In a fatal incident, four dead and 30 sustained severe injury after a passenger-laden bus fell into a ditch in Patna. More people are expected to be buried under the bus. The bus had departed from Mithapur bus stand and was heading towards Rosda. The accident occurred near the Agakkunia[Read More…]
Tag: Bihar
No action taken on Swarn Aayog report, ruling BJP and JDU takes different paths
In view of providing a boost to Upper castes, on January 27, 2019, the Bihar government had constituted a commission ‘Swarn Aayog‘ to analyse the poor condition of the upper castes. Under the chairmanship of the retired judge of Allahabad High Court, DK Diwedi the commission handed over its report[Read More…]
CPI to hold massive rally in Patna on October 25, claims support of opposition parties
In view of Lok Sabha elections 2019 and to ensure the defeat of BJP-led NDA in polls, several national leaders of the Left and other like-minded parties will participate in the state-level Communist Party of India (CPI) rally ‘Bhajpa Bhagao, Desh Bachao’ to be held Patna at Gandhi Maidan on[Read More…]
Bihar: Sushil Modi compares Nitish Kumar with PM Modi over upliftment of state
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday praised Nitish Kumar over strings of matters. Senior BJP leader Sushil Modi called Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a synonym of PM Modi and stated that “Nitish Kumar is the only politician, who can take decisions like PM Narendra Modi”. Sushil Modi[Read More…]
Bihar: BMP constable shoots himself in Patna
In a horrific incident, a constable of Bihar Military Police (BMP) reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his own service rifle on Tuesday in Patna. Soon after the incident, police reached the spot including senior officials. While searching the crime spot, a Carbide was recovered from the site. The[Read More…]
Bihar: ‘Ready to welcome Nitish Kumar with conditions’, says Kanhaiya Kumar
Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni and former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar has clearly stated that if Nitish Kumar joins us to save the constitution we will welcome him. He said that I will appreciate Nitish Kumar for his good deeds, but where there will be flaws, I won’t mind criticizing him also.[Read More…]
Bihar: JDU and BJP have sealed seat-sharing deal, tells JDU spokesperson Sanjay Singh
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) have sealed a seat-sharing deal in Bihar for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The agreement will be formally announced soon, said JDU spokesperson Sanjay Singh on Tuesday in Patna. Earlier, there were disagreements over the seat-sharing between[Read More…]
Bihar: Woman went to meet Tantric wishing for son; gang raped by six men
Buxar: In a shocking incident from Bihar’s Buxar district, six people have gang-raped a woman from Gajipur Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Police told that the woman had gone to visit a Tantric in the desire of having a son with her husband, seeking his blessings. Tourists claim sexual assault by[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: JDU to contest on 150 seats, aiming Vindhya & Mahakaushal segments
Janta Dal United (JDU), who has collaborated with Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Bihar, is making efforts to form a grand alliance with small political outfits of Madhya Pradesh against the BJP in the upcoming assembly polls. JDU Supremo Nitish Kumar along with party Vice-President Prashant Kishor will meet Madhya[Read More…]
Bihar: RJD leader son killed; body decomposed by acid
Balipur: Dharmendra Kumar 18, son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Arjun Ram was studying in class 12th was murdered brutally by unknown assailants; the deceased body was recovered in a melted condition on Saturday morning by the police. The criminals had chopped his head off and used acid on[Read More…]
Class 9 student gang raped, attempts suicide in Bihar’s Lakhisarai
Patna: A gang-raped Class 9 student was seriously injured on Friday after she leapt from a building and landed on high voltage wire in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district, triggering mob violence, police said. The victim was battling for life after jumping from the roof of a three-storey building in Chitranjan where[Read More…]
Shaikh Akleem is ‘Sita’, Afzal Ansari is ‘Lord Shiva’ in this Bihar Ramlila
Sato Awanti (Bihar): For nearly four decades, Muslims in this Bihar village have been helping Hindus celebrate Dussehra and playing mythical characters in the Ramlila — a dramatic representation of the life of Lord Rama. The village is an example of India’s composite culture and the communal harmony lived through[Read More…]
JDU top leaderships full of upper castes: Is it a compromise with the backward class politics?
