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Maoists kill eight in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Raniganj (Bihar), Aug 22 (ANI): At least eight people, including five policemen, were killed in a gunbattle with Maoist rebels in Bihar on Thursday.  A rebel and a civilian were also among those killed when the guerrillas riding

Floods wreak havoc in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Kusheshwar (Bihar), July 28 (ANI): Rise in water levels in Kosi, Bhagmati and Kamla rivers following heavy rains has devastated several villages in Bihar. Villages in Kusheshwar in Darbhanga region have been submerged in water

24 drown in boat mishap in Bihar - 22 Oct 2008
Khagaria (Bihar), Oct 22 (ANI): At least twenty-four women were drowned when an overcrowded boat capsized in Bihar's Khagaria district today.  According to police, the boat carrying the women to the other side of the river for cutting

Mass migration in flood-hit Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Bhagalpur (Bihar), Sep 3 (ANI): Hundreds of thousands of people in flood-hit areas of Bihar have started migrating with their belongings. "Our houses... their homes and at least 90 killed by floods after the Bihar's 'river of sorrow

Soldier shot dead in Bihar - 16 May 2013
Patna, May 16 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier was shot dead early Thursday by unidentified assailants in Bihar, police said.Upendra Kumar Pandey, a native of Buxar town who was posted in Rajasthan, was killed near Simri town in Buxar

Journalist shot dead in Bihar - 25 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 25 (IANS) A journalist was shot dead by unidentified criminals Tuesday evening in a Bihar town, the police said. Vikash Ranjan, a reporter with Hindi daily Dainik Hindustan, was shot dead in Rosera town in Samastipur

Army continues to evacuate flood victims in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Supaul (Bihar), Sep 6 (ANI): Army units continued their relief and rescue operations in Supaul district of Bihar. Water levels receded slightly this week...," said P.S. Rathi, commandant Bihar Regimental Centre and who is coordinating

Minor raped, murdered in Bihar - 03 Jun 2013
Patna, June 3 (IANS) A man was arrested in Bihar's Siwan district Monday for allegedly raping and killing a minor girl, police said.The girl was raped and murdered in Sahuli village in Siwan."The victim was part of a marriage party

Flood victims migrate to safety in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Madhepura (Bihar), Aug 30 (ANI): Even as the Indian army is speeding up its rescue operations in the flood-hit areas of Bihar, residents in Madhepura district... that smashed mud embankments downstream in Bihar. The waters of Kosi, known

Review of National Rural Health Mission in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Bihar, July 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will review the progress of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Bihar tomorrow.  Dr. Ramadoss

Buddhist monument in a dilapidated condition in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Kesaria (Bihar), July 9 (ANI): Residents and pilgrims lamented the dilapidated condition of a Buddhist monument in Bihar, despite it being under control of the country's archaeological department. The Buddhist stupa, a mould-like

Floods and exodus continue in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Purnia/Patna, August 30 (ANI): Fury of floods continues in Bihar forcing..., native of flood affected Madhepura. The flooding in many districts of Bihar... embankments downstream in Bihar. The waters of Kosi, known as Bihar's 'river

Several feared dead as boat capsizes in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Sheikhpura (Bihar) Sept.11 (ANI): Several people are feared drowned when a boat carrying them capsized in the Harohar river in Bihar's Sheikhpura district today.  According to sources, the mishap occurred near Bavghat under

Five killed in road mishap in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Munger (Bihar), Aug 18 (ANI): Five pilgrims were killed and nine others injured when the jeep in which they were travelling collided head-on with a bus in Bihar's Munger district today.  The mishap occurred near Bochahi village when

47 percent polling in Bihar - 02 Jun 2013
Patna, June 2 (IANS) Voting in the by-election to the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat in Bihar passed off peacefully Sunday with 47 percent polling, officials said."About 47 percent polling was recorded... It passed off peacefully barring some

