Bihar: Grandchildren of cook who refused to poison Mahatma Gandhi await entire land promised by PresidentGrandchildren of Batak Mian, a cook who defied the orders of a British officer to poison Mahatma Gandhi during Champaran Satyagraha in 1917...
15 Aug, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
Bihar's aromatic 'Marcha Rice' gets GI tagMarcha is a short indigenous cultivar of rice found in West Champaran district of Bihar. By its size and shape, its grain appears like blac...
05 Apr, 2023, 08.41 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to dedicate to nation 3 petroleum projects in BiharThe 193-km long Durgapur-Banka pipeline section, built by state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC), is a part of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipel...
13 Sep, 2020, 03.38 PM IST
Bihar flood situation worsens, 53.67 lakh people across 14 districts affectedThe number of people affected by the deluge has gone up by 4.62 lakh since Saturday, though that of the district remained at 14, the depart...
02 Aug, 2020, 08.01 PM IST
Nearly 1 million people hit by Bihar floods; breach in embankments in two districtsAccording to the state disaster management department's bulletin, a total of 9.60 lakh people have been affected by floodwaters in 529 panc...
24 Jul, 2020, 10.01 PM IST
Sashastra Seema Bal, Nepal Armed Police Forces increase frequency of joint patrolling“SSB, which guards the 631 km-long Indo-Nepal border in Bihar, continues to remain in constant touch with its counterparts in Nepal to enha...
26 Jun, 2020, 11.20 AM IST
Bihar flood situation grim, death toll remains at 127One of the severely affected districts, Darbhanga has so far reported 12 casualties ever since Bihar was hit by flash floods earlier this m...
28 Jul, 2019, 10.20 PM IST
Champaran Humsafar Express will benefit 33 parliamentary constituenciesIt will facilitate faster, safer and comfortable journey experience. The train will run bi-weekly - Tuesdays and Fridays -- covering a dist...
10 Apr, 2018, 05.27 PM IST
Fourth phase polling: Grand Alliance M-Y equation remains intactThe fourth phase of polling, which covered 55 assembly seats spread in Bihar’s 7 district, recorded 57.59% polling and it’s about 3% higher...
02 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
EC seeks report on Amit Shah's 'firecrackers' commentActing on a complaint lodged against BJP national president Amit Shah's "firecrackers in Pakistan" comment, the state election office today...
30 Oct, 2015, 09.17 PM IST
Rail, road traffic hit in Bihar due to Home Guard agitationOver 53,000 Home Guards in the state are on an indefinite strike since May 15 to press for post-service benefits.
20 May, 2015, 05.21 PM IST
Fresh tremors rock BiharChief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was presiding over a meeting with senior officials to review rescue and relief works, came out rushing wit...
26 Apr, 2015, 03.52 PM IST
Thousands affected in Bihar flood, evacuation onRescue operations have been launched and the Chief Secretary and other top officials made an aerial survey today to assess the situation.
16 Aug, 2014, 07.27 PM IST
- Bihar's DM chosen for best Electoral practices award
The Election Commission has chosen Bihar's Saran District Magistrate Kundan Kumar for commendable initiatives in achieving 100 per cent pho...
23 Jan, 2014, 03.17 PM IST
Another Congress overture to Nitish Kumar; Rs 4,130 crore under PMGSYUnion Rural Development Ministry has approved Rs 4,130 crore for the construction of 5,700 km of rural roads in Bihar.
06 Jul, 2013, 04.06 PM IST
- IT raids at entrepreneur's business, residential premises
As many as 13 teams of the department carried out simultaneous raids at Sharma's business and residential premises in Patna, Vaishali, East...
13 Jan, 2012, 05.29 PM IST
- Shahabuddin chargesheeted in cheetal hunting case
Jailed RJD MP from Siwan Mohammed Shahabuddin alongwith 13 others has been chargesheeted by the forest department for allegedly hunting a c...
06 Feb, 2008, 03.21 PM IST