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OCTOBER-2015
SEPTEMBER-2015
BJP slams Nitish, says practiced caste politics all along
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RSS-BJP want to end reservation in the country: Nitish Kumar
Advani, Joshi among BJP star campaigners for Bihar polls  |
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JD(U) accuses Election Commission of dancing to the tune of Narendra Modi
Jitan Ram Manjhi to contest against Bihar Speaker
BJP: Third list of 11 candidates
BJP releases third list of Bihar candidates
LJP releases list of 9 candidates for Bihar elections
Nominations for second phase begin
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Denied ticket, LJP leaders to campaign against party
LJP announces 12 candidates in first Bihar poll list
Seats alloted to JD(U), RJD & Congress party
BJP declares 99 candidates in second Bihar poll list
Rahul calls Modi 'feku' over poll promises, BJP says 'immature'
JD-U, RJD, Congress finalise seat adjustments in BiharRJD MLA threatens to kill self if denied ticket |
EC allocates radio, TV time to parties
Patna Women's College students protest sexual harassment
IIT-Guwahati student found dead
Paswan, Manjhi at loggerheads over two seats
Congress to declare candidates for Bihar next week
Now, Nitish Kumar not to attend Rahul's rally in Bihar
Owaisi harming prospects at BJP's behest: JD-U leader
Date of scrutiny for Bihar poll's fifth phase advanced
Over Rs.12 lakh seized from BJP MLA's vehicle in Patna
Mulayam, NCP form 'Third Front' for Bihar polls
Nitish destroyed Lohia's legacy, says Jaitley
Nitish's claims of Bihar development false, fake: Pappu Yadav
Lalu dares BJP to declare Paswan chief ministerial candidate
Bihar polls: Nominations for first phase begin
Bihar politicians' kin keen to jump into poll fray
LJP announces 12 candidates in first Bihar poll list
Seats alloted to JD(U), RJD & Congress party
BJP declares 99 candidates in second Bihar poll list
Rahul calls Modi 'feku' over poll promises, BJP says 'immature'
JD-U, RJD, Congress finalise seat adjustments in BiharRJD MLA threatens to kill self if denied ticket |
EC allocates radio, TV time to parties
Patna Women's College students protest sexual harassment
IIT-Guwahati student found dead
Paswan, Manjhi at loggerheads over two seats
Congress to declare candidates for Bihar next week
Now, Nitish Kumar not to attend Rahul's rally in Bihar
Owaisi harming prospects at BJP's behest: JD-U leader
Date of scrutiny for Bihar poll's fifth phase advanced
Over Rs.12 lakh seized from BJP MLA's vehicle in Patna
Mulayam, NCP form 'Third Front' for Bihar polls
Nitish destroyed Lohia's legacy, says Jaitley
Nitish's claims of Bihar development false, fake: Pappu Yadav
Lalu dares BJP to declare Paswan chief ministerial candidate
Bihar polls: Nominations for first phase begin
Bihar politicians' kin keen to jump into poll fray
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Congress, allies seek suspension of 'Mann Ki Baat' till Bihar polls
Two BJP MLAs knock at Nitish’s door
BJP declares 43 candidates in first Bihar poll list
JD-U, RJD, Congress fail to resolve Bihar seats tangle
MIM gears up for foothold in Bihar, pan-India presence
Paswan emerges bigger Dalit leader than Manjhi in Bihar
Cambodian officials invited to suggest changes to Angkor Wat 'replica'
Grand alliance leaders flay BJP for humiliating ‘Mahadalit’ Manjhi
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Bihar will vote above caste politics: Survey
BJP violating poll code in Bihar: Congress-RJD-JD-U alliance
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NDA finalises seat-sharing, BJP to fight 160 seats in Bihar |
Two held carrying Rs.1 crore in Bihar
Efforts on to make Lalu Prasad attend Rahul rally
Thousands aspire to contest Bihar polls
At 95, Bihar man goes in for masters degree
Over Rs.50 lakh seized in Bihar, Manjhi's son among five held
Strong resentment against BJP within Manjhi’s party
NDA's seat-sharing deadlock continues as Manjhi demands more
Manjhi's son detained with Rs 4.65 lakh
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NDA finalises Bihar seat-sharing, announcement soon
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EC shifts Amir Subhani, Vikas Vaibhav is back as Patna SSP
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AIMIM to contest from Seemanchal in Bihar assembly polls
'JMM keen to join grand alliance for Bihar polls
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 Nitish’s mistimed moves on Janata Parivar backfires on him By raising the issue of Nitish Kumar’s alliance with the BJP the Samajwadi Pary supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday (Sep 8) hit the Bihar chief minister where it hurts him most. |
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Upendra Kushwaha falls in line, calls for early announcement of seat-sharing arrangement
Advani, Joshi missing from star BJP campaigners' list for Bihar |
Our grand alliance will win 180 seats: Lalu
Manjhi not to contest Assembly election
Train-trip to BJP-ruled states a new saffron tactic to woo voters
Ticket seekers throng Nitish’s bungalow, RJD office
JMM to contest Bihar polls independently
Tigress found dead in Bihar tiger reserve
Two people held with fake currency notes in Bihar
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| Pre-poll survey shows BJP-led alliance losing in Bihar |
| Main target is to defeat BJP in Bihar polls: Lalu |
Mandy Moore digs into 'litti chokha' on India visit| JD(U) seeks arrest of Pappu Yadav |
| Six Left parties to contest together in Bihar polls |
Samajwadi Party to contest all Bihar seats | Bihar Industrialization: A Ray of Hope |
Bihar Package: Missing Key Ingredie
Pappu Yadav supporters halt trains
Hindi is common property, no party can appropriate it: Mrinal Pande
Will religious census stir up India's political cauldron?
Mulayam's U-turn: Shrewd strategy or political compulsions?
