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January 2014
Nitish, Congress trade charges over AMU invitation
Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday strongly criticized the Centre for not inviting anyone from the state government for the inauguration of the off campus branch of the Aligarh Muslim University in Kishanganj on January 30. |
Invitation already sent to Bihar CM: AMU VC
Patna,(BiharTimes): After the Bihar Congress it is the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University who on Tuesday rejected Bihar government’s claim that chief minister Nitish Kumar was not invited to the foundation stone laying ceremony of its centre in Kishanganj on January 30 and said the institution held him in high respect for his support. |
BJP's super rich in Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar
Patna, Jan 28 (IANS) R.K. Sinha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee for the elections to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar, has declared his and his wife's assets worth around Rs.800 crore. |
Cabinet nod for dental college in Nalanda district
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar cabinet on Monday sanctioned Rs 400.14 crore for the establishment of a government dental college and hospital at Paidna in Rahui block of Nalanda district. A sum of Rs four crore has been approved for expenditure on the project in the current financial year. A 100-bed hospital would be set up at the college, which would have 100 students. |
Rabri hopeful of alliance as Lalu meets Rahul
Patna,(BiharTimes): Even as the RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav met Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday to discuss finalization of alliance in Bihar for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi said in Patna that the picture regarding tie up with the Congress and LJP would be clear soon. |
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Bihar govt upset over non-invitation to CM for AMU inaugural function
Patna,(BiharTimes): Though Congress president Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Aligarh Muslim University’s off campus branch at Kishanganj in Bihar on January 30 yet the Union Human Resources Ministry has not invited chief minister Nitish Kumar or any other Bihar government official for the ceremony. |
Land acquisition invalid if compensation not paid to owner, says SC
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that if compensation for land acquired under the 1894 act has not been paid to the land owner or deposited with a competent court and retained in the treasury, then the acquisition would be deemed to have lapsed and would be covered under the 2013 law entitling the landowners to higher compensation. |
Lalu meets Rahul
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Monday met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to discuss electoral alliance in Bihar, Congress sources said. |
Raids on public relations dept official’s premises raise questions
Patna,(BiharTimes): When the Economic Offence Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police conducted raids at various places belonging to Kanhaiya Kumar, the Assistant Director of Advertisement wing of Information and Public Relation Department (IPRD) and seized movable and immovable properties worth more than Rs 1.76 crore, Rs16.61 lakh cash and jewellery worth Rs six lakh the news did not get due media coverage. |
Bihar celebrates 65th Republic Day
Patna, Jan 26 (IANS) The Republic Day was celebrated across Bihar Sunday, with Governor D.Y. Patil hoisting the tricolour here under a clear sky. |
Darbhanga doctor Mohan Mishra gets Padma Shri
Patna,(BiharTimes): An eminent physician and former Professor and Head of Department, Medicine, Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), Dr Mohan Mishra, has been selected for Padma Shri award this year. His name has been selected by the central government and not sent by the state. |
Why N K Singh has been dumped?
Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has the political knack to dump those who had promoted or helped him. The most important leader whom he left in lurch after parting ways with old friend Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1994 was none else but George Fernandes. |
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Pappu Yadav to contest against Sharad Yadav
Patna, Jan 25 (IANS) Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, the controversial former MP who was last year acquitted in the murder of a CPI-M leader, Saturday said he will contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate against JD-U chief Sharad Yadav. |
JD(U) expecting to expand its support base on weak shoulders?
Patna,(BiharTimes): Though the Janata Dal (United) leaders are claiming that by sending Ramnath Thakur, Kahkashan Parween and Harivansh the party is trying to further expand and consolidate its support base political observers are questioning its very wisdom. |
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BJP nominates C P Thakur, R K Sinha for RS from Bihar
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday announced the names of two Rajya Sabha candidates from Bihar. They are the sitting MP and party’s national vice president, Dr C P Thakur, and a new face, R K Sinha. |
George Fernandes’ fate awaits Sharad Yadav?
Patna,(BiharTimes): On Friday Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav had to perform a very difficult duty. Till a few hours back rumours were doing the rounds in the political circle in Patna and Delhi that Sharad Yadav wants himself to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha as he is not interested in contesting election from Madhepura, the seat he is at present representing in the Lok Sabha. |
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After Shivanand, now Baliyavi sore with Nitish Kumar
Patna,(BiharTimes): With dropped Rajya Sabha MP Shivanand Tiwary virtually in a political hiding––not talking to any mediaperson––another Janata Dal (United) leader, Ghulam Rasool Balyavi, has almost raised a banner of revolt after being ignored for the Upper House of Parliament. |
Three new JD-U faces for Rajya Sabha polls
Patna, Jan 24 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United Friday announced the nomination of three new faces in the elections to five Rajya Sabha seats from the state, party president Sharad Yadav said. |
Fodder scam: 12, including former JD-U MP, sentenced
Ranchi, Jan 24 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Jharkhand Friday awarded four years' imprisonment to each of the 12 people convicted in a fodder scam case and slapped fine up to Rs.4 lakh. |
Bihar to dismiss 70 corrupt officers
Patna, Jan 24 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to dismiss 70 corrupt officers, and more will be sacked in the coming weeks, an official said Friday. |
Nitish offers Sharad Nalanda parliamentary seat
Patna,(BiharTimes): In another political development Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has reportedly offered the party president Sharad Yadav the Nalanda parliamentary constituency to contest the coming Lok Sabha election. |
Over 60 Bihar students fall ill after getting deworming dose
Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) More than 60 school students across Bihar fell ill and were hospitalised Thursday after being administered deworming dose in government schools, an official said. All children were safe and were discharged after preliminary treatment.
