After repeated insistence by RJD and Congress MLAs for CBI probe into Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, finally, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has ordered a CBI probe into the matter. Earlier, Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi had shown their reluctance over any Central Bureau of Investigation in the mass gang[Read More…]
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Bihar politics heats up with Upendra Kushwaha’s demand for new CM face
Union Minister of State for HRD, Upendra Kushwaha has demanded to change the Chief Minister face in Bihar for 2019 assembly elections. According to reports, he doesn’t want Nitish Kumar to continue to be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the state. Heating up the politics in Bihar, the Rashtriya Lok[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: No need for CBI probe, says Bihar DGP
Patna: Amid growing demand for a CBI probe into the alleged rape of over 40 minor girls in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur of Bihar, state police chief K.S. Dwivedi on Tuesday said there is no need for a probe by the central agency as the on-going probe by the[Read More…]
Liquor ban in Bihar leads to 50% sale hike in Nepal
Due to the present strict laws on the consumption of alcohol in Bihar, Nepal witnesses 50 percent sale hike. According to the Nepalese wine manufacturers, the demand of alcohol has increased to the extent, leaving factories not able to fulfill the demand. This has led to the establishment of at[Read More…]
Kerala best-governed state, Bihar ranks lowest: Report
According to a survey released by a Bengaluru think-tank, Public Affairs Centre (PAC) Kerala secures the top position on the list of states governed best in 2018. “Kerala has topped the Public Affairs Index (PAI) for 2018 as the best governed state for the third consecutive year since 2016 among[Read More…]
Why the Right to Information Act must be protected
In fact, this legislation has been so successful in exposing various scams and holding authorities accountable that a lot of RTI activists have been unfortunate victims of attacks.
Tejashwi Yadav to bring no-confidence motion against Nitish govt
The keenly-watched debate over the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government is underway in the Lok Sabha. Amid the many debates running since morning over no-confidence motion, came the jaw-dropping remark from Bihar. RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav, indicating his move of contemplation over no-confidence motion against the NDA government in Bihar. “We are[Read More…]
Bihar drought crisis: Thousands of frogs sacrificed to please rain Gods
Following the 42 percent rain deficit in this monsoon season, farmers and villagers of Bihar sacrificed thousands of frogs to please the rain Gods. The battle against severe shortage of rain has taken another superstitious turn in the state as farmers either arranged frog marriages or sacrificed frogs to rain[Read More…]
Over 900 veterinaries to be resumed in Bihar
While addressing a gathering at Sultanganj, Bihar on Wednesday, Bihar’s Animal and Fisheries Resources Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras said that 903 veterinarians will be resumed soon in Bihar. He said that looking at the huge shortage of veterinaries, there is an urgent need of a step to be taken. Of[Read More…]
Bihar likely to deploy transgender guards for women security
In order to curb down the sexual abuse against women and make the females feel safer in the city, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to deploy transgender persons as security guard. During the Lok Samvad program organised earlier this week, Social Welfare Department Principal Secretary Atul Prasad discussed[Read More…]
BIMARU states top in non/partially-immunized children: UN agencies
New Delhi: The ‘BIMARU’ Indian states – Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh – have the highest numbers of partially immunized and non-immunized children, according to UN bodies WHO and Unicef. According to data shared by the UN bodies on Monday, the national average for full immunization is 62[Read More…]
Nitish proposes new, impossible seat sharing formula to BJP
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar seems to have proposed an impossible formula for BJP-JDU alliance in Bihar. According to sources, the formula was proposed to the BJP President Amit Shah during his visit to Patna last week. As per the seat sharing formula being proposed by the Bihar Chief Minister, BJP[Read More…]
Bihar: Deputy CM Sushil Kumar slams Congress for delaying Bansagar Dam for 20 years
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi slams Congress for not taking interest in Bansagar project which could have completed 20 years ago. Sushil Kumar wrote a Twitter post, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the completion of the Bansagar project. The tweet posted by Sushil Kumar read, “Prime Minister[Read More…]
