Bihar: News

16 Oct 2018

Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar appoints Prashant Kishor as Vice-President of JD(U)

On Tuesday, poll strategist Prashant Kishor was appointed the Vice President of JD(U) by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, making him the second most powerful person in the party.

15 Oct 2018

Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar calls slipper throwing incident a 'publicity stunt'

Breaking his silence over a youth hurling a slipper at him recently, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday termed the incident "absurd" and "meant for publicity," ruing that there was "no value for good work".

13 Oct 2018

Nitish Kumar

Bihar: Four held with 700 bottles of foreign liquor

Four persons were arrested and 700 bottles of foreign liquor seized from their possession in Muzaffarpur, Bihar yesterday.

12 Oct 2018

Rashtriya Janata Dal

Youth must join politics for public-service, not gains: Nitish Kumar

In a veiled attack on opposition RJD, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said youth, these days, enter politics by virtue of their family background to "serve their own interests".

12 Oct 2018

India

Bihar: Woman sacrificed by family on Tantrik's advice

In a rather appalling incident, a 30-year-old woman was hacked to death in Sitamarhi's Shivhar village, Bihar, by her brother-in-law, reportedly on a tantrik's advice.

09 Oct 2018

India

Jaipur Zika virus outbreak? 22 test positive, PMO wants report

Since an elderly woman from Jaipur tested positive for the Zika virus in late-September, 21 others have tested positive for the virus in Jaipur, prompting the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to seek a detailed report from the Union Health Ministry.

08 Oct 2018

Sexual Harassment

Bihar: 30 school girls thrashed for resisting sexual harassment

In yet another horrific incident of violence against women, 30 school girls were thrashed in Bihar for resisting sexual harassment and objecting to lewd graffiti.

08 Oct 2018

India

Bihar: Mobile phones, SIM cards, ganja, cash seized from jails

Thirty-two mobile phones, nine SIM cards, 50.5 gm ganja, ten knives, and Rs. 48,690 in cash among other banned items were seized during raids conducted at different jails of Bihar, a senior police officer said.

07 Oct 2018

Gujarat

UP, Bihari migrant workers flee Gujarat in fear of violence

Following revenge attacks on them, hundreds of migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have started leaving northern Gujarat.

06 Oct 2018

India

IRCTC Scam: Bail for Rabri, Tejashwi; video-call hearing for Lalu

The Delhi Patiala Court, on Saturday, granted regular bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, her son and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, and others who were present during the hearing in the IRCTC scam case.

05 Oct 2018

Nitish Kumar

Bihar: Nitish Kumar hints at reducing taxes on petrol, diesel

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar today said that state was looking forward to reducing taxes on petroleum products, following the Center's decision to slash excise duty on the same a day earlier.

04 Oct 2018

Excise Act

Bihar: In dry state, rats are drinking seized alcohol

In the dry state of Bihar, a large number of rats are likely to die due to liver cirrhosis as they are drinking seized alcohol.

04 Oct 2018

Crime Against Women

Bihar: Woman gang-raped while taking dip in Ganga, crime recorded

A 45-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on Monday while she had gone to take a dip in Ganga in Patna district, Bihar, police said.

Bihar: Key witness in BJP-leader Visheshwar Ojha murder case, killed

A prime witness in the 2016 murder of BJP leader Visheshwar Ojha was allegedly killed today in Bhojpur district, Bihar by unidentified miscreants.

26 Sep 2018

NEET

16-year-old NEET aspirant from Bihar commits suicide in Kota: Police

A 16-year-old girl from Bihar allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Chambal river in Kota today, police said.

AIIMS Patna doctors perform brain surgery while interacting with patient

For the first time in Bihar, a team of doctors at AIIMS Patna used local anesthesia to remove a tumor from the brain of a 21-year-old man.

16 Sep 2018

Nitish Kumar

Amid denials, Prashant Kishor joins Nitish Kumar's JD(U) today

Amid a string of denials, political strategist, Prashant Kishor, has finally joined Janata Dal (United) in the presence of Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar.

15 Sep 2018

SP

Bihar: Rs. 5.5L-worth valuables stolen from former CM Mandal's house

Jewelry worth Rs. 5 lakh, Rs. 50,000 cash, and other valuables were stolen from the house of former Bihar Chief Minister BP Mandal in Bihar's Madhepura town.

13 Sep 2018

India

Bihar: Communal clash erupts after motorcyclists thrashed for carrying meat

A clash erupted between members of two communities in Dehri town of Bihar's Rohtas district yesterday after two motorcyclists were allegedly thrashed by a mob for carrying meat.

