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Banka: A 30-year-old woman, Kavita Devi, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her husband’s house in Barakola village of Banka district on Sunday evening. The incident sparked controversy with the woman’s family alleging murder and the husband’s family claiming it to be a case of suicide, Anandpur police station incharge Vipin Kumar said.

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Ara: People of Ara are likely to get much needed relief from traffic jams in the city by 2025 end as the Bhojpur district administration has expedited the process to build the proposed 12km-long four-lane ring road connecting several routes around the town. Union minister Nitin Gadkari had given his approval for the ring road in August 2021, on a proposal put forward by then Ara MP R K Singh.
According to officials, the ring road project is likely to cost around Rs 321 crore, but it may differ after the detailed project report (DPR) is prepared. The proposed road is expected to divert around 50,000 vehicles as around one lakh vehicles, coming from Rohtas, Kaimur and Buxar districts, travel through the middle of the Ara town daily.
Bhojpur DM Tanai Sultania, who inspected the proposed ring road routes on Saturday, told reporters: “The road project once completed will ease the traffic jam in the town as majority of the vehicles coming from others cities, which pass through the town, will be able to take the ring road route to reach their destinations.”
The DM said the routes that would be widened for the proposed ring road include, Asni to Patar, Patar to Bampali, Patar to Kayamnagar, Chandwa Mor to Dhanupra, Bhara to Raghu Tola, Baghutpur to Gangi and Baghutpur to Dharhara.
“The executive engineer of the Shahabad road division has been asked to prepare a DPR of these routes within three days. We will send the DPR to the department concerned and the work will start soon after the administrative approval of the proposal. The inspection of the Kayamnagar-Zero Mile route has already been done. There are eight roads that will be widened for the ring road. The work has already been started on four after acquisition of the additional land, while the process has been expedited on the remaining ones,” the DM said.
The general secretary of the Bhojpur chamber of commerce, Aaditya Vijay Jain, said, “This project will accelerate the economic progress in the region. The vehicles carrying goods that stuck in jam during the peak hours and festive season will reach on time, boosting our sale. Bhojpur chamber of commerce had also passed a resolution in 2007 for the construction of a ring road in Ara.”
Lack of adequate parking spaces and encroachments of the roads are the main reasons for frequent traffic jams in the Ara town, said Guddu Pandey, a local.

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Patna: In a major administrative reshuffle, 62 IPS officers in Bihar, including those holding ranks such as ADG, IG, DIG, SSP and SP, were transferred to new posts on Saturday.
Patna has a new senior superintendent of police (SSP), Awakash Kumar, a 2012-batch IPS officer, replacing Rajeev Mishra. Awakash was previously the SP of the Central Investigation Department (CID). Mishra, recently promoted to DIG rank, has been appointed as DIG of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). The reshuffle also saw Vikram Sihag named as Patna’s new rural SP, while K Ramdas has been transferred as the City SP of Patna East. Shubhankar Mishra, who earlier held the post of City SP Patna East, has been reassigned to Bhagalpur.
Kundan Krishnan, currently ADG (headquarters), has been given additional charge of the Special Task Force (STF). Amrit Raj, formerly ADG (operations) STF, is now ADG (security).
Rakesh Rathi, IG (Purnia range), will now serve as IG of the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) in Cyber Crime with additional responsibilities in technical services and communication. Meanwhile, Rakesh Kumar, IG (Mithila region), has been posted to the Bihar Human Rights Commission.
Other notable appointments include P Kannan, now IG (railways) and Lalit Mohan Sharma, who moves from Kaimur SP to SP of Vaishali district. Amit Ranjan, previously Araria SP, has been reassigned to Sitamarhi while Meenu Kumari, earlier SP of Khagaria, takes over as SP of Jehanabad. Har Kishore Rai, former SP of Saran, is now SP of Bhojpur.