Catch phrase
Kalam: the man who touched billions of lives
Modi's positives should not be swamped by negatives
Holistic approach for Smart Cities mission: Need for a reference framework
'Over 35 percent rural Indians still illiterate'
90 percent of Hindi voters sealed Indira Gandhi's fate
Nehru didn't want Rajendra Prasad as president: book
For BJP, euphoria of last May seem far away
Holistic approach for Smart Cities mission: Need for a reference framework
Commercialisation of yoga: Boon or bane?
Sushma Swaraj and Kaushal: A power couple at centre of controversy
Why is Kejriwal always on the warpath?
Demand for OBC status for Surjapuri Muslims lacks leadership
An Open Letter to Prashant Kishor
Nitish Kumar: Why don't I like him anymore?Contd...
Has Public Distribution System improved in Bihar?
Nitish Kumar: Why don't I like him anymore?
2015 Assembly Elections in Bihar: Which Way Now!
Yoga can help deal with climate change
Sluggish Food grain Procurement Adversely Affect Farm Economy in Bihar
Nitish Kumar on the Horns of a Dilemma
2015 Assembly Elections in Bihar: Political Parties and the Winnable Political Scenarios!
Bihar: Who will be the emperor?
An open letter to Hon’ble Prime Minister on ‘Make In India’ Campaign
NITISH & Feudal Style of Politics
The BJP Bihar Unit: The Challenges Ahead
By One Who Loves and Hates Bihar...
An open letter to the ministers and MPs from Bihar
The India that Narendra Modi inherits
Bodh Gaya to be developed into spiritual capital: Modi Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that Bodh Gaya, which is considered the birthplace of Buddhism, would be developed as a spiritual capital of the Buddhist world |
Feud in Mulayam’s family, fear of CBI affects Janata Parivar Patna,(BiharTimes): The fear of CBI probe coupled with the feud within the family of Mulayam Singh Yadav, rather than de-nial of seats by the JD(U), RJD and Congress are responsible for the virtual disintegration of the Janata Parivar. |
Nishad, Nonia are now Scheduled Tribes in Bihar Patna,(BiharTimes): A day after Nishad Adhikar Manch supporters were lathicharged when they tried to break the police barricade to enter the Fraser Road, the Bihar cabinet on Saturday gave its nod to the proposal to include Nishad-Mallahs and Nonias in the list of Scheduled Tribes. |
| Lalu, Sharad still hopeful as talks with Mulayam yield no result Patna,(BiharTimes): The national presidents of RJD Lalu Prasad and JD(U) Sharad Yadav on Friday met Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in New Delhi to save the mega-alliance from disintegration. |
 How hard will be Mulayam’s blow to mega-alliancePatna,(BiharTimes): While Janata Dal (United) and RJD chiefs Sharad Yadav and Lalu Prasad are busy in fire-fighting mission and are still hopeful that they would convince Mulayam Singh Yadav, the decision of Samajwadi Party to part from the mega-alliance has posed a big challenge to both RJD and JD(U). |
Samajwadi Party may form third front in Bihar Patna, Sep 3 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party, which on Thursday quit the Janata Parivar to announce it will contest the Bihar polls on its own, may form a third front with like-minded parties, a senior party leader said. |
SP walked out sensing a losing battle in Bihar: BJP New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said the Samajwadi Party walked out of the anti-BJP coalition in Bihar not due to disappointment over seat sharing among the Janata Parivar but also knowing that it's a losing alliance. |
Mulayam walks out of Bihar alliance, Sharad says grouping intact Lucknow/Patna/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday walked out of the grand alliance of regional parties in poll-bound Bihar, charging the JD-U and RJD with not consulting them in seat distribution and humiliating them by doling it just five seats. JD-U chief Sharad Yadav however said the alliance was intact. |
Raghunath Jha quits RJD, joins Samajwadi Party Patna, Sep 3 (IANS) Senior RJD leader and former union minister Raghunath Jha and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Ram Jeevan Singh have joined the Samajwadi Party, it was announced on Thursday. |
| BJP-JD-U continue sparring over DNA comment New Delhi/Patna, Sep 3 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday played out another round of trying to score political points over each other by interpreting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'DNA' comment in their own parlance. |
Man kills daughters, three others, self Patna, Sep 3 (IANS) A man shot dead five people, including his two minor daughters, in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district before killing himself, police said. |
Bihar polls: SP quits Janata Parivar, to fight alone
Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party on Thursday walked out of the Janata Parivar and decided to contest the Bihar elections on its own, a leader said here. |
 BJP does not want to create another Nitish within NDABig crowds at PM Narendra Modi’s rallies in Bihar have not papered over the turmoil within the BJP-led NDA in Bihar, which is yet to finalize its seat-sharing arrangement. |
 NaMo tried to raise BJP’s poll prospect through Saharsa, Bhagalpur ralliesPatna,(BiharTimes): Two of the five places––minus Patna––which prime minister Narendra Modi visited in 37 days fall in the belt where NDA performed badly and where it is still facing a very tough challenge. |
 Good riddance, says JD(U) as Anant Singh quits partyPatna,(BiharTimes): Jailed Mokama MLA of Janata Dal (United) Anant Singh on Wednesday resigned from the party. The resignation has been accepted by the state party chief, Vashistha Narayan Singh. |
 Pappu Yadav threatens to pull out Manipuris from trains in BiharPatna, Sep 2 (IANS) Expelled RJD parliamentarian Pappu Yadav on Wednesday threatened to pull out Manipuri passengers from trains running through Bihar and send them back to Manipur in protest against the violence against Bihari migrants in the northeastern state. |
BJP adamant on contesting 160 seats in Bihar Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) The BJP said on Wednesday that it will contest not less than 160 of the 243 assembly seats in Bihar, leaving 83 to its three allies. |
Patna railway station on alert after SMS bomb threat Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) Security was tightened at Bihar's Patna railway station on Wednesday, after police received an unidentified SMS threatening that the station would be blown up. |
Strike affects normal life in Bihar Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) Normal life was hit in Bihar on Wednesday with thousands of workers in the government and private sector joining the nationwide strike protesting the central government's policies. |
 Oust communal, caste leaders, says Modi, Nitish hits backBhagalpur, Sep 1 (IANS) Attacking Bihar's ruling JD-U and its ally RJD, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the people of Bihar to defeat those who "spread the poison of communalism and casteism". |
 Modi spinning data from thin air, says Nitish Patna, Sep 1 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of churning out data from "thin air". |
