The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that it has served a notice to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh for questioning in its ongoing probe into a money laundering case. An ED official requesting anonymity told IANS: “The Palam Farms in Delhi’s Bijwasan[Read More…]
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the Rajya Sabha Chairman, on Monday disqualified rebel Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar as members of the upper house of Parliament, party leader R.C.P. Singh said. In a Facebook post, Singh said: “Today (Monday) the Chairman Rajya Sabha M.[Read More…]
Senior Janata Dal-United leader and Rajya Sabha member MP Veerendra Kumar on Wednesday said he will not continue as member of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s faction. The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) led by Veerendra Kumar in the state is an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front and was elected[Read More…]
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday ordered a ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati” in the state. The Chief Minister ordered concerned officials to ban the release after BJP MLA Neeraj Kumar Bablu demanded it in a letter. The ban on “Padmavati” in Bihar would be in place “till[Read More…]
A day after the NSG cover for former Union Minister Lalu Prasad was withdrawn, his son Tejashwi Yadav said on Monday Prime Minister Narender Modi will be held responsible if anything untoward happens to the RJD chief. “If anything happens to Lalu Prasadji, Modi will be responsible and blamed for[Read More…]
Kolkata: Taking a dig at RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader Sushil Modi on Friday said the alliance between Nitish Kumar’s JD-U and his party was “natural” and the “unnatural” Nitish-Lalu partnership died “naturally”. In July, Nitish Kumar became Bihar Chief Minister for the[Read More…]
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday condoled the death of three passengers, who died after 13 coaches of the Patna-Vasco Da Gama express derailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Manikpur. He ordered a probe. “Immediate rescue and relief operations started and an inquiry ordered into the derailment of Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express[Read More…]
Senior socialist leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Yadav on Saturday questioned the Election Commission’s decision to grant the “Arrow” symbol to the Nitish Kumar-led faction of Janata Dal-United and vowed to fight it both legally and democratically. “The decision has not meted out justice. The EC’s decision is just[Read More…]
Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital authorities in Bihar have imposed Rs 50,000 fine each on 54 second-year students for ragging their juniors, an official said on Saturday. DMCH Principal RK Sinha imposed the fine. The students have been directed to pay the penalty amount by November 25, the official added.[Read More…]
At least 13 patients died after more than 500 junior doctors at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) here went on a strike to protest an assault by a deceased patient’s attendants, hospital officials said on Friday. “Thirteen critical patients died due to lack of treatment after the doctors[Read More…]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that it has summoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav in connection with a money-laundering probe into the 2006 IRCTC hotel maintenance contract case. An ED official, confirming the dates of the summons, told IANS: “We have summoned[Read More…]
Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday targeted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for saying that he had acquired the traits of his father Lalu Prasad. The younger Yadav said he was proud that he had acquired the traits of his father and questioned the Chief Minister if his son has[Read More…]
Two pilgrims died and over a dozen others were injured on Saturday in a stampede on the banks of the Ganga river in Bihar’s Begusarai district, an official said. The incident took place at a major bathing spot at Simaria ghat on the occasion of Kartik Purnima, when thousands of[Read More…]
Chennai: Patna Pirates thumped Gujarat Fortunegiants 55-38 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday to clinch the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 5 title. Patna have won the PKL title for third consecutive season now. Raider Pardeep Narwal (19 points) starred for Patna to single-handedly dominate the match and[Read More…]
Despite a total prohibition on liquor in Bihar, five persons on Saturday died in Rohtas district after consuming moonshine, while one continues to battle for his life. According to district police officers, the five deaths were reported in Danwar village. “After the end of four-day-long Chhath festival, a group of[Read More…]
Four criminals were beaten to death by a mob in a Bihar village on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place in Rohtas district when the four were trying to flee after opening fire at a man in Koath area, said a police officer, Alok Kumar. The four sought to[Read More…]
Bihar is among the top three states where the response to information in the first appeal either does not come or is insufficient as per the data on the number of second appeals and complaints filed at information commissions. This shows that the bureaucracy is unwilling to act unless it[Read More…]
In a bizarre incident, an elderly man was beaten up by women and forced to spit and lick his own saliva as punishment for entering the sarpanch’s hpuse. The incident took place in Ajaipur village of Noorsarai block in Nalanda, the home district of Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar. The[Read More…]
On his visit to Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded chief minister, Nitish Kumar, for his commitment and hard work towards the progress of the state. He praised him while addressing the students at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University. “The commitment of Shri Nitish Kumar towards the progress of[Read More…]
PM Modi will visit Bihar on Saturday to address the centenary celebrations of Patna University and is expected to lay foundation stones for four projects under the Namami Gange Programme along with four national highway projects in Mokama. He will also address a public gathering. The four sewerage projects are[Read More…]
In a horrific incident in Patna’s Naubatpur, a 35-year-old woman was allegedly killed after she did not let two men rape her following which one of them inserted an iron rod into her private parts. A SIT has been formed to investigate the case on Friday. The incident happened in[Read More…]
A class 7th question paper of Bihar Education Board claims that Kashmir is not a part of India but, a separate country. The fact was highlighted by a student from Vaishali on Tuesday. The examination for which the paper was prepared, was conducted under the Centre’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, which[Read More…]
Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, on Monday said the state’s Value-Added Tax (VAT) on fuel is the lowest among many states. His statement comes after union petroleum and natural gas minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, appealed the state governments to cut the VAT on petroleum products by five %. “Bihar’s Value-added tax[Read More…]
Guru Nanak Middle School, a government school in Gaya, Bihar, has no toilet in its premises. This condition has caused great discomfort to both teachers and students. The students, over six hundred in number, are forced to go to their homes or to the homes of their friends to ease[Read More…]
A Janata Dal (United) leader was charged with killing his daughter-in-law in Muzaffarpur district, just a day after Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar has launched a campaign against dowry. A FIR has been registered against JD(U) organisational secretary Arun Kumar Kushwaha on Tuesday. The political leader’s son and two others[Read More…]