Everything you need to know about Ag Bihar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Ag Bihar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Patna, May 22 (IANS) Bihar Wednesday launched a survey using aerial photography for updating land records, officials said.
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.
Patna, May 22 (IANS) A bridegroom was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a Bihar village late Tuesday, minutes before he was to be married, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) On the eve of the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, opinion polls have not brought any cheer to the government, predicting slide in the ruling alliance's tally amid rising dissatisfaction among large sections of urban voters over its performance.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) On the eve of the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, opinion polls have not brought any cheer to the government, predicting slide in the ruling alliance's tally amid dissatisfaction among large sections of urban voters over its performance.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was named as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma will be the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, replacing Vinod Rai, who retires May 22, the government announced Tuesday.
Patna, May 20 (ANI): Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, ruled out rift among coalition partners in the State and added that each party had its own ideology and agenda.
Patna, May 20 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Sanjay Singh Monday filed a defamation case against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad for allegedly using unparliamentary language against him.
Patna, May 19 (IANS) Bihar's BJP leaders are miffed after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not allow allow BJP MP Kirti Azad to speak at a meeting with officials Sunday.
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Entrepreneurs wanting to invest in Bihar should acquire land directly from farmers as land acquisition by the government would cost more, a top government official said Friday.
Bihar Board class 12th results 2013 has been declared for science stream by the Bihar School Examination Board
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): The Planning Commission has approved an annual plan outlay of Rs. 34,000 crore for Bihar for the financial year 2013-14.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) With the focus on empowering women, the NGO Breakthrough will launch a campaign in Bihar and Jharkhand to raise awareness against child marriage, officials said Wednesday.
Patna, May 15 (ANI): Highlighting the rising cases of atrocities against the feminine gender and the rise in abduction cases, former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Wednesday launched a frontal attack on the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Government in the state, and urged the people to overthrow the 'corrupt' from power.
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.
Ranchi, May 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will review progress in the security situation and development initiatives in the Naxal-affected districts of the Jharkhand today.
Patna, May 13 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday pinned hope on the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre for the granting of special status to his state.
Patna, May 13 (ANI): United States Ambassador to India Nancy Powell inaugurated the American Business Corner (ABC) in Patna on Monday and called for more collaborative projects between native industries and those in her country.
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Three bridegrooms in Bihar returned home dejected in 24 hours after their brides turned them away as "unsuitable".
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that the assurance regarding the Nalanda University has given in Parliament would definitely be implemented and it will continue to receive all central assistance in the next ten years
Gumla (Jharkhand), May 12 (ANI): Five sympathizers of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested from Jharkhand's Gumla district.
Patna, May 12 (ANI): Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that Nalanda University would continue to receive all central assistance in the next ten years.
Patna, May 11 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said that Bihar will be accorded special category status after the change of criteria.
Patna, May 11 (ANI): Hinting that the Centre might provide special status to Bihar, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday declared to set up a committee to determine the new criteria for backwardness.
Patna, May 11 (IANS) Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said that Bihar will be accorded special category status after the change of criteria.
Patna, May 9 (IANS) A six-month-old baby succumbed to a deadly mosquito-borne disease in Bihar Thursday, taking the toll from the disease to three in 2013, and 16 children have been admitted to hospitals in Muzaffarpur, officials said.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Sanskrit universities in the country are facing a shortage of teachers, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor told the Lok Sabha Wednesday.
Patna, May 7 (IANS) Power-starved Bihar plans to buy 1,000 MW in the open market from 2015 to meet the shortfall in its power requirements and keep the chief minister's promise of power for all before 2015 assembly polls, officials here said Tuesday.
Washington, May 6 (IANS) A power venture formed by Indian and North American energy professionals plans to create a role model for the world by lighting up famed Buddhist sites in Bihar with a $240 million (Rs. 13 billion) solar energy project as part of a corporate social responsibility initiative.
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A person was killed and four others of a family were seriously injured after a bomb exploded in their house Sunday in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said.
Patna, May 5 (IANS) A seven-year-old child was raped in Bihar's Nawada district by a youth, who was later arrested, police said Sunday.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) From matka silk of Bihar, chanderi from Madhya Pradesh, and chiffons and woven yardages along with borders from Benaras, one can experience the kaleidoscope of India's rich culture and tradition in designer brand Ekru's latest collection.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The union cabinet Wednesday revived two railway locomotive projects in Bihar by starting new bidding process, official sources said. The estimated cost of the two projects is over Rs.3,346 crore.
Patna, April 30 (IANS) Nearly one and a half years after the assembly passed it, the Bihar cabinet Tuesday notified the legislation setting up a three-member Lokayukta with jurisdiction to probe corruption charges against public servants from the chief minister down to lowest rung of government employees.
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) Global infrastructure major GMR Group Tuesday said it has started commercial operation in the first unit of its 1,400 mega watt (MW) power plant in Odisha.
Patna, April 30 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl committed suicide in a village in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after a teacher of a madrasa (Muslim seminary) tried to molest her, police said Tuesday.
