Women Voters Outnumbered Males in Bihar

Women Voters Outnumbered Males in Bihar

Patna, In a development that each party is interpreting differently, more women voted in the first round of Bihar assembly polls on Monday. Around 57 percent of the 13.5 million electorate voted in the first of the five-phase voting in 49 of the 243 constituencies on Monday, officials said. Chief Electoral Officer Ajay V. Nayak […]

Bihar to dismiss 70 corrupt officers

Bihar to dismiss 70 corrupt officers

bihaThe Bihar government has decided to dismiss 70 corrupt officers, and more will be sacked in the coming weeks, an official said Friday. Chief Secretary A.K. Sinha has given the go ahead for the dismissal of the 70, an official in the Chief Minister’s Office said. Official sources told IANS that most officers facing the […]

70 grenades recovered in Bihar

70 grenades recovered in Bihar

Security forces have recovered 70 hand grenades during search operations in a Bihar district, police said Tuesday. In Munger, police recovered 70 hand grenades near Paisra during search operations against Maoists, a district police official said. Explosives were also recovered from Jamui district. Jitendra Rana, superintendent of police, Jamui district said that during a search […]

AAP to contest all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar

AAP to contest all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest all the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, party convenor Somnath Tripathy said. “AAP has decided to contest all the parliamentary seats in Bihar in view of the tremendous response from the people and the overwhelming support to the party,” Tripathy told the media here. He said the […]

Afghanistan’s farmers in Bihar to study farming

Afghanistan’s farmers in Bihar to study farming

A team of farmers from Afghanistan are in Bihar to study and learn farming techniques, a minister said Thursday. The team of 22 Afghanistan farmers, including women, are in Bihar’s agriculture field to study and learn techniques for cultivation of mango, litchi and other cash crops, Bihar Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh said. Farmers from Aghanistan […]

Over 90 touts arrested in Bihar

Over 90 touts arrested in Bihar

Over 90 touts were arrested in the last three days near government o Add New ffices in Bihar’s twelve districts during special drive to check corrupt practices, police said Tuesday. Bihar Police chief Abhyanand said the “operation dalal” was launched against middlemen, who are part of rampant corruption in government offices in the state. Police […]

Bihar clerics not to offer funeral prayers for drunkards

Bihar clerics not to offer funeral prayers for drunkards

Muslim clerics in a Bihar district have decided not to lead or offer namaz-e-janaza (funeral prayers) of drunkards. This decision was taken at a meeting Saturday evening by a group of Imams of Bihar’s Nalanda district. They earlier said they won’t conduct marriage ceremony of those who give or take dowry. “It is a historic […]

Bihar town deputy mayor held with two call girls

Bihar town deputy mayor held with two call girls

The deputy mayor of a Bihar town was held with two call girls from a hotel room here, the police said Tuesday. Gaya Deputy Mayor Mohan Srivastava was arrested late Monday night from a posh hotel room here during a police raid. “Srivastava was caught along with two call girls in a hotel room,” a […]

Bihar official raided, Rs.1 crore seized

Bihar official raided, Rs.1 crore seized

The Bihar Police Friday seized over Rs.1 crore in cash and documents related to movable and immovable property in raids against a senior govenrment official. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohd Moquim, simultaneous raids were conducted at 10 places across the state including Patna. The Economic Offences Unit targeted Jhakhri Ram, a senior officer […]

Two killed in Bihar firing

Two killed in Bihar firing

Two people, including a police officer, were killed in a firing incident at a Bihar village late Wednesday night, an officer said Thursday. Incident took place at Vaishali district’s Juranpur police station, over 30 km from here, during a party late Wednesday night when a village head opened fire over some dispute. Station House Officer, […]