The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids across Bihar on Thursday as part of its efforts to expose and foil the naxal conspiracy to revive and strengthen the proscribed organisation in the Magadh zone, officials said.
Officials said that the incident occurred at a village under the Paliganj police station limits, where the victims were found dead with bullet injuries in farmland. Locals of the area informed the police about the incident.
As Chhath Puja celebrations are in full swing in different parts of the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took part in the celebrations and offered 'Araghya' to the rising sun in Patna.
Ahead of the last day of the 4-day Chhath Puja festival, devotees gathered on the banks of the Ganga river at Digha Ganga Ghat in Patna on Monday morning to worship the rising sun.
"It's a great festival. It's the biggest and most beautiful festival I've ever been to. And it's an incredible experience because the people are so friendly and everyone is in a great mood. It's a joy to watch everyone doing the prayer. So thank you so much to everyone," said a visitor from
"Two workers were found dead after a massive fire engulfed a slipper warehouse in Patna city on Sunday. The incident took place at the Hazari Mohalla of the Khajekalan Police Station area," police said.
Speaking about the security arrangements for 'Ravana Dahan' in Patna's Gandhi Maidan, District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh said, "We have made all the arrangements to maintain the law and order, barricading has been done and citizens will be allowed to the maidan from gate no. 5, 7 and 1
Reacting to the newly released caste census in the state, Bihar BJP President Samrat Choudhary on Friday said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is staging a drama for the appeasement of certain sections in the society.
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Nana Patole demanded on Wednesday that the central government clarify its stance on the caste-based census. He also urged the Centre to immediately carry out a decennial census, which has not been done since 2021.
Addressing the media after paying tribute to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, Kumar said, "You all know, I have been working to unite the Opposition. I have nothing to do with what others say..."