Tag: Bihar

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

Bhubaneswar: Union Home minister Rajnath Singh today assured all possible assistance to Odisha and three other eastern States – West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand – for enhancing internal security, and emphasised the need for better coordination between state and central agencies to combat Maoists. “Security is the first priority of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and […]

A 65-year-old woman allegedly committed 'sati' by jumping into the funeral pyre of her husband in a village in Bihar's Saharsa district

The three-day-old Jitan Ram Manjhi government in Bihar on Friday won the trust vote in the state Assembly amid walkout by opposition BJP

Rourkela: Markets witnessed heavy rush in the steel city and other parts of State today with people of Hindi speaking community mostly ‘Biharis’ thronged to buy various fruits, vegetables and other items required on occasion of Chhath Puja. Ghats along Koel, Brahmani and Sankh rivers and other water bodies in the city have been decked […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of sexual abuse in shelter homes in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and Uttar Pradesh’s Deorio, Odisha police has now geared up to keep vigil and conduct a detailed verification of several child care institutions across the State. Director General of Police, RP Sharma today instructed superintendents of police and deputy commissioners of police of […]

A woman was shot dead on Saturday by a man in a locality in Bihar's Munger district, police sources said

Maoists burnt 32 vehicles in Bihar's Gaya district to enforce a two-day shutdown beginning Monday to protest the killing of a woman Maoist leader, police said

An elderly couple has been killed by their neighbours for allegedly practicing witchcraft in a Bihar village

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today formally launched a new party, Hindustan Awami Morcha (HAM), which will contest all the 243 seats in the coming assembly polls

Nitish Kumar today returned as the chief minister of Bihar, nine months after he resigned following his party JD-U's massive defeat in the 2014 general elections. Party leaders said he will meet prime minister Narendra Modi to seek more funds to speed up development work in the state

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has withdrawn his candidature as chancellor of Nalanda University, alleging that the government does not want him to continue to head the prestigious multi-country initiative. The government denied the allegations even as the opposition Congress asked it not to politicise the issue