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16 IPS officers transferred in Bihar
Patna,(BiharTimes): The state government on Wednesday transferred 16 IPS officers.Patna at last got a full-fledged SP (Traffic) after several months. Lakhisarai SP Rajiv Mishra, a 2010-batch IPS officer, has been appointed Patna SP (Traffic) while Economic Offences Unit SP Ashok Kumar of 2006 batch, has been sent to Lakhisarai as SP. |
UDHD not interested in upgrading PMC: HC
Patna,(BiharTimes): A division bench of Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Vikash Jain of the Patna high court had observed that the state urban development and housing department (UDHD) is not interested in upgrading the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), as the department once again failed to produce the staff rationalization report of the expert committee. |
Centre gives green signal for 4,000 MW ultra mega-power plant in Banka
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Union government has given its green signal to the construction of first-ever 4,000MW ultra mega-power plant (UMPP) at Kakwara in Banka district of Bihar. This was communicated by Union power minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia, in a letter to his Bihar counterpart, Bijendra Prasad Yadav. |
Narendra Modi hired a beautician, claims Bihar minister Bhim Singh
Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar’s rural works minister Bhim Singh has come out with another controversial remarks. On Wednesday he claimed that the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, had hired a professional beautician for himself and that he charges huge amount on daily basis. |
Fodder scam: 19, including former JD-U MP, convicted
Ranchi, Jan 22 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Wednesday convicted 19 people, including former Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MP Jagdish Sharma, in a multi-million-rupee fodder scam case. |
Any LJP-JD(U) tie-up would not alter the poll result in Bihar: BJP
Patna,(BiharTimes): BJP leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said that any opportunistic tie-up between Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party and chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) would not yield any result in their favour as the support base of both have shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
After split BJP to be a big gainer, JD(U) loser in Bihar: Survey
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to win 16 to 24 seats in the coming Lok Sabha election in Bihar. Its former alliance partner, the Janata Dal (United) may end up winning just seven to 13 seats while RJD something between six and 10 seats. The Congress may get between 0 and four seats. |
Some people around Ram Vilas not allowing him to take decision: Lalu
Patna,(BiharTimes): Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday called Congress as an “umbrella” organisation of secular forces, which the country needs. At the same time he called the LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan a “gentleman.” Interestingly, only on Monday Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar called Paswan a gentleman. |
Bihar approves job for Bengal gangrape victim's father
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) The Bihar cabinet Tuesday formally approved a proposal for a government job for the father of a 16-year-old girl who was gang-raped and set ablaze in West Bengal, as also rehabilitation of her family in the state, officials said.
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70 grenades recovered in Bihar
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) Security forces have recovered 70 hand grenades during search operations in a Bihar district, police said Tuesday |
Patna has highest GDDP in Bihar, Seohar lowest
Patna,(BiharTimes): Patna district has registered the highest per capita gross district domestic product (GDDP) of Rs 57,843 in 2010-11 over 2004-05 constant prices, while Sheohar registered the lowest per capita GDDP of Rs 6,209. The per capita GDDP of Munger is Rs 21,019, second only to Patna. |
Sushil Modi flays delay in paddy procurement in Bihar
Patna,(BiharTimes): Even as the state cabinet approved a bonus of Rs 250 per quintal for the farmers the former deputy chief minister, Sushil Kumar Modi, questioned its implementation because of low paddy procurement by the state this year.
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Nitish attacks Modi, rules out tie-up with Congress
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday directly attacked BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi by saying that neither can the 2002 Gujarat riots be forgotten nor people behind it be forgiven. He also ruled out his JD-U's alliance with the Congress for the Lok Sabha polls.
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Putul, O P Yadav latest to jump to BJP
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Patna,(BiharTimes): Independent MPs Putul Kumari Singh and Om Prakash Yadav on Monday became the latest prominent figures from Bihar to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. They represent Banka and Siwan parliamentary constituencies respectively. |
Big B's AB Corp to bid for kabaddi players
Patna, Jan 20 (IANS) Kabaddi may not be popular like cricket, but it has attracted Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan's AB Corp. The company will bid for players when the auction for the 4th edition of the Kabaddi Premier League (KPL) gets underway here next week, officials said. |
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Patna,(BiharTimes): The verbal duel between Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal president, Lalu Prasad Yadav, at the inaugural function of the Patna edition of “Dainik Bhaskar” on Saturday made it amply clear as to how various rulers of the state used media or even arm-twisted it for their own end. |
JD(U) not to field any legislator for Lok Sabha poll
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Janata Dal (United) has decided not to field any sitting MLA of the party to contest 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar. This would be a significant departure from the 2009 election, when several legislators were fielded. Jagdish Sharma, Monazir Hasan etc were prominent among them. |
Seven killed, nine injured in Bodo militant attacks
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) Suspected Bodo militants continued with their violence in Assam, killing seven civilians and injuring nine others in three incidents in less than a day, officials said.The victims were all Hindi-speaking people from Bihar and West Bengal, |
‘Love guru’ wants to join AAP, but facing resistance
Patna,(BiharTimes): ‘Love guru’ Prof Matuknath Choudhary, is trying his level best to join the Aam Admi Party. It is other thing that the party has not yet decided to open its door for him. In fact there are many who does not want him to be in the party, though fully knowing that whatever he did was his private matter.
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19 IAS officers transferred
Patna,(BiharTimes): In a major pre-election overhaul the state government late on Thursday evening transferred 19 senior IAS officials of principal secretary, secretary and commissioner rank. More shake up in administrative and police departments is likely to come in days to come. |
Paddy procurement low in drought-hit Bihar
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) Government agencies in drought-hit Bihar have procured less than two percent of paddy in the last two months against the target of 24 lakh tonnes this kharif season, officials said Friday. |
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Painting the town green in Bihar
Bhabua (Bihar), Jan 16 (IANS) A Bihar town is painting itself green to send out an environment friendly message, an official said. |
Legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen is dead
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Reclusive Bengali screen goddess Suchitra Sen, who had bewitched generations of filmbuffs with her grace and beauty, died at a Kolkata nursing home Friday following a massive cardiac arrest, attending doctor Subir Mondal said. |
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Suchitra Sen: The quintessential enigma despite 59 films
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Bengali celluloid queen Suchitra Sen captivated generations with her beauty, elegance and portrayal of myriad characters, yet remained an enigma despite over three decades of self-imposed reclusion that prompted constant parallels with Hollywood icon Greta Garbo. |
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Lalu to pen a book
Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad plans to write a book to expose his rivals. |
Rahul better PM candidate than Modi: Lalu
Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is a more capable prime ministerial candidate than the "communal" Narendra Modi, RJD leader Lalu Prasad said Thursday. |
Former Rajya Sabha MP of RJD joins JD(U)
Patna,(BiharTimes): Just ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha election former Rajya Sabha MP of Rashtriya Janata Dal, Anil Kumar, on Wednesday joined Janata Dal (United) in the presence of chief minister Nitish Kumar and the state party president Bashistha Narain Singh at the Makar Sankranti feast hosted by the latter. |
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| Bihar's Bodhisatva statue seized in US, returned New York, Jan 15 (IANS) India and the US turned to the gods to ease tensions after their month long diplomatic spat when the US returned three recovered, 'most wanted' stolen antiquities valued at over $1.5 million to India. |
CPI (ML) open for tie-up with Aam Admi Party
Patna,(BiharTimes): Disillusioned with the stand of the Left allies, the CPI and CPI(M), the CPI (ML) on Wednesday said it is open for tie up with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the 2014 Lok Sabha election. |
Rajya Sabha election to take place on Feb 7
Patna,(BiharTimes): The biennial election to the five Rajya Sabha seats would be held on February 7.
