Everything you need to know about Patna Aerodrome: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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Patna, June 18 (IANS) Nearly half-a-dozen people were injured here in a clash, and several trains stopped, roads blocked and top BJP leaders taken into custody across Bihar during the party's state-wide shutdown Tuesday to protest what it called a betrayal by the JD-U.
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Nearly half-a-dozen people were injured here in a clash, several trains were stopped and roads were blocked Tuesday when the BJP began a state-wide shutdown to protest what it called a betrayal by the JD-U.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Sunday that he had told Governor D.Y. Patil that he wanted all 11 BJP ministers out of his ministry as they had stopped attending office.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Sunday that a special session of the assembly will be called Wednesday so that he can prove his majority.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Sunday that a special session of the assembly will be called Wednesday so that he can prove his majority.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) general secretary K.C. Tyagi announced Sunday that his party's long alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had ended.
Patna, June 15 (IANS) Maoists blasted a state-run middle school in Bihar's Jamui district early Saturday, police said.
Patna, June 14 (IANS) With uncertainly threatening Bihar's ruling coalition, most BJP ministers including Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi skipped office for a second straight day Friday.
New Delhi/Patna, June 13 (IANS) In an audacious daylight attack, suspected Maoists attacked a passenger train in Bihar's Jamui district Thursday afternoon, killing a railway police personnel and two passengers, said police and the railway ministry.
New Delhi/Patna, June 13 (IANS) In an audacious daylight attack, suspected Maoists attacked a passenger train in Bihar's Jamui district Thursday afternoon, killing a railway police personnel and two passengers, police said. The Railways, however, said only two people had been injured in the incident.
Patna, June 13 (IANS) Suspected Maoists attacked a passenger train in Bihar's Jamui district Thursday afternoon killing a railway police personnel and injuring half a dozen other people, Additional Director General of Police S.K. Bhardwaj said here.
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) In the cut-throat world of film exhibition, it is very rare for any theatre owner to move away for emotional reasons. But this is what happened when in Patna, the single theatre Mona was converted into twin-theatre multiplex this year. The opening of the new theatre was postponed from May 31 to June 21 just to accommodate "Raanjhanaa".
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Bihar moved a step closer to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's dream of a Metro train service in Patna with the state cabinet Tuesday approving the proposal to prepare a detailed project report (DPR).
Patna, June 10 (IANS) A speeding car crushed five women to death and seriously injured one other person in Bihar's capital early Monday, police said.
New Delhi, Jun3 Jun 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission Wednesday sought a report from human resource development ministry over 18 Dalit students' suicide in country's elite educational institutions and discrimination against them in Patna University.
Patna, June 5 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Wednesday suffered a huge jolt when RJD's Prabhunath Singh won the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat in a by-election by a whopping 137,000 votes.
Patna, May 31 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police Friday arrested two people and recovered fake stamp papers worth Rs.21 lakh from them, police officials said.
Patna, May 31 (ANI): Bihar's vigilance and economic offence's wing has raided the residences of four state government officials and recovered unaccounted for properties valued at over Rs.30 crores.
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): The seventh Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in Sydney, Australia, from November 10 to 12 this year.
Patna, May 23 (IANS) Bihar has decided to buy 200 canines of various breeds at an estimated cost of Rs.17 crore in order to raise 50 more dog squad units to help police in their investigations, officials said Thursday.
Patna, May 23 (IANS) Three women and two children were killed in a Bihar village when they were attacked by an axe-wielding family member who is believed to be mentally challenged, police said Thursday.
Patna, May 21 (ANI): Controversial former lawmaker, Pappu Yadav exited from prison in Patna after being acquitted by a court in the 1998 murder case of a regional communist leader.
Patna, May 20 (ANI): Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Sanjay Singh filed a defamation case against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Monday for allegedly using unparliamentary language against him.
Patna, May 18 (ANI): Controversial former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Parliament Pappu Yadav was acquitted Friday by the Patna High Court in connection with the 1998 murder of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Ajit Sarkar due to lack of evidence.
Patna, May 17 (IANS) The Income Tax (IT) department has served a notice to Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), seeking details of expenses incurred during the party's Parivartan rally held here May 15, an official said Friday.
