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Bihar News
Bihar CM lays foundation stone of Ganga Expressway Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday laid the foundation stone of the Ganga Expressway here, paving the way for the much-awaited road project. He said it will prove a turning point for the economic development of the state. |
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| Bihar sounds alert for cyclonic storm 'Phailin' Patna, Oct 10 (IANS) Bihar sounded an alert Thursday as it is likely to be hit by cyclonic storm "Phailin" Oct 12 as per the the state disaster management department, officials said. |
| Advani to skip Modi's Oct 27 Patna rally Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani will not attend the party's Oct 27 Patna rally. |
| Twelve die as tractor-trolley overturns in Bihar Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) At least 12 people died and about two dozen were injured Friday night when a tractor-trolley carrying them from a temple overturned and slammed into a roadside ditch in Bihar's Saharsa district. |
| Bihar to exempt chewing tobacco from tax Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) Bihar has decided to exempt chewing tobacco or 'khaini' from tax to help thousands of farmers who grow tobacco in the state, officials said here Friday. |
No room for religious politics in India: Meira Kumar London, Oct 11 (IANS) Meira Kumar, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, India's lower house of parliament, has said that there is no room for religious politics in the world's largest democracy. |
| Bihar massacre: Congress expresses dismay over court order New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Congress Friday expressed its dismay at the acquittal of the Laxmanpur Bathe (Bihar) massacre accused and said it would support the victims' struggle for justice. |
| Sugar mill-owner alleges BJP MP demanded Rs five lakh for Hunkar Rally Patna,(BiharTimes): A sugar mill owner of Riga in Sitamarhi district has lodged an FIR against sitting BJP MP from Sheohar, Rama Devi, accusing her of demanding Rs five lakh as ‘donation’ for proposed Hunkar Rally of the party in Patna on October 27. |
Bihar to challenge acquittals in massacre of Dalits Patna, Oct 10 (IANS) Bihar will file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court verdict acquitting 26 men convicted in a 1997 case of 58 Dalits' massacre in Jehanabad district, an official said Thursday |
President cuts short Bihar visit New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has cut short a two-day visit to Patna, and will now be in the Bihar capital only on Oct 26. |
BJP hires 10 trains for Narendra Modi's rally Patna, Oct 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hired 10 trains to ferry its supporters here for the Oct 27 rally of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, a senior leader said Thursday. |
| Bihar court acquits 26 in caste massacre case Patna, Oct 9 (IANS) Citing lack of evidence, the Patna High Court Wednesday acquitted 26 people for the 1997 Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre in Bihar in which 58 Dalits were killed. |
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10 per cent hike in dearness allowance for Bihar govt employees Patna,(BiharTimes): The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday announced 10 per cent hike in dearness allowance to the state government employees, pensioners and school teachers. The dearness allowance has been increased from 80 to 90 per cent. It would come into effect from July 1, 2013. |
Ruling JD(U) MLA on fast-unto-death against his own administration Patna,(BiharTimes): The Mathiani Janata Dal (United) MLA, Narendra Singh,on Wednesdaysat on fast unto death in protest against rampant corruption and loot in Begusarai district. |
SuMo accuses NiKu of misleading people on Pranab’s visit Patna,(BiharTimes): Former deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of misleading the people on finalization of the date of President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Bihar. |
C P Thakur decries misuse of Section 107 by the Nitish regime Patna,(BiharTimes): The BJP national vice president, Dr C P Thakur, on Tuesday decried the mass booking of people under Section 107 of the CrPC throughout Bihar ahead of the festive season. |
Is round-the-clock power to district headquarters towns by year-end possible?Patna,(BiharTimes): Keeping in mind the commitment made by chief minister Nitish Kumar, while addressing Independence Day parade in Gandhi Maidan last year Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited (BSPHCL) has chalked out an ambitious plan to provide round-the-clock electricity to all the district headquarters towns by December 2013. |
Nitish demands implementation of Rajan panel report within six weeks Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written a letter to the Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, urging the Centre to implement the recommendations of Raghuram Rajan committee report within six weeks. |
Standing Committee grows suspicious about Nalanda University Patna (BiharTimes)The Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill, 2013 introduced in the Rajya Sabha during the recently concluded Monsoon Session and referred to the Standing Committee on External Affairs could not be taken up for discussion in the October 4 meeting. Mr. Balbir Punj, MP, Rajya Sabha and member of Standing Committee objected to the way the project has been handled since 2007. |
RJD men imitating Anna in Mein Hoon Lalu way? Patna,(BiharTimes): Though Lalu Yadav was not an admirer of Anna Hazare––in fact he even criticized the fast undertaken by the crusader against corruption in 2011––Rashtriya Janata Dal workers and supporters are busy imitating him. |
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Nitish in trouble as Delhi High Court seeks petition in Rs 320-crore railway sleeper casePatna,(BiharTimes): A Division Bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Manmohan of the Delhi High Court on Friday asked a petitioner to file a writ petition in a Rs 320-crore railway sleeper case in which the then railway minister and the present Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, name had come up. |
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Extortion case filed against JD(U) MLA Anant Singh Patna,(BiharTimes): A builder has lodged a case in Shri Krishna Puri police station of Patna against controversial Janata Dal (United) MLA from Mokama, Anant Singh, alleging that latter had demanded Rs 12 crore from him as extortion money. |
Union cabinet approves transfer of land for Gaya CUB Patna,(BiharTimes): The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved transfer of 300 acres of defence land to the Human Resources Development Ministry for the establishment of Central University of Bihar in Gaya. |
Sushil Modi reminded of Nitish’s involvement in fodder scam, CM hits back
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Nothing to do with finalization of Prez’s programme: Nitish Patna,(BiharTimes): Chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Monday that his government has no role to play in fixing the date of the Presidential visit later this month. |
| JD-U in two minds over alliance with Congress Patna, Oct 8 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) is divided over entering into an alliance with the Congress for the next general elections though no decision has been taken yet. |
Two killed, 34 injured in Bihar school bus accident Patna, Oct 8 (IANS) Two students were killed and 34 injured when a school bus carrying them overturned in Bihar's Ara town, the district headquarters of Bhojpur, police said. |
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Nitish does not rule out JD(U)-Congress alliance Patna,(BiharTimes): Talking to the media a day after senior party leader Shivanand Tiwari called for JD(U)-Congress alliance for the 2014 Lok Sabha poll Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar did not rule out any such possibility. |
Shivanand says the era of anti-Congressism is over, calls for alliance with grand old party
Patna,(BiharTimes): In a significant statement made after the conviction of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha member and senior party leader Shivanand Tiwari said on Sunday that his party should enter into an alliance with the Congress for the coming Lok Sabha election. |
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