According to the Election Commission the notification for the election will be issued on January 21 and nominations can be filed till January 28. The polling will be held on February 7. |
Chilly winter can affect the eyes too
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Blurred vision, scratching and burning sensation and irritation in the eye - these are not minor irritants in your daily routine but might be the pointers to a condition called the dry-eye syndrome which plagues many people during an extreme winter. |
Three killed in Bihar fair stampede, probe ordered
Patna, Jan 15 (IANS) At least three people were killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede at a fair in Bihar's Banka district, police said Wednesday. A local police official has been suspended and a probe ordered into the incident. |
Over 90 touts arrested in Bihar
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) Over 90 touts were arrested in the last three days near government offices in Bihar's twelve districts during special drive to check corrupt practices, police said Tuesday. |
Bihar-Jharkhand region once again excels in Income Tax collection
Patna,(BiharTimes): Thanks to increase in the number of searches against tax evaders in the current financial year Bihar-Jharkhand region of Income Tax department has once again registered highest growth in tax collection, compared to other regions in the country. |
Jagdish Sharma released from Ranchi jail
Patna,(BiharTimes): After obtaining bail from the Supreme Court the Janata Dal (United) MP from Jehanabad (now disqualified), Jagdish Sharma, was released from the Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi on Monday afternoon. |
Rehab, job in Bihar for Bengal gang rape victim's family
Patna, Jan 13 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday assured the parents of the 16-year-old girl who was gang-raped and set ablaze in West Bengal that they will be rehabilitated and a government job provided to her father in Bihar. |
Eco-Makar Sankranti Celebrated
Patna. 13 Jan: Celebrated in various names, Chura-dahi parv in Bihar, Khichari in UP, Lohri in Punjab, Bihu in Assam, Pedda padunka in AP, Pongal in Tamilnadu, Makara vilakku in Kerala, the festival of the Sun, Makar Sankranti is the only one popular Indian feast based on the Solar Calendar. |
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In Fiji, monks of Ramakrishna Mission provide succour
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Orange-robed monks of the Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, in Fiji provide healthcare, education and spiritual guidance not just to those of Indian origin but anybody in need in the South Pacific archipelago nation. |
| Hazare supporter's family seeks Kejriwal's help Patna, Jan 13 (IANS) Minor children of Dinesh Yadav, who set himself ablaze and died in 2011 in Delhi to support activist Anna Hazare-led anti-graft campaign, Monday appealed to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to help them through their life of misery. |
| JD(U) welcomes Shotgun, BJP hits back Patna,(BiharTimes): Following the exclusion of Patna Saheb MP, Shatrughan Sinha, from the 31-member parliamentary election committee, the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday offered him place in the party. |
Muslims in Bihar better off than Dalits, finds survey
Patna, Jan 12 (IANS) The socio-economic condition of Muslims in the state of Bihar is better than that of the state's Dalit Hindus, but worse than upper caste Hindus and Other Backward Castes (OBCs), a survey has found. |
BJP wants NHRC to probe Bengal gang rape
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's state unit Sunday approached the National Human Rights Commission seeking a probe into the alleged gang rape and murder of a minor in West Bengal's Madhyamgram town in North 24-Parganas district. |
Cabinet nod for building 131 godowns in Bihar
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Nitish cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to a proposal to construct 131 godowns all over the state to increase foodgrains storage capacity by 5.50 lakh metric tonnes. |
BJP flays Abhayanand’s letter on Bihari CRPF officers
Patna,(BiharTimes): A letter from director general of police Abhayanand to his Central Reserve Police Force counterpart requesting him that “CRPF officers belonging to Bihar should not be posted in the state for anti-Naxal operations” has come under strong criticism from the BJP, which termed it as an insult to the Bihari pride. |
Nine killed in Mumbai-Dehradun Express blaze
Thane, Jan 8 (IANS) The toll from a fire that engulfed three coaches of the Mumbai-Dehradun express near Dahanu, near Maharashtra-Gujarat border, early Wednesday has risen to nine, officials said. |
Jathedar, three others injured in clash on Guru Govind Singh birth anniversary
Patna,(BiharTimes): Gyani Iqbal Singh, the jathedar (chief) of Patna Saheb gurdwara, and his son, Guru Prakash Singh and two other persons were injured after a clash broke out over the appointment of his deputy in Patna on Tuesday during the 347th birth anniversary celebrations of the 10th Sikh guru, Govind Singh. |
Hang those guilty of gang rape: Bengal girl's family
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The family of a 16-year-old girl who was gang raped and later allegedly set ablaze in Madhyamgram in West Bengal Tuesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and demanded death for the guilty. |
Graft in India a worrying factor for diaspora too, says NRI
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) India's biggest problem is corruption, which is a factor worrying its diaspora too, says Udeshwar Kumar Singh from Britain. He runs website bihariconnect.com to connect with Biharis worldwide, including those transported to Trinidad and Tobago as indentured labour in the 19th century. |
Consumers paying power bill in advance may get interest
Patna,(BiharTimes): The electricity distribution companies of Bihar are thinking in terms of giving the consumers interest at par with applicable saving bank rate in nationalized bank if they pay their power bill in advance. |
| RJD leader Pitambar Paswan passes away Patna,(BiharTimes): Former Bihar minister and senior RJD leader, Pitambar Paswan, died at a private nursing home in Patna on Monday. He was 63. He leaves behind wife, two sons and two daughters. |
We are not interfering in West Bengal’s affairs: Nitish
Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday denied that his government is interfering in the affairs of West Bengal by lending help to the family of the gangraped victims, who was set ablaze, in Kolkata by the accused. |
Missing schoolgirl: Bihar again asks for CBI probe
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) The Bihar government Monday again asked for a CBI probe into the abduction of a schoolgirl, four days after her mother sat on a fast-unto-death demanding the recovery of her daughter. |
Two Maoists killed by Bihar Police
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) At least two Maoist guerrillas were killed and three seriously injured Sunday in a fierce encounter with security forces in a forest area in Bihar's Jamui district, police said. |
Why is UPSC partial to English, asks Nitish Kumar
Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday questioned the importance given to English in examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), as opposed to Indian languages. |
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Bihar BJP members meet family of Bengal gang rape victim