Development must be the agenda in Bihar: Modi Bhagalpur, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that development should be the main agenda in the Bihar assembly polls. |
Modi disappoints Bhagalpur's weavers Bhagalpur (Bihar), Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have impressed many who thronged his election rally here on Tuesday but weavers are a disappointed lot. |
It does not behove PM to speak in such a way: Nitish Patna,(BiharTimes): Commenting on Narendra Modi’s criticism of Bihar chief minister that he was not aware of the earthquake and that his government did nothing for the victims of Kosi relief of 2008 Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday that it does not behove (shobha nahin deta hai) the prime minister of the country to speak in such a way. |
 Government opens skill training centres at Bihar madrassasNew Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The central government on Monday launched skill training centres in three madrassas in Bihar as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas' campaign. |
AUGUST-2015
Quota demands by Patels may have impact poll-bound Bihar Though Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, have lent support to the movement of agitating Patels of Gujarat for their own political end, the state BJP is caught in an embarrassing position because it can no more sell the Gujarat model of development any more. |
NDA meet discusses Bihar, no talks on seat-sharing New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Monday held a meeting with NDA's allies in Bihar to discuss the strategy for the coming state assembly polls, though the main issue of seat-sharing was not discussed. |
| Wrong Questions Seldom Get Right Answer Have been seeing adversaries of BJP struggling with the right question they should ask. BJP can be trapped at its own game of playing development card without having right commitments to back it. Unfortunately, they are not being grilled appropriately with right question. I would touch up on certain issues expose BJPs Special Package for Bihar. |
| Bihar: A Case Of Special Status The assertion that Finance Commission 14 (FC14) has allotted substantially more resources to Bihar compared to the allocation by Finance Commission 13(FC13) is not tenable at all. It is true that allocation by FC14 out of divisible pool is 136 percent more than what was allocated by FC13; but figures for allocation by FC13 and FC14 are not at all comparable. |
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HRD minister inaugurates academic session at IIM-Bodh Gaya In Bihar, Nitish, Lalu and Sonia take on ModiPatna, Aug 30 (IANS) Sharing a stage for the first time, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD leader Lalu Prasad and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of failing to fulfil the promises made before the Lok Sabha election |
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Sonia Gandhi may attend 'Swabhiman' rally in PatnaNo dance show, vulgar songs ahead of rally: Lalu Patna, Aug 29 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday said no 'naach-gaana' and playing of vulgar numbers from Bhojpuri musical albums would be held for party leaders and workers on the eve of the August 30 Swabhiman Rally at the Gandhi Maidan here. |
 Samajwadi Party to contest five seats in Bihar: Lalu PrasadPatna, Aug 29 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad announced on Saturday that the Samajwadi Party (SP) of Mulayam Singh Yadav would contest from five seats in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. |
2 JDU and 1 RJD MLAs join BJP Patna,(BiharTimes):: BJP got a boost ahead of Bihar elections on Saturday when a former minister along with other rebel JD(U) leader and one RJD MLA joining the party. |
Don't give tickets to JD-U rebels, LJP tells BJP Patna, Aug 29 (IANS) The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has asked the BJP not to give tickets to rebel JD-U legislators who have joined the saffron party or those planning to contest the coming assembly elections as Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) candidates. |
Nitish Kumar ties rakhi to a tree to create environmental awareness Patna, Aug 29 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday employed a novel method to create public awareness on environmental protection by tying a rakhi on a tree on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and urged the people to protect Bihar's green cover. |
Neither Nawaz Sharif, nor Owaisi can ensure victory to grand alliance in Bihar: Giriraj Patna,(BiharTimes): Terming Swabhiman (Self-respect) rally as Apmaan (Humiliation) rally Union minister Giriraj Singh said on Saturday that neither Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif nor All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-e-Muslimeen (AIMIM) supremo Asaduddin Owaisi would be able to ensure their victory in the coming Assembly election in Bihar. |
Nitish unveils 2.7 lakh crore election-eve development plan for Bihar Patna,(BiharTimes): A few days before the announce-ment of election dates Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday unveiled a massive Rs 2.70 lakh crore devel-opment plan for the state next five years. |
Women to get 35 percent of government jobs, says Nitish Patna, Aug 28 (IANS) Thirty-five percent of all government jobs in Bihar will be for women if he formed a government again, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday, releasing a five-year "Vision Document". |
Bihar poll the real test for Modi |
Nitish blamed for Patna non-inclusion in smart cities list |
Jharkhand at India’s heart Of maternal-care darkness |
Who will benefit from Owaisis' entry in Bihar? It was not long ago when Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother Akbarudin Owaisi romped home to heroes' welcome in Maharashtra. In the assembly elections last year in one of India's most industrialized states, the Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) party won two seats and was runner-up in four places. The rabidly communal party that was limited to Old Hyderabad had conquered a new citadel -- and smashed Congress hopes. |
Patels bust Modi's favourite Gujarat model Nothing shows more starkly the distortions that have vitiated the policy of reservations as the agitation by the financially and politically influential Patel community in Gujarat for inclusion in the backward-caste category to avail of the quota system in the allocation of government jobs and educational opportunities. |
Bihar election to be political watershed: Jairam Ramesh |
| IndianRoots to promote Bihar's artisans Patna, Aug 28 (IANS) In a bid to provide a worldwide platform to the artisan of Bihar, IndianRoots.com, an online market place for Indian fashion, has joined hands with the state government to become the online partner of Upendra Maharathi Shilp Sansthan (UMSAS). |
 Kejriwal & Nitish: Friends in need or friends indeed?Patna,(BiharTimes): Arvind Kejriwal’s first trip to Bihar as the chief minister of Delhi has in fact more to do with the realpolitik than his crusade against corruption, which actually helped him come to power. |
