault on a senior journalist by a ruling BJP leader in Patna and the controversial role of the police allegedly in favour of the attackers has sparked strong protests from the media comm
Bihar mantri warns medicos against stir
Bihar’s health minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey, already under severe criticism for the declining standards of public-funded healthcare facilities, has angered the state’s medical fraternity for reporte
7 killed in jungles, Naxals suspected
Seven mutilated bodies showing marks of their brutal murder were discovered in a secluded jungle area in Jharkhand’s Maoist-affected Khunti district on Wednesday noon, putting both the people and the police on tenterhooks.