Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar invites Nawaz Sharif to Bihar

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has congratulated Pakistan Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif on his decisive electoral victory and invited him to visit Bihar.

Nitish Kumar's partyman files defamation case against RJD chief Lalu Prasad

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013

A ruling Janata Dal (United) legislator in Bihar today filed a criminal defamation suit against RJD President Lalu Prasad for allegedly using unparliamentary language against him.

Nitish Kumar snubbed me twice, says BJP leader Kirti Azad who was asked to keep quiet

Reported by Manish Kumar; edited by Mala Das | Sunday May 19, 2013

A day after he was asked by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to keep quiet after he reportedly interrupted him at a meeting, BJP leader and former cricketer Kirti Azad is crying foul. He has alleged that the JD(U) leader, who runs the state governme...

BJP leader Kirti Azad interrupts Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he says stay quiet

Reported by Manish Kumar; edited by Mala Das | Saturday May 18, 2013

The simmering tension between allies BJP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has increasingly spilled over into public spats recently. And in the latest installment of the war of words, former cricketer and BJP leader Kirti Azad decided to interrupt Bihar Chief...

Two injured in an attack by wild bear

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013

A woman and a man were today injured in an attack by a wild bear in a village under Pakribarawan police station area in Bihar's Nalanda district, police said.

Plan Panel approves Rs 34,000 crore plan size for Bihar

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013

The Planning Commission today approved Rs 34,000 crore annual plan size for Bihar in the current fiscal, up 21.4 per cent from a year ago.

Lalu Prasad showcases sons, slams Nitish Kumar at his mega comeback rally

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt (With inputs from agencies) | Wednesday May 15, 2013

At his grand comeback rally in Patna today, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said "no one can save his government because everyone is dissatisfied with it." He also called Mr Kumar, who is the...

Lalu speaks too much, don't feel the need to reply: Nitish Kumar

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dubbed Lalu Prasad as a man who speaks too much, days after the RJD chief called him a "parrot" of RSS and BJP. "Lalu is badbola (one who speaks too much). We don't comment on people who speak too much. There a...

At grand comeback rally, Lalu Prasad showcases sons, slams Nitish Kumar

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Lalu Prasad rally: At his grand comeback rally in Patna today, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said "no one can save his government because everyone is dissatisfied with it." He also called M...

Lalu's 'parivartan' rally in Patna: highlights of his speech

Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Lalu Prasad is addressing a 'parivartan' rally in Patna today. His party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), has booked 13 trains from different destinations in Bihar and Jharkhand to carry people to Patna for today's rally. The Railways has been paid R...

At Lalu Prasad's 'parivartan' rally today, spotlight on his sons and daughter

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Lalu Prasad plans a grand comeback at a "parivartan" in Patna today. His party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), says it is aimed at bringing change in Bihar. His rivals say it's an excuse to install his two sons, Tejpratap and Tarun, in positions of ...

Nine-year-old girl allegedly raped and killed near Lucknow

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 14, 2013

A nine-year-old girl was found dead in a field on the outskirts of Lucknow on Tuesday. Police suspect the girl was raped before she was killed.

Dalit woman attacked for drawing water from handpump

Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013

A Dalit woman was injured when a man attacked her with a sharp weapon on Monday for drawing water from a handpump in a village in Bihar's Madhubani district, police said.

Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar trade barbs again, this time over development

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday May 13, 2013

They don't name each other, but barely a day passes without either Narendra Modi or Nitish Kumar taking a swipe at the other. These are designed to undermine the other while highlighting their own achievements and no attack goes unanswered.

Indian reaches home after spending nine years in Pakistan prison

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 12, 2013

After spending nine years in a prison in Pakistan, Indian prisoner Khushbu Paswan has reached his native village in Bihar's Rohtas district, a senior police officer said on Sunday.