Family performs ‘symbolic last rites’ of daughter after love marriage Patna: A family in Jamui district allegedly performed the symbolic last rites of their adult daughter after she married a man of her choice, declaring her “socially dead”. The family reportedly took out a symbolic funeral procession in the village on Tuesday, a day after…
Patna: In one of the largest coordinated crackdowns on an alleged land mafia syndicate in Bihar, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) on Tuesday arrested 17 accused, including the alleged kingpin Guddu Yadav, after conducting simultaneous raids at 25 locations in Jamui and Sheikhpura districts. During the searches, investigators recovered Rs34 lakh in cash, hundreds of…
Patna: Bihar’s mines and geology department will soon auction mineral blocks in Banka and Jamui districts, with tender documents currently being prepared. The blocks include copper, lead and zinc deposits in Banka and a magnetite block in Jamui. Once auctioned, mining rights will be awarded to selected firms, officials said.The announcement came during a meeting…
Gaya: Railway protection force (RPF) and the government railway police (GRP) arrested Amar Kumar of Bela village under Lakshmipur police station in Jamui district for impersonating a traveling ticket examiner (TTE), allegedly using a fake identity card. He was arrested at Gaya junction late on Wednesday evening, while travelling in M-2AC coach of the West…
Patna: A 40-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour while she was grazing cattle near her village in Jamui district on Friday afternoon. On a complaint of the victim woman, police registered an FIR on Saturday and launched a search for the accused, identified as 30-year-old Prahlad Manjhi.According to the police, the woman had…
Bokaro: A 28-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his fiancée’s brother-in-law in Giridih district three days before his wedding over an alleged affair with the bride-to-be, police said on Saturday after arresting main accused Subhash Paswan, 34.The deceased, identified as Neeraj Hajra, went missing on July 4 after reaching Jamua from Rajasthan. His wedding was…
BPSC teacher marries cousin after gender transition Patna: An unusual marriage involving two cousins from Jamui district has generated widespread attention after a 22-year-old BPSC teacher took an Rs 8-lakh bank loan to support the gender transition of her cousin, whom she later married in a temple ceremony on May 31.The bride, Nayanshree, posted at…
