Everything you need to know about Bhojpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bhojpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Patna, May 8 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy from Bihar has cracked the preliminary examination of the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE). He is the youngest to pass the exam.
Patna, March 26 (IANS) A Bhojpuri folk singer from Bihar was honoured by the Mauritius government on the occasion of 'Bihar Diwas' celebrations in the Indian Ocean island nation, officials said Tuesday.
Gaya, Dec 31 (IANS) Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag will visit his ancestral village in Bihar Jan 6 in search of his roots, an official said Monday.
Patna, Dec 21 (IANS) Bihar Police have written to the state government to seize the properties of liquor mafia dons following the deaths of more than 50 people, mostly the poor, from illicit liquor in various regions across the state.
Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) Three more people died Tuesday after drinking spurious liquor in Bihar's Gaya town, taking the toll to 10, including two women, police said. Almost a dozen others are battling for their lives in hospital.
Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) Seven people, including two women, have died after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Gaya town, police said Tuesday.
Patna, Dec 9 (IANS) The death toll in a hooch tragedy in Bihar has risen to 26 with eight more people losing their lives, police said Sunday.
Patna, Dec 8 (IANS) The death toll from consuming moonshine in Bihar rose to 18 Saturday morning with 11 more people losing their lives in the past 24 hours, police said.
Arrah (Bihar), Dec. 7 (ANI): At least seven persons were dead after drinking bootleg liquor laced with chemicals on Friday in Arrah city of Bihar's Bhojpur District.
Patna, Dec 7 (IANS) At least seven people, including a woman, died after they consumed spurious liquor in a village in Bihar's Bhojpur district, police said Friday.
Patna/Madhubani (Bihar), Oct.15 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday pulled up senior officials for mishandling local issues that precipitated the protest and arson leading to police firing on protesters in the state's Madhubani District.
Patna, Oct 14 (IANS) A 24-year-old-youth, seriously injured Saturday in police firing in Bihar's Madhubani district, succumbed to his injuries Sunday, sparking fresh protests in the restive region, an official said. The death toll in the violent protest has now reached three.
Patna, Oct 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday deferred his 'Adhikar Yatra' to Buxar and Bhojpur districts in the wake of violent protests in Madhubani over the killing of two people in police firing Friday, an official said.
Patna, Sep 11 (IANS) With 10 more bodies, mostly of children and women, recovered Tuesday, the toll in a boat capsize in Bihar's Bhojpur district has risen to 21, police said.
Bhojpur (Bihar), Sept 10 (ANI): At least 11 people have died and 25 are feared to have drowned in Sone river, after a boat carrying them capsized here on Monday.
Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 11 people, mostly children and women, drowned and over 25 people were missing after an overcrowded boat capsized in the Sone river in Bihar's Bhojpur district early Monday, police said.
Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) At least six people, including two children and two women, drowned and nearly 20 people were missing after an overcrowded boat capsized in the Sone river in Bihar's Bhojpur district early Monday, police said.
Patna, Aug 31(IANS) Prince Pandey, an accused in the murder of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh, was arrested near Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, police said Friday.
Patna, Aug 28 (IANS) Police in Bihar have filed a chargesheet against six people for the murder of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh.
Patna July 25 (IANS) Country's apex panel for the Scheduled Castes has summoned top administrative and police officials of Bihar to explain inaction during arson and vandalism at a Dalit hostel in Ara town after the killing of Ranvir Sena chief June 1, officials Wednesday said.
Patna, July 12 (IANS) Bihar will provide sanitary napkins at a nominal cost in rural areas of its 10 districts to raise awareness about menstrual health and hygiene among the women, an official said.
Patna, June 6 (IANS) A special investigation team (SIT) of the Bihar Police has arrested a close aide of a ruling party legislator in connection with the June 1 killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', police said Wednesday.
Patna, June 6 (ANI): The Government of Bihar on Wednesday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry into the killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh alias Mukhiya.
Patna, June 5 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday called for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh alias 'Mukhiya'.
Patna, June 4 (IANS) Seven people were arrested in Bihar's Bhojpur district Monday in connection with the June 1 killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', police said.
Patna, June 4 (IANS) Seven people were arrested in Bihar's Bhojpur district Monday in connection with the June 1 killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', police said.