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) A six-member BJP delegation from Bihar Saturday met the family of the Madhyamgram gang-rape victim, who died earlier this week after she was allegedly set ablaze. The delegation assured the family of legal and financial help. |
It was like PM's farewell presser: Nitish
Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media interaction a day earlier appeared a farewell press conference. |
Manmohan: Making way for Rahul, with a sting in the tail
The only occasion when the prime minister perked up during his otherwise somewhat insipid press conference was when he castigated Narendra Modi in uncharacteristically abrasive terms, thereby giving the latter a taste of his own bitter medicine. |
AAP to contest 'maximum' Lok Sabha seats, Kejriwal not to fight
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Giving shape to its national ambitions, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday announced it will contest the "maximum number of seats" in the April-May Lok Sabha polls and most of its candidates were expected to be declared by February-end. |
Police raid Bihar official houses yield Rs. 9.6 crore
Patna, (BiharTimes) The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police on Friday conducted simultaneous raids on mineral development officer Jhakari Ram posted at Sheikhpura and mining inspector Birendra Prasad Yadav posted at Gopalganj on Friday, and recovered unaccounted wealth of around Rs. 9.6 crore. |
Protestors in Bihar demand death for Bengal rape accused
Patna, Jan 3 (IANS) Hundreds of people took to streets in Bihar Friday demanding death sentence to the attackers of a 16-year-old girl who was raped and set ablaze in West Bengal, while an ex-gratia payment of Rs.1 lakh was given from the Bihar Chief Minister's Fund to her family. |
Bengal hits out at Bihar for compensation to rape victim
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday accused its counterpart in Bihar of going "beyond its jurisdiction" in giving compensation to the family of the 16-year-old girl who was gang-raped twice and set ablaze. |
Manmohan announces retirement, says Modi will be disastrous as PM
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday declared he will not seek a third term after the national elections in May and launched one of his sharpest attacks on the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, questioning his credentials for the top job. |
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Navruna’s mother fast unto death enters second day on Friday
Patna,(BiharTimes): When politicians and women’s rights activists are busy condemning the setting ablaze of a 16-year old “Bihar ki beti” (after she was repeatedly gangraped) in Kolkata, the mother of a Bengali girl abducted from her home in Muzaffarpur about 16 months back sat on fast-unto-death on the premises of the Town police station on Thursday to demand the recovery of her 12-year old daughter and CBI probe into the matter. |
| School-boy pours boiling water on girl’s facePatna,(BiharTimes): A Class X student of Muzaffarpur, Yudhisthir Yadav, poured boiling water on the face of a Class VIII girl just because she had ‘unfriended’ him on the popular social networking website, Facebook. |
14th Finance Commission urged to provide higher tax revenue
Patna,(BiharTimes): All mainstream political parties as well as academic and professional organisations have in a joint memorandum urged the 14th Finance Commission to provide higher tax revenue to the state to tide over socio-economic backwardness on long-term basis. |
| Rs 220.51 crore nod for ISBT in PatnaPatna,(BiharTimes): The state cabinet on Thursday sanctioned Rs 220.51 crore to be given to Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (Buidco) for construction of an inter-state bus terminal (ISBT) at Mauza-Pahari (near Patna-Gaya road), on the south-eastern outskirt of Patna, The amount has been taken as loan from HUDCO. |
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NHRC issues notices to Bihar over wages
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued notices to the ministry of rural development and chief secretaries of seven states over reports of non-payment of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). |
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Bihar not to slash power rate: Energy minister
Patna,(BiharTimes): The energy minister of Bihar, Bijendra Yadav, on Thursday rejected the demand to slash the power tariff in the state after the new Aam Admi Party government did so soon after coming to power in Delhi. |
Opposition asks Nitish to take up Kolkata gangrape victim case with Mamata
Patna,(BiharTimes): Even as the opposition parties and women groups have decried the inaction of West Bengal police leading to the setting ablaze of a 16-year old gang-rape victim originally from Samastipur district of Bihar, xhief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs one lakh for her family. |
Under pressure from LJP leaders Ram Vilas inches towards JD(U)
Patna,(BiharTimes): Under pressure from the party’s upper caste leaders like Suraj Bhan Singh and Rama Singh and son, Chirag, the Lok Janshakti Party president, Ram Vilas Paswan, may finally join hands with the Janata Dal (United), even if the latter did not rope in the Congress into this combination. |
Bihar not to slash power rate: Energy minister
Patna,(BiharTimes): The energy minister of Bihar, Bijendra Yadav, on Thursday rejected the demand to slash the power tariff in the state after the new Aam Admi Party government did so soon after coming to power in Delhi. |
Two killed in Bihar firing
Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) Two people, including a police officer, were killed in a firing incident at a Bihar village late Wednesday night, an officer said Thursday. |
Bengal gang rape victim cremated amid political row
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl, who died after she was twice raped by a gang and set ablaze, was Wednesday cremated amid a raging political row over what protestors called police attempt at her "forcible cremation". |
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Lalu Prasad meets Sonia amid alliance talk
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad, out on bail in a corruption case, Tuesday met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi amid speculation over an alliance between the two parties ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. |
Aurangabad JD(U) MP calls on Rajnath Singh
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Janata Dal (United) MP from Aurangabad, Sushil Kumar Singh, created ripples in the political circle when he called on the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on Monday. |
Two minor explosions in Bihar, rail services disrupted
Patna, Dec 30 (IANS) Train services were disrupted after two low-intensity bombs exploded near a railway track in Bihar's Katihar district Monday morning, police said, adding that two live bombs had also been recovered near the site. |
Nine IAS made principal secretary after six get chief secretary rank
Patna,(BiharTimes): Two days after the promotion of six senior IAS officers to the rank of chief secretary, the departmental promotion committee (DPC) of general administration department (GAD) on Friday cleared the names of nine IAS officers for their promotion to the rank of principal secretary. Besides, five other officers were posted to the rank of secretary. |
One more child dies, Bihar encephalitis toll eight
