Bhojpur

Stampede during Chhath puja in Bihar's Aurangabad kills two minors; devotees sustain serious injuries

The deceased include a six-year-old boy from Patna's Bihta and a one and a half year-old-girl, resident of Sahar in Bhojpur

Nepal floods: Toll climbs to 65, 30 still missing; water level in four rivers crosses danger mark amid heavy rainfall

It is estimated that around 6,000 people in Nepal have been badly affected by floodwaters that inundated their houses.

Arrah Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE Updates: Counting of Votes On

The RJD retained the Arrah Lok Sabha seat in 1999 and 2004 polls. However, JD(U)’s Meena Singh won the seat in 2009 but, forfeited it to BJP’s Raj Kumar Singh in 2014.

Illegal sand mining Part 3: Bihar govt's attempted crackdown sends prices soaring; officials face axe as rivers in ruin

The crackdown on illegal business of sand and its resulting scarcity has largely affected construction work, rendering hundreds of daily wage workers jobless.

Tremors hit Nepal for second time within 12 hours; 4.5-magnitude earthquake in Bhojpur, Khotang districts

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook the Eastern Nepal's Bhojpur and its adjoining Khotang districts late Tuesday

Woman paraded naked in Bihar: NHRC issues notice to state govt, DGP told to ensure survivor's safety

The NHRC has sent a notice to the Bihar government after a woman was paraded naked by some people in Bihiya town of Bhojpur district in the state.

Tejashwi Yadav seeks resignation of Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi; accuses Bihar govt of failure to maintain law and order

Tejashwi Yadav's omments come in the wake of the incident of a woman being allegedly thrashed and stripped by a mob in Bihar, and the alleged sexual harassment in Muzaffarpur shelter home

16 arrested in Bihar's Bhojpur for parading woman naked over suspicion of killing 19-year-old man

Around 15 people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly beating up a woman and parading naked on the streets of Bhojpur district in Bihar after the mob suspected her to be involved in the killing of a 19-year-old man, police said.

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: Six officials of Bihar's social welfare department suspended for 'negligence of duty'

Six officials of Bihar's social welfare department, which has drawn flak after the sexual abuse of girls at a state-funded shelter home in Muzaffarpur came to light, have been placed under suspension.

Bharat Bandh: Violent clashes in Bihar injure 12 as anti-reservation groups block roads and halt trains

Over a dozen people were injured in a violent clash in Bihar during the "Bharat Bandh" called by various groups to protest against reservation policies, police said.