Everything you need to know about Vaishali: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Vaishali: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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 22 (IANS) Thousands of Delhi Metro commuters were hit Wednesday morning with voltage fluctuations forcing trains on the blue line to run at a restricted speed.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A Delhi-based couple were arrested from Kolkata for duping several banks by forging documents, police said Saturday.
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.
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Iccha, one of the lead characters in "Uttaran", dies in the popular TV show. Vaishali Takkar, who plays her onscreen mom, says such things happen in a serial and feels viewers won't miss Iccha as Meethi will compensate for her absence.
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Mekhala Chadar is a traditional Assamese attire, which not everyone knows about, feels designer Vaishali S, who focused on the attire with her collection, which she unveiled Monday at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer-Resort 2013.
The Adhika rrally organized by Janata Dal (U) remained a major message to the center by chief minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar. He becomes succeeded to give a message to the center about the right of special package of Bihar.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Thousands of Delhi Metro commuters were hit Thursday as a technical glitch hit the blue line, forcing trains to run at a restricted speed.
Ghaziabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said the government has introduced "world-class" technology that improved tax compliance, resulting in a boost to the exchequer.
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) A Bihar court Thursday awarded the death penalty to a 45-year-old man for raping and killing a minor girl four years ago, a lawyer said.
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian film icons Priyadarshan, Santosh Sivan and Mohanlal have contributed hugely in giving a new lease of life to paan shop owner-turned-film director Suresh Krisshnan's new film.
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Dec.24 (ANI): Thousands of devotees thronged the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple over the weekend in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli district to seek the blessings of Lord Vishnu on the occasion of the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) A programme to commemorate 10 years of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), scheduled for Monday, was cancelled after the national capital was rocked by protests over the gangrape of a 23-year-old, Metro officials said.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Angry at the alleged police inaction over the murder of a villager, a mob set fire to a banquet hall under the Karkardooma Metro station in east Delhi, leading to disruption in Delhi Metro services for two hours, police said.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Angry at the alleged police inaction over the murder of a villager, a mob set fire to a banquet hall under the Karkardooma Metro station in east Delhi, leading to disruption in Delhi Metro services for two hours, police said.
Patna, Nov 1 (IANS) A Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader, Ashok Kushwaha, was shot dead in Bihar's Vaishali district early Thursday, police said.
Pune, Oct 31 (IANS) In a unique citizen driven initiative to combat the traffic mess, over two million Puneites will Thursday thumb their noses at self-owned private vehicles and opt for public buses.
Chennai, Oct 21 (IANS) N.R. Visakh of Tamil Nadu, with 10.0 points, emerged champion after a tense final round in the RAMCO 26th National Under-13 Open and Girls chess championship here Sunday.
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) Top seeded R. Vaishali of Tamil Nadu emerged the champion with a round to spare in the girls section after the 10th and penultimate round of the RAMCO 26th National Under-13 Open and Girls chess championship, here Saturday.
Ghaziabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Luckless in the job market, a woman jumped to her death from the ninth floor of a newly-constructed multi-storeyed building in the Vaishali area of Ghaziabad Friday, police said.
Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) National Under-11 champion and top seed R. Vaishali of Tamil Nadu lead with 8.0 points in the girls section after the eighth round of the RAMCO 26th National Under 13 Open and Girls chess championship here Thursday.
Chennai, Oct 17 (IANS) Top seed and FIDE Master V.R. Aravindh Chithambaram shared the lead with his Tamil Nadu statemate N.R. Visakh with 6.5 points in the Open section after the seventh round of the RAMCO 26th National Under-13 Open and Girls chess championship here Wednesday.
Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) Fourth seeded N.R. Visakh of Chennai held top seed FIDE Master V.R. Aravindh Chithambaram to a draw in the sixth round of the RAMCO 26th National Under-13 Open and Girls chess championship here Tuesday to join leaders Aravindh Chithambaram (TN) and Ritviz Parab (Goa) with 5.5 points.
Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) Madurai's top seed V.R. Aravindh Chithambaram defeated statemate Aniruddh Aiyengar and shared the lead with 4 points after the fourth round of the RAMCO 26th National Under-13 Open and Girls Chess Championship here Monday.
Chennai, Oct 13 (IANS) Top seed and FIDE Master V.R. Aravindh Chithambaram was off to a winning start in defending his title in the first round of the RAMCO 26th National Under-13 Open and Girls Chess Championship here Saturday.
Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) The RAMCO 26th National Under-13 Open and Girls Chess Championship is all set to begin here Saturday with two reigning champions from Tamil Nadu in the girls section R. Vaishali (U-11) and C. Lakshmi (U-9) headlining a field of 101 players.
