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Engineers’ body demands structural audit of bridges in Bihar
Patna: Three days after the collapse of the four-lane Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat Bridge in Bhagalpur, the Bihar Engineering Services Association (BESA) on Wednesday demanded a structural audit of all recently completed and under-construction…
- India
Nitish sees off first batch of Haj pilgrims; launches indirect attack on BJP
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched an indirect attack on the BJP, flagging concerns about attempts to rewrite the history of the country’s Independence movement and create fissures in the…
- India
Bihar man ‘kidnaps’ sister after her inter-caste marriage
Patna: In a scene that seemed inspired from a Bollywood flick, a man in Bihar’s Araria, angry over his sister eloping and going in for inter-caste marriage, “kidnapped” her from panchayat, called…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabadi shooter Shafat Ali Khan receives lifetime achievement award
Hyderabad: Renowned shooter from Hyderabad, Nawab Shafat Ali Khan has received ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from Bihar Government. In recognition of his remarkable feat of shooting down ten thousand ‘Blue Bulls’ that were…
- India
Bihar govt notice to construction company over bridge collapse, engineer suspended
Patna: Bihar’s Nitish Kumar government, which is facing flak over the Khagaria-Bhagalpur bridge collapse, on Monday served notice to construction company S.P. Singla Construction Pvt Ltd, while an Executive Engineer of the…
- India
Guard feared dead in Bihar bridge collapse
Patna: A guard deployed at the four-lane bridge connecting Khagaria and Bhagalpur districts on the Ganga river that collapsed on Sunday, has gone missing, an official said here. Vibhash Kumar was hired…
- India
Nitish orders probe after under-construction bridge on Ganga collapses again
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday ordered a probe after a large portion of an under-construction four-lane bridge on the Ganga river collapsed — the second such instance after the…
- Entertainment
Bhojpuri Singer Nisha Upadhyay gets shot during live performance
Patna: Bhojpuri singer Nisha Upadhyay sustained a gunshot injury in leg due to celebratory firing in an event in Bihar’s Chapra, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred during a private event…
- India
Bhojpuri singer Nisha Upadhyay injured in celebratory firing in Chapra
Patna: Bhojpuri singer Nisha Upadhyay sustained a gunshot injury in leg due to celebratory firing in an event in Bihar’s Chapra, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred during a private event…
- India
Tejashwi avoids sharing stage with Kanhaiya Kumar in Patna
Patna: Ahead of the opposition unity meeting scheduled in Patna on June 12, RJD leader and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, stayed away from an event organised by the Kumhar…
- India
PFI Phulwari Sharief conspiracy case: NIA raids 25 locations in three states
New Delhi: The NIA on Wednesday raided 25 locations across three states in connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI) conspiracy to radicalise and train cadres and members to carry out…
- India
Jilted lover stabs ex-girlfriend 12 times in Bihar
Patna: A jilted lover in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district stabbed his former girlfriend 12 times, a police official said on Wednesday, adding that the victim sustained severe injuries and is battling for her…
- India
Mamata Banerjee might reach Patna a day before Opposition party meeting
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress President Mamata Banerjee is likely to reach Patna a day in advance of the crucial meeting of all non-BJP parties convened by Bihar Chief…