Bihar: News
18 Aug 2018
Nitish KumarProfessor allegedly dragged out of home, thrashed, for criticizing Vajpayee
An assistant professor at Bihar's Motihari Central University was dragged out of his home and thrashed brutally on Friday for sharing a Facebook post which criticized the late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
16 Aug 2018
IndiaWhy does this Bihar town celebrate Independence-day for two days?
While all of us celebrated Independence Day yesterday, there is a place in India that celebrates the same with equal fervor and passion today too.
14 Aug 2018
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'One nation, one poll' good idea, but not implementable: Nitish
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that "one nation, one poll" was a good idea but not implementable in the forthcoming general elections.
12 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiConstitutional status to NCBC: Milestone for OBCs' empowerment, says Hukumdev
Granting constitutional status to National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) is a major milestone towards empowering downtrodden in the country, said BJPs' key OBC leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav.
12 Aug 2018
Delhi High CourtOCI card-holders appear to enjoy equal-rights like other Indians: HC
Delhi High Court has said that Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) appear to enjoy the fundamental rights of equality before law and freedom of speech and expression in the same way as any other Indian citizen does.
12 Aug 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Muzaffarpur sex-abuse: Cops recover influential people's numbers from accused
Police have recovered a list of 40 mobile phone numbers from Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter homes abuse case, which includes those of some "powerful" people, including a minister.
12 Aug 2018
Government SchoolsMorning prayer now mandatory for students, staff in Bihar schools
The Bihar government has made it mandatory for students and staff of schools run by it to hold morning prayers in which state songs will be crooned using loudspeakers to instill discipline and punctuality among them.
11 Aug 2018
Crime Against WomenMan tries to sell wife, but gets a surprise buyer!
His wife was beautiful, and invited glares, which infuriated him.
09 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: 26 women missing from two shelter homes in Pratapgarh
At least 26 women were found missing from two shelter homes in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh during surprise checks conducted by the district administration, officials said today.
09 Aug 2018
Nitish KumarSex abuse: Nine states including UP refused audit of shelter-homes
The nation is shocked by tales of abuse which have emerged from children shelter homes in UP and Bihar. More disturbing is the fact that in both cases, officials reportedly turned a blind eye for long.
08 Aug 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Muzaffarpur: Minister resigns amid reports of husband's ties with Brajesh
Manju Verma, Bihar's Social Welfare Department (SWD) Minister has resigned after allegations of her husband Chandeshwar Verma's involvement in the horrendous Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case.
07 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshDeoria shelter-home abuse: District administration ignored 20 letters,took no action
Officials in Bihar had at least 2.5 months to rescue more than 30 girls from abuse at a Muzaffarpur shelter home, but their delayed action meant prolonged torture for the minors.
06 Aug 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Slamming 'protesters', Nitish says they don't care about girls' safety
Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar launched a scathing attack on the Opposition and said those who protested at Jantar Mantar didn't care about girls' safety and that they should look at themselves first.
06 Aug 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)After Muzaffarpur, UP home faces mass sex abuse charges
As Bihar attempts to come to terms with the shocking abuse of minor girls at a Muzaffarpur shelter, similar allegations have come to light from another in Deoria, UP.
05 Aug 2018
Nitish KumarToo much focus on one negative-incident: Nitish Kumar on shelter-homes
An under-pressure Bihar CM Nitish Kumar decided to address the Muzaffarpur shelter homes case today, but ended up making some disappointing comments.
05 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiNDA allies in Bihar will cease to be politically-relevant: Congress
Parties like Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP will cease to be politically relevant in Bihar if they stay in alliance with BJP, Congress leader in-charge of the state Shaktisinh Gohil said.
04 Aug 2018
Nitish KumarBihar Social-Welfare-Minister should be sacked for Muzaffarpur shelter-home-scandal: NCP's Anwar
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) National General Secretary and MP, Tariq Anwar, demanded that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sack his Social Welfare Minister, Manju Verma, for the failure to prevent sexual exploitation at the state-funded shelter home at Muzaffarpur.
04 Aug 2018
Nitish KumarThree women JD(U)-spokespersons' open-letter to Rabri ahead of Tejashwi's sit-in
Three women spokespersons of ruling JD(U) in Bihar today wrote an open letter to former Bihar CM Rabri Devi asking her to expel from the party those involved in immoral acts.
02 Aug 2018
JharkhandMembers of this tribe pay liquor as fine for crimes
Last week, when Dalu Birhor engaged in a brawl with a neighbor, he was fined two bottles of Hariya (a locally-brewed liquor).
02 Aug 2018
MurderBihar: 40-year-old murders young wife, sleeps with corpse for days
A Bihar-based man killed his wife and slept with her dead body for almost a week, but was tipped off when neighbors and relatives complained of a foul smell emanating from his residence.
