Patna

Attack on ‘Khan Sir’ institute: Raushan Anand, who ran competing coaching centre, gets bail

June 15, 2026 4:36 pm

Anand was arrested on June 3 and remained in judicial custody thereafter. His earlier bail application was declined by a lower court on June 9, which took into account the claims of an organised attack on the institute.

A police recruitment exam, a coaching centre rivalry, and a late-night attack on Patna’s Khan Sir centre

June 04, 2026 4:18 am

Director of Gyan Bindu Coaching Institute among those arrested for attack on institute

Khan Sir’s Patna coaching centre vandalised, he links it to Bihar Police recruitment results

June 03, 2026 1:46 pm

Speaking about the attack, proprietor and educator Faizal Khan alleged that “anti-social elements” had entered the premises, assaulted the guards and damaged property.

Bihar ration card list trimmed by 3%, using SIR data and income flags

May 31, 2026 11:14 am

The BJP-led Bihar government has been talking of a “cleansing campaign” across government schemes, to remove ineligible names, with the SIR as benchmark. However, so far, this is limited to ration card holders.

From Surat to Odisha, how Bihar link surfaces in major bank heists across India

May 24, 2026 4:47 am

From a Rs 52 lakh SBI robbery in Surat traced to Patna’s Beur Jail to gold and bank heists in Odisha, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, Bihar Police say organised interstate gangs are increasingly behind major robberies across India, prompting the state STF to set up a dedicated Bank and Jewellery Loot Cell

Day after Patna police lathicharge, 4 arrested TRE aspirants sent to jail, 5,000 protesters booked

May 10, 2026 3:51 pm

Protest began with aspirants marching from Patna College towards the BPSC office, seeking immediate issuance of the recruitment notification

Teaching job aspirants lathicharged during Patna protest, Tejashwi calls it betrayal

May 09, 2026 4:53 am

Dilip Kumar, a student leader, accused the BPSC of repeatedly delaying the recruitment process and “misleading” aspirants. He claimed that more than 13 lakh candidates were awaiting the notification.

After 2 decades at Aney Marg, Nitish moves to new address — closer to an old rival

May 02, 2026 2:45 am

Former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has moved to his new residence, 7 Circular Road. The shift marks the end of an era for both the politician -- and the Aney Marg home

On crime, new Bihar CM Samrat draws a red line

May 01, 2026 6:07 am

Calls for zero tolerance on crimes against minors, orders swift FIRs, quick chargesheets and time-bound prosecution

IAS, IPS officers now on BPSC interview panels: What's changing in Bihar's civil services exam

April 05, 2026 8:45 am

The move is part of broader structural reforms undertaken between 2023 and 2026. Currently, BPSC members and subject experts form the panel in the three-tier exam.

Rain wreaks havoc, UP and Bihar reel under floodwaters

August 28, 2022 10:39 pm

After JD(U)-RJD patch-up, Nitish pays courtesy visit to ex-foe Lalu Prasad

August 17, 2022 10:27 pm

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday visited RJD national president Lalu Prasad, who returned to Patna from New Delhi after undergoing treatment due to a fall.

Nitish Kumar parts ways with BJP again, returns to Mahagathbandhan

August 09, 2022 10:48 pm

Soon after resigning as Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar met Governor Phagu Chauhan and staked claim to form a new government with the JD(U)-RJD led ‘Mahagathbandhan’. The grand alliance will take oath at 2 pm on Wednesday.

Chhath Puja 2021: Celebrations of four-day festival begin across country

November 08, 2021 10:51 pm

Chhath Puja begins this year on November 8 and ends November 11.

Bihar floods: Heavy rains claim 40 lives, Patna worst affected

October 02, 2019 9:07 am

Officials say the state capital has not witnessed such waterlogging since the 1975 floods. The Bihar government has also asked two helicopters from Air Force for lifting and airdropping food packets and medicines.

“Virgin means unmarried girl”: Bihar Health Minister Defends His Comment

June 22, 2020 6:57 pm

Clash between BJP, AISF activists in Patna

February 18, 2016 12:00 pm

Patna, Feb 18 (ANI): A massive clash broke out between BJP workers and All India Students Federation (AISF) activists over the JNU row outside Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Patna on Thursday. One of the protestors said a women activist has been beaten by the police during the clash and demanded stringent actions must be taken against this. Police were seen knocking down the activists of AISF and BJP when the clash turned aggressive.

‘Aakrosh March’ against Bihar Govt. in Patna

February 16, 2016 10:39 am

Patna, Feb 16 (ANI): National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Tuesday protested against the state government in Madhubani area of Patna. NDA leaders have decided to carry out ‘Aakrosh March’ in every district as a protest against the Nitish Government.

Sarfaraz Alam should be thrown in jail: Tej Pratap Yadav

January 22, 2016 8:24 am

Patna, Jan 22 (ANI): Commenting on the molestation case against Janata Dal-United (JDU) MLA Sarfaraz Alam, Bihar's Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav on Friday said he should be thrown in jail. An FIR was registered against Alam for misbehaving with a woman passenger on the Guwahati-Rajdhani Express on Sunday night.The case was filed at GRP police station in Patna, and Alam has been booked under sections 341, 323, 290, 504 and 354A of the IPC.

PM Modi failed to protect the country: Lalu Yadav

January 08, 2016 10:45 am

Patna, Jan 08 (ANI): Hinting at the Pathankot terror attack, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed to protect the country. He also said that the centre only talked about law and order while the country remained unsafe in their hands.

Arvind Kejriwal Slams Modi's Bihar Package, Bats For Nitish Kumar In Bihar Polls

August 20, 2015 8:08 pm