The Union Budget allocated Rs 11,500 crore for harnessing the waters of the Kosi river in Bihar. In addition, Bihar received infrastructure projects including expressways, a bridge, power plant, and more PATNA: The Union Budget, presented on Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, made a provision of Rs 11,500 crore for harnessing and utilizing the…
PATNA: Voting began for eight Lok Sabha seats in Bihar amid tight security on Saturday morning, an official from the office of the state’s chief electoral officer (CEO) said.The polling began at 7 am in Valmikinagar, Pashchim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Siwan, Gopalganj, Maharajganj and Vaishali constituencies. It would continue till 6 pm, he said.Over…
PATNA: Two persons lost their lives when a boat overturned in the Ganga River near Mahavir Tola ghat at Maner, located in the Patna district on Sunday morning.The boat was carrying a total of 12 passengers, all of whom were farmers carrying their vegetables from the Diyara area to Mahavir tola. According to the Police…
PATNA: There can be nothing conventional about this family that takes the unconventional in its stride — be it the naming of two of their daughters or having four of their nine children take the plunge into active politics.With the Bihar power couple and former CMs Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi taking a step back…
PATNA: 60-year-old Nawada jailbreak convict Ashok Mahto recently went to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad seeking a Lok Sabha ticket for himself. But there was a problem. Lalu instantly calculated Mahto’s image wouldn’t allow him a victory. However, he suggested to Mahto that if he put up his wife for a fight, this…
PATNA: PM Modi on Saturday raked up the Godhra train fire tragedy of 2002 as he accused Congress & RJD of practising Muslim appeasement.In a multi-pronged attack on INDIA bloc at a rally in Darbhanga, Modi accused RJD chief Lalu Prasad of having tried to “save” those responsible for the Godhra train burning in 2002…
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NEW DELHI: Saurabh Kumar, a young Janata Dal United (JDU) leader, was shot dead in Patna, Bihar on Wednesday night. According to reports, the incident occurred as Kumar was coming back from a wedding celebration, accompanied by his friends and family Four attackers riding a motorcycle fired shots at Kumar late in the night. The…
NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav shared a new video on Wednesday of himself enjoying oranges in a helicopter with a close aide, former minister Mukesh Sahni, following the fish meal video during Navratri.“Hello friends, there was an orange party in the helicopter today. He won’t be irritated by the color orange, right?” RJD leader…
PATNA: The Patna high court, in one of its recent verdicts, held that calling wife “bhoot” (ghost) and “pishach” (vampire) does not amount to cruelty in case of a failed matrimonial relations of a couple.A single bench of justice Bibek Chaudhury, while allowing the criminal revision case of one Sahdeo Gupta and his son Naresh…
