PATNA: In a stunning political development, Jan Suraaj (JS) founder Prashant Kishor has secured a decisive lead of over 6,000 votes after the 10th round of counting in the Bankipur assembly by-election on Monday.This performance positions the poll strategist-turned-politician to breach the long-standing bastion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This by-election has emerged as…
PATNA: Counting of votes for the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Bihar began at 8 am on Monday, with the focus on whether Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, making his electoral debut, can wrest the seat from the BJP.The bypoll was necessitated after BJP national president Nitin Nabin resigned from the assembly seat in April…
PATNA: In an intense political contest, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has taken an early lead in the Bankipur Assembly by-election. Counting began at 8am at AN College in Patna under tight security.In the initial round of counting, Kishor secured 2,225 votes, establishing a lead of 862 votes over his nearest rival, Bharatiya Janata…
PATNA: A fire broke out in the engine and an adjoining coach of a passenger train at Simri Bakhtiyarpur railway station in Bihar’s Saharsa district in the early hours of Monday. No casualties have been reported as passengers were safely evacuated following the incident.The fire broke out in passenger train No. 63344 (Samastipur-Saharsa) around 3…
The deceased was identified as Vimal Kumar, executive officer (L) AURANGABAD: An executive officer of a municipal council was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar‘s Aurangabad district, police said on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Vimal Kumar, executive officer (EO) of the Dehri-Dalmianagar Municipal Council, according to news agency PTI.According to police, the incident…
The deceased was identified as Anshu Devi. PATNA: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death with an axe by her younger brother-in-law in Imadpur village under Parsa Bigha police station limits in Jehanabad district on Tuesday. The crime reportedly stemmed from an argument over a delay in serving food. After allegedly severing her head,…
PATNA: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday alleged that the Bihar Police had picked up several of his supporters at the behest of the ruling BJP, claiming it “fears losing the Bankipur assembly bypoll.”Making his electoral debut from the Bankipur seat, Kishor made the allegation just hours before voting was set to begin…
PATNA: Voting began on Thursday for by-elections in the Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar, Datia in Madhya Pradesh, and Manjalpur in Gujarat. Polling is underway at designated booths across the three states, with the counting of votes scheduled for August 3.In Patna, BJP MP Vivek Thakur and senior party leader CP Thakur cast their votes…
The video shows bystanders chasing the motorcycle while recording the incident and asking the rider to stop. PATNA: A young woman was allegedly dragged for nearly 100 metres by her boyfriend on a motorcycle in Nalanda district after an argument over marriage, prompting a police investigation. A video of the incident has since surfaced on…
A police constable in Siwan has been suspended after he fired an AK-47 rifle into the air without authorization SIWAN: Following political uproar and allegations in Parliament over alleged police excesses, the Siwan district administration in Bihar on Monday initiated action against the police personnel involved in the firing incident during recent student protests.Siwan district…
