Bihar

24 Jul

Six People Killed In Firecracker Explosion In Bihar Businessman House, 8 Injured

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Six human beings died following an explosion interior the home of a firecracker businessman in Khudai Bagh village in Khaira police station vicinity of Bihar’s Saran district on Sunday.The businessman used to be identified as Shabir Hussain. The explosion brought on a component of the residence to blow up whilst the final part caught fire. According to the police, the residence is located on the banks of a river, into which a fundamental part of the residence collapsed. As many as eight human beings had been trapped under the debris. The injured people have been admitted to the Sadar health…

12 Jul

PM Modi to attend concluding function of Bihar assembly’s centenary celebrations

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Prime Minister Modi will visit Patna on Tuesday to attend the closing ceremony of Bihar Assembly centenary celebrations and lay the foundation stone of a museum there. PM Narendra Modi tweeted, “In the nighttime, tomorrow, the twelfth of July, will be in Patna to attend a program to mark the closing ceremony of centenary celebrations of Bihar Legislative Assembly. The foundation stone of the Vidhan Sabha museum will be laid,” on Monday evening. Security has been beefed up along the route Narendra Modi will take to reach the venue and has been lined with banners, posters and arches. Governor Fagu…

24 Jun

Bihar: Patna’s version of Marine Drive to open for public today

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will inaugurate the Ganga Path expressway in Patna today at 4pm. Hailed as Patna's personal 'Marine Drive', the 6.5km long path connects Digha to Patna Medical College and Hospital . The road has been built on a 13m high dam. The 6.5km stretch is just the first section of the Ganga Path project, which includes a 21km long throughway from Digha to Didarganj. About Rs 3160 crore is estimated to be spent on the whole project. In 2011, the suggestion to construct a 'Marine Drive' in Patna was surpassed by way of the government, after which…

12 Jun

“Is This A Cinema Hall?”: Patna Judge Rebukes IAS Officer On ‘Dress Code’

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A Patna High Court judge on Friday pulled up a senior IAS officer for 'inappropriate' attire while appearing in his court. As the officer struggled to explain to the court that he was unaware of any dress code, the judge scolded him about whether he thought he had come to a movie theater. The incident, a video of which is going viral on social media, is in the court of Justice PB Bajanthri. The officer facing the list of questions is Anand Kishore who is the principal secretary for housing and urban development in the Bihar government. He is also…

03 Jun

Prohibition in Bihar Has Been totally a Failure : Election Strategist Prashant Kishor

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Election strategist-turned-politician, Prashant Kishor, on Thursday stated prohibition in Bihar has been totally a failure but CM Nitish Kumar “does not desire to accept this reality. While addressing a gathering, as a phase of his `Jan Suraaj’ campaign, in Hajipur in Vaishali district on Monday, Kishor, said, The enforcement of liquor ban has completely failed in Bihar. Despite Bihar being a dry state, those who want can easily access liquor here. Therefore, prohibition in the Bihar has been a entire failure. However the Bihar CM “does now not want to receive this reality, he added. While focused on the Bihar…

20 May

CBI searches against Lalu Prasad Yadav at multiple locations, RJD protests

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A fresh case has been filed through the CBI in opposition to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and searches had been said at 16 locations - throughout several cities - on Friday morning. The case is associated to alleged corruption linked to recruitments when Lalu Yadav served as the union railways minister, officers said. Delhi, Patna and Gopalganj have been among the places where the searches were on. The 73-year-old leader was currently granted bail in the fifth fodder case in opposition to him. This used to be the last of the corruption instances linked to the fodder scam in…

21 Feb

Lalu Yadav Gets 5 Years In Jail In Fodder Scam Case

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Bihar chief minister Lalu Yadav was sentenced today to five years in jail and fined ₹ 60 lakh in a fifth case linked to the fodder scam. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader was convicted in the case last week. The case involves the illegal withdrawal of ₹ 139.5 crore from the Doranda treasury, as part of the fodder scam that took place in the 1990s, when Lalu Yadav was Chief Minister of Bihar. Lalu Yadav, who is out on bail and is unwell, joined the court hearing through video conferencing. One more case linked to the fodder scam is pending before the CBI court…