13 Sep 2018

Dalit

Bihar-shocker: Man buries wife inside house, as villagers deny cremation-land

In a shocking incident, a Mahadalit in Kewatgama village of Madhepura district in Bihar buried his dead wife inside his house, as villagers denied land for the cremation.

12 Sep 2018

Salman Khan

#Loveratri: Salman accused of hurting Hindu sentiments, court orders FIR

Controversies go hand-in-hand with Salman Khan, and this has been proved once again as the superstar landed into trouble for his upcoming production 'Loveratri'.

12 Sep 2018

West Bengal

Quake measuring 5.5 rocks parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, WB

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, and West Bengal today, an India Meteorological Department official said.

10 Sep 2018

Patna

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launches multi-purpose Prakash Kendra in Patna

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday launched the construction work of Prakash Kendra and garden in memory of Guru Gobind Singh in Patna at an estimated cost of Rs. 54.16 crore.

08 Sep 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Vaishno Devi pilgrim from Bihar dies in J&K's Katra

A 61-year-old pilgrim from Bihar died on Saturday after falling unconscious at a hotel in Katra, the base camp for Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

08 Sep 2018

India

Long live Bengali-Bihari unity: WB CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said around two lakh Biharis were left out of the complete draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC), touted to be proof of Assamese identity.

06 Sep 2018

India

Srijan scam: I-T department raids Sushil Modi's sister's house

On Thursday, the Income Tax Department started search operations at eight places in Bihar, including the house of Bihar deputy CM Sushil Modi's cousin, in connection with the Rs. 880cr Srijan scam.

06 Sep 2018

Celebrity

Complaint filed against Salman Khan in Bihar court over 'Loveratri'

An advocate on Thursday filed a complaint in a Bihar court against Salman Khan and others associated with his next home production 'Loveratri', alleging that the title of the film hurts Hindu sentiments by deriding the festival of Navaratri.

06 Sep 2018

India

Bharat Bandh: Protests escalate in Bihar and MP

Protests as part of today's Bharat Bandh are escalating, especially in parts of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

05 Sep 2018

Bollywood

#RajaKaBeta: Not just posters, Hrithik's 'Super 30' tagline interests netizens

Hrithik Roshan surprised his fans on Teacher's Day after he released the posters of his upcoming movie 'Super 30' on social media.

Lalu wants hospital ward changed due to barking of dogs

Jailed RJD President Lalu Prasad has put in a request that he be shifted to another ward at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi, where he is currently admitted.

03 Sep 2018

India

Bihar: Youth asked to lick spittle, suspecting he stole mobile-phone

One person was arrested for allegedly assaulting a youth and making him lick spittle in Bihar's Nalanda district, suspecting that he had stolen a mobile phone, police said yesterday.

02 Sep 2018

Jharkhand

Ludhiana: Police trace kids missing from illegal shelter home

In a major development in the case of 30 kids missing from Packiam Mercy Cross Child Shelter Home in Ludhiana, the Jharkhand police on Saturday traced seven children.

01 Sep 2018

Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar condoles death of Jain monk Tarun Sagar Maharaj

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his profound grief on the death of Jain monk Tarun Maharaj in Delhi on Saturday.

31 Aug 2018

Bodh Gaya

Gaya: Child monks used as sex-slaves, forced to do nude-dance

In an utterly disturbing development, the investigation into the alleged sexual assault of child monks at Prajna Jyoti Novice School and Meditation Center, Gaya, has unearthed the minors were used as sex slaves, and forced to do nude dances.

30 Aug 2018

Mumbai

River Ganga will be completely clean by March 2020: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope today that the Ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering the pace at which its rejuvenation program was going.

30 Aug 2018

India

Bihar: Buddhist monk, accused of sexually harassing boys, arrested

On Wednesday, a Buddhist monk was arrested in Bihar's Gaya district for allegedly sexually harassing 15 child monks.

Fodder scam convict, Lalu Prasad Yadav, surrenders before CBI court

Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav surrendered before a CBI court in Ranchi today.

28 Aug 2018

Nepal

Bihar gangster arrested for Nepal business tycoon kidnapping

A Bihar-based gangster, who was wanted in a high-profile kidnapping case, was arrested in RK Puram, South Delhi on Saturday.

27 Aug 2018

India

Bihar politics: A 'kheer' recipe takes center stage

A recipe for 'kheer', as explained by Upendra Kushwaha, has hinted at new political scenes in Bihar.

21 Aug 2018

Crime Against Women

Bihar: Woman paraded naked on streets on suspicion of murder

A woman was beaten up and paraded naked on the streets of Bihar's Bhojpur district by a mob on the suspicion of her involvement in the killing of a 19-year-old man, the police said.