Lightning kills 27 in Bihar - 05 Jun 2013
been killed in lightning strikes across Bihar in the past 24 hours, an official... and three women, have been killed by bolts of lightning across Bihar," an official...-September monsoon season are common in Bihar

Flood plays havoc with people in Bihar - 02 Aug 2007
the danger mark has disturbed the life of Bihar especially north Bihar where water... havoc with the people of North Bihar as it displaced over seven million people... monsoon coming to north the main rivers of north Bihar the Gandak, the Burhi

Bihar launches aerial land survey - 22 May 2013
Patna, May 22 (IANS) Bihar Wednesday launched a survey using aerial photography for updating land records, officials said.Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged... at a cost of Rs.579 crore.Land records in Bihar were last updated between 1888

Five kids die of Encephalitis in Bihar - 08 Jun 2013
Patna, June 8 (IANS) Five children died of encephalitis in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district since Friday, an official said Saturday.Muzaffarpur civil surgeon Gayan... on the sudden rise in mercury in the last few days, following rains in north Bihar

Vocational training for flood victims in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Saharsa (Bihar), Sept 13 (ANI): Authorities in Saharsa district of Bihar are running relief camps where flood survivors engage themselves in activities like..., a flood victim. Bihar has witnessed the worst floods in living memory. Over

Bihar clerks' paycuts to be probed - 14 May 2013
Patna, May 14 (IANS) The Bihar Human Rights Commission has ordered a probe into the non-payment of salaries of some revenue clerks for six months, an official said Tuesday.The commission has taken cognizance of the non-payment of wages

Diarrhoea spreads in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Patna, Sept 14 (ANI): Bihar's Health Secretary Deepak Kumar said on Sunday that over 5,000 diarrhoea cases have been reported from flood hit Madhepura, Araria... 11 persons have been died of diarrhea.  Bihar has witnessed the worst floods

Woman gang-raped in Bihar - 22 May 2013
Patna, May 22 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman was gang-raped while her boyfriend was beaten up by three men in Bihar's Banka district, police Wednesday said.The... is about 255 km from the Bihar capital Patna

It is official: no rat farming in Bihar - 07 Dec 2008
Patna, Dec 7 (IANS) The Bihar government has shelved its controversial plan..., it is unfortunate that the Bihar government is planning to start rat farming... live across Bihar in conditions of abject poverty. Less than five percent of them

Monks offer prayers for world peace in Bihar - 26 Oct 2008
Rajgir (Bihar), Oct 26 (ANI): Hundreds of Buddhist monks from India and abroad gathered in Rajgir in Bihar to pray for world peace. The prayers were held... shown to Tibetans taking refuge in this sacred ground. To the government of Bihar

Conjoined twins born in Bihar - 02 Jan 2009
Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) A woman has given birth to conjoined twins in a Bihar town. The delivery was normal, a hospital source said Friday. Mehnaz Khatoon, in her 20s, a resident of Bar village in Gaya district, about 125 km from here

Five killed in bus accident in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Samastipur (Bihar), Aug 20 (ANI): At least five pilgrims, including two women, were killed and 40 others injured when the bus in which they were travelling overturned on National Highway 2 in Bihar's Samastipur District today. 

Bihar protests against Raj Thackeray - 23 Oct 2008
Patna, Oct 23 (ANI): Protests erupted in Bihar's Nalanda District on Thursday... from Bihar in Mumbai," said Pappu Khan, a protester. About 50 people have been injured in clashes with the police in Bihar so far, and a 10-year old boy

Flood in Bihar hits business severely - 01 Jan 2008
Gaya (Bihar), Sept 22 (ANI): Business has been severely hit in Gaya in Bihar... in Bihar, less number of people has turned up this year. This has severely hit... of thousands of people used to come for this Bihar fair. This time less than