Patna, May 15 (ANI): A sea of green and white greeted Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, members of his family and other RJD leaders, as his grand "Parivartan Rally (Rally for Change or Transformation) began in Bihar's state capital Patna on Wednesday afternoon.
Patna, May 15 (IANS) Ignoring the scorching mid-May heat, hundreds of thousands of people arrived in the Bihar capital Wednesday for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's Parivartan Rally -- the second after he was ousted from power in 2005.
Patna, May 15 (ANI): In a bid to reassert his popularity with the public, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav will on Wednesday kick-off his 'Parivartan Rally' from here.
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Indian Railways got a boost to its business, thanks to former railway minister Lalu Prasad, whose party Rashtriya Janata Dal has hired 13 special trains to ferry workers and supporters to Patna for his Parivartan Rally here May 15.
Patna, May 5 (IANS) The Bihar capital city's dream of a Metro train may come true by 2016 if the state urban development minister is to be believed. The project is set to cover a distance of 40-km stretch at a cost of Rs.8,000 crore, he said.
Patna, May 4 (ANI): Zoo officials are helping animals to beat the heat by making special arrangements to protect them from rising mercury levels in Patna.
Patna, May 4 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad was injured in a freak accident on Friday when the windshield of a car he was travelling in broke and glass pieces hit him on the head.
Patna, May 3 (IANS) Bihar police have arrested eight people, including two officials of the State Bank of India, for their alleged involvement in withdrawing cash running into crores of rupees from government accounts using forged cheques, officials said Friday.
Patna, April 26 (IANS) Maoists have killed an employee of a construction company in Bihar's Jamui district and torched three vehicles, police said Friday.
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.
Patna/New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The second accused in the five-year-old girl's rape case in Delhi has been arrested from Bihar's Lakhisarai district, police said Monday. A Bihar court has granted Pradeep's three-day transit remand to the Delhi Police.
Patna, April 20 (IANS) A village panchayat in Bihar Saturday ordered social boycott of family of Manoj Kumar, 25, who allegedly raped the five-year-old-girl in Delhi, police said.
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.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked the states and union territories to give details of steps taken for setting up state security commissions in pursuance to its earlier direction for police reforms.
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Seventeen-year-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah welcomed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that did away with the option of a surgery to separate them and directed the state government to grant the family Rs.5,000 per month.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Spiritual leader Swami Pratibhanand, a suspect in the murder of BSP leader and realtor Deepak Bhardwaj in Delhi, is changing hideouts to avoid arrest, police Monday said, adding that plots to kill the politician were also made in January and March.
Bihar government on Friday has ordered a probe to locate registration documents pertaining to lands that were purchased with funds siphoned off during the fodder scam in the state in the mid-1990s.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday frowned over the lack of response from some state governments to its notice seeking information on implementation of police reforms ordered in 2006.
Patna, April 1 (IANS) In welcome news for millions of farms in power-starved Bihar, the state government has sanctioned Rs.300 crore for a dedicated feeder line for agriculture, officials said Monday.
Patna, March 29 (IANS) Two people were killed and over two dozen injured in clashes in Bihar over playing lewd Bhojpuri Holi songs, police Friday said.
Patna, March 22 (IANS) The Patna High Court Friday stayed the arrest of suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Alok Kumar for allegedly demanding Rs.10 crore from a liquor mafia, a government lawyer said.
Patna, March 16 (IANS) All the trains and flights from here to Delhi Saturday were full of thousands of JD-U workers and leaders going to the national capital for the party's 'Adhikar rally' seeking special economic status for Bihar.
Patna, March 14 (IANS) Millions of impoverished farmers in Bihar are paying a heavy price for using chemical fertilizers, which are not only costly but are also contaminating the drinking water and affecting the soil, said a study by Greenpeace India released here Thursday.
Patna, March 13 (IANS) Manoj Yadav and Sukhan Paswan, both daily-wagers working on government sponsored development schemes for years, have reason to be upbeat. They have been informed by a government official that their names will be engraved on a stone plaque on the structure they have helped build, along with the names of the minister, legislator and engineers.
