Patna: News
29 Sep 2019
IndiaBihar rains: 17 dead; hospitals flooded, boats out on roads
At least 17 people have died in Bihar, including 4 in Patna, after three days of incessant downpour threw normal life out of gear in the state. Moreover, homes and hospitals have been flooded.
23 Jul 2019
BiharAfter Krishna avatar, Lalu Yadav's son dons Lord Shiva look
Former Bihar Health Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tej Pratap Yadav, (in)famous for his dress-ups and theatrics, donned the attire of Lord Shiva on Tuesday.
11 Jul 2019
Hrithik Roshan#Super30: Mathematician Anand Kumar is suffering from brain tumor
Hrithik Roshan's Super 30 is about to hit the theatres tomorrow.
17 Jun 2019
BiharSchools shut in Bihar as death-toll crosses 100 amid heatwave
As Bihar continues to reel under rising mercury, all government and government-aided schools in the state have been ordered to remain shut till June 22.
04 Jun 2019
IndiaLet's dissect the trailer of Hrithik Roshan's 'Super 30'
The much-awaited official trailer of Hrithik Roshan-starrer Super 30 was released today.
19 May 2019
Arvind Kejriwal"Conspiracy to kill me," says Lalu's son Tej Pratap Yadav
On Sunday, a disturbing video from Patna emerged on social media. The bodyguards of RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav were seen thrashing a video journalist in the Bihar capital.
26 Apr 2019
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi's aircraft suffers from engine troubles: Details here
On Friday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted that the aircraft he was traveling in faced engine troubles. As a result, he was forced to return to New Delhi.
23 Apr 2019
India#CareerBytes: Placement statistics of some of the new IITs
In India, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the most premier technical institutes that offer the best engineering and technology-related education in the country.
13 Apr 2019
BiharPatna: 45-year-old man urges people to vote this elections
A 45-year-old man in Patna, Bihar, is doing his bit as a responsible citizen. These days, he is urging people to come out and vote during the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
01 Jan 2019
Lok SabhaBJP leader Shatrughan Sinha loses VIP status at Patna airport
On Monday, officials told the press that actor-turned politician and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha would no longer be treated as a VIP at the Patna airport and will have to undergo regular frisking when travelling from the airport.
02 Nov 2018
Lalu Prasad YadavLalu's son files for divorce 6 months after marriage
In a setback for Lalu Prasad Yadav's family, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief's son, Tej Pratap Yadav, filed for divorce from his wife, Aishwarya Rai, on Thursday.
26 Oct 2018
Bihar#CBIDirector: Congress leaders demonstrate outside CBI office in Patna
Hundreds of Congress workers along with their leaders in Bihar Friday staged a demonstration in Patna as part of the party's 'nation-wide protest' against the decision of the Center to divest CBI Director Alok Verma of his duties and sending him on leave.
26 Oct 2018
Narendra ModiJignesh Mevani hurls abuses at PM Modi at Patna rally
While speaking at a rally in Patna, independent MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani was caught abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly on camera.
20 Sep 2018
IndiaPatna: Principal rapes student, clerk makes video; both arrested
The principal of a private school in Patna was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a student multiple times in the last few months.
10 Sep 2018
BiharBihar 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.
01 Sep 2018
Nitish KumarInmate of a Patna shelter home dies, two others missing
A 27-year-old inmate of a shelter home for mentally challenged women died at a hospital in Patna on Friday, a day after two other women went missing from the shelter home.
14 Aug 2018
MuzaffarpurAnother Muzaffarpur? Two deaths in Patna shelter-home raise suspicion
Weeks after the Muzaffarpur shelter sex scandal shook the entire nation, deaths of two women in another shelter-home of Patna have raised suspicion.
30 Jul 2018
BiharPatna: Nalanda Hospital flooded with rainwater, fish swim inside ICU
The patients undergoing treatment at Patna's Nalanda Medical College Hospital were given company by fishes, after ICU and general wards got flooded by rainwater.
12 Jul 2018
SuicideScreenwriter of Nana Patekar's 'Ab Tak Chhappan' allegedly commits suicide
32-year-old Ravishankar Alok, who was involved in the writing of Nana Patekar's movie 'Ab Tak Chhappan', reportedly committed suicide on Wednesday at around 2 PM.
