Bihar: News

13 May 2018

Lalu Prasad Yadav

At Tej Pratap Yadav's wedding, unruly crowd steals crockery, food-items

Tej Pratap Yadav's wedding with Aishwarya Rai on Saturday was mired in chaos with an unruly crowd stealing food items and breaking crockery.

09 May 2018

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Lalu gets five-day parole to attend son Tej Pratap's wedding

Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, who's serving time in the fodder scam, has been granted parole for five days to attend his elder son Tej Pratap's wedding this week.

07 May 2018

Lalu Prasad Yadav

Prospectus of college owned by RJD-minister shows India-map without PoK

The prospectus of Katihar Medical College and Hospital (KMCH) for the 2018-19 session, showed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as a part of Pakistan, erupting a row.

04 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Contradicting reports of 27-dead, toll in Bihar-bus accident's actually zero

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, sent out condolences tweets, yesterday after learning 27 people died in a bus in Motihari, after it caught fire.

04 May 2018

West Bengal

Bihar man arrested for raping minor daughter for six months

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter for six months in Nalanda district of Bihar.

03 May 2018

Road Accidents

Bihar: At least 27 dead as bus catches fire

At least 27 people were killed when a bus turned turtle on the NH-28 in Motihari (Bihar) this afternoon and caught fire, TOI reported.

01 May 2018

Nitish Kumar

2 railway employees arrested with illegal liquor in Bihar

Two railway employees were arrested from a Patna-bound train near the city on Tuesday for trying to smuggle liquor to dry Bihar.

01 May 2018

Biplab Kumar Deb

Another Biplab Deb in-the-making? UP MLA blames parents for rapes

Our country's politicians seem to think they have the best ideas to prevent rapes. The latest to give his inputs is UP MLA Surendra Singh, who squarely blames parents for the crime.

Lalu arrives in Ranchi after being discharged from AIIMS

RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday arrived in Ranchi after being discharged from the AIIMS in Delhi as his condition improved significantly.

30 Apr 2018

POCSO

Bihar: As molesters strip 14-year-old girl, onlookers make video

In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old girl was groped and molesters tried ripping her clothes off in Bihar's Jehanabad district.

30 Apr 2018

Nitish Kumar

Bihar: Five persons, including two minors, killed in lightning strike

Five persons, including two minor girls, were killed when a thunderstorm struck north Bihar's Madhubani district yesterday, police said.

Bihar: BJP MP's son, his friend arrested for consuming alcohol

A BJP MP's son and his friend, arrested for consuming alcohol in the dry state of Bihar in Gaya, were produced in a city court and sent to the Gaya Central Jail under judicial custody on Monday.

23 Apr 2018

Scheduled Castes

1,449 cases relating to atrocities against SCs pending before NCSC

As many as 1,449 cases relating to atrocities against Scheduled Castes in Bihar and Jharkhand are pending before the Commission till date, said Yogendra Paswan, a National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) member.

23 Apr 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

50 IITians quit jobs for BAP, a political-party for backward-classes

Fifty IIT alumni have quit their jobs to form a political party to fight for backward classes.

22 Apr 2018

Nitish Kumar

Bihar: Maoists incidents come down to less-than-half since 2013

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today lauded the efforts of Nitish Kumar government in tackling Naxalism in Bihar, saying the number of Maoists incidents in the state has come down to less than half since 2013.

22 Apr 2018

Surat

Bihar: 13-year-old commits suicide after father rapes her; man arrested

A 13-year-old girl hung herself to death at her home in Bihar's West Champaran district on Thursday after being allegedly raped by her father.

22 Apr 2018

POCSO

Man sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for kidnapping, raping minor

A Bihar court has awarded 10 years of imprisonment to a man for kidnapping and raping a minor girl in Nawada district of the state three years ago.

18 Apr 2018

Lalu Prasad Yadav

Lalu's son gets engaged to granddaughter of former Bihar CM

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav got engaged to Aishwarya Rai, senior party leader Chandrika Rai's daughter, at Patna's five-star Hotel Maurya on Wednesday.

14 Apr 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Bihar govt. introduces Ambedkar's middle name 'Ramji' in official records

In a move to commemorate Ambedkar Jayanti, the Bihar government, following in the footsteps of the UP government, has decided to introduce Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's middle name, 'Ramji', in government and court records.

IRCTC scam: CBI questions former Bihar CM Rabri Devi

The CBI today questioned former Bihar CM Rabri Devi in connection with the alleged IRCTC hotel scam during the tenure of her husband Lalu Prasad as the railway minister, officials said.