Patna, April 30 (IANS) Grief and anger replaced gaiety when two people were killed in celebratory fire during a marriage ceremony in Bihar's Aurangabad district, police said Tuesday.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi Saturday described Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as an "honest" person and hoped she would tack action against West Bengal politicians involved with the chit fund mess and the tainted Saradha Group.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Sushil Kumar Modi, chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on implementing the goods and services tax (GST), Saturday called for an "independent mechanism" to decide the compensation for losses that states would incur after the new indirect tax regime is enforced.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Emphasising that states do not have laws to stop fraudulent companies from duping depositors, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Friday said the centre has the responsibility to enact effective laws against such firms and sought the immediate intervention of the prime minister in the chit fund muddle.
Patna, April 27 (IANS) The nomination of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader C.P. Thakur's son as the party's candidate for the May 9 by-polls to the Bihar legislative council has drawn criticism from others in the party, with one leader terming it "unacceptable".
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Around 85 percent of households with no access to a proper toilet in rural Bihar want one, a study by a health organisation said Friday.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday sent Manoj Sah, the prime accused in a five-year-old Delhi girl's rape-and-torture case, to five days' police custody to confront him with Pradeep, another accused in the case.
Patna, April 25 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas abducted five labourers engaged in road construction in Bihar late Wednesday, but released three of them early Thursday, police said.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday issued a fresh production warrant against Manoj Sah, the prime accused in a five-year-old Delhi girl's rape and torture case, to present him in court the day after.
Patna, April 24 (IANS) Three people have been arrested in Bihar for abducting and raping the mother and sister of a youth as a revenge for his eloping with the sister of one of the accused, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday sent Pradeep, the second accused in a five-year-old girl's rape and torture case, to four days of police custody.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The UPA's flagship rural job guarantee scheme has drawn flak from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on various counts, including diversion of funds, impermissible works undertaken to the tune of about Rs.2,252 crore, and projects worth Rs.4,070 crore left incomplete.
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Reiterating that central government assistance is necessary for the debt-stressed West Bengal, industry lobby Assocham Tuesday said the centre should grant Rs.20,000 crore development-linked package to the state as its financial "problem is more serious than Bihar".
Patna, April 23 (IANS) After attaining record production in 2012-13, Bihar has set a target of 100 lakh tonnes of paddy this year by using the SRI (System of Root Intensification) method of cultivation, an official Tuesday said.
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The poorest of poor are not able to exercise their rights under the job guarantee act and irregularities have been noticed in works under the government's ambitious scheme, a CAG report tabled in parliament Tuesday said.
Patna, April 23 (IANS) Tension between Bihar's ruling parties is escalating by the day with both the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) preparing their workers for a split.
Patna, April 23 (IANS) Bihar Tuesday launched a special vaccination drive to cover 1.8 million children against Japanese encephalitis, a minister here said.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The 19-year-old second gang-rape accused arrested from Bihar Monday has confessed to his crime and said that he has "committed a big mistake", police said Monday.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Police slapped gang-rape charges on the two men, including a 19-year-old who was nabbed from Bihar Monday, in the barbaric rape of a five-year-old girl as parliament hotly debated rising rapes and "depravity" in society, with many demanding death for child rapists.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Addressing Members of Parliament on Monday, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said an inquiry has been ordered into the lapses on part of police in connection with the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi's Gandhinagar area,but added that such incidents don't just happen in the national capital.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Police have arrested a second man for the brutal rape of a five-year-old Delhi girl and he is being brought to the capital from Bihar, Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said Monday.
Patna, April 22 (IANS) Villagers in her native village in Bihar have been sending up prayers for the recovery of the five-year-old girl who was brutally raped in the national capital, after she was abducted April 15 and held captive over two days.
Patna, April 22 (IANS) The second accused in the five-year-old girl's rape case in Delhi has been arrested from Bihar, police said Monday.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Support of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party would be crucial for the Congress-led UPA during the remainder of budget session of parliament as the government's failure to get the finance bill passed will imply its lose of majority and result in early elections, say analysts and political observers.
Muzaffarpur (Bihar), April 21 (ANI): The wife of Manoj, the prime accused in the brutal rape of a five-year old girl in New Delhi, has declared her husband is innocent and demanded his release amid nationwide protests.
Patna, April 21 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has searched four districts of Bihar for Tahseen Akhtar, allegedly a member of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) involved in terrorist strikes in the country, police said Sunday.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) As Bihar's growth story under the Nitish Kumar administration gets increasingly talked and written about, a book based on a study of the state over the past three decades contends that development has been highly concentrated in urban areas while manufacturing and agriculture have seen little growth.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The man who brutally tortured and raped a five-year-old girl here had fled to his hometown in Bihar thinking that the victim was dead, police said Saturday, adding that he was being brought to Delhi.
After a lacklustre career in the 1990s and the first few years of the 21st century when he remained in the shadow of both friends and foes, Nitish Kumar has now emerged in the full glare of the political spotlight with his name being mentioned as a possible prime minister.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A 25-year-old Delhi rape accused has been arrested from Bihar, police said Saturday.