Crucial bypolls underway in Bihar and Bengal - 02 Jun 2013
Maharajganj (Bihara)/ Howrah (WB), June 2 (ANI): Voting for bypolls in Bihar and West Bengal began on Sunday morning amidst high security. In Bihar, the bypoll.... The counting of votes will be held on June 5.The bypoll in Bihar is being viewed

Flood victims continue to languish along roadside in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Saharsa (Bihar), Sept 12 (ANI) Unaware of the numerous relief camps run... in Bihar. Languishing under the sun and lacking food and other bare... embankment in neighbouring Nepal.People in Bihar have witnessed the worst floods

Bihar official cooked food in silver pressure cooker - 01 Jun 2013
Patna, June 1 (IANS) A Bihar official used to cook his food in a silver pressure cooker, leaving a Bihar Police raiding team bewildered.The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) team of the Bihar Police was flummoxed when it recovered during raids

Three people lynched in Bihar - 02 Jan 2009
Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) Bihar began the New Year on a violent note with three people being lynched in two separate incidents - two on charges of being thieves and one over a petty dispute. Two suspected thieves in their 30s were beaten

Maoists blow up school in Bihar - 15 Jun 2013
Patna, June 15 (IANS) Maoists blasted a state-run middle school in Bihar's Jamui district early Saturday, police said.More than 50 armed guerrillas blew up the school in Bhulsumia village in Jamui, about 200 km from here, using a dynamite

Oxfam ups the response to Bihar floods - 04 Sep 2008
of State for Water Resources Jaiprakash Narayan Yadav accused the Bihar government... alleged that Bihar State Water Resources Department, till August 17, kept... in Nepal occurred on August 18, Yadav said, the Bihar Government came up

Floods leave a trail of destruction in Bihar villages - 01 Jan 2008
Tulsyahi (Bihar), July 21 (ANI): The overflowing river Kosi, following heavy rains, has devastated several villages along its banks in Bihar. In inundated villages like Tulsyahi in Supaul district, the marooned people are struggling

Maoist call for shutdown affects life in Bihar and Jharkhand - 01 Jan 2008
Gaya (Bihar), July 02 (ANI): Maoist call for shutdown in Bihar and Jharkhand has affected life as transport facilities were suspended and markets remained... the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand and West

Centre praises Bihar's initiative to repatriate child labourers - 16 May 2008
Bihar is the migration capital of India from where every year thousands... that Centre has praised Bihar government's initiative to repatriate migrant and child... Commissioners praised the efforts taken by Delhi and Bihar to rehabilitate the migrant

Several feared dead as rescue boat capsizes in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Madhepura (Bihar), August 29 (ANI): Several people are fear dead as a boat carrying flood victims capsized in the swollen Kosi in Bihar's Madhepura district during a rescue mission on Friday.  Reportedly, 100 people were traveling

Bihar intensifies flood rescue operations - 01 Jan 2008
department of Bihar has ordered production of 1000 life saving jackets for its... Paswan, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bihar Police. At the Central Stores of Bihar police located in the camp of Bihar Military Police in Patna, around

Bihar blacklists 75 B.Ed institutions - 16 Dec 2008
Patna, Dec 16 (IANS) The Bihar government has blacklisted 75 B.Ed institutions.... Bihar Human Resource Development Minister Hari Narayan Singh said....  Singh said some of the blacklisted institutions belong to Bihar

Two brothers abducted by Maoists in Bihar - 19 Dec 2008
Patna, Dec 19 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas abducted two brothers from a village in Bihar Wednesday night, police said Friday. Rajesh and Sunil Yadav, both in their late 20s, were abducted at gun point by a group of armed Communist Party

Five of family burnt to death in Bihar - 29 Dec 2008
Patna, Dec 29 (IANS) Five people, including four children, were burnt to death in a Bihar village, a police officer said here Monday. A Dalit woman and her four children died late Sunday night after a fire broke out in their hut