02 Aug 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaMuzaffarpur shelter-home: SC bars media from publishing minors' visuals
The SC has taken suo motu cognizance of the Muzaffapur shelter home sex abuse case. Among its first directions were instructions to media not to publish visuals of the minor victims, even in blurred or morphed form.
01 Aug 2018
Rescue OperationBihar: Rescue mission on as 3-year-old falls into borewell shaft
Rescue operations are in full swing in Munger town of Bihar for a three-year-old girl who slipped and fell into a borewell shaft, which is over 100ft deep, last evening.
31 Jul 2018
SuicideAnother Burari? Seven family members found dead in Ranchi
A month after the shocking Burari case, a family of seven has been found dead in their Ranchi house.
31 Jul 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Bihar shelter-home: NGO-owner's newspaper got govt ads worth Rs. 30L
The probe into the Muzaffarpur shelter sexual abuse case has led to more skeletons tumbling out of accused Brajesh Thakur's closet.
30 Jul 2018
PatnaPatna: Nalanda Hospital flooded with rainwater, fish swim inside ICU
The patients undergoing treatment at Patna's Nalanda Medical College Hospital were given company by fishes, after ICU and general wards got flooded by rainwater.
29 Jul 2018
MonsoonBailey Road caves in after heavy rain in Bihar
A part of the busy Jawaharlal Nehru Road, commonly known as Bailey Road, in Patna caved in due to heavy rains, officials said today.
29 Jul 2018
Comptroller and Auditor GeneralCAG criticizes the functioning of state PSUs in Bihar
Only 18 of 74 state PSUs in Bihar have finalized their accounts in the last three years and 65 of them have arrears in accounts from 1977-78 onwards, stated CAG report of FY2017-18.
29 Jul 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Bihar shelter-home: Girls cut hands with glass to escape rape
The Muzaffarpur shelter home sex abuse racket gets more horrifying by the day. The toll of raped girls has now increased to 34.
28 Jul 2018
PunePune: 36 sexually assaulted kids rescued from Madrasa, Maulana arrested
The police rescued 36 children from a madrasa in Pune's Katraj Kondhwa area after reports of sexual abuse surfaced. A maulana named Rahim has been arrested.
27 Jul 2018
Muzaffarpur#MuzaffarpurRapes: Minister's husband frequented shelter-home, alleges arrested official's wife
On Wednesday, the wife of an arrested official has claimed her husband is being wrongfully framed to protect a state minister's spouse in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape cases.
26 Jul 2018
Lalu Prasad YadavBihar: Tej Pratap's fall from bicycle in rally goes viral
When Tej Pratap Yadav started a cycle rally today, he must have expected to make a dent (even a small one) in Bihar's politics.
26 Jul 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Bihar govt recommends CBI inquiry into shelter-home sexual assault case
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today recommended a CBI inquiry into the alleged sexual exploitation of girls at a state-funded shelter home in Muzaffarpur district.
23 Jul 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Bihar: 16 girls raped in shelter-home, police dig for buried-body
The Bihar police started excavation in a shelter home of Muzaffarpur after it was alleged that a minor was killed and buried there.
22 Jul 2018
IndiaRainfall deficiency in eastern India crossed 40% mark: IMD data
With the four-month rainy season almost half over, the rainfall deficiency in the eastern part of India, especially in Bihar and Jharkhand, has crossed the 40% mark, while a quarter of the country has received deficient rainfall, the India Meteorological Department data shows.
22 Jul 2018
MonsoonBihar: Diesel subsidy for farmers hiked by Rs. 10/liter
Bihar government today hiked subsidy on diesel by Rs. 10/liter to Rs. 50 that will be given to farmers for irrigation purpose in view of the drought-like situation prevailing in the state.
21 Jul 2018
Excise ActBihar: Liquor worth Rs. 10 lakh seized in Muzaffarpur
Police today seized a huge consignment of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), worth Rs. 10 lakh, from Sujawalpur Chowk in Muzaffarpur district of "dry" Bihar.
18 Jul 2018
SecurityBihar: Women, children shelters to get transgender security guards
State-funded shelter homes for women and children in Bihar may get transgender security guards as the government has instructed authorities to prefer them during recruitment.
14 Jul 2018
IndiaMistaken for thief, boyfriend made to marry lover in Bihar-village
When Vishal Singh alias Teju sneaked into his girlfriend's home in Baradih village of Bihar's Rohtas district, little did he imagine that villagers would take him for a thief, and then later marry off the two lovebirds.
13 Jul 2018
Health & WellnessBihar: 120 children fall sick after eating school hostel food
Altogether 120 children fell ill due to food-poisoning at a government-run school in Bihar's Lakhisarai district.
13 Jul 2018
Narendra Modi'Bhojpuri Queen' from Assam joins BJP
Bhojpuri singer Kalpana Patowary, who hails from Assam, has joined the BJP in the presence of its president Amit Shah and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi in Bihar's Patna.