Patna, March 12 (IANS) Hundreds of students took to the streets here Tuesday attacking police, torching vehicles and ransacking public property to protest the killing of a student, police said.
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the union home secretary, chief secretaries, home secretaries and directors general of police (DGPs) of all states and administrators and police commissioners of union territories, asking them about steps taken by them in pursuance of its directions to effect reforms in the functioning of the police in the country.
Patna, Mar.7 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders and activists staged a protest outside the Bihar State Assembly on Thursday against the increasing police brutalities on contractual teachers.
Patna, March 7 (IANS) Train and road services were hit in Bihar Thursday owing to a strike called by contractual teachers to protest against police action during earlier protests.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Taking note of media reports of the thrashing by police of a Dalit woman and her father in Punjab and a group of teachers in the Bihar capital Patna, the Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the chief secretaries of both the states.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The police have arrested a person who made a hoax call Feb 26 to Delhi airport authorities about a bomb on board a Patna-bound Indigo flight thereby delaying it, an official said Monday.
Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Altamas Kabir Saturday expressed "serious concern" over trial by media of persons accused of crime or wrongdoing even before the courts pronounced their judgement.
London, Feb 20 (ANI): A truck in the United Kingdom has been touted as the only vehicle in the world using coffee chaff pellets as fuel, and has also set a speed record in the Guinness World Records to go more than 65 metres per hour (mph).
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Normal life was hit in Bihar Wednesday, the first day of the two-day nationwide strike called by major trade unions to press for various demands, officials said.
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Actor Sushant Singh Rajput will host a private screening of his debut Bollywood film "Kai Po Che!" in his hometown Patna for his childhood friends.
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Thousands of people were stranded across Bihar Wednesday as trains were stopped and key highways blocked by activists affiliated to various trade unions that have called for a nationwide two-day strike.
Patna, Feb.10 (ANI): A local Rotary Club here organised a women's car rally on Sunday with a theme 'drive for literacy' to create awareness about the alarming rise in crimes against women.
Patna, Feb 10 (IANS) Bihar will export organic mushrooms and vegetables grown by hundreds of farmers in Nalanda district to Japan, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and Hungary among other countries, official said.
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman is battling for her life, while her three minor children were killed after being set ablaze allegedly by her husband and in-laws on charge of stealing jewellery in a Bihar village, police said here Thursday.
Patna, Feb 4 (IANS) Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Monday said it was not possible to grant Bihar the status of a special category state but its special package can be improved.
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) A senior official of a Gurgaon-based telecommunication company was arrested here for harassing a woman on the Delhi-Patna Sampoorna Kranti Express, police said Friday.
Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) Maoists Wednesday released eight labourers they abducted in Bihar three days ago, police said.
Once again Patna is going to provide a direction to the nation, which has become a part of its history. Like Jayprakash Narayan, this time social activist and veteran Anna Hazare has chosen Patna for launching his second phase of movement with the blessing of JP.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Designer Samant Chauhan, who hails from a village near Bhagalpur in Bihar, is set to open his first flagship store in Patna. He feels tier-II and tier-III cities are witnessing tremendous growth in terms of fashion and lifestyle.
Patna, Jan 27 (IANS) A group of armed Maoists abducted eight labourers engaged in the construction of a bridge in Bihar's Jamui district early Sunday, police said.
Patna, Jan.26 (ANI): Zoo authorities in Patna, Bihar, have taken steps to provide basic amenities to animals to keep them warm from the harsh winter chill.
Patna, Jan. 14 (ANI): Expressing profound grief over the alleged gang rape and murder of a 32-year-old woman in Bihar's Bhagalpur District, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led NDA Government in the state is investigating the entire matter and strict actions will be taken against those accused of the heinous crime.
Patna, Jan.12 (ANI): Relatives of a deceased pregnant woman vandalised a private hospital here on Saturday, alleging medical negligence on part of doctors.
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) Normal life was affected in Bihar Wednesday as it remained in the grip of intense cold wave conditions. Patna and Bhagalpur recorded the season's lowest temperature at 1.1 degrees Celsius, the Met Office said here.
Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) The intense cold wave has claimed at least 26 lives in Bihar since early Saturday. The bone-chilling north-westerly winds continued blowing across the state, sending temperatures tumbling further down early Monday, officials here said.
Patna/Wajidpur (Bihar), Jan.7 (ANI): Visiting Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag went over to Wajidpur, his ancestral village in Bihar, over the weekend to trace his family roots.
Wajidpur (Bihar), Jan 6 (IANS) Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag turned emotional Sunday as he set foot in his ancestral village in Bihar's Patna district, over a century and a half after his great-grandfather emigrated from it.
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) With one more death reported early Sunday, the toll rose to 11 in the illicit liquor tragedy in the Bihar capital Patna, police said.
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) Five labourers were killed and half a dozen injured in Bihar's Sheohar district Sunday when a rice laden truck overturned and fell into a pond in dense fog, police said.
Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) Businessman, alleged money launderer and tax evader Hasan Ali Khan was sent to 14 days' judicial custody Friday by a Bihar court after he was presented before court in connection with a passport issued to him on a fake address here, police said.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India and Mauritius, the strategically located Indian Ocean island nation, Friday decided to intensify counter-piracy cooperation and explored ways to scale up bilateral trade and investment.
Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) Two more accused have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a 12-year-old girl in a Bihar village last week, police said here Wednesday.
Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) Clear skies and bright sunshine greeted people in Bihar on the first day of the new year Tuesday.
Patna, Dec 30 (IANS) Two people have been arrested for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a student in a Bihar village, police said Sunday.
Patna, Dec 27 (IANS) A 12-year-old girl was gang-raped by three youths in a village here, police said Thursday. The crime took place two days ago and an FIR was lodged after intervention by senior officials.
Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) Eighteen doctors have been sacked by the Bihar government after they failed to join prison duty, an official said Wednesday.
Patna, Dec 24 (IANS) Christians in Bihar's capital will tone down Christmas celebrations in solidarity with the Delhi gang-rape victim who is battling for life.
Patna, Dec.24 (ANI): Underprivileged girls are being given karate training as part of a self-defence programme in Patna, Bihar, amid growing public outrage over the lack of safety for women across the country.
Patna, Dec 14 (IANS) Bihar's first KFC outlet has been sealed as it was running without a licence, state Food Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said Friday.
Patna, Dec 14 (IANS) Bihar's first KFC outlet has been sealed after it was found to be running without a licence, state Food Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said Friday.
Patna, Dec 7 (IANS) The Patna High Court Friday cancelled the appointment of six vice chancellors (VCs) and four pro-vice chancellors (Pro-VCs) of seven universities in Bihar over alleged illegalities in their appointments.
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, Dec 5 (IANS) Opposition legislators Wednesday staged a walkout from the Bihar assembly after the state government gave a clean chit to the administration over the death of 18 people in a stampede here during the Chhath festival last month.
London, Nov 27 (IANS) A passenger aircraft could one day be flown by remote by pilots sitting in a control room hundreds of miles away, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
Patna, Nov 27 (IANS) A Mauritius information centre that will operate as a resource centre to help Mauritians of Indian origin, most of them from Bihar, trace their roots will soon come up here.
Patna, Nov.23 (ANI): Relatives of stampede victims took to the streets of Patna on Friday to demand proper compensation, jobs and houses from the state government.
Patna, Nov.20 (ANI): Utter chaos prevailed in hospitals of Patna, a day after a stampede claimed at least 17 lives, including children during the Chhath Festival.
Patna, Nov 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday cancelled the dinner for members of parliament and the state legislature of the ruling Janata Dal?United (JD?U) following the death of 18 people, mostly children and women, during the Chhath festival celebrations in Patna.
Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday night refuted reports that a bamboo bridge collapse caused the death of 18 people during Chhath festival celebrations here.
Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) At least 18 people, including children and women, mostly devotees, were killed and several others were injured in a stampede during Chhath festival celebrations in Patna Monday evening, police said.
Patna, Nov. 19 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Yadav blamed the Nitish Kumar-led state government for the for the mishap claiming more than 14 lives in Patna During 'Chhath Puja' on Monday.