The Pakistan that exists in Purnea district of Bihar - 03 Jan 2009
Lahore, Jan 3 (ANI): A village by the name of 'Pakistan' still exists in Purnea district of Bihar despite growing tensions between India and Pakistan... district in Bihar. In 1912, Bihar and Orissa were carved as separate provinces out

Congress hints at new alliance in Bihar - 30 May 2013
Shukla Thursday said the Congress will form a new alliance in Bihar ahead... of a new alliance in Bihar before the next Lok Sabha polls," Shukla told newspersons..., the Bharatiya Janata Party. Even though Shukla did not name Bihar's ruling Janata Dal

Relief work speeded up in flood-hit Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Saharsa (Bihar), Sep 4 (ANI): Authorities and self -help groups have stepped up... of Bihar. The district is among the worst affected areas in the state ravaged... of Bihar, who has been overseeing the setting relief camp in Saharsa district, said

Bihar villagers worship bats as God - 26 Jun 2008
Kalyanpur (Vaishali) (Bihar), June 26 (ANI): Though most of us may run away for life on the very first sight of any flying bat coming close to us, it is not so with residents of Kalyanpur Village in Bihar's Vaishali district who value bats

Bihar launches HUNUR scheme to train Muslim girls - 04 Jul 2008
independent has been launched in Bihar on Thursday in collaboration with the Central... of Bihar will be provided free skill training and education through the National... project to be run with the help of Bihar Government and the Centre and Maktabs

Bihar government to build homes for the poorest - 23 Dec 2008
Naubatpur (Bihar), Dec 23 (IANS) It has been a dream that has remained.... But now the poor, landless Dalits of Bihar, referred to as the Maha-Dalits...-Dalits in Bihar, who will be provided 120 sq metres of land on which their brick

Madhupur in Bihar, a home for Peacock - 01 Jan 2008
Motihari (Bihar), Sept, 11 (ANI): Peacock, the national bird of India, with its splendid looks and majestic walk has been the source of inspiration for many... for the disastrous end of these feathered glories. Madhupur, a small village in Bihar

Women celebrate Chhath in Bihar - 02 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people, especially women, across Bihar took a dip in the holy waters of Ganga and Kosi rivers offering prayers...; Over the years, Chhath has become closely identified with Bihar

Bihar to improve governance with British help - 15 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 15 (IANS) A five-year programme to reform governance in Bihar... for International Development, Douglas Alexander along with Bihar chief minister Nitish... signed an MoU with the Bihar government to invest up to 100 million pounds

Bihar's mangoes, litchis for president, PM - 29 May 2013
Patna, May 29 (IANS) Bihar's famous Shahi (royal) litchis and Zardalu mangoes... Singh as well as to diplomats next week, said officials Wednesday."Bihar... to be distributed among VIPs as gifts from Bihar, Bhagalpur district

Homes dearer than life to Bihar's flood victims - 01 Jan 2008
Madhepura (Bihar), Sept 7 (ANI): People in flood-ravaged Madhepura District of Bihar refused to vacate their homes saying its better to die than lose... in Bihar in 50 years. Millions of people are now living on embankments, roads

Police seize arms and ammunition from Maoists in Bihar - 21 Oct 2008
Gaya, Oct 21 (ANI): Police have recovered a huge cache of arms hidden by Maoists in Bihar's Gaya District.  Acting on a tip-off, the police seized...-two of Bihar's 38 districts are Naxal affected. (ANI) 

Seven killed in Bihar by suspected Maoists - 17 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 17 (IANS) At least seven people have been killed by suspected Maoist guerrilas in two separate incidents in Bihar, police said Monday. A group of armed Maoists shot dead four members of a family late Sunday night

Body of abducted Bihar boy found - 26 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 26 (IANS) The body of a 12-year-old boy, abducted on Nov 15, was found in Bihar's Begusarai district, police said Wednesday. Saurabh Kumar alias Puttu was kidnapped from near his house in Barauni town, about 100 km from