10 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Modi in Bihar: Will flag-off Humsafar Express, launch locomotive factory

PM Narendra Modi arrived in Motihari, Bihar today to take part in the concluding ceremony of the Champaran Satyagraha centenary.

05 Apr 2018

Nitish Kumar

How has two years of liquor ban changed Bihar?

Bihar police conducted a raid every two minutes and seven people were put behind bars every hour in the last two years since the state banned alcohol.

05 Apr 2018

Delhi

AIIMS-doctor makes wrong treatment, then manipulates documents to hide mistake

A senior doctor attached with AIIMS-Delhi is likely to face stiff action for performing a wrong procedure on a patient and then manipulating the documents to conceal his fault.

SC/ST protest: About 100 trains affected, routes restored

More than 100 passenger and mail train services were affected on Monday as protesters squatted on the tracks to enforce an all-India shutdown against the dilution of the SC/ST Act, officials said, adding that the routes were largely restored.

01 Apr 2018

Patna

Bihar communal violence: Union Minister's 'missing' son arrested

Arijit Shashwat, son of Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, was arrested late Saturday night in Patna.

Bihar topper scam: ED attaches prime accused Baccha Rai's assets

In a major development related to the Bihar topper scam of 2016, the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday revealed it has attached properties worth Rs. 4.53 crore of Amit Kumar alias Bachcha Rai, the secretary-cum-principal of Vishun Roy College in Vaishali district.

2016 Bihar toppers scam: ED attaches assets of main accused

The ED today said it has attached assets worth Rs. 4.53cr, including 29 plots and deposits in ten bank accounts, of the main accused in the 2016 Bihar topper scam.

30 Mar 2018

Jharkhand

CBSE paper-leak: Probe spreads to Jharkhand, Bihar, inter-state gangs suspected

The probe in the CBSE question paper leak case, which was till now limited to Delhi, has now extended to other states as police investigate the possible involvement of inter-state gangs.

29 Mar 2018

Narendra Modi

PM Modi to address 20,000 Swachhagrahis in Bihar's Motihari

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Bihar's Motihari on April 10 to take part in the concluding ceremony of Champaran Satyagraha centenary celebrations, a district official said.

27 Mar 2018

Madhya Pradesh

2 journalists killed in road accidents in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar

Two journalists were killed in road accidents in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, police said.

26 Mar 2018

SP

Bihar: Journalist killed as SUV hits bike; family alleges murder

A journalist who worked with a Hindi daily and his friend were killed when an SUV rammed into their bike in Bihar's Bojpur district.

25 Mar 2018

SP

Bihar: Police rescues village head and his son from Naxalites

An abducted village head (Mukhiya) and his son were rescued on Sunday from the clutches of the Naxalites in Bihar's Munger district, the police said.

Only one doctor for 17,685 people in Bihar: Health Minister

There is only one doctor for every 17,685 persons in Bihar, the state Health Minister Mangal Pandey said in the Assembly.

23 Mar 2018

Patna Medical College

Bihar: 5 killed, 18 injured in illegal firecracker unit blast

Five people, including three children and a woman, were killed and 18 injured in an explosion in an illegal firecracker unit in Bihar's Nalanda district, said a senior official.

23 Mar 2018

Nitish Kumar

'Be on your guard': Bihar CM urges people before Ramnavami

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday requested the residents of the state to be on their guard against any attempts to whip up communal passion ahead of Ramnavami on Sunday.

21 Mar 2018

India

Over 200 cartons of liquor seized in Bihar

More than 200 cartons of liquor were seized during raids in Bihar's West Champaran district, police said today, adding eight persons, including a woman, have been arrested in this connection.

Lalu Prasad convicted in fourth fodder scam case

RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, already convicted in three cases of Bihar's infamous fodder scam, has been held guilty in yet another.

19 Mar 2018

India

Doctors at Bihar hospital conduct surgery in torchlight

The diversity in India is sometimes alarming. On one hand, luxurious private hospitals face public ire for charging lakhs for common treatments.

Darbhanga beheading: Political rivalry or personal vendetta?

A BJP worker was attacked and his father beheaded outside his house in Bihar's Darbhanga city on Thursday night by a group of 20-25 people.

Bihar: Two held for raising anti-national slogans in Araria

Two persons were arrested in Bihar's Araria for allegedly raising anti-national slogans while celebrating the victory of RJD candidate Sarfaraz Alam in the Araria Lok Sabha by-poll, police said.