MUZAFFARPUR DISTRICT
Bihar call center horror: Women lured with fraudulent job offers in Muzaffarpur, trapped and sexually assaulted
A man was arrested in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh for his involvement in a racket that kept young women captive in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, where they were sexually assaulted under the guise of job offers. The arrest was made by an SIT formed to investigate the case, as per a PTI report.
Braving icy heights: Election at world's highest polling station
The polling station at Tashigang, serving 62 voters from Tashigang and Gete, has been made a model polling booth.
PM Modi unveils projects worth Rs 12,800 crore in Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced projects worth Rs 12,800 crore in Bihar, unveiling them at a program in Bettiah, West Champaran. The projects included the inauguration of the 109-km-long Muzaffarpur-Motihari LPG pipeline, Indian Oil's LPG bottling plant and storage terminal at Motihari, and the foundation stone laying for the city gas distribution project in several districts.
Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav to kickstart Jan Vishwas Yatra tomorrow
Tejashwi Yadav's Jan Vishwas Yatra for Lok Sabha polls starts in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Public meetings held to raise awareness about 'Mahagathbandhan' government's work. Allies with Congress in INDIA bloc against BJP, after Nitish Kumar's alliance collapse.
Bihar village cries for justice as young cleric killed in Gurugram attack
Following the death of a young Naib Imam of a Gurugram mosque in a mob attack, his village in Bihar sought justice on Tuesday. Cries for "Justice (insaaf)" rend the air at Maniyadih, a village in north Bihar's Sitamarhi district, to which 19 years old Haafiz Saad belonged.
Bihar: 40 retired staff among 70 dismissed from service due to illegal appointment
Serious irregularities were found in the appointment of 358 employees across the state health department between 1980 and 1990, said advocate Pankaj Kumar who had filed a complaint in the matter before a court.
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Chaos in Odisha: Body mix-ups deepen grief for Balasore triple-train accident victims' families
Relatives of the Balasore triple-train accident victims are encountering a new challenge now. Aside from the difficult task of locating and identifying bodies at the mortuary, they are now dealing with the distressing issue of body mix-ups. Multiple cases of body-swapping have emerged, adding to the distress and anguish experienced by the affected families.
G Krishnaiah murder case: Who is Anand Mohan Singh?
Anand Mohan Singh was serving a life sentence in the 1994 murder of then Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah, a young IAS officer during the funeral procession of Muzaffarpur gangster Chotan Shukla.
PFI case: NIA searches 16 areas in four states
Investigations have revealed that the accused, along with other suspects, were operating from the rented premises in Phulwarisharif for carrying out criminal activities on behalf of PFI. They had worked as physical education trainers for the recruited cadres of PFI. It is also suspected that even after the ban on PFI, its cadres continued to be involved in promoting the outfit's ideology and its nefarious, unlawful and anti-national activities.
Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 14 in Motihari
Previously in December last year, spurious liquor claimed the lives of over 50 people in Bihar's Chhapra and at least five people died after allegedly consuming hooch in the adjoining Siwan district. Angry family members of the deceased had obstructed the Siwan-Chapra Malmalia main road and undertook a protest. The bodies of the deceased were transported to Sadar Hospital in Siwan.
"This is Yogi govt, learn to do your job": BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan's warning to Muzaffarnagar Police officials
Balyan was speaking at a program in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarpur on Monday. The program was organized to honour newly appointed committee members of Budhana block of Muzaffarnagar.
Hooch tragedy: Eight more die in two other Bihar districts
The Nitish Kumar government banned the sale and consumption of alcohol in Bihar in April 2016. Nonetheless, despite the ongoing crackdown on bootleggers, liquor smuggling continues unabated in the state. The police recovered several cartons of liquor from a truck in the Sadar police station area of Muzaffarpur district early Saturday. The cartons were concealed beneath wooden planks. Four people died in Brahmsthan village in Siwan, which shares a border with Saran, on Friday, and another person died in Sondhani village on Thursday. On Friday, another resident of the Saran district died in Siwan.