Patna, Sep 29 (IANS) An elected rural representative and his son were shot dead by Maoists in Bihar's Vaishali district, police said Saturday.
Latur, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi paid their last respects to former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh in Babhalgaon village here Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP chief Nitin Gadkari were among leaders from across the political spectrum who paid tributes to union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who died at a Chennai hospital Tuesday.
Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) Goa Governor B.V. Wanchoo and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday condoled the death of union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday condoled the death of "trusted colleague" Vilasrao Deshmukh, who passed away after prolonged illness at a Chennai hospital and said the country has lost an "illustrious son."
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday condoled the death of union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, saying the "towering leader of Maharashtra" was "an esteemed colleague and a dear friend".
Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) A Rajasthan Police inspector was arrested here Tuesday for helping two molestation accused escape by beating up a team of policemen that had gone to their house to arrest them, officials said.
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Debarun Mukherjee Sunday showcased a wide range of traditional clothing for both men and women, including layered skirts, high collared tops, pleated pants, saris and sherwanis at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week-Winter Festive 2012. The designer says his clothes are comfortable and wearable.
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Looking graceful in a light rich ivory brocade sari with traditional rudraksh designs embroidered all over it and a pink kajeeveram blouse, Kirron Kher Sunday walked the ramp for Gaurang Shah as the showstopper at the Lakme Fashion Week Winer-Festive 2012.
Ghaziabad, July 30 (IANS) The sudden failure of the Northern Grid Monday severely affected the NCR towns of Ghaziabad, Noida, Meerut and Bulandshahr, hitting common people and businesses alike. The 14-hour power failure also disrupted the movement of trains passing through Ghaziabad for Delhi.
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Chanchal Sharma, a resident of Noida, was stopped by her parents from taking part in the indefinite fast held by Team Anna against corruption. The 23-year-old, however, rebelled against the diktat and has been fasting at Jantar Mantar for what she thinks is a good cause.
Patna, July 17 (IANS) Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), which provides medical humanitarian aid worldwide, is waging a war against kala azar in Bihar.
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.
Nagpur (Maharashtra), June 28 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a woman here Thursday slashed the throat of her four-year-old daughter while she was sleeping, police said.
Patna, June 14 (IANS) Asked to pay a Rs.1,000 bribe, a landless Bihar farmer begged to differ. And he vented his ire by collecting alms and sending the amount to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with the request it be paid to the corrupt police officer who had asked for it.
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Thousands of Delhi Metro passengers were stranded after a technical snag hit services between Dwarka and Noida City Centre/Vaishali during Friday morning peak hours.
Patna, April 10 (IANS) Bihar has decided to involve village youths to help fight kala azar, a disease transmitted by the sand fly that killed over 70 people last year.
Patna, March 29 (IANS) A bigger version of the famous 12th century Angkor Vat temple in Cambodia is set to come up in Bihar's Vaishali district. And with some help from corporate houses and rich Indians abroad, it aims to be the world's largest Hindu temple.
Due to a minor signalling defect, commuters of blue line section of Delhi Metro suffered a lot of trouble.
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), March 26 (IANS) The body of a property dealer was found Monday dumped in a box-bed in a Vaishali locality apartment here. Police suspect it to be case of murder.
Agartala, Dec.8 (ANI): Over 1500 students from eight northeastern states recently took part in a three-day-long Northeastern Students National Integration Movement program.
Patna, Oct. 29 (ANI): Bihar's Director-General of Police Neelmani has said that the third phase of polls in the state was by and large peaceful.
Vaishali (Bihar), Oct. 29 (ANI): Residents of Vaishali in Bihar have decided to boycott the ongoing Bihar state assembly elections, citing poor development as their reason for doing so.
Patna, Oct.28 (ANI): The third phase of Bihar State Assembly elections today witnessed about 53 per cent of the 1.03 eligible voters exercising their franchise here on Thursday.
Patna (Bihar), Oct. 28 (ANI): Voting in the third phase of state assembly elections in Bihar got underway from 7 a.m. this morning, and it is expected that over ten million voters will exercise their franchise to elect candidates to 48 constituencies.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): A thick fog enveloped the national capital, caused train and flight delays on Monday.
Coimbatore, Oct. 24 (ANI): The first All India Open Chess Tournament for the visually impaired kicked off in Coimbatore on Saturday.
Vaishali (Bihar), Oct 19 (ANI): Sitting in his small unkempt studio, known as Bamboo Art Centre, artisan Sitaram Malik is concentrating hard to carve out a piece of art from a dead and dry bamboo.
Patna, Oct. 12 (ANI): A poor community in Bihar's Vashali district are forced to eat rats for survival.