 Bihar will avenge Modi's insult, says KejriwalPatna, Aug 27 (IANS) The people of Bihar will respond in the assembly polls Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "DNA slur" about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Thursday. |
BJP to start seat sharing talks soon in Bihar |
After Kishanganj trip Owaisi loses appeal among Muslims Ahead of the Assembly election in Bihar Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen has been caught in a devil and the deep sea like situation. |
Patna DM, SSP shifted just ahead of Swabhiman rally Patna,(BiharTimes): The state government on Thursday evening shifted the Patna district magistrate and SSP Pratima Verma and Vikas Vaibhav respectively. They have been transferred within 12 and 64 days of their posting in the state capital. |
Nitish, Lalu all set for mega rally |
But Sharad Yadav opposes quota to Patels Patna,(BiharTimes): Even as the chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday supported the demand of reservation for Patels in Gujarat the national president of Janata Dal (United) Sharad Yadav on the same day opposed it . |
98 makes it to 'Smart Cities' list, to get Rs.500 crore New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) In a move aimed at enhancing the quality of urban life, the government on Thursday unveiled a list of 98 cities in the country for the Smart City Mission. |
Nawazuddin thanks government for honouring Dashrath Manjhi New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Calling union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's announcement to release a stamp on Bihar's mountain man Dashrath Manjhi "a great gesture", Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who played Manjhi in the recently-released film "Manjhi - The Mountain Man", says he is thankful to the government. |
 Modi's Bihar package is mere repackaging: Nitish Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the bulk of Rs.1.25 lakh crore announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as special package for Bihar was "mere repackaging of old schemes" and part of "package politics" before the upcoming assembly polls in the state. |
Gadkari dares Nitish to debate on Bihar package |
India's first field gene bank for litchis set up in Bihar Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) Aiming to conserve and improve the quality of litchis, the sweet and juicy summer fruit has acquired its first field gene bank in India - and possibly in the world - in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, renowned for its 'shahi' (kingly) variety. |
| Kejriwal to visit Patna New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will leave for Patna on Thursday to speak at a Bihar government programme. |
Nalanda university site inspected for World Heritage tag Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) An expert team of Unesco and the Paris-based International Council of Monuments and Sites (Icomos) visited the site of the ancient Nalanda University near here to see whether it can be accorded a World Heritage tag, officials said on Wednesday. |
| BJP to contest 170 seats in Bihar Bhagalpur (Bihar), Aug 25 (IANS) A day after two of its allies said seat sharing in Bihar must conclude within a week, a BJP leader announced on Tuesday that his party will contest 170 of the 243 assembly seats. |
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Sensing disciplinary action from the party over his recent remarks, Bollywood actor-turned BJP parliamentarian Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday sought to remind his party that "every action has an equal and opposite reaction". |
Shatrughan Sinha gently warns BJPMuslims see marginal increase percentage-wise, Hindus decline: Census New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Muslim population in India registered a marginal growth of less than a percent to reach 17.22 crore in 2011, while the Hindu population also declined by roughly the same to touch 96.63 crore, according to census data on religion released on Tuesday. |
 Manjhi elected HAM's president, resigns from JD-U Patna, Aug 25 (IANS) Jitan Ram Manjhi, former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha's leader, was elected national president of the party after resigning on Tuesday from the primary membership of the JD-U and from the Bihar assembly. |
| Bihar to probe Amit Shah getting stuck in lift Patna, Aug 25 (IANS) The Bihar government on Tuesday set up a high-level committee to probe how BJP president Amit Shah and three other party leaders got trapped in a lift at the state guest house here for around 40 minutes. |
Vidya Balan campaigns for sanitation in UP, Bihar Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is the national sanitation brand ambassador, along with with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav flagged off an initiative titled "Changing Behaviour: Creating Sanitation Change Leaders" here on Tuesday. |
Wild elephants kill two in Bihar Patna, Aug 25 (IANS) Wild elephants went on a rampage in Bihar's Bagaha district, killing at least two people and injuring two others, police said on Tuesday. |
Singapore firm donates $10 mn for Nalanda library Patna, Aug 25 (IANS) A Singapore company has donated $10 million to build the central library in the newly revived Nalanda International University, a varsity official said on Tuesday. |
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LJP, RLSP miffed over delay in finalising seats'No action against Shatrughan Sinha before Bihar election' |
Postal stamp on Ashoka released; Kalam, Manjhi to follow soon |
Bihar CM orders 24-hour watch at embankments Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) After the water level rose in several rivers in Bihar, following heavy rain in the state, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday ordered continuous vigil on all embankments here, officials said. |
Indian equities, rupee in free fall on another 'Manic Monday' Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Another "Manic Monday" saw a key Indian equity index log its steepest ever closing fall in point-terms, spooked by a crash in Chinese bourses, unmindful of the assertions by policymakers that the turbulence was transient and the country's economy remained strong. |
 Development Package for BiharPrme Minister has really done a commendable job in putting projects in Bihar on the fast track. Announcements has been galore in past as well, but it has been implementation and execution where Bihar has suffered the most. |
Will expose truth of Bihar package: Nitish Kumar |
Lalu asks PM to check onion prices |
| After drought, Bihar facing flood threat Patna, Aug 22 (IANS) Bihar, which faced a drought-like situation till last week, is now bracing up to handle floods in hundreds of its villages, officials said on Saturday. |
Nawazuddin is discovery of the century: Shatrughan Sinha Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Actor-turned-BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha has given a thumbs up to Nawazuddin Siddiqui's biographical film “Manjhi: The Mountain Man” calling the actor “the discovery of the century”. He also says the film is a “dynamic, realistic and timely film of Bihari pride”. |
