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Five girls, including four siblings, drown in Ganga while bathing in Bihar’s Munger

Those drowned have been identified and all are residents of Shyampur Bakchapra village. (Representative file photo)
Published on Jun 24, 2026 03:43 pm IST

Day before Bihar voting, Jan Suraaj Party's Munger candidate defects to join BJP

Jan Suraaj Party Chief Prashant Kishore has a setback just a day ahead of Bihar polls
Updated on Nov 06, 2025 05:47 am IST

Bihar girl slits wrist after parents decline 1.5 lakh Apple iPhone demand

The girl is undergoing treatment at a hospital
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 05:35 pm IST

Policeman dies after being assaulted by villagers in Bihar's Munger, 6 held

Policeman dies after being assaulted by villagers in Bihar's Munger, 6 held
Published on Mar 15, 2025 04:39 pm IST

Supreme Court’s EVM verdict ‘tight slap’ to Congress-led Opposition: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls in Munger on Friday (PTI)
Published on Apr 26, 2024 06:35 pm IST

Who is Ashok Mahto, gangster married at 56 for ticket? Link to Khakee web series

Netflix web series ‘Khakee: The Bihar Chapter’ is said to be inspired by Ashok Mahto gang war.
Published on Mar 21, 2024 05:31 pm IST

In Bihar, students write exams on rooftops and verandahs; pictures go viral

In Bihar, students write exams on roofs and verandahs; pictures go viral
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 04:32 pm IST

Bihar police constable goes missing in Munger, search started

Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. It is nighttime, emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the background (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Sept 08, 2023 08:05 pm IST

Bride shot by policeman in Bihar's Munger, moments before her marriage

The bullet hit the left shoulder from behind and exited from the right side of the chest. (Representative Image)
Published on May 22, 2023 06:05 pm IST

Teacher in Patna thrashed for expelling student who was caught cheating: Police

The teacher lodged an FIR at Basudevpur police station against the student under various sections. (Representative file image)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 05:13 pm IST

A history of communal clashes in Bihar

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On March 30, clashes broke out again on Ram Navami.
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 01:37 pm IST

Bengal Police report suggests Ram Navami violence was pre-planned: Calcutta HC

Violence erupted in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on April 2. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:15 am IST

Ram Navami clashes were ‘pre-planned’, says police report to Calcutta high court

Devotees observe Ram Navami at Girish Park in Kolkata on March 30. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 07:34 pm IST

Man allegedly shot dead for refusing to pay extortion in Bihar’s Munger

(Representative Phot)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 01:52 pm IST

Police on alert in Bihar, Bengal ahead of Hanuman Jayanti

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the BJP for stoking the violence. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 10:00 am IST

Munger girl killed in ‘human sacrifice ritual’, 4 held: Police

Eight-year-old girl killed in Bihar’s Munger. (Representational image)
Updated on Aug 10, 2021 04:45 am IST

Two contract killers murder Pune man who hired them for killing his son’s second wife

A case under Sections 302 (murder), 201 (criminal conspiracy), 120(b) (destruction of evidence) and 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code along with relevant sections of Arms Act was registered at Chakan police station.
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 07:08 pm IST

Bihar Election 2020: Result updates for Munger, Jamalpur, Suryagarha, Lakhisarai, Mokama, Barh seats

Polling officers collect Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and other materials before leaving for their election duty for Bihar assembly elections. The counting of the votes will be done today and the results will be announced.
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 10:47 am IST

Election Commission orders removal of Munger SP, DM over violence during Durga idol immersion

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) helmed Grand Alliance has strongly criticised the Monday incident, likening the district police with General Dyer of infamous Jallianwala Bagh incident in Punjab during British rule
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 06:53 pm IST

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: ECI orders removal of Munger SP, DM after protests turn violent

A vehicle set afire by an angry mob during a protest over the recent police firing during a Durga Puja event in Munger, Bihar, on Thursday.
Published on Oct 29, 2020 04:51 pm IST

‘Nirday Kumar-Nirmam Modi’: Mahagathbandhan targets Nitish Kumar over Munger clash, LJP joins

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav also demanded suspension of the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and superintendent of police (SP) with immediate effect.
Published on Oct 28, 2020 12:01 pm IST

1 killed, 27 injured in Munger clash

While people present on the spot said that the police opened fire to control the crowd, officials alleged that the devotees participating in the procession fired at the security personnel.
Published on Oct 28, 2020 03:48 am IST

Ahead of polls in Bihar’s Munger, 1 killed, 27 injured as idol immersion turns violent

One of the injured persons being rough into a hospital in Munger.
Published on Oct 27, 2020 10:00 am IST

Woman, six-month-old son killed in blast at house in Bihar’s Munger

A woman and her six-month-old son were killed in a massive blast that rocked a house in Bihar’s Munger district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
Published on May 30, 2020 11:52 am IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: 10 poll officials suspended for lapses during Munger polling

These officials have been placed on immediate suspension under Section 13 CC of the RP Act, 1950, and Section 28 A of the RP Act, for also being involved in abetting booth capturing and promoting corrupt practices in election.
Updated on May 04, 2019 01:34 pm IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Days ahead of Munger polls, EC shifts Barh police officer

Three police officers in Bihar have been removed from their post on ECI’s orders during the Lok Sabha elections so far.
Published on Apr 26, 2019 03:32 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Munger constituency in Bihar

People queue outside a polling station to cast their vote during the first phase of the Chhatisgarh assembly elections at Sukma district on Monday, November 12, 2018. The first phase of elections for 18 seats are spread across eight Maoist-affected districts with nearly one lakh security personnel deployed amid threats from Maoist who have called for boycott of the elections.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 02:35 pm IST

4 Dead, 9 injured in accident in Munger, Bihar

The victims were daily wage labourers who had gone to Jumei area for the work.
Published on Feb 19, 2019 12:20 pm IST

How AK-47 assault rifles, discarded by Army, reached Maoists via Munger

Munger has emerged as a hub for trading of sophisticated weapons, including AK-47 assault rifles, parts of which are smuggled from arms depots and locally assembled.
Updated on Dec 02, 2018 03:58 pm IST

Another AK 47 rifle seized in Munger, cop among three held

The arrested persons in police custody at Munger. H
Published on Nov 24, 2018 08:42 am IST