Engineering student marries friend who was gang-raped in Bihar
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 25, 2013
A friend of a woman who was allegedly gang-raped by three men in Bihar has married the victim, police said on Saturday.
35 arrested for burning man in Bihar
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 25, 2013
Thirty-five people, including 20 women, were arrested from a Bihar village on Saturday on charges of burning the husband of a village head over a land dispute, police said.
Bihar government to impart disaster management training in schools
Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013
Bihar government has decided to include lessons in disaster management in school syllabus and give training through mock drill. At a meeting on disaster management presided over by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, it was decided to take 70,000 schools i...
Bihar to spend Rs 17 crore on 200 police dogs
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2013
Bihar has decided to buy 200 canines of various breeds at an estimated cost of Rs.17 crore in order to raise 50 more dog squad units to help police in their investigations, officials said on Thursday.
Bridegroom shot dead before wedding in Bihar
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 22, 2013
A bridegroom was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a Bihar village late on Tuesday, minutes before he was to be married, police said on Wednesday.
Former RJD MP Pappu Yadav released from jail
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Four days after the court acquitted former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on charges of killing CPI-M leader Ajit Sarkar, he was formally released from jail here Tuesday, police officials said.
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.
Former MP Pappu Yadav acquitted in legislator Ajit Sarkar's murder case
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
Controversial former RJD MP Pappu Yadav was acquitted today by the Patna High Court in CPI(M) leader Ajit Sarkar murder case due to lack of evidence.
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...
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 ...
Bihar will qualify for special status under new criteria, says Chidambaram
Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Saturday May 11, 2013
In a move that is bound to appease Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said a high-level sub-committee will soon be constituted to finalise the new criteria for "backwardness." He also added that under the new crit...
Encephalitis claims three children in Bihar
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 9, 2013
A six-month-old baby succumbed to a deadly mosquito-borne disease in Bihar on Thursday, taking the toll from the disease to three in 2013, and 16 children have been admitted to hospitals in Muzaffarpur, officials said