Nitish Kumar will not return to power: Ravi Shankar Prasad Patna, Aug 22 (IANS) BJP leader and union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Saturday that the alliance of JD-U, RJD and Congress would not be voted to power in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. |
It's anybody's game in Bihar |
Maoists threaten to kill Gaya SSP |
BJP must contest only 102 seats, says Bihar ally |
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'Manjhi - The Mountain Man' - Unsung hero's tale magnificently presented| Mountain Man's family watches film on him Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) The members of Dashrath Manjhi's family were happy like never before after watching 'Manjhi-The Mountain Man', a biopic based on Manjhi's life, at a cinema hall in Bihar's Gaya district. |
 Wrong vote will derail Bihar: Amit ShahPatna, Aug 20 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday warned that Bihar's development will be affected if people "failed to take the right decision" in the coming assembly elections. |
BJP President Amit Shah trapped in lift for 40 minutes Patna (BiharTimes): BJP President Amit Shah and three other senior leaders got stuck in the lift of the state guest house here for around 40 minutes. |
Another JD-U legislator deserts party in Bihar Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) Another JD-U legislator in Bihar left his party on Thursday and joined the RLSP, an ally of the BJP. |
Centre slams Bihar CM for not thanking PM for package New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The central government on Thursday criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for not thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Rs.1.25 lakh crore special package to the state. |
| Kejriwal to visit Bihar on August 27 Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will attend a conference on good governance here on August 27 on the invitation of the Bihar government, an official said on Thursday. |
Pained Nitish didn't thank PM for Bihar package: Minister |
Taken all steps to minimise 'Manjhi..' leak impact: Viacom 18 Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, the distributor of "Manjhi - The Mountain Man", on Thursday said they had taken all the required steps for damage control due to its leak. |
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Nitish, Kejriwal target Modi, back each otherBJP questions Bihar CM's 'ungratefulness' to Rs.1.25 lakh crore package |
Tax incentives announced for poll-bound Bihar |
Bihar: Four JD-U legislators join BJP |
| BJP worker's killer held in Hyderabad Patna, Aug 19 (IANS) One of the three men who shot dead a Bihar BJP worker has been arrested in Hyderabad while two others have surrendered in a court here, police said on Wednesday. |
PM's Bihar package delivery on earlier promise: Minister |
Nitish condemns arrests of FTII students |
Uma appreciates progress in Sapta Kosi dam construction |
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Modi announces Rs.1.25 lakh crore Bihar package
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Highways get maximum allocation in PM's Bihar package
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PM's bonanza for Bihar fuels Nitish angerPM favours cooperative federalism but insults states: Bihar CM |
Heavy rainfall forecast in Bihar |
Rahul takes dig at PM over poll promises |
'Arrogant' Nitish Kumar returned Rs.5 crore aid: Modi Saharsa (Bihar), Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was hurt when an "arrogant" Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returned the Rs.5-crore aid provided by Gujarat during the 2008 Kosi floods. |
Bihar special package our right: Nitish Kumar New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Rs.1.25 lakh crore special package for the state is its right and not a favour. |
SC notice to Lalu in fodder scam case |
Nitish Kumar to be chief guest at Delhi government's event |
What do frequent visits of PM, Union ministers suggest? |
Bihar conjoined twins to get Rs.20,000 as monthly grant Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) Conjoined twins Saba and Farah will now get a monthly grant of Rs.20,000, following an order from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to increase it from the Rs.5,000 they were getting hitherto, an official said on Monday. |
Union ministers visit for media coverage only: Nitish Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday that the visits of union ministers to the poll-bound state had nothing to do with their official work but were rather aimed at getting increased media coverage. |
Three 'thieves' lynched in Bihar Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) Three suspected thieves were lynched by a mob in Bihar's Gaya district, police said on Monday. |
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Was “Breakfast with the CM” programme illegal ? Mediapersons invited by Nitish for ‘Breakfast Pe Charcha’Patna,(BiharTimes): In a unique gesture chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday invited 40 Patna-based journalists for ‘Breakfast Pe Charcha’. |
Both Nitish, Lalu make climb down on seat adjustment Patna,(BiharTimes): By agreeing to contest 100, 100 and 40 seats respectively the Janata Dal (United), RJD and Congress have no doubt shown that they are now ready to go for electoral battle. They have certainly scored over the NDA where seat-sharing is yet to be announced, not to speak of chief ministerial candidate |
Ignoring looming drought in Bihar, politicians fight for 'pride' and 'change' Patna, Aug 14 (IANS) A drought-like situation in Bihar is a serious issue for millions of farmers, but not for the politicians, including the main contenders in the electoral stakes -- Janata Dal-United (JDU), Rashtriya Janada Dal (RJD), Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance(NDA). |
| Clash in rally date averted as PM’s Bhagalpur show shifted from Aug 30 to Sep 1 Patna,(BiharTimes): Perhaps due to the announcement of grand alliance rally in Patna on August 30, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday shifted the date of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Parivartan Rally in Bhagalpur from August 30 to September 1, (Tuesday), which would be a working day. |
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Lalu interprets change of Modi’s Bhagalpur rally as acceptance of defeatBihar may be declared drought hit for third year in a row |
If hurt by cancellation of dinner ,why BJP contested election under me: Nitish Patna,(BiharTimes): Hitting back at prime minister Narendra Modi for his remarks about the cancellation of dinner on June 12, 2010 Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar asked if the BJP leaders were really so hurt than why did they contest the Assembly election under his leadership only four months later. |
