Interlocutors visit Jail meet detained youths
SRINAGAR: The three-member panel of interlocutors on Kashmir visited the Central Jail here on Sunday and met detained youths there. These youths have been arrested in connection with stone-pelting in…
Bihar ready for 2nd phase of polls
PATNA: All arrangements have been completed for the second phase of Assembly elections in the state on Sunday. Forty five constituencies spread over six districts of Muzaffarpur, East Champaran, Sitamarhi,…
Bihar: campaign for 2nd phase polls ends
PATNA: Campaigning for the second phase of election in Bihar came to an end Friday evening. 45 constituencies will go to polls in this phase on Sunday. The constituencies are…
ADB sanctions $132 mn for Bihar Power Project
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Indian state of Bihar will receive $132 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for electricity system upgrades that will help spur growth in one of…
Assam State Tackles Floods with ADB Help
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - India’s Assam state will receive Asian Development Bank (ADB) assistance to combat flooding and erosion, which regularly cause large economic losses and social upheaval in one of…
Bihar goes to polls amid tight security
PATNA: (TIA) Polling for the first phase of Assembly elections in Bihar is underway amidst tight security. 20 to 25 percent voters cast their votes in the first three hours…
Bihar ready for first phase polls
PATNA: Campaigning for the first phase of election in Bihar the state came to an end this evening. 47 constituencies will go to polls in this phase on Thursday. Most…
Geelani right hand Masarat arrested
SRINAGAR: Geelani-led ‘Quit Kashmir Movement’ Monday suffered a big jolt as Police finally arrested Masarat Alam Bhat, the key force behind the four-month stir that has so far witnessed 111…
12 killed in boat mishap in Bihar
PATNA: Massive operation launched in Bihar to trace missing persons of boat tragedy on Sunday. 12 persons drowned and 15 others are missing after their overcrowded boat sank in the…
Poll process gains momentum in Bihar
PATNA: With issuance of notification on Friday the filing of nomination papers for the Fifth phase of Assembly elections in Bihar has begun. 35 Assembly constituencies spread over eight districts…