Bihar News
Bihar seeks 5,000 transformers Patna, Feb 22 (IANS) Power starved Bihar has sought 5,000 new transformers from the central government to replace burnt transformers in rural areas.
Six arrested for leaking Class 10 paper Patna, Feb 22 (IANS) Six people were arrested Wednesday for leaking the Class 10 English examination question paper in Bihar, officials said
Patna HC refuses to interfere in BIADA land allotment case Patna,(BiharTimes): A division bench comprising Justice T Meena Kumari and Justice Gopal Prasad of the Patna high court on Tuesday refused to interfere in the alleged irregularities in allotment of land by the Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) and asked the petitioners to approach the state government with their plea. It also directed the state government to take appropriate action in this regard.
Daughter of the soil gets Bihar cadre in IPS Patna,(BiharTimes): Meenu Kumari of Purnea is among the eight IPS officers of the 2010 batch who have been allotted the Bihar cadre. She is the first woman from the state to get a Bihar cadre in the IPS after Krishna Choudhary (1979 batch) and Manjari Jaruhar (1976 batch). However, after the bifurcation of the state in November 2000 both opted for the Jharkhand cadre though they both were originally from Patna.
Another dacoity at liquor merchant’s office in Patna Patna,(BiharTimes): Even as the state government is trying its level best to promote the liquor industry and its sale wine shops and offices are becoming soft target of the criminals in Patna itself
Indian Mujahideen member arrested from Bihar New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A special team of Delhi Police has arrested a key member of the outlawed Indian Mujahideen (IM) from Darbhanga district in Bihar, police said here Wednesday.
Notice to Bihar on new norms for MP's development funds New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to Bihar government on a petition challenging its decision to frame different guidelines for implementing the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).
Patna’s lady SP slaps woman, gets egg all over her facePatna,(BiharTimes): Another lady Superintendent of Police has been caught on the wrong foot in Bihar. After Araria SP, Garima Malik’s infamous role in the killing of four persons, including a pregnant woman and an infant in Bhajanpura village under Forbesganj sub-division of the district, the City SP of Patna, Kim, shot into limelight for all the wrong reasons
One arrested for alleged leakage of matric question papers Patna,(BiharTimes): A day before the start of matric examination a coaching institute owner was arrested in Munger district on the suspicion of leakage of question papers
High School students go on rampage as Admit Cards elude them Patna,(BiharTimes): Even as the state government was patting its back for what it called the success of Global Summit thousands of matric students took to streets and indulged in large scale arson and destruction of property in different parts of the state as they are yet to get the Admit Card. This notwithstanding the fact that the examination is to start two days later, that is, on February 22.
I would have offered Mahatma Gandhi beer: Lord Bilimoria Patna,(BiharTimes): Lord Karan Bilimoria, like Lord Meghnad Desai, is not just a British citizen. They both are members of House of Lords (Upper House) of Great Britain, which ruled India till August 15,1947. But they are Brown Sahebs of Indian origin.
Nitish again opposes NCTC Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday again came out against the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) which he said had been proposed without consulting the states.
Banks are not conspiring against Bihar: SEBI Chief Patna,(BiharTimes): The Chairman of the Security Exchange Board of India U K Sinha on Sunday rejected the repeated allegations of the state government that banks were conspiring against Bihar on the issue of improving its Credit Deposit Ratio (CDR).
Nitish goes the Lalu way, blames Centre for neglect of Bihar Patna,(BiharTimes): It was a significant departure from the past. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar did not blame the successive state governments of the past, even the preceding 15 years, for the backwardness of Bihar. Instead he chose the diction repeatedly used by the former chief minister Lalu Yadav to put the blame on the successive governments in the Centre and Planning Commission.
Bihar needs intellectual investment too: M J Akbar Patna,(BiharTimes): The Editorial Director of India Today M J Akbar said that there was a need for both intellectual as well as private capital investment in Bihar if it wants to pursue the path of sustainable development.
Global Summit a cruel joke on people of Bihar: Congress Patna,(BiharTimes): The Congress party has termed the just concluded Global Summit on Changing Bihar 2012 as a “cruel joke” on the people of Bihar and asked the state government to come out with a White Paper on the result of the meet.
An embarrassing moment for Nitish govt at Global Summit Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar government was completely taken aback by the attack from an unexpected quarters on the second day of the Global Summit.
Why poverty is not declining in Bihar, asks Abhijit Sen Patna,(BiharTimes): Though Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia had, on the opening day of the Global Summit on Friday, a word of praise for the Nitish Kumar government for spending central fund on building of roads in Bihar its member Abhijit Sen on second day raised several serious questions.
Jharkhand hosts its first international trade fair Ranchi, Feb 19 (IANS) A total of 375 companies are participating in the first international trade fair in Jharkhand that began in the state capital Ranchi Sunday.
CO files case against BJP MLA of Sikti Patna,(BiharTimes): The Circle Officer of Sikti in Araria district, Surendra Pandey, on Sunday lodged a case against the local BJP MLA Anandi Yadav. The MLA has been charged with assaulting the CO, obstracting him in the official work and threatening him over phone to eliminate him.
Industrialists upset over lackadaisical approach of Nitish government Patna,(BiharTimes): Entrepreneurs from India and abroad expressed their anger at the lackadaisical approach of the Nitish Kumar government in dealing with them. They said the Bihar government has neither strong political commitment nor offers any active support in carrying out the process of industrialisation.
British beer baron applauds Nitish, Sushil Modi Patna,(BiharTimes): Applauding the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi British industrialist of Indian origin Lord Karan Bilimoria on Sunday compared the leadership quality of both with that of former Britain Prime Margaret Thatcher.
