Babul Kumar

Three engineers were suspended for negligence after a bridge under construction in Gopalganj collapsed due to substandard materials and poor supervision. The district magistrate recommended strict action, including blacklisting the contractor, Bapudham Construction. Villagers alleged poor quality work, prompting a high-level probe and sample collection for testing. Guilty parties will face stringent consequences.

All-rounder Vijay Shankar marked his return from injury with a superb knock of 91 (88 balls, 6 fours, 1 six) to power Tamil Nadu to a seven-wicket win over Bihar in a Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C match on Saturday.

Bihar registered their fifth win on the trot, defeating Mizoram by six wickets in their final Plate group match to enter the knockout phase of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament on Tuesday.

Two men were killed and one was seriously injured when the car they were travelling in rammed into a truck just before Basai flyover on Thursday night.

Nagaland medium pacer Nagaho Chishi grabbed a career-best 5/40 as Sikkim collapsed to 291/9 after a bright start on day one of their Plate Group Ranji fixture here on Thursday.

The day after recording a comfortable win against Tripura, it was another walk in the park for Bengal as they thrashed Bihar by nine wickets in an Elite Group 'C' Vijay Hazare Trophy clash at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.

Bihar youngster Sakibul Gani smashed an astounding 341 in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match against Mizoram here on Friday to break the world record for the highest individual score on first-class debut.

Thanks to some fine bowling by their seamers Mohit Avasthi (six for 27 in 14.5 overs) and Shivam Dube 10-7-7-4), Mumbai are on the cusp of starting their 2023-24 Ranji Trophy campaign with a resounding victory.

In a major accident at the work site of Tebma Ship Builders at Malpe, a worker engaged in grinding work inside the tank of a vessel was burnt to death on the spot, when a fire - believed to be from a spark which caught his uniform - engulfed him, around 10.30 am on Wednesday.

Karan Shinde produced a blistering 38-ball 75 as Andhra Pradesh chased down a tricky target to register a two-wicket win over Bihar in an Elite Group D match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Tuesday.

Captain Gautam Gambhir smashed 104 off 72 balls after left-arm pacer Kulwant Khejroliya ran through the Haryana batting with a hat-trick to set-up a five-wicket win, sending Delhi into the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Sunday.

Vishal Singh missed his century by a whisker but his fighting 92 at the top of the order helped Jharkhand make a strong comeback against Vidarbha on the third day of the Col CK Nayudu U-23 Trophy match.

Vidarbha medium-pacers Suniket Bingewar grabbed a five-wicket haul, while Siddhesh Neral scalped three to skittle out Jharkhand for 187 on the opening day of the CK Nayudu U-23 Trophy match at the VCA's Civil Lines ground here on Monday.

Bihar thrashed Manipur by nine wickets in a Plate Group match to register their fourth straight win in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, here on Sunday.

Bihar returned to domestic cricket with an easy eight-wicket win over Nagaland in a plate group match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament on Wednesday.

A fighting unbeaten century by Prakash Munda enabled Jharkhand earn a respectable draw against Vidarbha on the fourth and final day of the Col CK Nayudu U-23 Trophy match.

Out-of-favour India pacer Varun Aaron will lead Jharkhand in the East Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 League, putting to rest speculations around Mahendra Singh Dhoni's availability.