Patna, Dec 30 (IANS) A five-year-old child suspected to have encephalitis, a condition that causes inflammation of the brain, died in Bihar's Araria district Monday taking the toll from this disease to eight in the last 10 days, officials said. |
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Congress, JD(U) reject Raj Kumar Singh’s charges
Patna,(BiharTimes): Former Union home secretary Raj Kumar Singh’s serious allegations of corruption against UPA government at the Centre and the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar have evoked a sharp reaction from both the Congress and Janata Dal (United) while Rashtriya Janata Dal has demanded an explanation from the state government. |
| Delhi CM to go without security, but what is the story of Bihar ? The state spends Rs 141.95 crore on VIP security. Not to speak of chief minister even the ministers are protected by 18 security personnel while each legislator by three men. Bihar is the poorest state yet it provides security to 3,591 VIPs, largest number among all states. |
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Patna celebrates as Kejriwal becomes CM
Patna, Dec 28 (IANS) Hundreds of supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday took out a victory procession here as Arvind Kejriwal became Delhi's new chief minister. |
Kejriwal is Delhi CM, promises alternative politics
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) In a momentous day in Indian politics, Arvind Kejriwal, a 45-year-old Magsaysay Award-winning rights activist and vocal anti-corruption campaigner, became Delhi's seventh, and youngest, chief minister, capping an amazing run that saw him become not just an electoral giant-killer but a major contender in the 2014 general election. |
Builders, government hold talks on proposed building by-laws
Patna,(BiharTimes): After a strong protest over the proposed building by-laws the builders on Saturday held talks with the urban development department secretary, S Sidhartha. They later said that the talks were satisfactory and the state government has agreed to look into all the points and suggestions made by them. |
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Activist Khurshid Anwar's suicide: Was media trial responsible?
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The tragic death of Khurshid Anwar, a social activist who committed suicide following rape charges against him, has raised questions about the role of media which highlighted the victim's allegations on TV without bothering to cross-check facts |
Kejriwal, cabinet to take oath Saturday in history-making event
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The stage is set for a new and exciting chapter in India's political history to unfold here as Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, who stunned everyone with his party's electoral success, will take oath as Delhi's seventh chief minister along with six ministers at the Ramlila Maidan Saturday. |
Rahul unveils five-point agenda for 2014 polls
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday sounded the bugle for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by unveiling his five-point agenda to curb corruption and price rise - two issues that hit the party in the recent assembly polls - after a brainstorming session with senior leaders. |
Was shaken by 2002 riots, says Modi; Congress says hypocrisy
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) In his first public statement on the 2002 sectarian riots, Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday said he had been "shaken to the core" by the riots. The Congress dismissed it as an "exercise in hypocrisy". |
In Jharkhand, Modi will speak with parliament backdrop
Ranchi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will address a rally Sunday in the Jharkhand capital, where a model of the parliament building will form the backdrop, a party leader said Friday. |
Maoists torch five vehicles in Bihar
Patna, Dec 27 (IANS) Maoists set on fire five vehicles of a private construction company in Bihar's Gaya district and assaulted half a dozen staff for not paying levy demanded by them, police Friday said. |
Kejriwal appeals honest officers to approach him
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who will take oath as Delhi's chief minister Dec 28, appealed to all honest officers Thursday to approach him via SMS, emails and letters. |
Delhi's power economics not so simple!
Only a proper cost audit by an independent agency, like the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, can ascertain if there is, indeed, scope for a large cut in the capital's power tariff - which the Aam Aadmi Party promises to halve. |
Name of one information commissioner to be announced on Dec 27
Patna,(BiharTimes): At a high-level meeting to be chaired by chief minister, Nitish Kumar, and to be attended by the leader of opposition in the state Assembly, Nand Kishore Yadav and parliamentary affairs and energy minister, Bijendra Yadav, the name of one information commissioner is likely to be finalized. The meeting is scheduled to take place on December 27. |
Name of one information commissioner to be announced on Dec 27 Patna,(BiharTimes): At a high-level meeting to be chaired by chief minister, Nitish Kumar, and to be attended by the leader of opposition in the state Assembly, Nand Kishore Yadav and parliamentary affairs and energy minister, Bijendra Yadav, the name of one information commissioner is likely to be finalized |
RJD-LJP alliance unbreakable: Ram Kripal
Patna,(BiharTimes): The national general secretary of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Ram Kripal Yadav, on Wednesday said that the RJD-LJP alliance is atut (ubreakable) and there is no crack whatsoever in the combination. |
I have also been fighting like AAP: Iqbal
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Reiterating his support to an AAP government, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Shoaib Iqbal Wednesday said he too has been battling corruption for 20 years. |
LJP hits back at RJD after Raghuvansh’s statement
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Lok Janshakti Party on Tuesday took strong exception to the statement given by the national vice president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, that the allocation of seats would be decided after assessing potential of the candidates proposed by allies |
BJP to launch 'Modi for PM' campaign
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Upbeat over the party's recent success in assembly polls in three states, the BJP Tuesday said it will soon launch a "Modi for PM" campaign, aiming to win the required majority of 272 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats in the 2014 general elections. |
Ekla chalo re unsafe in 21st century Bihar politics
Patna,(BiharTimes): The release of the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has not only alarmed the Janata Dal (United) but has also compelled the state unit of the BJP to redraw its strategy and not take things lightly. |
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Two more children die of encephalitis in Bihar
Patna, Dec 23 (IANS) Suspected encephalitis, which causes irritation and swelling of the brain, claimed the lives of two more children in Bihar's Araria district Monday, taking toll to seven in last four days, officials said. |
Kejriwal turns down security cover
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, tipped to be the chief minister of Delhi, Monday turned down the security cover offered to him, a police officer said. |
Are AAP's promises practical?
