At least 26 people including women and children were killed and more than a dozen injured in incidents of lightning strikes across Bihar in last 24 hours. The death cases were reported from different places including Vaishali, Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Buxar, Bhojpur, Gaya, Samastipur, Siwan, Araria and Aurangabad districts on[Read More…]
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Opposition must have an alternative agenda to the government: Nitish Kumar
Speaking at a press conference in Patna on Monday, Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, said that the’ Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar is strong’. The JD(U) chief said that being the largest Opposition party, the Congress should set the Opposition’s agenda. “Opposition must have an alternative agenda to the government as[Read More…]
Centre releases the third list of Smart Cities of India
On Friday, 30 urban cities were selected to be developed as smart cities of India. The third batch of smart city list announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu also includes– Gandhinagar, the capital of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, Karnal in Haryana, Allahabad, Aligarh and[Read More…]
CBSE declares class X results of 11 regions, rest to be announced soon
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its result for class X today on its official website cbse.nic.in. Until now, the results of 11 regions, including, Allahabad, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Trivandrum, Ajmer, Chandigarh, Bhubaneswar, Madras, Guwahati and Patna have been announced. However, the board informed that the results of[Read More…]
In a movie-like story, fruitseller clears UPSC
“You don’t need feathers to fly when you possess determination” The aforementioned quote has been proven right by a man named Deepak Sharma who in his fourth attempt achieved 783 rank in the recently declared UPSC examinations result. Deepak, who is a son of a fruit seller, started his education[Read More…]
New BPO in Patna promises thousands of jobs
India’s top IT company , Tata Consultancy Services(TCS), opened a 1,000-seat business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Patna, that promises thousands of job opportunities for people in the state. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union minister for law & justice and information technology (IT) inaugurated the centre on Thursday. It is seen[Read More…]
Burberry, Zara to bloom in Bihar soon
Bihar government is planning to set up garment bases of global brands like H&M, Zara, Lacoste and Burberry in the state. Taking inspiration from Bangladesh, that happens to be a manufacturing hub for the textile industry, the state is trying to convince the readymade garment tycoons to set up their[Read More…]
Rahmani-30, proves its mettle once again in IIT-JEE
Ali has indeed done well and brought lots of glories to his coach, family and his entire district. But the effort of Rahmani30 in bringing such talent forward cannot be ignored.
Rahul Gandhi attends Champaran centenary ceremony
Doctor’s family attacked in Buxar, 3 dead
In Bihar, tension prevails in Laxman Dera village in Buxar district after the murder of three relatives of a well-known family of doctors settled by the town which is 140km west of Patna, late on Thursday night. As per police reports, a group of criminals forcefully entered the ancestral house[Read More…]
Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar’s live streamed admiration at Prakash Parv
PM Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar shared the same dais on Thursday at the function to celebrate Prakash Parv, the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh. Surprisingly, the Prime Minister spent the first three minutes his speech praising the CM for the implementation of prohibition policies[Read More…]
Prakash Parv: Patna turns mini Punjab on 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh
Bihar’s capital Patna turns mini Punjab as thousands of Sikh devotees from Delhi and Punjab reached the city on the occasion of 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, even as gurudwaras in the Delhi wear a festive look to mark the grand occasion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also[Read More…]
Railways rethink free Wi-Fi plans after Patna porn embarrassment
Earlier this week, a RailTel official had announced that the Patna railway station made the most of the free Wi-Fi with most of it being principally used to watch and download porn. The embarrassment has made the Railways rethink the move of putting up the service on premium trains like[Read More…]
Meet Patna’s tech-savvy ‘Paytm puchka-wala’
Perhaps the most ‘tech-savvy’ golgappa wala ever, Patna’s Satyam offers people the option of paying through mobile-based app- Paytm. This 12th pass vendor near Women’s college Magadh, hails from Samastipur, Bihar and comes from a humble background. His father is a farmer and he plans to pursue his education by[Read More…]
Patna con artist turns into a woman to run operations
Being a con artist is a profession that requires constant innovation; one is required to come up with new methods, identities and in this case, even change their sex. Bihar Police were in for a shocker when a Patna-based con man ran his operations in the heart of the capital[Read More…]