Surat, Sept 24 (ANI): Women in Surat are acquiring temporary body tattoos with messages of 'Save the Girl Child' during the ongoing festive season in order to spread awareness against the menace of female foeticide.
Sarsai (Patna), Sept 15 (ANI): For the residents of Sarsai village of Vaishali district in Bihar, bats are sacred, so much so that they are worshipped as deities in this sleepy hamlet, which has become popular as 'Bat Village'.
Guwahati, Aug. 1 (ANI): Child artistes in Guwahati spread their messages of peace through the medium of drama at a recent three-day theatre festival here.
Vaishali (Bihar), Aug 1(ANI): Farmers in Bihar's Vaishali district are a worried lot as inadequate rains have resulted in parched farms and fear is mounting that their saplings may dry if it doesn't rain soon.
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) He may be disappointed with his debut film 'Kal Kissne Dekha' being delayed, but newcomer Jackky Bhagnani perks up when he recalls the special moment he shared with childhood friend Kareena Kapoor last week.
Ghaziabad, May 24 (IANS) Hit by a string of robberies, Ghaziabad police have suspended eight of their personnel, including an inspector and a sub-inspector, holding them responsible for rising crime in their respective areas.
Ghaziabad, May 22 (IANS) Two armed robbers looted Rs.600,000 (Rs.6 lakh) from a bank here Friday afternoon, police said.
Ghaziabad, May 19 (IANS) Post 'Slumdog Millionaire' success, Oscar-award winner Indian sound designer Resul Pookutty is going places to highlight the plight of homeless kids.
Ghaziabad, May 6 (IANS) In separate incidents, a money lender and a woman were shot dead by unidentified assailants here Wednesday, police said.
Nagpur, May 1 (ANI): As the mercury crosses 40 degree Celsius mark, Nagpur and its adjoining districts have started facing severe water crisis due to lowering ground water level.
Patna, April 23 (IANS) Bihar recorded a moderate 44 percent voter turnout in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls Thursday in 13 of the state's 40 constituencies, election officials said.
Ghaziabad, April 23 (IANS) The murder of national level wrestler Praveen Yadav, his wife and sister-and-law was solved with the identification of their bodies that were fished out of a canal, police said Thursday. Three people accused in the case have been arrested.
Patna, April 20 (IANS) Munna Shukla, the Janata Dal-United nominee from Bihar's Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency, has been booked for allegedly assaulting and intimidating the party's legislator Ajit Kumar, police said Monday.
Ghaziabad, April 19 (IANS) Four men wanted in over a dozen cases of armed robberies and murders, belonging to what the police described as the 'knifer gang' were arrested Sunday, officials said.
Ghaziabad, March 29 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Neera Yadav Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here along with her husband former state minister Mahendra Singh Yadav and about 250 Samajwadi Party workers.
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Jackky Bhagnani's debut film 'Kal Kissne Dekha' is set for a May 1 release but the young actor has begun work on a second venture, a romantic musical comedy on the lines of 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa', to be again produced by papa Vashu Bhagnani.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The finale of the popular music reality show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa', part of Maharashtra government's cultural festival 'Mumbai Saptarang', will be held at the Gateway of India here and is the first public event in the city after the 26/11 terror attack.
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) The following is the list of the winners at the VIth Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon here Sunday:
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) At least four Dalit children died of measles in a Bihar village during the last five days, an official said.
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.
Amida Buddha, the oldest known statue, also known as Amitabha Buddha, which was showcased for more than a month in the Zinkoji Shonin Exhibition held at the National Museum
Kolkata, Nov.26 (ANI): Kolkata's jewellers are all smiles despite the global slowdown being suffered by markets across the world. The goldsmiths here didn't shift to machine-made jewellery but adhered to their handmade process.
Sonepur (Bihar), Nov 21 (IANS) Elephant dung is selling like hot cake at the famous annual cattle fair here for use as a mosquito repellent and also as fuel.
Raipur, Nov 13 (IANS) Factsheet regarding assembly elections in Chhattisgarh whose first phase starts Friday:
Mumbai, July 30 (ANI): Music of Bollywood romantic thriller 'Chamku' was released in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Diudone Disi of Rwanda and Deriba Alemu of Euthopia outwitted and outrun their Kenyan opponents in the field, finishing off as the champions of the 2007 Vodafone Delhi half-marathon here on Sunday. Disi completed his marathon with a new meet
In yet another shocking incident, angry villager of the Vaishali district in Bihar severely thrashed a group of 10 suspected thieves and sent them into death. It is the third incident within a month long time that forces the caretaker of our law ...
