Congress leader and former Member of Parliament (MP), Shyama Sinha died after prolonged illness in Delhi on Monday at the age of 74. Wife of former governor Nikhil Kumar and daughter-in-law of former Bihar chief minister, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, she died during the course of treatment. Shyama began her career[Read More…]
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Honour killing: Family killed as son eloped with girl from other caste in Bihar
In a shocking case of honor killing, a couple was shot dead in Kaimur district of southwest Bihar as their son eloped with a girl of another caste to marry her. The couple’s two daughters were also injured in the attack. The incident happened at Mubarakpur village in Mohania police[Read More…]
Cases of drunk driving deaths fall by 60 % in Bihar
Cases of drunk driving seem to have taken a deep plunge by 60 % between 2015 and 2016 in Bihar. The state had imposed a liquor ban in the state, that seemed to have helped to reach this figure. The ban was imposed in 2016. However, the number of fatalities[Read More…]
PM Modi reviews flood-hit Bihar; declares Rs 500 cr as an immediate relief
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi completed an aerial review of flood-hit areas of Bihar on Saturday and declared Rs 500 crore as immediate relief for the state apart from announcing Rs 2 lakh each to the family of people who died in the flood. He also said, a team would be[Read More…]
Bihar: Nitish Kumar led JD(U) passes resolution to join NDA
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar led Janata Dal (United) passed a resolution to join National Democratic Alliance in the party’s national executive meeting on Saturday. In the meantime, security has been increased outside chief minister’s house where JD(U) meet is underway after protest by Sharad Yadav and RJD supporters. Nitish had[Read More…]
JD(U) rift intensifies: Nitish, Sharad to hold parallel meetings of party factions
Prior to the meeting, both the factions resorted to ‘poster wars’ and verbal jibes with each claiming to represent the real JD(U).
Tejashwi Yadav hits JD(U)-BJP govt over Srijan scam; demands CBI probe
Bihar’s leader of opposition, Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the Rs 1,000 crore Srijan scam. In the scam, the government funds were transferred to private accounts amid 2005 and 2013. BJP leader, Sushil Kumar Modi was the state’s finance minister then. “It is high time that[Read More…]
Sharad Yadav’s ‘Sanjhi Virasat Bachao’ reeks of hypocrisy says JD (U)
The leaders of Janata Dal-(United) on Thursday said that Sharad Yadav’s ‘Sanjhi Virasat Bachao’ programme reeks of hypocrisy. JD(U) leader Ajay Alok said, “It feels weird to see that Sharad Yadav’s ethics have taken a 180-degree turn. 30 years ago, he arranged the same meeting against the Congress. Now he[Read More…]
Flash-floods in Bihar, 41 killed
As heavy rains in the last three days triggered flash floods in parts of Bihar, where 41 people have died so far and 65.37 lakh affected, and inundated large areas in Assam and north Bengal, hitting the normal life and snapping rail link to the northeast. In Arunachal Pradesh too,[Read More…]
What is cooking between Amit Shah and Nitish Kumar?