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS)Slashed power bills, a daily supply of 700 litres of water to every household and regularising unauthorised colonies were arguably the three poll promises by the Aam Adami Party (AAP) that caught the people's imagination and helped it reach a position from where it, somewhat unexpectedly, stands to form the government in Delhi. |
Arvind Kejriwal: From activist to political tsunami
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) For years he slogged among the poorest of the poor in the national capital but remained a largely unknown entity. Arvind Kejriwal, who catapulted to fame when Anna Hazare fasted here for 12 days in 2011, is now set to be Delhi's chief minister. |
| Slipper thrown at Nitish in Begusarai villagePatna,(BiharTimes): An unknown person threw a slipper at the chief minister, Nitish Kumar, at Garhpura village in Begusarai district on Sunday. The chief minister was there to inaugurate several schemes named after the first chief minister of Bihar, Shri Krishna Sinha. |
Bihar cops to probe state politician's hand in kidnapping
Patna, Dec 22 (IANS) A team of Bihar Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headed to Daman to probe allegations of a nexus between criminals and a ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader in the abduction for ransom of a Gujarat-based businessman. |
State unit asked to prepare for all 40 seats: BPCC chief
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee chief, Ashok Chaudhary, reiterated that his party’s central leadership had asked the state unit to make preparations for all the 40 Lok Sabha seats for the coming Lok Sabha election. |
Nitish showers praise on first CM Shri Babu
Patna,(BiharTimes): While laying the foundation stone and inaugurating development schemes worth Rs 344.58 crore in the name of Shri Krishna Sinha the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday paid floral tributes to the first chief minister of the state. |
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New face of Congress? Case of too little too late?
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The assembly poll debacle appears to have brought an urgency to the Congress and the party has suddenly become pro-active in its avowed goal of heralding changes "beyond imagination". |
US has two sets of laws, one for themselves one for others
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) India-born US prosecutor Preet Bharara has thrown the book at an Indian diplomat over alleged visa fraud in the name of equality before law, "no matter how powerful, rich or connected they are." Contrast this with the lengths Uncle Sam has gone to save the skin of its diplomats and non-diplomats alike accused of exploiting their domestic help, or even rape, murder and worse. |
Nitish wakes up to Lalu reality
Patna,(BiharTimes): In a significant departure from the recent past the Bihar chief minister on Saturday chose to train his gun more on Rashtriya Janata Dal and its supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav than on the Bharatiya Janata Party and its prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi. |
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Raghuvansh seeks action against Bihar minister for violating law
Patna,(BiharTimes): Former Union minister and senior RJD leader, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, on Saturday sought immediate legal action against the transport minister of Bihar, Brishen Patel, for violating the law while going to attend the Sankalp rally of the Janata Dal (United) in Muzaffarpur. |
Jharkhand police orders probe into pouring of water on Lalu’s feet by police officer
Patna,(BiharTimes): Jharkhand police on Wednesday ordered a probe into reports and photos appearing in media, which showed a sub-divisional rank police officer pouring water from a mug on Lalu Prasad’s feet and another policeman carrying his slippers while he was entering a temple after the release from Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi on Monday. |
Conjoined twins in Bihar critically ill
Patna, Dec 18 (IANS) Seventeen-year-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah, who are joined at the heads, were Wednesday admitted to a hospital here in a critical condition for the second time in five days, family sources said. |
Relatives of Bihar twin massacres victims to move SC
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The relatives of those killed in the Bhatani Tola and the Laxmanpur Bathe massacres in Bihar will appeal in the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court verdict acquitting all the accused. |
The case of the missing Indian housemaid
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Where is Sangeeta Richard, the nanny at the centre of the controversy surrounding the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York, that has sparked a major diplomatic row between India and the US? |
Now, country empowered to tackle graft: Hazare
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 18 (IANS) An overjoyed social activist Anna Hazare hailed the passage of the Lokpal bill in parliament Wednesday and said "we will be able to do something for the society and country". |
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Bihar cabinet reduces response time for various services
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday reduced the response time for various services, including residential certificates, caste certificates, police verification for passport, and driving licences, under the Right to Public Service Act. |
Tejaswi not yet 25 years old: Lalu
Patna,(BiharTimes): Released RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday made it clear that his younger son, Tejaswi, would not be contesting from Saran Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as he would be 25 years old on November 25, 2014. A person less than 25 years of age can not contest the Lok Sabha or Assembly election. |
Magadh Mahila College students win battle, but partially feel some
Patna,(BiharTimes): The state government on Monday conceded to one of the main demands of the students of
Magadh Mahila College by agreeing not to block its entry. The decision followed a meeting held between a delegation of students and the chief secretary, Ashok Kumar Sinha, whose office later released a Press statement on Monday evening in this regard. |
Shinde’s criticism on Maoists’ issue one-sided: CM
Patna,(BiharTimes): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the criticism of the state government by Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde for its failure to tackle Maoists’ problem was one sided and not based on objective analysis. |
Tough-talking India retaliates diplomatically against envoy's humiliation
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) A new tough-talking India Tuesday upped the ante against the US, seeking an "unconditional apology" over the arrest and humiliating strip-search of its ranking diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York and also took a slew of steps to pare down the privileges of American diplomats here in a retaliatory measure. |
Eat less, never think you are old: Advani
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Hear your inner voice, eat less and never think you are old, is what Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani said are the three lessons he has learnt from life. |
Free after 76 days, Lalu set to return to Bihar
