Tag: Bihar

Enforcement Directorate
ED seizes Rs 3 cr cash after raids on 2016 Bihar toppers scam mastermind-linked premises

The ED team came into action following the reports of fresh construction work in the premises of Rai, which were earlier attached by the agency in connection with its probe in the scam.

  • Sunday, 10 December 2023
Hydro-meteorological disasters
'Hydro-meteorological disasters': Has poor functioning of Bihar govt put 14 districts at risk?

People in Bihar are experiencing early chilly weather this winter season and the met department is expecting 1 to 3 degrees minimum temperature in the next 24 hours. This may be a temporary phase but it is a reflection of the change in the climate due to various reasons, says an expert.

  • Saturday, 25 November 2023
Train
Bihar: Fire breaks out in overhead wire of Puri-Jaynagar Express, passengers safe

The incident occurred between Simultala and Gorparan railway stations at Kotarwa forest on Patna-Howrah main route. Due to the speed of the train, the driver could not apply the emergency brake.

  • Friday, 03 November 2023
Bihar train mishap
Bihar train mishap: North East Express guard claims driver applied emergency brake before derailment

The accident that took place at 9.53 p.m. on Wednesday night claimed four lives and 30 were injured.

  • Friday, 13 October 2023
Thirty-six youths detained for 'suspicious' activities in Bihar
Thirty-six youths detained for 'suspicious' activities in Bihar

The police acted on the inputs of the local intelligence that the youths may possibly be from Bangladesh but are posing as natives of West Bengal on the basis of fake documents.

  • Wednesday, 13 September 2023
50 students in Bihar school fall ill after consuming mid-day meal containing dead lizard
50 students in Bihar school fall ill after consuming mid-day meal containing dead lizard

The victims, ranging from classes 2 to 5, were admitted to the Sadar Hospital Sitamarhi.

  • Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Patna HC imposes Rs 20K fine on Bihar education department’s additional chief Secy
Patna HC imposes Rs 20K fine on Bihar education department’s additional chief Secy

The matter was related to the recruitment of contractual teachers in the state. The case was filed by a job aspirant, Sangeeta Kumari, and the high court gave the decision on September 9.

  • Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Caste-based politics overrides sub-national identity formation in Bihar
Caste-based politics overrides sub-national identity formation in Bihar

In Bihar, known as a Hindi heartland state, the Hindi 'Khadhi Boli' is not a spoken language. It has three main languages -- Bhojpuri, Magadhi, and Maithili and other languages surround them.

  • Saturday, 05 August 2023
gangrape
Orchestra dancer gang-raped by 15 persons for 7 days in Bihar's Saran

The accused then dumped her in a semi-naked stage in an isolated place after her health deteriorated and she became unconscious.

  • Wednesday, 26 July 2023
lightning
Lightning strikes kill 18 people in Bihar

Of the 18 fatalities, five were reported in Rohtas district; four in Arwal; three in Saran; two each in Aurangabad and East Champaran; and one each in Banka and Vaishali district.

  • Saturday, 15 July 2023
Khagaria Bridge collapse
A sorry state of affairs: After Khagaria bridge, another bridge collapses in Bihar

The bridge was constructed on the Mechi river near Gori village on NH 327E connecting Katihar and Kishanganj districts.

  • Saturday, 24 June 2023
27 die in Bihar of heatwave
27 die in Bihar of heatwave

On Saturday, Patna recorded a maximum temperature of 44.7 degrees Celsius. Sheikhpura was the hottest in the state at 45.1 degrees Celsius.

  • Saturday, 17 June 2023
Boy, trapped in pillar cavity on Bihar bridge, rescued
Boy, trapped in pillar cavity on Bihar bridge, rescued

The victim, Ranjan Kumar, was found unconscious when he was rescued and was taken to Sadar hospital Sasaram for treatment.

  • Thursday, 08 June 2023
Bridge collapse, train engine theft to mobile tower loot, incidents that can happen only in Bihar!
Bridge collapse, train engine theft to mobile tower loot, incidents that can happen only in Bihar!

Netizens on Twitter also brutally criticized Nitish Kumar and called it the ‘bridge of corruption’ as this isn’t the first time that such a thing happened in Bihar.

  • Monday, 05 June 2023
Under-construction bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur collapses
Watch Dramatic Collapse Of Under-construction Bridge In Bihar's Bhagalpur

Watch dramatic visuals of collapse of under-construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bihar’s Bhagalpur.

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  • Sunday, 04 June 2023
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