Top cop Amit Lodha pens cat-and-mouse tale of nabbing Bihar’s dreaded outlaw
New Delhi: If Nitish Kumar’s rise as the Chief Minister of Bihar in November 2005 is seen as the onset of what he calls sushasan or good governance, then multiple award-winning IPS officer Amit Lodha’s contributions in ridding the state of routine kidnappings, murders and rapes is significant — at[Read More…]
Neighbour allegedly rapes two-year-old in Bihar’s Gaya district
Gaya: A two-year-old girl was raped by an unidentified man in Bihar’s Gaya district yesterday. The accused was clearing the debris from a room when he saw the minor playing outside. He then took the minor into the house and then allegedly raped her. The incident came to light after a passerby heard[Read More…]
IIM Bodh Gaya makes 100% placement record, attaining maximum package of Rs 24 lakh
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar has set a record of 100% placement with a maximum salary package of Rs 24 lakh. Vinita Sahay, director of Bodh Gaya IIM, confirmed the institution’s 100% placement in the academic session of the year 2016-18, saying, “The success[Read More…]
Bihar: Headless torso identified as RJD leader Paswan
The beheaded body that was recovered under a bridge over Paimar River in Nalanda district of Bihar on Tuesday has been identified as that of a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader. Party district general secretary Kailash Paswan was allegedly beheaded by unidentified assailants after being abducted and killed. Paswan went[Read More…]
We (JDU and BJP) are working together in Bihar, but not outside: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Amid signs of discomfort between BJP and JDU, along with long going controversy around Nitish Kumar joining the Mahagathbandhan, comes the remark of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying BJP and JDU share a trust bond within the boundaries of Bihar, and are working together within this state ‘only’. “We[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar stand on 3C’s is a big farce
In national executive meet on Sunday, 8th July 2018 at national capital, New Delhi, the Janata Dal (United) sent a stern message to the Bharatiya Janata Party from its national executive meet, making it clear that it would not compromise on the 3Cs of communalism, crime and corruption even if[Read More…]
No space for Nitish Kumar in ‘Mahagathbandhan’: Congress
The Congress has condemned JD(U)’s advice to reconsider its association with RJD and ruled out the many speculations of space for Nitish Kumar in the grand alliance. After national executive meeting in Delhi on Sunday, the JD(U) had laid down conditions for opening any communication channel with the Congress. JD(U) leader[Read More…]
Bihar mob turns violent, threw accused murderer and policeman off balcony
A mob resorted to immense violence on Friday July 6 in Nalanda District, Bihar, where a man accused of murder was thrown off the balcony from first floor. He has been admitted to the hospital while 11 people have been detained by the police in the connection. The incident, a[Read More…]
LJP and RLSP will join ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in Bihar, says Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
Senior RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has given a statement about Ram Vilas Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha. LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan and RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha are going to join the alliance soon. He even said that seats are being discussed and soon, Ram Vilas Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha[Read More…]
Rise in death of RTI Activists: A bad sign of democracy
On 19th June 2018 RTI activist Rajendra Singh was shot dead in Motihari town, Bihar. He had exposed discrepancies in the functioning of an LIC office, irregularities in the recruitment of teachers and police personnel, and misuse of funds under the Indira Awas Yojana housing project. After all these fights[Read More…]
Five lakh applications for 4,257 guest teachers opening in Bihar
Patna: Nearly five lakh candidates, mostly engineering and Ph.D degree holders, have applied for 4,257 posts of guest teachers in the government-run schools of Bihar, officials said on Tuesday. We have received nearly five lakh applications for 4,257 posts of guests teachers in schools. It is much beyond our expectation,[Read More…]
Tej Pratap targeted PM Modi over the show ‘Tea with Tej Pratap at Mahua’
Bihar’s former health minister Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav, targeted PM Modi during a show ‘Tea with Tej Pratap at Mahua’. On Sunday, while his visit to his assembly constituency Mahua, Tej Pratap was witnessed with his electoral mode on in full energy[Read More…]