The Janata Dal (United) said that that the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) cannot break the united opposition of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Janata Dal (United). JD(U) leader, Sharad Yadav, said that Lalu Yadav is an integral part of the united opposition. “This tirade which has been unleashed against[Read More…]
Tag: Bihar
Lightning strikes kill 26 people in Bihar
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…]
BJP has no role in CBI raids on Lalu and family: Venkaiah Naidu
After RJD Chief Lalu’s house raids were termed as witchhunt, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday that the government and the BJP have no role in the CBI raids against Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family. The information and broadcasting minister said the Central Bureau of Investigation was[Read More…]
CBI raids RJD Chief Lalu Prasad’s premises in suspicion of corruption
Adding to Lalu Prasad’s worries, on Friday, the CBI raided 12 places across India over the over alleged irregularities in awarding of tenders for hotel maintenance when the Prasad was the chief was the railway’s minister. A case had been registered earlier against Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and their[Read More…]
Lalu Prasad Yadav is ‘Robert Vadra of Bihar,’ says Sushil Modi
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Modi on Wednesday called Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, “Robert Vadra of Bihar”. He stated that more than 125 properties acquired by Prasad and his family fall under benami transactions. He also accused the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of turning[Read More…]
This village in Bihar believes that toilets bring bad fortune
Unlike several rural areas in the country, which do not have access to toilets, this particular village is devoid of toilets for the most unusual reason. The residents of Ghazipur village in Bihar have no toilet in the region because of their strong belief in superstitions. They believe that toilets[Read More…]
Twitter explodes with gratitude as Prof HC Verma retires from IIT-K
HC Verma is one of those teachers whose name always comes up when anyone mentions great science teachers. On 1st July, the physics veteran announced retirement from his 38-year long career in teaching and research. He took to Twitter to break the news. https://twitter.com/HCVermaIITK/status/880964424537735168 HC Verma or Dr Harish Chandra[Read More…]
Drug-racket busted in Bihar: 2 women among 6 arrested with 68 kilo ganja
Busting a massive inter-district drug racket in Bihar, six persons along with two women have been arrested and 68 KG of Ganja (marijuana) recovered from Kaimur district of south-west Bihar. The value of seized drugs is approximately 25 lakhs, says the Police. A team lead by Mohania sub-divisional police officer[Read More…]
22 states abolish check posts after GST rollout
Just three days after the GST rollout, as many as 22 states have removed check posts. With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax GST, states such as Delhi, West Bengal and Maharashtra have abolished check-posts; while states, including Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and some north-eastern states, are also in[Read More…]
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…]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to attend Lalu Prasad’s drive-out BJP rally if invited
While Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s move to support the BJP candidate for presidential polls raised questions about ‘Grand Alliance’, Kumar said that he would attend alliance partner Lalu Yadav’s anti-BJP rally “if invited”. At a worker’s party meeting, Kumar lashed out the Congress, saying that he would attend the[Read More…]
Bihar: Married woman and her lover tied to tree, beaten up on Panchayat orders
In a shocking case of humiliation, a 30-year-old married woman and her 27-year-old lover were tied to a tree and cruelly beaten up, allegedly on the orders of a village panchayat in Muzaffarpur in north Bihar. The panchayat at Gopinathpur village ordered to tie the lovebirds after they were caught[Read More…]
Collapse of Congress-JD(U)-RJD grand alliance is inevitable: Sushil Modi
Commenting on the issue, Sushil Modi, from the opposition BJP said that “We are not surprised, we knew this alliance can’t survive 5 years”.
JD(U) to extend support to NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind
After attending a committee meeting of the party, a Janata Dal (United) MLA, said that the party has decided to support NDA’s presidential candidate, Ram Nath Kovind. “Yes, at the meeting our party decided to support Ram Nath Kovindji as the presidential candidate… he is a good person”, Ratnesh Sada,[Read More…]
Minor gang-raped, mutilated and thrown out of a moving train in Bihar
Six men allegedly gang-raped a 16-year old girl and threw her out of a moving train in Bihar. The minor told police that two men had abducted her from an isolated place near her home in Lakhisarai district and brutally raped her on Saturday. She was later taken to the[Read More…]
Spousal violence: Manipur tops the list with 53% cases; Bihar, Andhra Pradesh are no less
Although marriage is said to be a sacred institution, the alarming numbers of spousal violence in India have another story to convey. A statistics of National Family Health Survey, suggests that nearly 29 per cent of married women in the country faced spousal violence in 2015-16. The figure is indeed[Read More…]
Bihar: Liquor ban affects revenue; state trying to tap all potential sources
Bihar’s revenue collection decreased by Rs 1,738 crore in 2016-17 as compared to 2015-16, a year after the state banned liquor on April 5 last year. Bihar could only generate Rs 23,711 in 2016-17 against the state’s revenue collection of Rs 25,449 crore in 2015-16. Although the drop in revenue,[Read More…]
Have you ever been to groom fair? Here’s all about Bihar’s 700-yr-old Dulha Mela!
You must have heard about many fairs from books, cloths, to furniture and almost every non-living thing. But have you ever heard of a Groom fair? Yes, the ‘groom fair’ or ‘Dulha Mela’! Mithilalanchal ‘Saurath Sabha’ in Bihar is famous for ‘Dulha Mela’. The practice of buying grooms is being[Read More…]
‘Cannot make an ideological sacrifice’: Lalu Prasad on supporting Mohan Bhagwat for President
As the nation anticipates the upcoming presidential polls and its candidates, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said that he cannot make an ideological compromise when asked about extending support to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s name for the post of President. “Ideological samjhauta nahi kar sakte. Mar-mitt jayenge lekin[Read More…]
Shatrughan Sinha forwards L K Advani’s name as the presidential candidate
Soon after BJP president, Amit Shah formed the three-minister panel to discuss possible candidates for presidential election, actor-turned-politician and Patna Sahib MP Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday forwarded the party’s patriarch L K Advani’s name for the ruling alliance’s presidential candidate. “As the D-day for the Presidential election draws close, I[Read More…]
UP government to make marriage registration compulsory even for Muslims
Officials announced on Tuesday that the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to make marriage registration compulsory for all in the state. Accordingly, the women’s welfare department has drafted a proposal that is likely to be brought in the next session of the state cabinet. The sources say that following the[Read More…]
Doing Yoga is the solution to dying, protesting farmers: Radha Mohan Singh
On Thursday, Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh commenting on the farmers’ protest said that yoga was the answer to the farmers’ problems. In Bihar, on a 3-day yoga festival organised by Baba Ramdev, when Singh was asked about the five farmers who have been killed in the protest, Singh[Read More…]
NCB steps in as drugs seized shoots up in Bihar
With the unending drug menace in Bihar, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has urged Bihar’s people to share information about drug trafficking with them. The identities of the informers will not be revealed, they further said. In order to receive information on drug menace, NCB has introduced a number, 0612-2565160,[Read More…]
Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti slapped with Rs 10,000 fine
On Tuesday, the Income Tax Department charged a fine of Rs 10,000 on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter MP Misa Bharti as she failed to appear before it. The I-T Department has issued a fresh court order to Misa Bharti in connection with its probe in the[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar must improve Bihar’s condition first, says BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his remark on recent Bihar topper scam. Kumar blamed the people for spoiling the image of the state. BJP said that the Chief Minister cannot refute his responsibilities. “Whatever is happening in Bihar in terms of education is[Read More…]