BJP president, Amit Shah has invited Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president, Nitish Kumar to join the ruling NDA. Recently, the latter’s alliance with the saffron party in Bihar to form a new government. “I met JD(U) president Nitish Kumar at my residence yesterday (Friday). I invited JD(U) to join[Read More…]
JD(U) removes Sharad Yadav as leader of party in Rajya Sabha
Amidst the political turmoil with strained ties within the ‘Mahagathbandhan’, Senior MP Sharad Yadav has been removed as leader of the JD(U) in Rajya Sabha on Saturday, said reports. He is likely to be replaced by Nitish Kumar’s close aide Ramchandra Prasad Singh. Notably, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on[Read More…]
Ali Anwar lashes out at Nitish Kumar, says history will not forgive him
Suspended Janata Dal (United) leader Ali Anwar on Saturday said that history will not forgive Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar for going against the mandate of the people of Bihar, which was in favour of the mahagathbandhan. He also accused Nitish of sacrificing the country for saving his government. “You[Read More…]
Bihar: Nitish Kumar asks Sharad Yadav to ‘go where he likes’
A day after speculations that JD(U) might expel its president, Nitish Kumar from the party, Kumar on Friday has said that Sharad Yadav can take a walk. “He is free to go where he wants,” said Bihar chief minister. Kumar was in Delhi today to meet Prime Minister, Narendra Modi[Read More…]
Buxar District Magistrate Mukesh Pandey commits suicide at railway station
District Magistrate of Bihar’s Buxar, Mukesh Pandey committed suicide at a railway station in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ghaziabad area on Friday. Reports said that Mukesh Pandey had left Buxar two days ago, informing the officials that he would be visiting Patna. The Bihar state secretariat was unaware of his presence in[Read More…]
Sharad Yadav-led JD(U) group planning to expel Nitish Kumar as party president
A number of JD(U) leaders are planning to expel their president, Nitish Kumar who dramatically dumped the party’s alliance partners last month to associate with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Notably, former JD(U) president, Sharad Yadav, who is seen as the head of the party is not happy with Kumar’s move.[Read More…]
Bihar: RJD councillor shot dead in Patna
In Patna, a councillor affiliated to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was shot dead by three men on a motorcycle near Saguna Mor at Danapur on Thursday. Kedar Rai, a representative of ward number 15, was shot dead when he was out on a morning walk. He was soon taken[Read More…]
No party would trust Nitish Kumar now, he is politically finished: Lalu Yadav
RJD supremo, Lalu Prasad on Tuesday attacked Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar for walking out of the grand alliance government, saying the JD(U) leader has committed a “political suicide” by joining hands with the BJP. “No party in the country would any longer trust Nitish Kumar…he is politically finished now.[Read More…]
CM Nitish Kumar asks Centre to allocate funds to Bihar ‘liberally’
The chief minister of Bihar, Nitish, Kumar, on Sunday urged the Centre to allocate funds “liberally” to strengthen the subordinate judiciary in the state in order to provide speedy justice to the litigants. “We (BJP and JDU) have come together. It must also reflect (in the allocation of funds). Bihar[Read More…]
Bihar beef attack: Our morale boosted as BJP is part of government, says BJP member
Ever since the formation of the JDU-BJP government in Bihar, the fringe saffron outfits have become active. Days after workers of Bajrang Dal and locals have detained a truck carrying beef in Bhojpur district and thrashed at least one of three men inside the truck, BJP state executive committee member,[Read More…]
Non-performing teachers, officials age above 50 will be forced to retire in Bihar
The Bihar government has decided to compulsorily retire non-performing headmasters, teachers and education department officials above the age of 50 years after considering the poor results of class X and intermediate exams this year. Chief secretary, Anjani Kumar Singh declared this after the evaluation of the department of education by[Read More…]
‘Married’ replaces ‘virgin’ in medical institute form in Patna
The “marital declaration” form at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna has stirred quite a lot of controversy in the past two days. To get away with all the controversy and confusion, the word ‘virgin’ has been totally removed from the form, and it has been replaced[Read More…]
Three men thrashed in Bihar on suspicion of transporting beef
Bihar was till now a state away from mob violence, killing and lynching in the name of cow. However, soon after BJP govt entered the state, such incidents have been reported. Three persons were thrashed and handed over to police on suspicion of transporting beef. Reacting over the incident CPIM said,[Read More…]
Bihar: People jump into river to escape ODF team, two children die
To save themselves from the Open Defecation Free(ODF) team in Bihar’s Sasaram, a couple of people jumped into the river to escape being caught by the team. Two children lost their lives in the incident. The kids died after they jumped into the river and drowned. The people were caught[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar cried for being CM of Bihar reveals Mulayam Singh Yadav
Former Samajwadi Party head Mulayam Singh Yadav has claimed that CM of Bihar Nitish Kumar has shed tears unveiling his desires to be the Chief Minister, to Singh. He further added that Lalu Prasad Yadav has always been in two minds about trusting Kumar with the political alliance completely. According[Read More…]
Hospital in Bihar asks employees to declare virginity in declaration form
In a funny incident, a government hospital in Bihar is asking its employees some really weird questions in their declaration forms. In the marital declaration form of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS), Patna, employees are being asked to declare their virginity and also the number of wives[Read More…]