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Livid at the central government for approving a special package of Rs.12,000 crore for Bihar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday accused the Congress-led UPA of "political discrimination" and "depriving" her cash-strapped state.
Patna, April 19 (IANS) Bihar's political parties are divided over the central government's special grant of Rs.12,000 crore for the state, with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) saying it was not a political move.
New Delhi, Apr. 19 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday welcomed the Congress-led UPA Government's move to approve Rs. 12,000 crore package for Bihar, saying the monetary relief would help improve the state's economy.
Gaya (Bihar), April 19 (ANI): A large number of Buddhist monks organised special prayers in Gaya, Bihar, for world peace and for the protection of the heritage sites as they celebrated 'World Heritage Day this week.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Amid speculation over the future of the BJP-JD-U ruling alliance in Bihar, the union cabinet Thursday substantially enhanced the special grant for the state to Rs.12,000 crore for the next four years.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved Rs. 12,000 crore package for Bihar.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) With fissures appearing in its alliance with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday instructed its leaders from Bihar to restrain from reacting on the comments from the other side.
Nagpur/New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): Refuting reports that he had assured Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that Narendra Modi would not be projected as Prime Minister's candidate, former BJP president Nitin Gadkari said that the meeting took place in in July 2012 to review the NDA strategy and the ongoing political situation in the country.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The BJP does not want any ally to leave the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), party president Rajnath Singh said Wednesday as speculation mounted over the future of its ties with the Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
In another step towards the empowerment of women in the state, Bihar government has approved a reservation of 35 percent for women in the direct recruitment of constables and sub-inspectors, an official said Wednesday.
Patna, April 17 (IANS) Bihar has approved 35 percent reservation for women in the direct recruitment of constables and sub-inspectors, an official said Wednesday.
Patna, April 17 (IANS) The Bihar cabinet has declared sparrow as the state animal, marigold as the state flower and peepal as the state tree, an official said Wednesday.
Patna/Kolkata/New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Tuesday ruled out a threat to the Nitish Kumar-led coalition government in Bihar even if the BJP walked out, while the latter termed the attack on its leader Narendra Modi as "unfortunate and objectionable".
Patna, April 16 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi Tuesday said the attack on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi by the ruling alliance partner Janata Dal-United (JD-U) was "unfortunate and objectionable".
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Playing down talks of rift with ally Janata Dal-United (JD-U), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said there was no threat to their coalition government in Bihar.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and asked the BJP to name its prime ministerial candidate by the year-end, the BJP on Monday denied any rift in their alliance.
Patna, April 15 (IANS) The equation between Bihar's ruling parties was uneasy Monday with JD-U leaders backing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in pushing for a secular candidate for prime minister while the BJP brass maintained that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi could not be sacrificed for the sake of the alliance.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The amendments of the second administrative reforms commission (ARC) are against the principles of federalism, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Monday.
New Delhi, Apr. 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday downplayed party leader Yashwant Sinha's remark backing veteran L.K. Advani to be the NDA's choice for the Prime Minister's post if the alliance comes to power after the next Lok Sabha polls, saying the party's parliamentary board would take a final call on the candidate for the coveted post.
Patna, April 14 (IANS) At least four women drowned and one was missing Sunday after a boat carrying them capsized in the Gandak river in Bihar, officials said.
Patna, April 14 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party president and a Rajya Sabha MP Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, calling him a "double faced" individual.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A day after the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) came out against Narendra Modi's prime ministerial candidature, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday took a dig at Modi, saying one state's model of development cannot be a possible answer to India's ills.
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): Reiterating his party's demand for a secular prime ministerial candidate, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said that the Janata Dal (United) is not ready to compromise on secularism.
In his first such type of attack, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took a dig at his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi on his develop model and said that is not sufficient for all the states. He said that Indian electorate was intelligent enough to see through speeches which was certainly a attack on Modi
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday took a dig at his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi, who has been espousing his model of development as a possible answer to India's ills.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav Sunday said the party had been weakened since it merged with the Samata Party and there were many challenges facing it.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Exhibiting its antipathy to the projection of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the NDA's prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the JD-U Saturday found fault with the alliance management of the BJP but did not signal that it was moving closer to the Congress.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was "unsuccessful" in dealing with the 2002 riots in the state, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) said Saturday.
As it can be understand the agenda of JDU for the coming elections, but the ongoing party council meeting hints another side of the story. Yes in what could be seen as a clear indication at the Janata Dal-United meeting
New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI): In what could be seen as a clear indication that the Janata Dal-United cannot accept Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the NDA's Prime Ministerial candidate, a poster put up outside the venue of the party's two-day national executive meeting presently underway in the national capital shows Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a potential candidate to take on Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for the coveted throne in 2014.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is not in the prime ministerial race, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) said Saturday.
Patna, April 13 (IANS) Mining licences of 194 stone crusher units operating in Bihar's Rohtas district have been cancelled following the rrevokation of their no-objection certificates (NOCs) by the state pollution control board, an official said Saturday.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United began a meeting here Saturday amid signals that the party may not immediately press the BJP to declare a prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections, while maintaining its reservations over Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