| BJP may give away only 80 seats in Bihar Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) The BJP may not give away more than 70 to 80 assembly seats to its allies in Bihar though the latter are pitching their demands high, party sources said on Sunday. |
BCCI ad-hoc committee to visit Patna on Tuesday |
Mulayam to attend August 30 rally: Lalu |
Bihar constable arrested for threatening officers Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) A Bihar Police constable, Vijender Shah, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly threatening the police chiefs of Rajasthan and Mumbai, police said. |
Modi to lay foundation for four-lane road |
Temple in Bihar not 'exact replica' of Angkor Wat Patna, Aug 14 (IANS) Bihar's richest temple trust on Friday said the proposed world's largest Hindu temple in East Champaran district was not an "exact replica" of any temple in the world. |
| Nitish seeks special status for Bihar Patna, Aug 15 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday again demanded a special category status for Bihar and said anything less won't help it to develop. |
Foundation for mega food park laid in Bihar |
Delay in seat adjustment announcement worries NDA rank and file |
Upendra Kushwaha again demands 68 seats for RLSP Patna,(BiharTimes): Union minister of state for Human Resources Development and president of the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), Upendra Kushwaha, on Sunday once again demanded 68 seats for his party in the coming Assembly election. |
| Nitish inaugurates Patna Press Club building Patna,(BiharTimes): While inaugurating the new building of Patna Press Club chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday laid the foundation of Press Club buildings in 31 out of 38 districts of the state. |
NCP will remain in grand alliance, say JD-U, RJD |
Rebel JD-U legislator joins BJP ahead of Bihar polls |
Now a Patna School of Economics Patna, Aug 13 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said a Patna School of Economics will be set up to promote inter-disciplinary education. |
Afzal Imam voted back as Patna Mayor, official announcement likely on Friday |
| JD-U, RJD to contest 100 seats each in Bihar Patna, Aug 12 (IANS) The RJD and JD-U on Wednesday announced they will contest 100 seats each in the Bihar assembly election, leaving 40 seats to the Congress and three to the NCP. |
BJP launches 'Parivartan Yatra' from four places in Bihar Patna, Aug 12 (IANS) The BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' was launched simultaneously from four places in Bihar on Wednesday by three union ministers and the Jharkhand chief minister, ahead of the coming assembly polls. |
Trinamool, JD-U, SP, NCP leaders meet over Bihar polls New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A meeting of leaders of the Trinamool Congress, JD-U, SP and National Conference was held on Wednesday at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence here with an initial aim to join hands to contain the BJP in the forthcoming Bihar elections, informed sources said. |
| Master plan for Patna to be unveiled soon Patna, Aug 12 (IANS) A masterplan to develop Bihar's capital Patna as a metropolitan city is likely to be unveiled soon after a wait of over 30 years, an official said on Wednesday.">Patna, Aug 12 (IANS) A masterplan to develop Bihar's capital Patna as a metropolitan city is likely to be unveiled soon after a wait of over 30 years, an official said on Wednesday. |
| JD-U members give samples for DNA test Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) Hundreds of JD-U leaders and workers across Bihar on Tuesday handed over their samples -- like hair and nails -- to send them to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for DNA test during a day long sit-in protesting his comment at a public rally questioning Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's DNA. |
Pappu Yadav flirting with NDA, wife Ranjeet among 25 Congress MPs suspended by Speaker Patna,(BiharTimes): RJD chief Lalu Prasad made Rabri Devi the chief minister of Bihar a few days before he was to surrender in fodder scam case in July 1997. She is still toeing the line of her husband. |
Ex-servicemen to take their battle against Narendra Modi government to Bihar |
We would not let PM go scot free after DNA remarks: Nitish Patna,(BiharTimes): Launching Shabd Wapsi (Take Back Words) campaign ïn Patna on Tuesday Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said “We would not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi go scot free after his DNA remarks. He is in the habit of indulging in such loose talks which does not behove a prime minister.” |
RJD-ization of BJP continues; fodder scam convict R K Rana’s son join saffron brigade
Patna,(BiharTimes): The son of fodder scam convict R K Rana on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of state unit president Mangal Pandey and Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav. Amit Rana, who had joined the Janata Dal (United) last year crossed over to the BJP with his supporters. |
SuMo charges Prashant Kishor, minister with intimidating, blackmailing media Patna,(BiharTimes): Leader of opposition in the Bihar Legislative Council Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday launched a direct attack on Prashant Kishor, who heads Janata Dal (United)’s high-level campaign team and information and public relations department |
India urged to stop Angkor Wat 'replica' plan Phnom Penh, Aug 11 (IANS) Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Tuesday requested the Indian government to tell an Indian trust, Mahavir Mandir, to abandon its plan to build a near replica of Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple, a spokesman said. |
| Official admits failure over stampede deaths
Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) A Jharkhand government official has admitted administrative failure in handling the rush of devotees at Deoghar that led to a stampede leaving 11 people dead. |
| Owaisi's party to contest Bihar elections? Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of Asaduddin Owaisi may be planning to contest the Bihar assembly election. |
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Rajnath Singh to launch BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' in Bihar Patna, Aug 10 (IANS) Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh will launch the party's 'Parivartan Yatra' on August 12 from Sonepur ahead of the coming Bihar assembly polls, a party leader said on Monday. |
N N Singh report: Nitish playing into the hands of BJP, alleges social activist |
I am BJP's committed soldier: Shatrughan |
Ganga rejuvenation: Many attempts over 30 years New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS/IndiaSpend) An analysis of the initiatives highlighted in the report card for Ganga rejuvenation by Prime Minister Narendra ModiÂ’s government shows that larger ones have been previously launched to construct sewage treatment plants. Those plans failed. |
Preview copy of 'Manjhi - The Mountain Man' leaked online |
11 killed in Deoghar stampede&nbnbsp; Ranchi, Aug 10 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and 50 injured in a stampede in Jharkhand's Deoghar town early Monday, police said. |
