Sasaram: A 23-year-old youth, identified as Sushil Panda, allegedly committed suicide after being tortured by police in Rohtas district on Friday. anda, the son of a priest of Delia village, was taken into custody for interrogation in connection with theft of idols from a temple on November 23.Patna: Health minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey, while inaugurating the three-day national conference of Indian Association of Social Psychiatry, announced on Friday that every medical college and hospital in Bihar would have a special ward for the mentally challenged patients.Patna: Medics from Bihar will present six papers on “Homoepathy for public health” at the 66th world congress of Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis in New Delhi from December 1.Patna: An FIR has been lodged at Khaat police station against Raj Kumar Sah, the former bodyguard of slain Purnea MLA Rajkishore Keshari under Prevention of Corruption Act. Special vigilance court received the FIR on Friday.Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday directed the building construction department to strengthen its gardening wing so that more greenery could be added to new buildings constructed by them.Patna: CPI(ML) on Friday accused Bengal police and paramilitary forces of staging a fake encounter to eliminate Maoist leader Kishan. A press note released by the party claimed that Kishan was first arrested and then killed.Patna: Police on Friday raided a house in the Gola Road area under Pirbhore police station and recovered a large consignment of pirated CDs. Computers and other equipment used to manufacture the CDs were also recovered. One person has been detained for interrogation. Siwan: Fast-track court V judge Buddhi Ram Prasad on Friday awarded 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment to five people accused of attempt to murder and fined them Rs 2,000 each.
Monday, 09 February 2026