Prashant Kishor elevation in Janata Dal-United as Vice-President is seen as an attempt to woo the upper caste voters of Bihar ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election 2019. It can be observed that the caste equation in Bihar politics is getting the top priorities across the political parties. The[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar appoints Prashant Kishor national Vice President of Janata Dal United
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) president appointed Prashant Kishor an election strategist as the National Vice President of the Janata Dal-United on Tuesday. Prashant Kishor is now officially number two after Nitish Kumar in the JDU. Kishor who joined the party last month has been promoted by the[Read More…]
The painful saga of victims of Bihar Police Constable Recruitment Fraud
A week ago, as reported, there has been a massive organized fraud and forgery in recruitment drive for post of “Constables” in Bihar police which took place under Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC), Patna. In 11 districts, there were sequential mismatch of information of candidates such as, thumb impression,[Read More…]
Rajasthan: 16-year-old brutally killed; body found mutilated at Railway track
A 16-year-old boy found dead in a vicious state with his body mutilated on October 12 in Makrana district of Rajasthan. Deceased Parwez alias Abdullah is a resident of Kishanganj in Bihar and was working as a labour in a tire-repairing shop in Makrana, Rajasthan. His body was found mutilated,[Read More…]
Sushil Modi encourages students for innovation; promises 10% reservation to start-ups
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi urged IIT students to do new researches in the field of education, health, and agriculture so that they can solve problems of these areas under ‘Solve for Bihar’ and ‘SOLVE FOR INDIA’ scheme. He also announced a reservation of 10 per cent to the[Read More…]
Angry mob thrash man in Bihar’s Darbhanga district
Darbhanga: An angry mob flogged an accused on October 12 after he looted a man in Bazaar Samiti under Mabbi police station area in Bihar’s Darbhanga district– the video of which went viral. The accused have been identified as Michael Devanath Rao. He is a resident of Jajpur district in[Read More…]
Police officer killed in Bihar encounter
Patna: A police officer was killed during an encounter with criminals in Bihar’s Khagaria district, police said on Saturday. “Pasraha Station House Office Ashish Kumar Singh was killed late Friday night in the encounter,” Khagaria Superintendent of Police Minu Kumari said. Bihar Police Association President Mirtunjay Kumar has demanded a[Read More…]
Bihar: Five killed after run over by train in Kaimur
Kaimur: Five persons were run over by a speeding train when they were trying to cross over the track in Bihar’s Kaimur district on Friday. The incident occurred when these people were trying to cross the railway track on Bhabhua road station after alighting from Varanasi-Ranchi Intercity Express. Mugalsarai Divisional[Read More…]
Bihar to deploy ‘Cyber Senani’ in police stations
Patna: The Bihar government has planned to depute “Cyber Senanis” at 100 police stations across the state to monitor and check spread of rumours on social media to engineer trouble, said state’s Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi on Friday. Speaking at a function here, Modi said: “The deployment of Cyber[Read More…]
Jignesh Mewani apologises to people of Bihar’ questions PM’s silence on sensitive issues
Begusarai: Independent MLA from Vadgam constituency, Gujarat Jignesh Mevani apologises to people of Bihar about the ongoing forcible migration from Gujarat, while he was addressing a rally with Kanhaiya Kumar former Jawaharlal Nehru Students Union president and his friend in Begusarai, Bihar. Jignesh asks for an explanation from the Prime[Read More…]
Lalu Leela: Sushil Modi releases his non-fiction on Lalu Yadav’s assets
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi’s book ‘Lalu-Leela’ released on Friday in Patna in an event organized on the occasion of socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan’s birth anniversary. The book has the details of the assets that former Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family owned. The[Read More…]
Fearing safety, village panchayat orders girls not to go to school in Bihar
With increasing crime against women and their safety in peril, it seems, the government’s ‘Beti Padhao-Beti Bachao’ initiative is merely a slogan and does not hold any strength to empower women. A village panchayat in Saharsa district of Bihar has ordered girls to avoid going to schools or colleges as[Read More…]
Man gets 5-year jail in Bihar’s first money laundering conviction
Patna: A special court here on Thursday sentenced a man to five-year imprisonment, including rigorous imprisonment for one year, in a money laundering case, said to be first such conviction in the state. An Enforcement Directorate statement said that Mohammad Naushad was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs[Read More…]