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Modi targets Nitish, Lalu, warns of 'jungle raj' It will be 'Mandal Raj-2 not Jungle Raj': Lalu to Modi Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday said the RJD-JD(U) alliance was all set to give a tough time to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led 'Kamandal' in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. |
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Modi's BIMARU remark insults Bihar: NitishModi doesn't announce special package for Bihar |
Modi running a twitter government: Nitish Kumar |
Bengaluru cleanest state capital and Patna dirtiest
Patna,(BiharTimes): Mysore has topped the Swachh Bharat rankings among 476 cities in the country with three more places from Karnataka figuring in the top 10. |
Bihar, Himachal get new governors New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday appointed Ram Nath Kovind as governor of poll-bound Bihar and and Acharya Dev Vrat of Himachal Pradesh. |
Nitish heckled at Bihar Foundation event in Delhi New Delhi, Aug 8 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was today heckled by a group of youths at the inauguration of the Delhi chapter of Bihar Foundation here. |
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bharatiya Janata Party’s appeal to the Election Commission to remove principal home secretary, Amir Subhani, has backfired as he was appointed to this post when the saffron party was sharing power with the Janata Dal (United) |
Patna,(BiharTimes): Call it irony or any other thing. A day after chief minister Nitish Kumar was laying the foundation stone for installation of a statue of former chief minister Satyendra Narayan Sinha on August 6 the state government tabled the N N Singh Commission report on Bhagalpur riots of 1989, wich among other things indict the Congress government of this late leader. |
Whether any leader of July 27 bandh booked or not, asks Patna HC Patna,(BiharTimes): In a rare move Justice Rakesh Kumar of the Patna High Court on Friday asked the state government whether any leader who had given the Bihar bandh (shutdown) call on July 27 has been booked or not. |
Patna, Aug 8 (IANS) The Bhagalpur Riots Probe Commission's report has warned the government that social media has become a launch pad for spreading hatred and communal propaganda. |
Maoists call shutdown to protest Modi's Gaya rally Patna, Aug 8 (IANS) Maoists guerrillas have given a day-long shutdown call on Sunday in Bihar's Magadh division to protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Gaya ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. |
| Modi's Bodh Gaya visit cancelled Patna, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bodh Gaya during his trip to Gaya in Bihar on Sunday has been cancelled, an official said on Saturday. |
Five women beaten to death in Jharkhand over witchcraft Ranchi, Aug 8 (IANS) Five women were beaten to death on the outskirts of Ranchi on Saturday for allegedly practicing witchcraft, Jharkhand Police said. |
Bhagalpur riots probe panel blames then Congress government Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) The Bhagalpur Riots Probe Commission's report was tabled in the Bihar assembly on Friday by the government ignoring the noisy scenes created by the BJP. |
I opposed Bihar Museum when I was in cabinet: SuMo Patna,(BiharTimes): On the eve of the inauguration of Bihar Museum by chief minister Nitish Kumar in Patna senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Thursday asked his former boss to make public the documents pertaining to financial transactions in its construction. |
Nitish Kumar inaugurates 'Bihar Museum' |
For free polls in state, Bihar home secretary must go: BJP |
Number of BJP MPs speaking against party’s central leadership growing
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When outgoing Chief Justice of Patna high court and judge indulge in wordy duel Patna,(BiharTimes): It is not only in politics that the ‘below the belt’ attack is on at the top-most level. |
Shah, Pandove to head ad-hoc panels for Bihar and Uttarakhand |
Train crushes six on bridge Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) Six people who were walking on a railway bridge to cross a river were crushed to death by a speeding train in Bihar on Friday, authorities said. |
Three held for murder of Bihar BJP worker |
DNA comment: Rabri Devi demands apology from Modi |
Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) A BJP worker, Avinash Kumar was shot dead in Bihar's capital on Thursday morning, triggering protests by his party leaders including legislators here, police said. |
Learning Biology more than Politics, thanks to DNA row By raising the issue of DNA, or Deoxyribonucleic Acid, the molecule that carries genetic information about all living beings, prime minister Narendra Modi, on July 25 last, perhaps compelled more people to learn something about Biology than Politics. |
No toilet, no election provision for contesting panchayat poll Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar Assembly on Wednesday passed the Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which makes it mandatory for candidates contesting election for the post of Pramukh, Mukhiya, district board chairperson or even a ward member to have toilet at their home by January 31, 2016. |
| Railway relents, now to run Suvidha Express Patna,(BiharTimes): Following pressure from media the East Central Railway has finally announced to run Suvidha Express as per schedule. The train was withdrawn after it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25. It was something very unusual to happen. |
 27 die as two trains derail, coaches fall into river Harda (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 5 (IANS) In a first of its kind disaster, 27 people were killed as two trains derailed within 15 minutes near a bridge here in Madhya Pradesh, sending 21 coaches plunging into the rain-swollen Machak river, officials and witnesses said. |
NDA leaders flay Nitish Kumar for his request to Modi |
| Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "please consider taking back" his comments on his (Nitish Kumar's) so-called DNA. |
Rebel JD-U legislator suspended, Bihar assembly adjourned Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) Bihar assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary on Wednesday suspended a rebel JD-U legislator till August 7 and adjourned the house till 2 p.m. following uproar. |
 Is Nitish busy buying books at the time of examination?Patna,(BiharTimes): “Bhoj ke samay kodha ropna,” goes a Hindi saying.Perhaps inspired by ‘good friends’ in the BJP chief minister Nitish Kumar is out to brand and market Bihar on the eve of Assembly election. |
Unbelievable: PM flags off Suvidha Express, his Railway Ministry withdraws |
Both Houses adjourned after BJP creates ruckus on law and order situation |
Bihar assembly passes bill on redressal of grievances Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) The Bihar assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Bill, 2015, which would guarantee time-bound redressal of grievances of the common people in the state. |