Cold wave kills 18 in Bihar - 18 Dec 2008
Patna, Dec 18 (IANS) At least 18 people have died in Bihar as temperatures dipped drastically in the last few days, official sources said Thursday. Dense fog in many parts of the state early Thursday morning was followed by a cloudy

Bihar villagers remain desperate as flood threat spread - 01 Jan 2008
Patraghat (Bihar), Aug 30 (ANI): Thousands of people, some with all... and submerged roads in Bihar on Friday.  Many children rode on their cows... in many places. More than two million people in distant villages in Bihar

Flooded Kosi affects one million people in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Madhepura (Bihar), Aug 26 (ANI): The swollen Kosi River breaking its... Ganges affecting over a million people in Bihar. Kosi River flows from Nepal to India and is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' for the havoc it wreaks in many

Relief and rescue operation continues in flood-affected Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Purnia (Bihar), Sep 1 (ANI): The army and navy stepped up its efforts on Monday... and facing severe shortages of food in Bihar's Purnia District. Indian Air Force... downstream in Bihar. The waters of the Kosi gushed into the state, inundating

Flood victims loot relief material in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Madhepura (Bihar), Sep 2 (ANI): Flood victims in Bihar's rain-drenched Madhepura District are looting relief material as the deluge continues to affect life... that smashed mud embankments downstream in Bihar state. The waters of Kosi gushed

Trial of scam accused Bihar official to continue - 10 Dec 2008
in the Rs.170 million Bihar flood relief scam, will continue though his suspension was revoked by the Bihar government on health grounds, an official said Wednesday...-hit people of north Bihar in 2004. An inquiry into the matter by the vigilance

Meira Kumar to inspect relief work in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
will visit the flood-affected regions in Bihar today.  During her visit... of Special Task force on Bihar Dr. S C Jha said that flood affected districts... people of Bihar have been rendered homeless due to the worst ever floods caused

Bihar legislator's brother shot dead - 03 Dec 2008
Patna, Dec 3 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United legislator Anant Singh's elder brother and his driver were shot dead Wednesday evening by uindentified criminals here, a police official said. Fazo Singh and the driver died

100,000 fake certificates found in Bihar - 08 Jan 2009
universities have been found in a Bihar town, police said Thursday, even as the government... certificates recovered pertained to the Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Patna; Hindi..., the Bihar government had rejected more than four million applications to check a fake

European Union gives money for Bihar flood victims - 17 Oct 2008
million for Bihar flood victims, EUAsia News reported Friday. The fund...; In August, the Kosi river in Bihar burst its embankment and flooded vast tracts of the eastern Indian state and neighbouring Nepal.   Bihar's

Floods displace thousands in people in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
in Bihar districts bordering Nepal, over 20 lakh people are bearing the brunt of floods... their course. The Bihar government has constituted a technical committee, headed... embankment. So far, 42 people have died in the floods in Bihar, official

Bihar scripts name in golden letters in IIT - 02 Jun 2008
The mines of brain-Bihar always be on top either for bad or good news... snatching first position in IIT, Bihar also earned the jubilance by one of its... educationists in Patna, capital of Bihar. The number of successful candidates

Centre releases Rs 1000 crore for flood-hit Bihar - 28 Aug 2008
Terming Bihar floods as national calamity, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday after undertaking an aerial survey of the flood-hit Bihar announced Rs... and evacuate the stranded public in the flood affected areas of Bihar

Gaya's eunuchs raising funds for Bihar's flood victims - 01 Jan 2008
Gaya (Bihar), Sept.7 (ANI): With the breach in the Kosi river embankment in Kusaha, Nepal, leaving millions of people in north Bihar homeless and marooned, it is people's help that seems to be making the difference to their lives.  

