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Bihar News
Lalu flays rail budet Patna, (Bihar Times): Former railway minister Lalu Prasad said he was not bothered by the Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s declaration of coming out with a white paper on the organisational, operational and financial situation and performance of Railways in the past five years.
Nitish welcomes rail budget, but his deputy criticizes it Patna, (Bihar Times): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar welcomed the first rail budget presented by Mamata Banerjee during her second innings as the railway minister of India.
Bihar minister blames students for impasse in CIMP Patna, (BiharTimes): Even as the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal on Thursday raised the issue of agitating students of Chandragupta Institute of Managment Patna (CIMP) in the state assembly, the human resources development minister ( HRD) minister Hari Narayan Singh blamed a section of students of breaking discipline under the influence of liquor.
Major rivers in spate in Bihar Patna, July 3 : Major rivers in north Bihar, especially the Kosi, Gandak, Budhi and Bagmati, are in spate following heavy rains in their catchment areas and are posing a threat of floods, officials said Friday.
'Pinda daan' online? Never, say Hindu priests in Gaya Gaya (Bihar), July 3 : Priests in this Hindu holy town, where thousands of Indians go every year to perform the last rites of their ancestors - called 'pinda daan' - are up in arms against a move to introduce an online version of the ritual.
Six CIMP students expelled Patna, (Bihar Times): The Chandragupta Instittute of Management Patna on Thursday expelled six of the 48 fasting students.
No Gandhigiri Please, We Cover Only Violence (Bihar Times) When trainee pilots of the Bihar Flying Institute on Wednesday ransacked the office of the Civil Aviation Department in the premises of the Patna airport to demand commencement of the training flights the news was given prominent coverage by both the print and the electronic media of Bihar.
Farmers Commission of Bihar demands hassle-free procurement system Patna, (Bihar Times): Stung by harrowing experience of farmers, State Farmers Commission has called for a hassle-free and farmer-friendly procurement system.
AIDS patient commits self-immolation in Bihar Patna, July 2 : A man in Bihar's Gaya district, diagnosed with AIDS, committed self-immolation to get rid of daily pain and suffering, police said Thursday.
Bihar may implement UGC recommendations, raise retirement age to 65 Patna, (Bihar Times): The state government has no problem in implementing the UGC recommendations and raising the retirement age of college and university teachers to 65 years from existing 62 to 65 years.
CIMP students on indefinite fast to protest mismanagement Patna, (Bihar Times): All the 48 students of the first batch of the Chandragupta Institute of Management Patna have been on indefinite fast on the campus since Monday in protest against the Bihari-bashing and dictatorial attitude of its director, V Mukund Das, and complete absence of academic environment.
Nitish supports National Food Security Act Patna, (Bihar Times): Chief minister Nitish Kumar has extend support to Central government's proposal to bring about a legislation, National Food Security Act, to provide food security to all citizens, particularly the BPL families.
Centre may cut Bihar’s plan-size: Sushil Modi Patna, (Bihar Times): The Centre has indicated that Bihar might get Rs 5,000 crore less of the actual plan size of Rs 16,000 crore for the financial year 2009-10.
16 sent to jail in fodder scam case Ranchi, July 1 : A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the Jharkhand capital Wednesday awarded four to seven years of rigorous imprisonment to 16 convicts in the multi-million rupee fodder scam in Bihar's animal husbandry department.
Proposal to impose ceiling on BPL wrong: Nitish Patna, (Bihar Times): Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written a letter to Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sharad Pawar stating that any proposal to impose a ceiling on the number of Below Poverty Line families for implementing the National Food Security Act would fundamentally be flawed.
Bihar fears repeat of devastating floods Patna, July 1 :The fear of a repeat of last year's devastating floods is haunting thousands of people in Bihar following a record water discharge into the Kosi river from Nepal that is posing a threat to its embankment, officials said Wednesday.
Patna second best place to start a business, World Bank report Patna, (Biharimes.com): Patna may have hardly attracted any investment in the last several years but the World Bank thinks that it is second only to New Delhi in terms of ease of starting a business.
Nitish urges Mamata to probe profits in railways Patna, (Bihar Times): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday once again urged railway minister Mamata Banerjee to conduct a high level inquiry into the profits railways earned during the five years tenure of Lalu Prasad as the railway minister.
Lalu blames Advani for Babri Masjid demolition, asks Nitish to explain stand Patna, (Bihar Times): The Rashtriya Janata Dal chief, Lalu Prasad Yadav, on Tuesday held the BJP president, Lal Krishna Advani, and the then Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Kalyan Singh, among others, responsible for the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992.
Five IAS shifted, four DIGs promoted Patna, (Bihar Times): The state government on Monday shifted five IAS officers, including Kosi division commissioner H C Sirohi and promoted four DIGs to the rank of IG.
Nitish demands special package for Bihar Patna (Bihar Times): Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday demanded that the Centre give due consideration to it and announce a special financial package in the Union budget for 2009-10 for all-round growth of the state.
Kalam to address workshop on blindness in Patna on July 16
Singapore to help Bihar tackle drinking water shortage
48 convicted, nine sent to jail in fodder scam case
Four Bihari workers killed by militants in Assam
Debananda Konwar takes oath as Bihar governor
Rain gods smile: monsoon in Bihar, heading north
CBI probe into Bihar engineer’s ‘murder’ begins
Bihar Congress in a shambles, leaders seek BPCC chief’s removal
Huge fall in flat registration in 2008-09
Monsoon hits Bihar
Sharp rise in foreign tourists inflow into Bihar
We introduced quota in judiciary, but the Court reject it: RJD
Monsoon may reach Bihar in next two to three days
Online Pinddaan service for Pitrapaksha Mela starts this year
Air Taxi service from Patna from July 1
Croak, croak! Look who just got married
Explorer claims discovering prehistoric cave art in Bihar
Punjab, Haryana again facing shortage of Bihari labours
Education outlay growing, but how much being spent?
IFC, World Bank Help Indian State of Bihar Make Agribusiness More Competitive
IIT-Patna to start PhD programmes from July
Governor appoints former Congress MLC, three others as new Pro-VCs
Lalu takes up the issue of shifting of rail projects with Mamata
Bihar assembly's monsoon session begins - peacefully
Bihar lawyers on strike following killing of three of their colleagues
RJD seeks reservation for women in Council
Bihar govt announces quota for backward castes in judiciary
New governor to strengthen ties between Assam and Bihar (Exclusive Interview)
Bihar govt orders CBI probe into executive engineer mysterious death case
Modi opposes shifting of rail projects from Bihar to West Bengal
Rail projects worth Rs 30,000 crore to be shifted from Bihar to West Bengal: Reports
Decimation of Bihar by Federal Establishment
Another engineering student abducted for ransom, killed
Bihar gets new Governor
Lalu Yadav once again a street-fighter?
Anti-Bihari questions from interviewers: Maharashtra govt orders probe
Maoists attack on Lakhisarai court, collectorate, homeguard killed
Deceased engineer sought police protection a year back
Bihar Police officer makes his mark in the world of Maths
From Kurukshetra to Kosi: A gift at the height of Bihari-bashing
Patna Celebrates Father’s Day in Style
Bihar engineers go on three-day strike
Ramai Ram, daughter join Janata Dal (United)
Home ministry alerts Maoist-affected states
Bihar engineers on warpath, seek CBI probe over death of colleague
Sushil Modi, other BJP leaders oppose Maneka’s stand on Muslims
Lalu raises the old demand of special category status for Bihar
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