Nitish-led alliance to hold joint rallies in Bihar Patna, Aug 4 (IANS) Bihar's ruling alliance led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will hold joint rallies across the state to bolster its fortunes in the upcoming assembly elections, an official said on Tuesday. |
 Won't contest Bihar elections: NitishPatna, Aug 3 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he will not contest the upcoming state assembly elections."I will not contest assembly polls and would devote my time for campaigning," Nitish, who was declared the chief ministerial candidate by Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and National Congress Party (NCP) alliance, told media outside assembly here. |
 Rabri Devi not to contest Bihar pollsPatna, Aug 3 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi on Monday said she will not contest the upcoming state assembly elections. |
 Shatrughan’s wife may contest Assembly election on JD(U) ticket Patna,(BiharTimes): The wife of Shatrughan Sinha, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Patna Saheb, is likely to contest on the Janata Dal (United) ticket from either Digha or Bankipur Assembly segment of his husband’s parliamentary constituency. |
Bihar Police to move court against Pappu Yadav's bail Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) Bihar Police on Monday said it will move the Patna High Court to cancel Lok Sabha member Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav's bail for repeatedly violating the rules and creating law and order problems. |
24 new legislators take oath in Bihar |
Manjhi loses cool, asks security-men to throw out those who came to join his party |
Ram Vilas demands President’s rule in poll-bound Bihar Patna,(BiharTimes): Union food minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday demanded that President rule be imposed in Bihar as one can not expect free and fair poll under the Nitish Kumar regime. |
Partially complete Bihar Museum to be inaugurated on August 7 Patna,(BiharTimes): Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s dream project, the Bihar Museum, would be inaugurated on August 7. Sources say that only three of its portions would be opened, as work on the rest is still going on. |
Transfer at Lalu’s instance, alleges SuMo; Vashistha hits back |
Eunuch, goondas, impotent people ruling Bihar: Pappu Yadav |
No political talks with ‘Bihar ke gaurav’: Nitish but Shatru’s supporters lobbying for JD(U) ticket for wife Patna,(BiharTimes): While calling Shatrughan Sinha as ‘Bihar ke gaurav’ (pride of Bihar), a true democrat and a personal friend chief minister Nitish Kumar denied having any political talks with ‘Bihari Babu’. |
 Nitish, SuMo wasting time in taking credit for developmentIf Nitish Kumar wants to walk away with all the credits for whatever development works the government led by him did in the last about a decade, friend-turned-rival, the BJP, instead wants to put all the blames on him for all the wrongs, which took place in the state during same period. |
Big pre-election administrative shake-up in Bihar Patna,(BiharTimes): The district magistrate of Patna and both the DM and SP of Nalanda, the home district of CM Nitish Kumar, are among dozens of IAS and IPS officers shifted in a pre-poll shake-up. In all 36 IAS and 41 IPS officers, including many DMs and SPs, were shifted on Saturday. |
SuMo cuts a sorry figure when reminded by media of his past remarks on para-teachersPatna,(BiharTimes): Former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi cut a sorry figure when the mediapersons on Saturday burst into laughter after he answered a question on para-teachers. |
No full-stop to BJP’s caste rallies, Raghuvar attends Teli conference |
Special status for Bihar to be key assembly poll plank Patna, Aug 1 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United (JD-U) will rake up the issue of centre's denial of special status to the state as one of the top agendas to counter BJP in the upcoming state elections, several party leaders said. |
Three women pilgrims killed in Bihar Patna, Aug 2 (IANS) Three women pilgrims were killed and four others were injured on Sunday in a road accident in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said. |
Jharkhand CM for 'Nitish-Lalu mukt Bihar' Patna, Aug 2 (IANS) Targeting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally RJD leader Lalu Prasad, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das on Sunday urged the people to vote for a "Nitish-Lalu mukt Bihar". |
JD(U) seeks apology from visiting Jharkhand CM Patna,(BiharTimes): The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday sought unconditional apology from Jharkhand chief minister Raghuvar Das for his alleged anti-Bihari statement made a few weeks after becoming the CM of the state earlier this year. |
Bihar bans six noodle brands |
 CBI raids jailed Bihar legislator's residence Patna, Aug 1 (IANS) A CBI team raided the official residence of Bihar's jailed ruling Janata Dal-United legislator Anant Singh here on Saturday, police said. |
 Lalu's 1,000 horse carts procession runs into PETA trouble Patna, Aug 1 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad's grand plan to take out a procession with 1,000 horse carts ahead of the assembly polls has been challenged by an animal rights group. |
Bihar's development has been derailed: BJP Patna, July 31 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had "betrayed" the BJP and that Bihar's development had been derailed after his party was ousted from the state government. |
HC quashes govt order on reservation in promotion Patna,(BiharTimes): A division bench of Chief Justice L Narasimha Reddy and Justice Sudhir Singh of Patna High Court on Thursday upheld the May 4, 2015 decision of a single bench of Justice Vijayendra Nath which had quashed the order of state government on reservation to its Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees in promotion. |
Bihar cricket secretary writes to CMs to raise BCCI affiliation issue Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Secretary of the unrecognised Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) Aditya Verma on Friday wrote to the chief ministers and heads of 15 states and union territories who are yet to get the BCCI's affiliation, to raise the matter with the Indian cricket board. |
Punish tipplers with brooms, says Bihar women's panchayat |
Nepal-India vehicular permits to go online Kathmandu, July 31 (IANS) The movement of personal vehicles between India and Nepal is set to be facilitated under a protocol to be put in place shortly with the entire process of applying and getting permit for the journey available online, it was announced here on Friday. |
SP leader seeks RS nomination for Memon's widow, sacked Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Samajwadi Party leader M.F. Ghosi demanded that Raheen, the widow of hanged terrorist Yakub Memon, be nominated to the Rajya Sabha - leading to his being sacked as the Mumbai unit's vice president. |