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Aurangabad, Bihar | December 15, 2025 The Bihar Education Department has landed in controversy after an official letter issued by a Block Education Officer (BEO) in Aurangabad district was found to be riddled with spelling and grammatical errors. The letter, meant to convey important administrative instructions, contains more than a dozen mistakes despite being only a 10-point document. Images of the letter have gone viral on social media, triggering sharp criticism of the department’s functioning and seriousness. Shockingly, even basic Hindi words were misspelled in the official communication. Words such as “samay” (time) were written as “samas”, “nireekshan” (inspection) as “nirikshan”, “soochna” (information) as “suchna”, “vipreet” (opposite) as “viprit”, “vyavastha” (system) as “...

A heart-rending tragedy unfolded in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, where a financially distressed family attempted mass suicide, leaving four members dead and two fighting for their lives. The incident occurred in Nawalpur Mishrauliya village under the Sakra police station limits. According to police and local sources, Amarnath Ram, a daily wage labourer, allegedly took the extreme step along with his five children by hanging themselves inside their home. Amarnath and his three daughters died on the spot, while his two sons were found in critical condition and were rushed to a nearby hospital by villagers. The deceased have been identified as Amarnath Ram and his daughters Anuradha, Shivani and Radhika, aged between 8 and 14 years. The two surviving sons are currently undergoing treat...

Gaya (Bihar): In a remarkable and emotional incident, the cries of a newborn echoed through the noise of arriving and departing trains at Gaya Junction when a woman delivered her baby on a foot overbridge inside the railway station. The incident occurred between Platforms 2 and 3, where the woman went into sudden labour, leaving passengers stunned and moved in equal measure. According to eyewitnesses, the woman began experiencing intense labour pain while she was on the foot overbridge. As her condition worsened, people present at the station acted swiftly. Passengers created a makeshift enclosure using clothes to provide privacy, while nearby women stepped forward to assist the woman in distress. With no immediate access to a hospital, the woman gave birth on the foot overbridge its...