Villagers in Bihar gear up to stop floodwaters - 01 Jan 2008
Bandhar (Bihar), July 14 (ANI): Villagers in Bihar's Bandhar District took an initiative to repair a river bund (embankment) that they consider is vital for their village from getting flooded. Located near the catchment area

Bihar, UP, Assam flood situation continues to be grim - 01 Jan 2008
Patna/Lucknow/Guwahati, Aug 24 (ANI): The flood situation in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam continues to be grim. In Bihar, the Kosi river is wreaking...;Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed government officers to evacuate all

JD-U upbeat over Assocham report lauding Bihar - 03 Jun 2013
Patna, June 3 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leaders are upbeat with an Assocham the report claiming that Bihar is growing at a faster rate than Gujarat."It has again vindicated fast growth and development in Bihar under

Rescue and relief operations intensified in flood ravaged Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
in flood ravaged Bihar as millions await evacuation from the region. More than... embankments downstream in Bihar. The waters of Kosi, known as Bihar's 'river... Singh announced an assistance of rupees ten billion to Bihar for rescue and relief

New medical colleges in Bihar soon: Ramadoss - 12 Jul 2008
Opening of new medical colleges and hospitals in Bihar, ban on smoking inside...) colleges (in Bihar) as soon as possible,” Ramadoss said. With a population of over 83 million, Bihar has only six government and one private medical college

Bihar rolls back hike in court fees - 04 Dec 2008
Patna, Dec 4 (IANS) Bihar has rolled back the hike in fees for filing petitions in courts, an official said Thursday. This move was welcomed by about 80,000 lawyers, including those of the Patna High Court and district courts, who

Bihar on red alert following breach of Kosi barrage - 01 Jan 2008
alert has been sounded in Supaul, Madhepura and Araria districts of Bihar.  ... places. The barrage is maintained by the Bihar Government's Water Resources... of Central Government assistance, sources said.  Bihar's Irrigation Minister

Authorities step up relief work in flood hit Madhepura district of Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Madhepura (Bihar), Aug 30 (ANI): Authorities on Saturday stepped up relief work in Madhepura district of Bihar as people are facing acute shortage of essential... in the Bihar, what was seen in Madhepura today were long queues of people waiting

Bihar ex-top cop to be Jharkhand governor's advisor - 18 Jun 2013
Ranchi, June 18 (IANS) Former Bihar police chief Aanand Shankar will replace Vijay Kumar as Jharkhand governor's advisor, said an official Tuesday."The union... officer and he was Bihar police chief from August 2009 to February 2010

35 arrested for burning man in Bihar - 25 May 2013
Patna, May 25 (IANS) Thirty-five people, including 20 women, were arrested from a Bihar village Saturday on charges of burning the husband of a village head over a land dispute, police said.Jainandan Mandal, husband of Kishanpur Baluwa

Fewer abductions in Bihar, claim police - 15 Nov 2008
that of a schoolboy, a youth and a businessman, have been reported from across Bihar in the last... compiled by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Bihar police said... Kumar, soon after he came to power in Nov 2005, said that Bihar would be made crime

Minor arrested for raping seven-year-old in Bihar - 14 May 2013
Patna, May 14 (IANS) A minor boy was arrested in Bihar early Tuesday for allegedly raping his seven-year-old cousin, police said.The victim was raped Monday in Bima village of Supaul district, around 245 km from here, a police official

Buy land directly to invest in Bihar, says official - 17 May 2013
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Entrepreneurs wanting to invest in Bihar should acquire... was speaking at the "Roadshow on Promotion of Food Processing Industry in Bihar..., which does not attract many investors," he said.Verma said that the Bihar

Suspected Maoists attack train in Bihar - 13 Jun 2013
New Delhi/Patna, June 13 (IANS) Suspected Maoists attacked a passenger train in Bihar's Jamui district Thursday afternoon killing a railway police personnel... in Jamui, some 150 km from the Bihar capital.It appears that the motive was to loot

A Dalit leprosy-striken driven out of Bihar village - 09 Jan 2009
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) A Dalit leprosy-striken man was cast out of the village in Bihar. Driven out of the village along with his two very young daughters, the man had to struggle for survival under the open sky in this chilling winter

Ramadoss, Nitish Kumar to review National Rural Health Mission in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Ramadoss and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will review the progress of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Bihar today.  Dr. Ramadoss is visiting Bihar in connection with a function to celebrate World Population Day.  