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Patna: In a crackdown on impersonation, 10 people were arrested for attempting to take the physical efficiency test (PET) on behalf of other candidates in the Bihar Police Constable recruitment drive. Four of the suspects were handed over to the police on Saturday while six others were sent to jail on Dec 27. The PET and document verification exercise is being carried out in the state capital since Dec 9 by the Central Selection Board (Constable Recruitment), officials said.
“To ensure an examination free from misconduct, candidates’ running, high jump and physical measurements (height, chest measurement, and weight) are being conducted through a computerised system. Biometric systems are being used to verify the candidates’ personal authenticity,” the official statement from the board said.
The board further revealed that 8,000 candidates were called for the PET in the third week, which concluded on Dec 28. However, only 6,375 candidates attended. During this period, a case was registered at Gardanibagh police station against 10 people for unauthorized entry and attempted impersonation.
In the written test, 107,079 candidates had been successful. The exam, held on multiple dates, was aimed at filling 21,391 vacancies for Bihar police constables. Approximately 1.78 million candidates had applied and about 1.2 million participated in the exam.
For the second phase of the recruitment process, which includes the PET and document verification, the successful candidates from the written test have been given the period from Dec 9, 2024 to March 10, 2025, to complete the process. The PET is being held at Shaheed Rajendra Prasad Singh Government High School (Patna High School) in the Gardanibagh police station area of Patna.MSID:: 116747077 413 |

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Ara: The Patna-Ara-Chhapra road, a crucial artery for commuters and transporters alike, continues to be plagued by severe traffic jams. The problem, which seems insurmountable, is compounded by a surprising culprit — sleeping drivers.
During a visit to Koilwar police station on Friday, the personnel on duty recounted the challenges of managing the unrelenting chaos. “Despite the combined efforts of the district mining department, transport department and police personnel to ease the jams, some truck drivers park their vehicles haphazardly and fall asleep,” a senior officer, speaking anonymously, said. “It takes us three to four minutes to wake them up and move their vehicles into designated lanes. Worse, some drivers leave their trucks in the middle of the road to attend to nature’s call, forcing us to clear the jam they create,” he added, frustration evident in his tone.
The problem is not confined to unruly drivers. The slow progress of road construction, particularly on the Koilwar-Chhapra road near Babura under Barhara police station in Bhojpur district, is another major contributor. “This is one of the main reasons for the slow movement of traffic,” admitted another police personnel on duty.
Efforts by the authorities to tackle the situation have yielded limited results. Bhojpur SP Raj recently took to X, saying that senior officers have been instructed to remain present round the clock to manage traffic on the Koilwar-Bihta and Koilwar-Chhapra roads. “Last week alone, Rs 18 lakh in fines were collected in just three days from vehicles driving in the wrong lane,” Raj wrote in his post.
However, these measures have done little to alleviate the frustration of those caught in the jams, particularly truck drivers. Mohan, a truck driver stuck in a recent jam on the Koilwar bridge, said, “Sometimes, we are stuck for more than 24 hours. When our challan expires because of the jam, the police impose fines on us for no fault of ours. It is unfair.”
These jams also pose a grave risk to emergency services. Ambulances, school buses and other critical vehicles are often stranded, causing potential life-threatening delays. Chhotuji, a driver from Ara, said, “In emergencies, we have to take detours to reach Patna, wasting precious time that could save a patient’s life.”

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Ara: All India Students’ Association (AISA) and the Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) organised a state-wide protest on Friday, demanding the cancellation of the BPSC 70th CCE-pre exam and the announcement of new dates for the preliminary examination. Protesters also condemned the baton charge on BPSC aspirants in Patna.
The protesters observed a two-minute silence to pay tribute to Sonu Kumar (25), a BPSC aspirant from Patna who allegedly died by suicide recently. They also called for adequate compensation for his bereaved family.
RYA state secretary and Agiyaon MLA Shiv Prakash Ranjan said, “Today, Bihar seems to be in the grip of education and exam mafias. The state govt could not conduct the BPSC exam properly and fairly. Instead of arresting those responsible for paper leaks and malpractices, the state police are baton charging protesting BPSC aspirants. Getting quality education and employment is a fundamental right of students, but they are not getting their degrees on time and facing a shortage of teachers in colleges. The suicide of Sonu Kumar and the lathi charge on aspirants is a blot on the NDA govt. The RYA and the AISA will march shoulder to shoulder with the students in their struggle against the unfair conduct of the BPSC exam.”

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