Tag: Bihar

Patna: Over 45,000 people have been arrested in a year in Bihar for violating the liquor prohibition law imposed by the Janata Dal-United government. Bihar has acted tough against those violating the law on total ban on liquor in the state, Excise and Prohibition Minister Abdul Jalil Mastan said on Wednesday. “At least 45,033 people […]

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad has appealed to all non-BJP political parties to come together on a platform to counter the “aggressive” Hinduvta agenda of the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Sensing a tough challenge, Lalu Prasad has also warned that a united non-Bharatiya Janata […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has urged the 15th Finance Commission to grant extra central assistance to the state citing its progress with the help of its own limited resources. Making a presentation before the commission headed by its Chairman N K Singh Wednesday, Kumar also expressed disapproval of the doing away with the […]

Munger (Bihar): A 3-year-old girl who had fallen into a 165 ft-deep borewell was rescued tonight after a 30-hour long operation in Bihar’s Munger district, officials said. Sanno had fallen into the shaft and got stuck at a spot around 45 feet below the surface at about 4 pm yesterday. She was taken out, smeared […]

  New Delhi: In a ripple effect stemming from developments in Karnataka, the Congress in Goa and Manipur and the RJD in Bihar, which are the single largest party in the respective states, on Thursday said they will approach the state governors and stake claim for government formation. However, questions are being raised on the […]

Gaya: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today called on Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at Bodh Gaya near here and also released a book with him. The Dalai Lama, who has been at Bodh Gaya since January 2, received the Chief Minister at the Kalachakra Maidan and presented him with a picture of the […]

Chapra: Six people went missing and six others swam to safety when a boat capsized in Gandak river today, near Saroja Bhagwanpur village in Panapur police station area of Saran district. Superintendent of Police Hari Kishore Rai said 12 people were on their way to cut grass on a dry patch of land in the […]

New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued show cause notices to officials of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for not giving information on cases pending before it, without justification. The CIC directed the child rights body to provide information regarding cases pending for over two years relating to the […]

Munger (Bihar): Thirty-four juvenile inmates today escaped from a remand home after cutting through the metal grills of the main gate, police said. “A total of 34 juvenile inmates escaped from the remand home located in fort area of Munger, after cutting the grill gate this morning (at around 11 am),” Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kundan […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the BJP should try to build a consensus on the Presidential candidate by talking to all the parties and favoured a second term for Pranab Mukherjee. The JD(U) president said that re-election of President Mukherjee with consensus will set a good precedent, but added that it was […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today preferred to take time to decide on his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar’s suggestion for formation of a grand alliance of opposition parties to stop the BJP surge. “I think general elections are too far away to take any such decision,” Patnaik told reporters when asked about Patnaik’s party […]

New Delhi: NITI Aayog today said the goverment has provided Rs 367.93 crore to Odisha and Rs 200 crore to Bihar as special assistance. “On recommendation of NITI Aayog, Rs 367.93 crore has been released today as special assistance to the State of Odisha,” the government’s think tank said in a tweet. “On NITI Aayog’s […]

A minor girl and her Dalit married lover were lynched and their bodies set on fire allegedly by her family members at Ametha in this district, police said yesterday

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped and killed at a village in Khagaria district of Bihar, police said today

Bihar Chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi appears to be on the way out in the wake of his defiance as the JD(U) is all set to replace him with his mentor Nitish Kumar at a meeting of the legislature party tomorrow