Ranchi/Patna, Dec 16 (IANS) RJD chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad, jailed 76 days ago in the fodder scandal, Monday walked out of Ranchi's prison on bail Monday -- and prepared to return to Bihar Tuesday. |
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Lalu’s release: Nitish scampers for safety but without BJP’s cover
Patna,(BiharTimes): The release of Lalu Yadav on December 16 has, after a long time, given the rank and file of Rashtriya Janata Dal an occasion to celebrate. The party has got an opportunity to motivate its workers and bring new life to the organization, which was in a state of stupor. |
Don’s JD(U) membership cancelled within days of joining party
Patna,(BiharTimes): A couple of days after several dissident leaders of Janata Dal (United) from Muzaffarpur registered their protest before chief minister Nitish Kumar the party on Sunday decided to cancel the membership of controversial don Rakesh Kumar alias Chunnu Thakur. |
Maoists threaten Asaram Bapu's ashram in Bihar
Patna, Dec 15 (IANS) After routinely targeting security forces and the railways, Maoists in Bihar's Aurangabad district Sunday threatened to attack the ashram of Asaram Bapu, jailed controversial spiritual leader charged with rape, police said. |
Bihar cabinet to okay new building bylaws in coming January
Patna,(BiharTimes): Urban Development and Housing Department Secretary S Siddharth said that the new building bylaws of Bihar are all set to come into operation after the state cabinet gives approval to it next month. The new bylaws would regulate the construction of buildings and apartments in areas governed by various urban local bodies. |
Broomed Congressmen take up cleanliness drive in Patna
Patna,(BiharTimes): Broomed out of power in Delhi by Aam Admi Party a large number of Congress leaders and workers led by the state party chief Ashok Kumar Chaudhary on Sunday took up cleanliness drive at two kilometre long stretch between Sadaqat Ashram and Rajapul and other localities of Patna. |
Rahul gives push to Lokpal bill, BJP blames government for delay
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday sought give a big political push for the passage of the Lokpal bill, even as the UPA government's outside supporter Samajwadi Party indicated its opposition and the main opposition BJP said it was prepared to get the bill passed even without discussion. |
Sting operation embarrasses candidate-short JD(U), BJP
Patna,(BiharTimes): The leadership of Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party are contemplating action against their MPs after they were caught on camera willing to write recommendation letters for a fictitious foreign oil company at a price. |
Karmapa begins prayer for world peace at Bodh Gaya
Patna, Dec 14 (IANS) The 17th Karmapa, spiritual head of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhists, Saturday began the Kagyu-Moenlam prayer amid tight security at Bodh Gaya, considered the birthplace of Buddhism, in Bihar, police said. |
Patna zoo chimps lick Chyavanprash, love it
Patna, Dec 14 (IANS) Chimpanzees at a zoo here are being fed Chyavanprash, a widely used herbal tonic, to help them battle the winter chill. And the chimps are loving it. |
AAP seeks 10 days from LG
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party Saturday sought 10 days time from Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to take a decision regarding government formation in Delhi. |
Case filed against Magadh Mahila College girl students, teachers
Patna,(BiharTimes): The water resources minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary informed the state Asssembly on Thursday that the Patna district administration had registered a case against unknown girl students and teachers of Magadh Mahila College for allegedly violating the prohibitory orders, damaging public property and creating hindrance in official functioning during their march to the state Assembly on December 9 last. |
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SC grants bail to Lalu Prasad
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS)In a relief to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court Friday granted him bail in a fodder scam case. |
Rabri thrilled at Lalu's bail, RJD distributes sweets Patna, Dec 13 (IANS) After the Supreme Court Friday granted bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad in a fodder scam case, his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, along with hundreds of RJD leaders and workers, distributed sweets here. |
The DM who got Advani arrested to join BJP
Patna,(BiharTimes): Former Union Home Secretary, Raj Kumar Singh, who as the district magistrate of Samastipur was instrumental in the arrest of Lal Krishna Advani, will on Friday afternoon join the Bharatiya Janata Party, whose prime ministerial candidate now is Narendra Modi. |
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Shinde defends letter to Nitish after JD(U) MPs create scene in Lok Sabha
Patna,(BiharTimes): After strong protest in Lok Sabha by the Janata Dal (United) MPs the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shindeon Thursday defended his letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The said letter pointed out the failure of the Bihar government in fighting the Maoists’ menace. |
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Nitish denies report of JD(U) engineering defection from RJD
Patna,(BiharTimes): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday strongly denied a report that his party was trying to engineer defection from Rashtriya Janata Dal to secure majority in the Assembly. At present JD(U) is surving on the support of four Congress and Independents legislators each. |
BJP is 'nakli' opposition, RJD is real: Nitish
Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday termed friend-turned-foe BJP as a "nakli (fake) opposition" and said the real opposition was the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). |
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Sushil Modi asks Nitish not to make Gyan Bhawan row a prestige issue with MMC students
Patna,(BiharTimes): Without denying the chief minister’s statement that the BJP, as an alliance partner, was very much a part of the decision taken to construct convention centre, Gyan Bhawan, near Magadh Mahila College and Women’s Training College former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday asked Nitish Kumar not to make the matter a prestige issue. |
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Stunned in four states, Congress fears 2014
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Congress leaders across India are virtually in mourning after the humiliating defeat in four states, with many admitting the rout has rattled the party ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election. |
Homosexuality an offence, says Supreme Court
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) In a jolt to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenders, the Supreme Court Wednesday held that consensual sex between adults of the same gender is an offence |
Bihar to construct world class cricket stadium
Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) An international cricket stadium will be constructed at Rajgir in Bihar's Nalanda district, which will fulfil the much awaited dream of cricket fans here to watch world class cricket in the state, an official said Sushil Modi asks Nitish not to make Gyan Bhawan row a prestige issue with MMC studentsWednesday. |
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When friends BJP leaders donated generously to JD(U)’s coffer
Patna,(BiharTimes): A friend in need is a friend indeed, goes the saying.
