Days after the anti-Romeo squad was launched in Uttar Pradesh under Yogi Adityanath government, Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejaswi Yadav on Saturday challenged the new UP CM to ban liquor and set up an “anti-Daru squad” on the lines of the anti-Romeo squad. “Liquor is dangerous, it pollutes health and[Read More…]
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We will call your gods to clean the shit’: Powerful song on manual scavenging goes viral
There are over 12,700 manual scavengers in 13 states despite manual scavenging been banned four years ago. Manual scavenging was banned in 2013. Out of 12,737 manual scavengers, the maximum of 10,301 are in Uttar Pradesh, followed by 737 in Karnataka, 363 in Tamil Nadu, 322 in Rajasthan and 237 in[Read More…]
Over 12,700 manual scavengers in the country
Nitish Kumar congratulates BJP and Congress
Bihar: 35% quota for women in PDS shop allocation
SC to hear plea challenging Bihar liquor ban
Bihar: Kins carry woman’s body on shoulder
PM assures to waive off farmers’ loans in UP inspite of failing in Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcements yet to see the light of day even after 18 months as Bihar still awaits the bounty of Rs 1.25 lakh-crore announced by him during the poll campaign in October 2015 elections. Ironically, the promises which were made during Bihar polls are yet to be[Read More…]
Bihar: Man dies in police custody; locals torch police station
Bihar SSC chairman arrested for test paper leak
Bihar, UP, Odisha tops list of villages electrified in 2015-16
Bihar topped the list of the state with most number of electrified villages during the year 2015-2016. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan hold the next positions respectively. The number of villages electrified in Bihar raised to 1754 in 2015-16 from 341 in 2014-15.[Read More…]
Deadly accident in Muzaffarpur kills 7
Racket busted in Bihar
PM Modi mum on Bihar, will stop taking name of UP after polls: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a joint election meeting along with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at GIC (Government Inter College) ground here on Sunday. Just as PM Modi has stopped taking the name of Bihar after his party’s defeat in[Read More…]
Punjab Polls: This man is in demand; and here’s why
Not that this leader doesn’t know power optics but he also knows how to work. And Nitish Kumar did exactly this one more time.
Bihar to organize human chain to oppose alcohol ban
On January 21, the Bihar will witness a government sponsored human chain promoting prohibition stretching across 11,000 km in the state. The Bihar government claims that this will be world’s largest human chain, a move that will be go down in the Guinness Book of World Records besides promoting alcohol[Read More…]
Bihar boat tragedy: 24 dead; PM Modi announces ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh
At least 24 people, including minors, died after a boat ferrying 40 capsized in the Ganga river in Bihar’s Patna. Many were rescued and the rescue operation resumed on Sunday morning. Six people have been admitted in the Patna Medical College and Hospital. People had gathered at Patna’s Ganga Diara[Read More…]
CISF constable opens fire on colleagues, 4 dead
A Central Industrial Security Force or CISF personnel on Thursday morning opened fire on four colleagues in Bihar, killing two of them instantly, while two others, who were injured, died shortly after the incident. The man, Balveer Singh, has been arrested and CISF has set up a Court of Inquiry[Read More…]
Bihar: CISF personnel fires at colleagues; 4 Killed
Bihar: Nine months after liquor ban, major crimes increased in state by 13%
Nine months after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced a ban on the sale and consumption of country liquor in the state in April 2016, an IndiaSpend analysis of Bihar Police crime data shows that cognizable crime rose by 13 per cent from 14,279 in April to 16,153 in October[Read More…]
Buxar jailbreak: 5 prisoners escape, inside hand suspected
Five prisoners absconded from the Buxar central jail in Bihar on Saturday, said police. As per the reports, prisoners including Sonu Singh (Buxar), Sonu Pandey (Ara), Upendra Sah (Ara), Deodhari Rai (Saran) and Pradip Singh (Motihari) — broke the jail with the help of bed sheets. The escaped inmates were[Read More…]
Bihar toppers scam: Accused Diwakar Prasad found dead in Patna
An accused in Rs 8 crore Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) tender scam, Diwakar Prasad was found dead under mysterious circumstances, after which her relatives alleged that he was murdered by the state police. In his early 50s, Prasad, was found dead in front of his house located under the[Read More…]
Bihar: Meet the family that has 25 members with 12 fingers and 12 toes each
A Choudhary family in Teusa village in Bihar has more than 25 members. Strangely, all of them are born with 12 fingers and 12 toes. This uniqueness has made them famous in their village and they are known as ‘the family with 24 fingers’. Actually, the family suffers from polydactyly[Read More…]
Get Nitish Kumar married to your sister: Rabri to Sushil Kumar Modi
Former Bihar Chief Minister and senior RJD leader, Rabri Devi suggested Sushil Kumar Modi to ‘come and take away Nitish Kumar and get him married to his sister’. The retort came in reply to a question from a television news channel journalist about Sushil Kumar Modi’s recent ‘invitation’ to Kumar[Read More…]
Bharat Bandh: Kerala witnesses complete shutdown; protests continue in Bihar, UP, TN
Bharat Bandh: Kerala sees a complete shutdown; protests continue in Bihar, UP, TN Led by the Congress, the opposition parties on Monday organised a ‘Jan Aakrosh Diwas’ to protest against the Centre’s demonetisation move. Ever since the winter session in Parliament began, the opposition is constantly protesting and standing united[Read More…]