Rituraj Kumar

The body of a 17-year-old schoolboy, who had gone missing on way to school on August 26, was recovered from Mokama Tal area in Patna district on Monday. The victim, rituraj kumar, was a Class XII student of a private school at Etwa Nagar in the district. He was a resident of Binodpur village under Singhaul police outpost in the district.

Ghosi in Jehanabad district sees a shift in political power. The Sharma family's long reign ends as new candidates vie for the seat. Arun Kumar's son, Rituraj, faces challenges from within his own family's electoral ambitions and past remarks. The CPI(ML) is confident of retaining the seat. The constituency's history is marked by caste divides and limited development.

During Bihar's budget session, a fresh wave of leadership has emerged with 13 new MLAs from the Magadh region stepping into the spotlight. Among them, the newcomers from Tekari, Atri, Gurua, and Sherghati are set to navigate a landscape brimming with public demand and expectations.

A six-member Delhi police team reached Aurangabad on Wednesday morning and interrogated the father and brother of Akshay Singh alias Thakur (23), an accused in the case of gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in New Delhi on Sunday.

In a significant legal move, the Patna High Court has summoned 42 MLAs from Bihar over serious allegations of electoral misconduct and alleged inconsistencies in their sworn affidavits. This action follows petitions lodged by rival candidates contesting the electoral wins of these incumbents.

Two people were killed in separate incidents at Bihta in western Patna on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. While a former mukhiya’s husband, Rajkumar Sao alias Pintu Sao (45), was shot dead by criminals, a farmer, Siddhnath Lal (55), was found murdered in a field.

A 76-year-old British citizen of Indian origin, Ajay Kumar Sharma, was discovered deceased in a Patna hotel room. Sharma, who had returned to sell property, was found after hotel staff and his driver raised concerns about his unresponsiveness. Preliminary findings suggest poor health or suffocation as the cause. Evidence was collected, and the body sent for postmortem.

Police are still groping in the dark in the four murder cases in Patna district in the last 20 days.

The JD(U) has released its list of 44 candidates for the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections. The party has fielded nine women and four Muslim candidates. This completes the JD(U)'s list of 101 candidates for the NDA. Several sitting MLAs have been dropped. New faces and senior leaders are included in the nominations.

The Magadh division has seen a dramatic political shift, with the NDA securing 21 of 26 seats, a stark contrast to the Mahagathbandhan's 2020 dominance. Congress and CPI-ML faced significant defeats, losing key constituencies. Influential Yadav leaders also suffered setbacks, while JD(U) emerged as a major gainer for the NDA.

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The National Democratic Alliance secured a mixed bag of results in the 2025 Bihar mandate, with clear victories in strongholds and tough contests in other regions. The counting revealed the alliance navigating diverse political landscapes shaped by regional loyalties and caste dynamics, showcasing evolving electoral undercurrents across the state.