Whatever be the relationship between the ruling Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party today till a couple of years back many saffron party leaders used to generously donate money to the coffer of the former. |
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BJP to press CM to answer questions in Assembly
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not accept answers from other ministers to queries directed at departments the chief minister, Nitish Kumar, is holding in the coming Winter Session of the state Assembly. |
Organic Harvest Festival at Tarumitra
Patna. 5 Dec: Marking the end of the month long harvesting of the Organic Rice, Tarumitra students from five large schools gathered to celebrate a Threshing Festival in Digha. Cultivating Organic rice varieties of Mirchaiya, Manipuri and Jhilli for the second consecutive year |
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| Life-term to giant-killer ex-RJD MP Patna,(BiharTimes): The life term given to former MP, Vijay Krishna, his son, Chanakya Singh alias Guddu, and two of his close associates Umesh and Gagan in Satyendra Kumar Singh murder case is a classic case of intra-Janata Dal (United) quarrel, which had a gory end. |
Bihar's Rajgir town declared polythene-free zone
Patna, Dec 4 (IANS) Rajgir, a Buddhist pilgrim town and a tourist destination in Bihar, has been declared a polythene-free zone after visitors complained of rampant littering and a dirty environment. |
BJP rally near Jharkhand village of Patna blast accused?
Ranchi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Jharkhand unit of the BJP Wednesday is planning to hold a rally by the party's prime minister candidate Narendra Modi Dec 29 at a ground in Ranchi close to the village from which two accused in the Patna blasts hail. |
Nitish blasts Narendra Modi for raising Article 370, reiterates JD(U)’s stand
Patna,(BiharTimes): Reiterating his party’s stand on Article 370 Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday strongly criticized BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, and accused him and the saffron party of trying to divide the country over “well-accepted special status,” of Jammu and Kashmir. |
Asaram Bapu's son arrested with four accomplices
Chandigarh, Dec 4 (IANS) On the run for the past 58 days, Narayan Sai, son of spiritual guru Asaram Bapu who has been arrested on charges of sexual assault, was arrested alongwith his four accomplices Wednesday, police sources said here. |
Kidnapping ganglord joins Janata Dal(U)Patna,(BiharTimes): Keeping up with the trend notorious don Rakesh Kumar alias Chunnu Thakur, the prime accused in the infamous Kislay Kaushal kidnapping case joined the Janata Dal (United) with much
fanfare on Sunday. |
Bihar govt attaches property of 21 MaoistsPatna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar government has attached the property of 21 Maoists under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Most of these properties were attached in the Maoist-affected Aurangabad district, where the Naxals killed seven former Ranvir Sena men in a landmine explosion in Obra block a few weeks back |
Actor Rajpal Yadav sent to 10 days' judicial custody New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday sent Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav to 10 days' judicial custody for making misleading statements in court in a recovery suit of Rs.5 crore filed against him and his wife by a Delhi entrepreneur. |
Voting begins for Delhi assembly New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Voting began at 8 a.m. Wednesday to decide the fate of 810 candidates contesting for the 70-member Delhi assembly in what is being seen as a largely triangular contest between the ruling Congress, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and new entrant Aam Aadmi Party. |
Bihar planning to distribute tablets to three crore BPL girls, women
Patna,(BiharTimes): In what many may interprete as an election-eve exercise the Bihar government on Monday said it was considering a plan to distribute tablets to three crore girls and women living below poverty line. The aim of this massive programme is to educate them to get literate. |
NTPC Barh to start power generation from January
Patna,(BiharTimes): The first Unit of Stage-II of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) at Barh appears all set to start commercial generation by next month as state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, a power equipment firm, commissioned its first 660-MW super critical thermal unit on Saturday night. Out of 660MW, Bihar, as per the latest arrangement with the Centre, will get 330 MW. |
Nitish’s statement on killings stirs hornet’s nest Patna,(BiharTimes): “Bhai yah to hoga, murder ke peeche koi motive hota hai.”(This will take place. There is always a motive behind the murder). This statement of Nitish Kumar made at the Press conference on Monday stirred the hornet’s nest with the BJP leaders questioning as to how a chief minister of the state can say so. |
“Micro, Small and Medium enterprises needs more attention”
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), which, in spite of being universally regarded as the engine of economic growth, and key instruments for promoting equitable development and employment generation, are facing the problem of proper funding from banks. |
Bihar entrepreneur brings International Monastery from USA to India
Patna,(BiharTimes)::Siddhant Vats, a young leading entrepreneur who is a big role model for many young minds across the world brings the Buddhist WAT LAO INTERNATIONAL MONASTERY from USA to BIHAR. Siddhant is the Co-Founder & CMO of Androidly Systems and has been credited to make the World’s First Android Smartwatch along with Apurva Sukant. |
Migrants not a liability for Delhi: Nitish Patna,(BiharTimes): Campaigning essentially in Bihari concentrated
Assembly constituencies for the second day on Sunday Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar highlighted the sharp contrast in two Delhis––one meant
for rich and affluent and other for poor and downtrodden. |
JD(U) accuses Sushil Modi of siding with shopkeepers
Patna,(BiharTimes): Even as shopkeepers of Exhibition Road, Station
Road, New Dak Bungalow Road, Raja Market etc downed their shutters for
the third consecutive day on Sunday the Janata Dal (United) alleged
that the tax collection was less in non-corporate sector during Sushil
Kumar Modi’s tenure as deputy chief minister-cum-finance minister. |
Nitish inaugurates school, ITI, hospital in ancestral village
Patna,(BiharTimes): On the occasion of the death anniversary of his
father, Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh, chief minister Nitish Kumar on
Friday inaugurated projects worth Rs 8.95 crore to his ancestral
village Kalyanbigaha in Harnaut block of Nalanda district. |
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NIA to seize IM operative Tahseen Akhtar's property
Patna, Dec 1 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is set to seize the property of alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Tahseen Akhtar alias Monu, accused of involvement in bomb blasts, after he failed to surrender within the stipulated deadline, police said Sunday. |
Maoists attack train in Bihar, three killed
Patna, (BiharTimes) Three Government Railway Police personnel were killed and two seriously injured in an attack on an intercity train at Jamalpur in Munger district of Bihar Saturday. |
Nine Eden Transport buses seized by district transport office
Patna,(BiharTimes): The Patna district transport office seized nine
buses of Eden Transport Private Limited on Friday for its failure to
pay royalty to Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC).
Incidentally, the buses were flagged off by none else but the chief
minister Nitish Kumar a couple of years back.
The vehicles were attached on the directive of the court of Patna
divisional commissioner |
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