05 Jul 2018
BiharMissionaries of Charity woman staffer arrested for 'selling' baby
A woman staffer has been arrested and two others, including a sister-in-charge, detained for allegedly selling a child born to an inmate of a shelter home Nirmal Hriday, run by Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity in Patna.
17 Jun 2018
BiharThis all-women musical band from Bihar is breaking all stereotypes
A musical band formed by Dalit women is breaking social stereotypes in a tiny hamlet on the outskirts of Patna.
16 Jun 2018
Hrithik RoshanHrithik to host Super 30 academy students who cracked IIT-JEE
Hrithik Roshan, who is currently immersed in the shooting of mathematician Anand Kumar's biopic titled 'Super 30', is planning to throw a party for the students of his academy who cracked the JEE-Advanced 2018.
09 Jun 2018
BiharFacing students' protest, Bihar Board allows scrutiny of inter answer-sheets
After witnessing students' protests over alleged discrepancies in mark sheets of Intermediate examinees, the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) today said an opportunity was being provided to aggrieved candidates for scrutiny of their answer-sheets till June 16.
10 May 2018
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)Lalu granted 3 days parole to attend son's marriage
RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who is serving prison sentence following his conviction in the fodder scam cases, was today granted three days parole to attend his son's wedding in Patna, Inspector General of Prisons Harsh Mangla said today.
25 Apr 2018
ExamsClass-12 Economics-retest: Mixed reactions, but everyone thrilled that exams ended
The CBSE conducted a retest for Class 12 Economics today; the original exam on March 26 had been cancelled due to a paper leak.
18 Apr 2018
BiharLalu'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.
01 Apr 2018
BiharBihar communal violence: Union Minister's 'missing' son arrested
Arijit Shashwat, son of Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, was arrested late Saturday night in Patna.
21 Feb 2018
Animal RightsPlastic menace: Cow operated upon, whopping 80-kg polythene removed
A team of veterinary surgeons in Patna removed a whopping 80-kg mass of plastic from a 6-year-old cow's stomach on Wednesday, highlighting the need for strict action to curb plastic menace.
30 Jan 2018
WhatsAppPatna student kills himself on WhatsApp video chat with girlfriend
In a disturbing incident, a 19-year-old youth in Patna shot himself while on a WhatsApp video call with his girlfriend.
23 Oct 2017
BiharBihar education board under scanner for flunking student wrongly
Bihar's education board is under scrutiny once more for incompetence and malpractices.
12 Oct 2017
BiharJuvenile found guilty in 2013 Patna, Bodh Gaya serial blasts
A juvenile has been found guilty of being involved in multiple blasts in Patna and Bodh Gaya in 2013.
06 Sep 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru: Two medical aspirants' parents cheated of Rs. 30L
Bengaluru police have registered fraud cases against three middlemen allegedly posing as agents in the city's medical colleges and cheating the parents of two medical aspirants in separate incidents.
02 Aug 2017
Bihar"Are you a virgin?" Asks Bihar's IGIMS in employment form
It is not uncommon for employers to ask applicants questions about their education, experience, and a few personal details.
20 Jun 2017
Aadhaar CardAadhaar linking for land records not required, it's a hoax
While the government is getting its Aadhaar scheme implemented, it appears that some frauds out there are spreading false rumors regarding it, fuelling concerns of citizens, who are scurrying to get Aadhaar linked to their accounts.
14 Jun 2017
BiharBihar minister Tej Pratap deploys government doctors for kin's treatment
The RJD is under fire after Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav recently deployed a government medical team to the family's Patna residence to treat a "family member".
23 May 2017
BiharPatna teachers' 'scam'- Many still in 'service' despite years-long absence
In shocking revelations, at least 550 teachers of government schools in Patna were still found to be in "service" despite remaining absent since as long as five years.
27 Apr 2017
BiharVIP culture over Sukma martyrs: Truck halted for Nitish's convoy
A week after the central government banned beacons on vehicles to curb VIP culture, a vehicle carrying the body of one of the Sukma martyrs was halted to make way for CM Nitish Kumar's convoy.
13 Jan 2017
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)CISF jawan shoots 4 seniors in a rage
Balveer Singh, a jawan posted with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at a thermal power plant near Patna, fired indiscriminately at his CISF colleagues, yesterday.
17 Oct 2016
YouTubeFree Wi-Fi in Patna station being used to watch porn
According to a report by the IANS news agency, the Patna railway station tops the list in India in terms of data usage from the free Wi-Fi provided jointly by Google and RailTel.