Clerk arrested in Muzaffarpur for passing info to 'ISI agent' in Pakistan
"Chaurasia, who hails from Munger district, works at the registry office here. He formerly worked at an ordnance factory at Avadi near Chennai. He has confessed to have passed on sensitive information to the woman," said Kant. Chaurasia also received money in his bank account in exchange for the information he passed on from his mobile phone.
Bihar by-poll sees 105-yr-old exercising franchise
"I have grown very old. It may well be the last opportunity for me to cast my vote," said 105-year-old Deepa Manjhi. By-poll to Kurhani assembly segment, falling in Muzaffarpur district, has been necessitated by the disqualification of RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahani.
Agnipath protest: Bihar suspends Internet services in 20 districts
The Internet services have been suspended in Kaimur, Bhojpur, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Buxar, Nawada, West Champaran, Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Vaishali, Saran, Muzaffarpur, Motihari, Darbhanga, Gaya, Madhubani, Jahanabad, Khagaria and Sheikhpura.
Boiler blast kills six in Bihar's Muzaffarpur
At least six persons were killed and several others were injured when a boiler explosion inside a factory here brought the structure down and left many buildings in the vicinity severely damaged, a top official said.
NHRC notice to Bihar govt over reports of patients losing eye after 'botched-up' cataract surgeries
In a statement, the NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that the "eyes of six patients had to be removed at Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) due to botched up cataract surgeries at Muzaffarpur Eye Hospital on November 22."
Tejashwi Yadav attacks Nitish Kumar govt over murders in Bihar
the leader of the opposition sought to place the government in the dock over the killing of an RTI activist cum freelance journalist in Madhubani and the husband of a district councillor in Purnea.
Bihar: 38,72,645 litres of illicit liquor confiscated, 62,140 arrested in last 9 months
The five districts, which were on top in terms of liquor seizure are Vaishali with 45,63,59 litres of liquor, Patna with 35,00,85 litres, Muzaffarpur with 25,64,80 litres, Aurangabad with 23,25,42 litres and Madhubani with 223767 litres, said the Bihar Police.
Bihar farmer turns 'crorepati' with Rs 52 crore in account
The incident came to light on Friday when Shah went to the CSP outlet in Katra to inquire whether the elderly pension was credited to his account or not.
Sushil Modi's younger brother among 97 new COVID-19 fatalities in Bihar
The state recorded 13,534 new positive cases, taking the total caseload to 4,97,640, it said. The death toll has risen to 2739.
Nitish assures PM timely completion of all central govt schemes in Bihar
Prime Minister inaugurated two sewage treatment plants (STP)- one each at Beur and Karmalichak in Patna- which would treat the water before releasing them in river Ganga to help prevent the river getting polluted.
For Muzaffarpur, child-killer disease a bigger scare even in Covid times
With all Covid cases detected so far being totally asymptomatic, Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital doctors are more worried about AES as there has been a steady stream of cases since the first death of a three-year old on March 27. So far, 34 cases have been brought to the hospital.
Why govt hospitals have such high child mortality rate
With lower levels of our public health system defunct, tertiary care centres are acutely burdened. Combined with malnutrition and biting cold, many of India’s babies have no chance of survival
Eligible for two schemes but these patients still can't get money for transplants
Eleven-year-old Sameer from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district is suffering from aplastic anaemia, and needs Rs 12 lakh for a bone marrow transplant. You would think that’s not a big hurdle since his mother’s name figures in the list of Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries but unfortunately his condition isn’t covered by the scheme.
Bihar flood situation grim, death toll remains at 127
One of the severely affected districts, Darbhanga has so far reported 12 casualties ever since Bihar was hit by flash floods earlier this month owing to torrential rainfall in Terai region of Nepal.
Seeds of Sonbhadra row were sown in 1952
Five of the arrests were made on Wednesday within a few hours of the attack, which also left 20 people seriously injured.
Muzzaffarpur: Anganwadi and Asha workers, who should have conducted awareness drive and monitored food intake of children, were on poll duty
According to Dr Arun Shah of the IAP, the Nitish Kumar govt failed to implement the guidelines drafted in 2015 to prevent a similar outbreak.
Big role for small parties in 5 seats going to polls next
Bihar's Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Saran, Hajipur and Muzaffarpur – were all won by the BJP and its allies the last time round.
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