Sitamarhi

'Any Proof Of Where Sita Was Born,' Congress Asks Minister Mahesh Sharma

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Wednesday April 12, 2017

Debates over Ramjanambhoomi - the birthplace of Lord Ram - have been on for decades. But a question on the birthplace of his wife Sita saw a minor war of words in parliament's Upper House today.

WhatsApp To Help Repair Roads In Bihar, Courtesy Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 30, 2016

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has decided to use instant messaging platform Whatsapp to help construct and repair roads, officials said on Thursday.

Dead Woman Elected As Panchayat Samiti Member In Bihar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 24, 2016

A woman in Bihar, who died nine years ago, has been elected as panchayat samiti member in the recently concluded 10-phase panchayat elections, officials said today.

This Election Will Decide Bihar's Fate: PM Narendra Modi

Bihar | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 27, 2015

A day before the third phase of polling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the ongoing election will decide Bihar's future.

'Does India Want 'Mantra-Tantra' Or 'Loktantra?' PM Modi in Bihar

Bihar | NDTV | Tuesday October 27, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in the Sitamarhi district of Bihar, where assembly elections are being held in five phases. Here are the highlights of his speech.

Pappu Yadav Injured as Stage Collapses in Bihar Rally

Bihar | Press Trust of India | Monday October 19, 2015

Jan Adhikar Party President Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav today sustained minor injuries when a portion of a stage collapsed due to overloading in Naranga village in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, his close aide said.

Bihar Lawmaker, Senior Political Leaders Get Jail Term for Murder Bid

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 4, 2015

A legislator and two former parliamentarians from Bihar have been found guilty of attempting to murder some policemen.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Reviews Earthquake Relief Work in Border Areas

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 29, 2015

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reviewed the earthquake relief operations in border areas of the state even as schools and colleges reopened after two days due to the tremors.

Toll in Bihar Elephant Attack Rises to Four

Others News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 4, 2015

Two more people died in Bihar's Sitamarhi district today after a wild elephant attacked them, taking the toll to four, police said.

Sitamarhi: 50 Children Taken Ill after Eating Mid-Day Meal

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 7, 2014

At least 50 children yesterday fell ill after consuming contaminated mid-day meal at a primary school in Bihar's Sitamarhi district.

'Snake' Found in Mid-Day Meal in Bihar, 54 Children Fall Ill

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 5, 2014

54 students of a government middle school in Bihar's Sitamarhi district fell ill today after eating a mid-day meal in which a 'snake' was found.

One Person Dies After Firing at a Poll Booth in Bihar's Sitamarhi

Elections News | Reported by Alok Pandey | Wednesday May 7, 2014

One person has died in firing at a polling booth in Sitamarhi, north Bihar, as voting was being held for the eighth phase in the national elections today.

'My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist', says Nitish Kumar's minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 18, 2014

"My name is Shahid Ali Khan but I am not a terrorist," said the Bihar Minister for Minority Affairs, quoting the famous line from a Shah Rukh Khan flick, after the BJP accused him of having links with terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen.

Students attack police station, set jeep on fire

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday September 3, 2012

Students of a local high school attacked a police station and set a jeep on fire in Sitamarhi on Monday to protest against alleged inaction by police to arrest the accused in the suicide of a college girl.

Man who desecrated Amar Jawan memorial in Mumbai arrested

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 28, 2012

One of the two alleged rioters, who had vandalised the iconic Amar Jawan memorial during the August 11 violence here, was today arrested, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 54, police said today. "Abdul Quadir Mohammed Younus Ansari (19), an unemployed youth, was picked up from Sitamarhi in Bihar yesterday. Ansari, who had damaged t...

One killed, four injured in Bihar as jawans opens fire

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 26, 2012

A man was killed and four others were injured critically in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early on Saturday when Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers opened fire on a group of villagers protesting over the alleged molestation of a woman by one of their colleagues

Elderly woman set on fire by relatives

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 14, 2012

An elderly woman died after being allegedly set on fire by her three brother-in-laws allegedly over a property dispute in the Sitamarhi area here, police said.

Bihar: Doctor kidnapped by unidentified group of five people

Patna News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 11, 2011

The spate of kidnappings continues unabated in Bihar as a doctor was abducted in Sitamarhi district by an unidentified group. Yogendra Prasad, posted at Primary Health Centre in Sonbarsa in Sitamarhi district, was abducted from Manjhaul village late night on Monday, said the police. "Prasad was abducted by a group of five unidentified people, who p...

Sitamarhi submerged after Baghmati fury

India News | Vasudha | Sunday August 2, 2009

Last year, it was the Kosi that unleashed its fury in Bihar. Now, the swollen Baghmati river has made 40,000 people homeless in Sitamarhi.

Floods hit Bihar; drought in Jharkhand

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Sunday August 2, 2009

Bihar is back to battling its flood problems, and this time it's the Sitamarhi district in the state which is bearing the brunt of the swollen Bagmati river.

Nitish orders CBI probe into engineer's death

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 25, 2009

Yogendra Pandey, the executive engineer of Sitamarhi Road Division had died on June 18.