Patna, June 3 (ANI): Union Home Secretary R K Singh said the Centre would offer assistance to the Bihar government, if need arises, to tackle the violence which had hit the state after the funeral procession of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh, alias 'Mukhiya'.
Patna, June 2 (ANI): The funeral procession of slain Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh alias Mukhiya turned violent here on Saturday, as thousands of Singh's supporters set afire police outposts, private vehicles, attacked police personnel and mediapersons, besides blocking the busy Bailey Road for several hours.
Patna, June 2 (IANS) Thousands Saturday joined the funeral procession of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', whose killing in Bihar a day earlier sparked widespread violence.
Patna, June 1 (IANS) An indefinite curfew was imposed in Ara town and red alert was sounded across Bihar Friday, after unidentified gunmen shot dead Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', chief of the outlawed Ranvir Sena, police said. The state police chief has ordered a high-level probe into the killing.
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday downplayed reports of caste violence in Bihar following the killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh alias 'Mukhyia'.
Patna, June 1 (IANS) An indefinite curfew was imposed in Ara town and red alert was sounded in Bihar's four districts Friday, after unidentified gunmen shot dead Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', chief of the outlawed Ranvir Sena, police said.
Arrah (Bihar), June 1 (ANI): Massive violence broke out in Bihar's Arrah town on Friday following the murder of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh alias 'Mukhyia'.
Patna, April 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML) will move the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court verdict acquitting 23 men convicted in the 1996 massacre of 21 people by the upper-caste Ranvir Sena militia in Bhojpur, party officials said Friday.
New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI): Social activist Swami Agnivesh on Tuesday expressed shock over acquittal of 23 persons accused of killing 21dalits in the 1996 Bhojpur massacre case in Bihar by the Bihar High Court.
Patna, April 17 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Bihar took to the streets Tuesday against a Patna High Court verdict acquitting 23 men convicted for the 1996 massacre of 21 people, mostly women and children, by the upper-caste Ranvir Sena in Bhojpur district.
Patna, Dec 10 (ANI): The Nitish Kumar Government has decided to scrap the existing allocation of funds for Local Area Development (LAD) scheme for Bihar MLAs and MLCs in an attempt to get rid of corruption.
New Delhi, Nov.7 (ANI): Election campaigning for the fifth and final phase of Bihar State Assembly elections for 35 constituencies concluded here on Sunday evening.
Patna, Nov 6 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday took it upon himself to demonstrate the functioning of EVMs while campaigning for his close aide and minister Shyam Rajak.
Patna, Oct 15 (ANI): The notification for the fifth phase of the six-phased State Assembly elections in Bihar was issued here today.
Bhopal, Feb 11 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari arrived in Bhopal on Thursday morning on a two-day visit of the state.
Bhojpur (Bihar), Sep 5 (ANI): A Sub divisional magistrate in Bhojpur in Bihar has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant (NBW) against Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray on Friday for his alleged uncharitable and inflammatory remarks against the Biharis.
Jaipur, Aug 26 (ANI): The Rajasthan Government has declared 26 districts in the State as drought-hit.
Gaya, Aug 19 (ANI): Maoists in Bihar, where 26 of the 38 districts have been declared as drought-hit, have been guarding water resources in their villages to prevent from being misused by neighbouring villagers.
Patna, Aug 10 (ANI): The Bihar Government has declared 26 districts in the State as drought-hit.
Patna, May 20 (IANS) A man in a village in Bihar's Bhojpur district declined to carry out his father's order to desert his wife and marry another woman. The enraged father and other relatives beat the son to death, police said Wednesday.
Patna, April 14 (IANS) A Bihar villager has filed a petition against BJP leader L.K. Advani, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his JD-U colleague Sharad Yadav for breach of trust in beguiling him into voting for the NDA in the state elections on the promise of better governance.
Patna, April 13 (IANS) The Bihar government has sent mathematics wizard Vashistha Narayan Singh, who has been suffering for long from schizophrenia, to New Delhi for treatment. But political activists see it as a pre-poll move to woo a particular caste.
Patna, Jan 12 (IANS) In the drive to make Bihar a crime-free state, the police have sought divine intervention by performing special prayers at the railway stations to prevent any wrongdoing in trains.
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.
Kathmandu, Nov 14 (IANS) Indian public sector hydropower undertaking Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam has kicked off survey on a coveted 402MW project in north Nepal amidst local rumblings.