Expecting investment without power meaningless: Birla Patna,(BiharTimes): Aditya Birla Group Chairman, Kumarmanglam Birla, was in Patna for the first time. Yet he ended up doing some plain speaking and that too at a prestigious meet.
Global Summit sheer waste of public money: Lalu Patna,(BiharTimes): Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday dubbed the three-day Global Summit On Changing Bihar as nothing but sheer waste of public money and exercise in futility.
Shekhar Suman resigns from Congress Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Television star Shekhar Suman Saturday resigned from the Congress and
hinted that he may join another political party in a few days.
No harassment of schools over right to education: Bihar Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Bihar Education Minister P.K. Shahi Saturday announced here that the government will not harass or force private schools to follow the rules of the right to education law.
Farmers stall work in another mega-power plant in NabinagarPatna,(BiharTimes): Within days of the foundation laying of 1980 MW Nabinagar Thermal Generating Company at Nabinagar in Aurangabad district, work in another mega-power plant in the same block of the district has run into rough weather. Farmers have been on warpath for about a fortnight as they alleged they got much less for their plots.
Amousi massacre: CPI ML to protest court verdict against Dalits Patna,(BiharTimes): To protest against what they allege skewed justice the CPI-ML will organize a march to the state Assembly on the opening day of Budget Session on February 21.
Dissident JD(U) MP plans to impeach Supreme Court judge Patna,(BiharTimes): Dissident Janata Dal (United) MP from Muzaffarpur, Captain Jai Narayan Nishad, has vowed impeachment proceedings against a Supreme Court judge.
36 arrested for leaking exam papers in BiharPatna, Feb 17 (IANS) Thirty-six people were arrested Friday for leaking the Secondary Teachers Eligibility Test (STET) question papers in Bihar, officials said.
Nepal PM stresses on regional economic integration Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Friday stressed the need of regional economic integration for development of the South Asian region.
Nepal PM inaugurates Bihar global meet Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) Nepali Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Friday inaugurated the second global meet on changing Bihar here to discuss ways to accelerate the momentum of high growth and development strategies for the eastern Indian state.
When Montek missed the dais! Patna,(BiharTimes): There was a major goof up on the first day of the Global Summit when the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, could not find place on the dais and was made to sit with the audience.
Assault on Dalit women: Case lodged against Bihar minister’s husband Patna,(BiharTimes): An FIR was lodged against the husband of a minister in the Nitish cabinet for allegedly assaulting some Mahadalit women at Piprakaaroti panchayat in Madhepura district on Friday.
No work at Secretariat as officials, employees ordered to attend Global Summit Patna,(BiharTimes): Something very unusual is happening in Bihar these days. Yet they are largely going unreported in the name of image makeover of the state.
Are Global Meets cosmetic exercise? Patna,(BiharTimes): After five long years Bihar is having another Global Meet. Unlike the first one in January 2007, which was inaugurated by the then President A P J Abdul Kalam, the latest one was declared open by the Nepalese Prime Minister, Baburam Bhattarai on February 17.
Eight lakh tonnes paddy procured in Bihar till date: Minister Patna,(BiharTimes): Out of a target of 30 lakh metric tonnes by March 31 the Bihar government has till now procured eight lakh metric tonnes of paddy. The farmers have so far been paid Rs 850 crore towards procurement of their paddy produces.
Cabinet nod to new rules to regulate mobile towers Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday approved the Bihar Communication Towers and Related Structures Rules, 2012, to regulate installation of about 13,000 mobile towers of various telecom companies across the state.
Jharkhand to get airport at Deoghar Ranchi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Jharkhand government and Airports Authority of India (AAI)Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop an airport at Deoghar district to promote religious tourism in the state.
Bihar mulls 'private land bank' to woo investors Patna, Feb 15 (IANS) The Bihar government Wednesday said it will help set up a "private land bank" to ensure hassle-free availability of plots to industrialists looking to set up units in the state.
Global Meet not investors’ meet: Sushil Modi Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar’s deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi reiterated that the three-day Global Meet to be inaugurated on Friday (Feb 17) is not an investors’ meet as is being generally misunderstood.
To track ill-gotten assets, Bihar ready to cross borders Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) Corrupt Bihar officials will no longer be able to retain ill-gotten wealth and properties in other states. The vigilance department is preparing to take its drive to confiscate illegal assets beyond the state's borders.
GoAir employees get bail, MLA’s action decried Patna,(BiharTimes): The court on Thursday granted bail to two GoAir employees, duty officer Ronit Jha and customer service executive officer, Devanand Yadav, who were arrested by police on Wednesday on the charge of disallowing ailing Janata Dal (United) legislator, Damodar Singh, to board a flight to Delhi on Tuesday evening.
Two GoAir staff arrested for not allowing ailing Janata Dal (United) MLA to fly
Two traders killed in Bihar Patna,(BiharTimes): Two traders were killed in two separate incidents in two different places in Bihar.
HC stays construction work of UB Group’s beer firm near Patna Patna,(BiharTimes): A division bench of the Patna High Court comprising Justice Prakash Chandra Verma and Justice A Amanullah on Wednesday stayed the construction work of a beer factory being set up by Vijay Mallya-owned UB Group, at Naubatpur in Patna district.
Power board biggest tax defaulter of PMC, owes over Rs 208 crore
20 long distance trains cancelled as RRI developed snag
International Rice Research Institute team visits Nalanda village to study SRI methods
Lalu’s ex-personal secretary ‘surfaces’, buys two flats in Patna
Lalu calls CBI biased, along with Jagannath Mishra appear before court
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