Patna: A girl, who alleged mental abuse at the infamous Muzaffarpur shelter home in Bihar, was gangraped by four people in West Champaran district, police said on Monday. Town police station in-charge Sashibhusan Thakur said a case was registered based on the rape survivor’s statement against four the accused. The victim informed police that last Friday […]
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To treat hydrocele, doctors operate upon man’s leg in Bihar
Patna: In another case of medical negligence, doctors at a government-run hospital in Bihar wrongly operated upon the leg of a patient, who was there for a treatment of hydrocele — a build-up of fluid inside the scrotum. Rambhajan Yadav, who is in his early 50s, was admitted at Gaya’s Anugrah Narayan Medical College and Hospital […]
Minor gangraped, tonsured, paraded in Bihar, 6 detained
Patna: Six people were detained on Tuesday in connection with a shocking case in which a minor girl was gangraped and later tonsured and paraded through her village as punishment by the panchayat in Gaya district of Bihar, police said. According to the police, the girl was kidnapped in a vehicle by a group of men […]
Bihar floods toll 127, situation remains grim
Patna: As many as 127 people are reported to have died in Bihar as the flood situation across 13 districts in the eastern state remained critical, affecting over 82 lakh people, according to officials on Saturday. The situation is particularly grave in 13 districts in the northern part of the state. It has affected around […]
Woman-daughter killed in their Patna home
Patna: A mother and daughter were found murdered in their house in Danapur area of Patna on Saturday morning. The police said: “The bodies of 45-year-old Seema Devi and her 23-year-old daughter were found in two separate rooms of their house by Seema Devi’s son Rishi. Their throats had been slit.” Rishi had come home […]
Six new AES cases reported from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
Patna: A month after 153 children died of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, six fresh cases were reported in the district on Saturday, leading to panic among health officials. According to District Health officials, two of the six children admitted at the Shri Krishna Memorial College Hospital (SKMCH) are critical. “Four children are […]
Pistol recovered from passenger at Patna Airport
Patna: A pistol was recovered from the bag of a passenger at the Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport here on Thursday. The passenger, travelling from Patna to Delhi on an Indigo flight, was stopped on suspicion at the airport. On being searched, a country-made pistol was found in a lunch box in his bag, a […]
Shatrughan Sinha favours Priyanka Gandhi as Congress chief
Patna: Actor-turned-politician and Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha on Monday backed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s name for leading the party. “It’s my humble appeal that she would be apt as the party president to lead ahead. It will be a shot in the arm,” Sinha tweeted. Sinha said Priyanka’s leadership will be a boost for the Congress […]
BPSC apologises for controversial question, state promises probe
Patna: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Tuesday apologised for a controversial question in a paper of its ongoing main examination that sought to know from civil service aspirants if the state Governor was “merely a puppet”. The second question in the first part of the General Studies Paper II, held on Sunday, asked […]
Bihar flood: 25 killed, over 2.5mn affected
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday confirmed 25 deaths due to flood in Bihar. The situation continues to remain grim with over 2.5 million people affected, officials said. Nitish Kumar had carried out an aerial survey of the flood-affected Seemanchal and Koshi regions on Sunday and Monday. He told the Assembly on Tuesday that […]