Chidambaram hints at providing special status to Bihar - 11 May 2013
to Bihar, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday declared to set up a committee... will qualify under that criteria. Going by whatever information I have, Bihar... to discuss granting of special status to Bihar. The Janata Dal (United) has

Free education project launched for Muslim girls in Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
in Bihar.  Inaugurating a project here last evening, Arjun Singh said... is for an important part of our society," he said.  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish... and the Government of Bihar. Under it, the National Institute of Open

Rahul to launch Congress membership drive in Bihar - 20 Oct 2008
Patna, Oct 20 (IANS) Congress general secretary and Rahul Gandhi will launch a membership drive in Bihar next month to strengthen the party in the state ahead... message that the Congress was gearing up to face the challenge,' Bihar Congress

Bihar approves monthly grant of Rs.5,000 to conjoined twins - 11 Jun 2013
Patna, June 11 (IANS) The Bihar cabinet Tuesday approved a grant of Rs.5,000 per month to 17-year-old conjoined twins living in Patna, an official said... in April.The court ordered the Bihar government to pay the twins and take care

Bollywood stars collect funds for flood-ravaged Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
from the public for providing relief to the flood victims in Bihar. ... for disaster-struck Bihar. "The political parties who are playing regional games... should just remember that firstly we are Indian, and Bihar is part of India," said

Hundreds celebrate Chhath in Bihar jails - 04 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 4 (IANS) Hundreds of prisoners, including women undertrials, have been performing Chhath puja inside the jail premises across Bihar, observing fasts and offering prayers to the sun god, officials said Tuesday. Nearly 30

Journalists working under fear in Bihar - 26 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 26 (IANS) The killing of a journalist by unidentified armed men in a Bihar town has struck fear in the hearts of mediapersons in the state who feel that they can easily be targeted by the criminals and corrupt officials

Task force formed to abolish child labour in Bihar - 04 Jan 2009
Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) A task force has been formed by the Bihar government... labour prevention, followed by Rajasthan and Bihar. Maximum number of children... than six months.   Bihar accounts for 8.9 percent of child labour

Chhath festival concludes peacefully in Bihar - 05 Nov 2008
and ponds across Bihar and offered prayers to the rising sun early Wednesday to mark...; The festival, once limited to Bihar, is fast becoming popular across India due to the large-scale migration of workers from Bihar.   The festival

Job guarantee scheme comes a cropper in Bihar - 18 Dec 2008
Karpi (Bihar), Dec 18 (IANS) Maheshar Manjhi and Karu Paswan, both landless labourers in a Maoist-hit Bihar village, are fed up with the state government... NREGS was funded by the Bihar government under its State Rural Employment

A cold storage in Bihar runs on gas produced from rice husk - 01 Jan 2008
Lagurao Bilandpur (Bihar), July 9 (ANI): A cold storage in Bihar run on gas... system and our main motive is that in Bihar 2000 PACS should be connected... for their use. With this revolution, deficiency of energy is Bihar can be met and farmers

President Patil launches MKVY scheme in Bihar - 16 Feb 2008
On her maiden visit to Bihar, the President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil launched... in Bihar. Under the scheme, the families, whose income is below 60,000 per year... of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh enacted "The Bihar Dowry Restraint Act, 1950"

Sri Lanka donates 50,000 dollars to flood-hit Bihar - 01 Jan 2008
Colombo, Sept 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka has donated 50,000 dollars to Bihar... a cheque for the amount 50,000 dollars to Resident Commissioner of Bihar C K Mishra... of water that smashed mud embankments downstream in Bihar state. The waters