Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 23:39
14-year-old boy died and another was injured after they were mercilessly beaten up by a mob, led by a deputy sarpanch, which accused them of theft at Thari village in Bihar`s Purnia.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 14:38
Unidentified persons, masquerading as policemen, kidnapped a businessman and his son from Bhawani bazaar in Bihar`s Purnia district, police said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 15:29
Altogether 20 persons were injured today in separate road accidents in Bihar`s Purnia and Banka districts on Sunday, police said.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 19:03
An inquiry was ordered by the Railway police into GRP personnel allegedly dragging a mentally challenged person with his leg tied as punishment for crossing the tracks in Purnia.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 15:54
A man was electrocuted and three others sustained burn injuries today after an electric wire snapped and fell into a pool of water in a village in Bihar`s Purnia district, a police official said.
Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 17:08
More than half a million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, which have so far claimed the lives of seven people.
Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 21:23
In a horrific incident, a school teacher was burnt alive by his colleagues inside the school premises in Purnia district on Monday.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 16:40
Police on Saturday arrested 34 people, including 20 women, in the brutal killing of a local JD(U) leader who was allegedly set on fire by some tribals over property dispute in the district.
Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 00:10
A local JD(U) leader died of burn injuries after he was allegedly set on fire by some tribal people over property related dispute in Bihar`s Purnia district.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 20:40
An Afghan national arrested in 2010 from the Purnia railway station in Bihar and charged with waging war against the state was acquitted of terror charges, but convicted under the Foreigners Act.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 13:56
A woman was beaten to death for getting drunk by her husband in Bihar`s Purnia district, police said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 09:08
School teacher Rupam Pathak, convicted of killing BJP MLA Rajkishore Keshri in Bihar`s Purnia town last year, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court on Tuesday.
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