Why Bihar missed the growth bus: The only 'BIMARU' state still struggling while its siblings moved aheadBihar faces significant development challenges, lagging behind national progress. Low literacy, poverty, and industrial stagnation persist....
07 Oct, 2025, 12.24 PM IST
Eight die of suspected heat stroke as Bihar reels under intense heatwaveBihar experienced intense heatwave conditions, with temperatures exceeding 44 degrees Celsius, resulting in eight deaths. The cause of deat...
30 May, 2024, 09.27 PM IST
Mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh dies in Patna, to be cremated with full state honoursSingh had been ailing for quite some time. He died at Patna Medical College and Hospital.
14 Nov, 2019, 03.46 PM IST
Student dies after falling from classroom in West BengalA class 9 student died and his batchmate was seriously injured after they fell through an open window of their classroom on the second floo...
09 Sep, 2019, 10.52 AM IST
HUL to take good hygiene practices message to 48 million people in Bihar by end-2018HUL’s ‘Bihar Handwashing Programme’ will cover 48 million people in the state by end-2018, said Sandeep Kohli, executive director, personal...
07 Nov, 2016, 03.32 PM IST
16 dead in Bihar, 1 in Uttar Pradesh as fresh earthquake strikes NepalA high-intensity earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale epicentred in Nepal sent strong tremors through several eastern and northern...
13 May, 2015, 03.15 AM IST
Both Houses of Bihar Legislature condole Pakistan terror attackIn Legislative Assembly, Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary read a written text on the incident in Army school in Peshawar on December 16.
19 Dec, 2014, 03.37 PM IST
Flayed for midday meal deaths, Bihar now fifth among best performing statesDespite facing criticism over death of 23 children after having the midday meal, Bihar now secured the fifth position among best performing...
14 Jan, 2014, 04.38 PM IST
Bihar govt making education an engine of growth: Nitish KumarNitish Kumar said his government was taking all steps to strengthen education infrastructure in the state to make it an engine of growth.
05 Sep, 2013, 06.10 PM IST
Mid-day meal case: Officer adds oil to poison plotThe deaths of school children in Bihar were caused by “poisoning of food” rather than food poisoning, a senior Bihar government official ha...
19 Jul, 2013, 05.05 AM IST
Bihar school tragedy is a symptom of poor governanceIn Uttar Pradesh, a rickshaw puller was asked to administer an injection to an infant by the doctor this week; the baby died soon afterward...
19 Jul, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Midday meal deaths: Principal absconding, no arrests yetPrincipal of the govt school in Chapra whose 23 children died in the tragedy suspected to have been caused by poisoned food is absconding.
18 Jul, 2013, 08.22 PM IST
Eight students taken ill after consuming iron supplementsThe girls of the Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Bharatpur locality in Ashok Vihar area were rushed to Sundarlal Jain Hospital yesterday after the f...
18 Jul, 2013, 04.15 PM IST
Centre seeks report from Bihar on mid-day meal tragedyThe Centre has sought a report from the Bihar government on the mid-day meal tragedy in the state that left 22 children dead as it feared f...
17 Jul, 2013, 06.32 PM IST
10 students die, 60 ill after eating mid-day mealAt least 10 children died and over 60 children fell ill Tuesday after eating a mid-day meal at a state-run primary school in Bihar's Saran ...
17 Jul, 2013, 04.55 AM IST
- Delhi gangrape case: Grief-stricken parents of accused lock themselves
Saryug Singh, father of Delhi gangrape accused Akshay Thakur, has locked himself in his house along with his wife.
30 Dec, 2012, 06.21 PM IST
Sharad Yadav hits out at Lalu, Paswan for enforcing bandh in BiharSharad Yadav hit out at Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan for enforcing Bihar Bandh over the 'killing' of a school boy, who was later found ...
16 Oct, 2012, 03.11 PM IST