Everything you need to know about Patna Gpo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Patna Gpo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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 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, 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.
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, March 22 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday inaugurated the three-day Bihar Divas celebrations at a ceremony attended by hundreds of people at the historical Gandhi Maidan here.
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 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 central and state governments asking them about steps taken to bring about police reforms and questioned Punjab Police for beating a Dalit woman.
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.
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.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Nearly 40 volunteers of Anna Hazare's recently launched non-political outfit Jantantra Morcha met here Wednesday at Jantar Mantar to fight corruption, a volunteer said.
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.
Patna, Jan 29 (IANS) Gandhi caps with "I am Anna" inscribed on them flooded Bihar Tuesday, a day ahead of activist Anna Hazare's rally here Jan 30.
Patna, Jan 29 (IANS) In a bid to send a political message, activist Anna Hazare has decided to stay at legendary socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan's house in the Bihar capital ahead of his 'Jantantra' rally Wednesday, an official said.
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 17 (IANS) Bihar's population will be 20 crore by the middle of this century, according to a study.
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.
Amritsar/Patna/Mumbai/ Lucknow, Jan 10 (ANI): The Central Government's decision to hike railway fares after almost a decade has upset passengers across India.
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) Mercury plummetted to its lowest in decades in parts of Bihar - to the freezing point in Gopalganj and a mere 1.1 degrees Celsius in capital city Patna - the Met Office here said Wednesday.
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/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 3 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived here Thursday to take part in a three-day Buddhist convention. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar welcomed him.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): President of Republic of Mauritius, Rajkeswur Purryag, arrived here on Thursday on a seven-day state visit to India.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): President of Republic of Mauritius, Rajkeswur Purryag, arrived here on Thursday on a seven-day state visit to India.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): President of Republic of Mauritius, Rajkeswur Purryag, will be paying a seven-day state visit to India beginning on Thursday.
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 27 (IANS) The prevailing intense cold wave has claimed 11 more lives in Bihar, taking the total number of deaths in the state due to inclement weather to 18, an official said Thursday.
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.
Patna, Dec 1 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will inaugurate a three-day international Buddhist convention here in January 2013, an official said Saturday.
Patna, Nov 30 (IANS) A contractual teacher in Bihar's Kishanganj district committed suicide Friday after being depressed over non-payment of his salary for five months, police said.
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.
New Delhi/Patna, Nov 24 (IANS) The BJP's internal troubles resurfaced Saturday with the party taking a serious note of Ram Jethmalani questioning the stance over appointment of new CBI chief and Shatrughan Sinha joining those who have asked Nitin Gadkari to step down as party chief.
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.
New Delhi/Patna. Nov. 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday expressed its condolences to all those who lost their lives in the stampede that took place during the Chhat Puja celebrations in Patna, and said that the incident should not be politicised.
However in tragic ends for the Chhath celebration in country were at least 18 people died during a stampede in Patna, the concluding session of the Chhath puja pass away with peacefully.
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.
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): At least 14 people were killed in a stampede near banks of river Ganga during Chhat Puja celebrations in Patna on Monday evening.
Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) At least 18 people, including eight children and 12 women, mostly devotees, were killed and several others were injured in a stampede during Chhath festival celebrations in Patna Monday evening, police said.
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) Four coaches of the Kurla?Patna Express derailed in Ghazipur, 150 km from here Monday, officials said.
Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) In an another incident of honour killing in Bihar, a man and his two minor children were murdered and his wife critically injured for marrying against her family's wishes, police said Monday.
Dubai, Nov. 19 (ANI): A university professor from Patna, affectionately called 'Love Guru' by youngsters, is setting up a school at his native village Jayrampur in Bihar's Bhagalpur district to teach students lessons in love.
Dala Chhath alias Surya Kshasti, the biggest Hindu Festival of Bihar, begins from Saturday with full devotion and commitment. For smooth celebration of the four-day festival, the administration has employed tight securities on the banks of rivers and ponds.................
Patna, Nov 17 (IANS) Chhath, the four?day festival of Bihar, began early Saturday amid tight security with hundreds of thousands of devotees, mainly married women, thronging river banks and water bodies for a ritual bath before cooking a traditional meal.
Patna, Nov 14 (IANS) Hundreds of people took to the streets and blocked roads here Wednesday to protest against the pathetic condition of the 'ghats' (banks) along river Ganges ahead of Chhath - the most popular Hindu festival in the state, police said.
Patna, Nov.4 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi visited Patna on Sunday afternoon to pay homage to senior BJP leader Kailashpati Mishra, who died on Saturday after a prolonged illness.
Patna, Nov 4 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will hold 'Adhikar' rally in Patna today to put pressure on the Centre to give the state special economic status.
Patna, Nov 3 (IANS) Police are probing a complaint that over Rs.3.5 lakh was stolen by cyber thieves from a reputed Patna doctor's bank account and moved to the account of US presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) Bihar will open a special school for physically challenged children at a confiscated multi-storied building of former police chief Narayan Mishra, an official said Friday.
Patna, Nov 2 (IANS) Thousands of teachers on contract with the Bihar government took to Patna streets Friday, demanding the "right to equal pay for equal work", just two days ahead of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "Adhikar Yatra", police said.
Patna, Nov 1 (IANS) With Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) set to hold a massive rally here Sunday, it is raining money for the railways and private transporters.
Patna, Oct 31 (IANS) An angry Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday asked for immediate rwemoval of hundreds of party hoardings, posters and banners that had come up in the city ahead of his Janata Dal-United's (JD-U) Adhikar rally Nov 4.
Patna (Bihar), oct. 29 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday assured that he would order a fair probe into an allegation of extortion of money demanded by don-turned politician Munna Shukla from the owner of a private engineering college.
