Buidco says 17 of the 41 projects already completed and 10 more are nearing completion Patna: Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (Buidco) has stepped up construction of modern crematoriums across the state under the second phase of the Bihar government’s Saat Nischay programme, with 17 of the 41 projects already completed and 10 more nearing…
Ara: The prohibition and excise department seized around 8,000 litres of illicit Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), valued at nearly Rs 1 crore, from a truck in Bhojpur district on Saturday.Assistant commissioner (excise) Rajnish Kumar said the department had received information that a large consignment of liquor was being transported from Punjab to Muzaffarpur. Acting on…
Ara: The historic Veer Kunwar Singh Park in Ara has undergone renovation and beautification, with the district administration adding new facilities and upgrading existing infrastructure.Located at Ramna Maidan in Ara, the redeveloped park is set to reopen for residents and visitors with improved amenities and recreational facilities.According to information shared by the Bhojpur district magistrate’s…
Ara: Former CM and Rajya Sabha MP Nitish Kumar on Monday visited the Jai Maa Kali Bakhorapur Wali temple at Bakhorapur village in Bhojpur district’s Barhara block and offered prayers for peace, harmony and prosperity in the state.Temple trust president B D Singh said Nitish performed traditional rituals in the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine…
Ara: A routine ride home turned into a tragedy on Sunday morning when three young men lost their lives in a head-on collision between two motorcycles on Bihiya-Bihta state highway in Bhojpur. The victims, all from nearby villages, were returning from their respective journeys when the fatal crash ended their lives.The incident took place near…
Patna: At least three students were injured in Siwan on Saturday after police opened 10 rounds of fire at agitating protesters during a statewide bandh in Bihar over the NEET paper leak and the earlier police crackdown on demonstrating members of the All India Students Association (AISA) and Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) in Patna and…
Ara: Bhojpur police on Wednesday claimed to have foiled alleged plans by two criminals to commit major crimes in separate parts of the district and arrested both with illegal firearms.In a statement issued by the Bhojpur SP office, police said the accused were apprehended in separate operations conducted under Krishnagarh and Udwantnagar police station areas.In…
Ara: In a key development in the inquiry into the death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in an alleged police encounter, three eyewitnesses, including his sister-in-law Suman Devi, recorded their statements before the judicial commission headed by retired Patna high court judge Vinod Kumar Sinha in Ara on Monday.Speaking to mediapersons after her deposition, Suman said…
Patna: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the govt’s proposal to establish a Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) linking Patna with Gaya, Begusarai, Hajipur, Sonepur, Muzaffarpur and Ara to facilitate faster movement of passengers through four corridors on the pattern of the National Capital Region (NCR), Delhi. It also approved a proposal to set up…
Ara: A 34-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants at Badki Kharaon village under Sahar police station area in Bhojpur district on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Vikrant Kumar Singh, a resident of the village, who had an old land dispute with a co-villager, police said.According to the police, Vikrant…
