Bihar

14 kids die of Encephalitis in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

At least 21 children were admitted at Shri Krishna Memorial College Hospital and 14 were admitted at Kejriwal Hospital on Friday. The Superintendent of SKMCH Sunil Shahi said that the hospital has received a total of 38 patients so far and most of them have glucose deficiency in their blood.

Jun 9, 2019

WATCH | Hit govt employees with shoes if they don't respect you: BJP MLA tells party workers

The BJP leader was addressing a gathering of party workers during a 'Karyakarta Sammelan Samaroh' at Lalitpur.

Jun 7, 2019

Richest Lok Sabha candidate, worth over Rs 1000 crore, loses deposit after getting 1,558 votes

Ramesh Kumar Sharma fought independently from the Patliputra seat in Bihar. He lost his deposit as he could manage only 1,558 votes.

May 26, 2019

Lok Sabha election Phase 3 LIVE: 2 die waiting to vote in Kerala; Congress-TMC clashes in West Bengal, 1 killed

Phase 3 polling of the Lok Sabha 2019 elections will be held today (April 23) in a total of 117 constituencies spread across 13 states and two Union Territories.

Apr 23, 2019

Lok Sabha election Phase 2 LIVE: Shoe hurled at BJP's Narasimha Rao during press meet [VIDEO]

Polling for Phase 2 Lok Sabha Elections will be held in are Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry.

Apr 18, 2019

Four people dead after bus falls into pit in Bihar

According to reports, some locals set the bus on fire and vandalised a fire brigade vehicle.

Feb 4, 2019

Gaya teen murder: Rape or honour killing? Missing girl's beheaded body found after 4 days

While the family alleged that the 16-year-old was raped, the police claim that she was murdered by her family.

Jan 10, 2019

Bihar: Punjab National Bank customer care official abducted and killed in Gaya

The bank's Customer Service Point (CSP) in-charge Pintu Singh was abducted late on Friday from near Amas, Officer in-chrage of Amas Police station Shayam Lal Sarah said.

Dec 22, 2018

Bihar: Sapna Choudhary's dance performance turns into stampede, 1 dead, several injured

Crowd went berserk after Sapna Choudhary took the stage to perform on the second day of the event organised on the occasion of Chhath Puja.

Nov 17, 2018

Chhath Puja begins in Bihar; CM Nitish Kumar gives priority to safety and security of devotees

In Patna, about 200 divers have been deployed to handle any emergency near the river banks and over 5,000 policemen have been deployed to maintain law and order.

Nov 11, 2018

Bihar: Over 300 constables attack officers as woman cop dies due to dengue; probe ordered

Three police officers and two journalists were injured as the protesting trainee constables, including a large number of women, attacked and ransacked officers' quarters at the Patna Police Lines.

Nov 3, 2018

Newborn dies of rat bites in Bihar ICU, claims family

The child was admitted to the hospital in critical condition and there was no sign of rat bites on his body, the head of the child department KN Mishra said.

Oct 30, 2018

Activists protest against the Muzaffarpur shelter home protest in Delhi

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Ex-Bihar minister's husband surrenders

In September, the police had issued an arrest warrant against Chandrasekhar Verma in connection with an FIR registered by the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) under the Arms Act.

Oct 29, 2018

Bihar: 70-year-old woman alleged to be witch, tongue chopped off

Branding women as witches and torturing them -- often to death -- continues to prevail in parts of rural Bihar.

Oct 22, 2018

Bihar: Ganja, mobile phones and other banned items seized from jails

A total of 32 mobile phones, nine SIM cards, 50.5 gm ganja, 10 knives and Rs 48,690 in cash, besides other banned items, were seized during the operation, IG (Prisons) Mithilesh Mishra said.

Oct 8, 2018

Key witness in BJP leader Visheshwar Ojha murder case shot dead in Bihar

Visheshwar Ojha's brother Bhuwar claimed the incident will create panic and fear among the remaining witnesses.

Sep 28, 2018

Bihar: Youth shot dead ahead of Tazia procession in Hajipur; section 144 imposed amid huge protests

Angry over the incident, residents blocked roads, shouted slogans against the state government and staged protests for hours.

Sep 21, 2018

What separating parents from children could do?

18 girls rescued from Bihar Buddhist school reach Tripura

Tripura Health and Family Welfare Minister Sudip Roy Barman, who along with Ghosh received the girls at the Agartala railway station, said that the girls were sent without any information or permission of the state government.

Sep 15, 2018

No money spent in UP under PM's maternity scheme: RTI reply

The central government approved a total amount of Rs 2,049 cr in 2017-18 for 29 states and seven UTs out of which the largest amount of Rs 336 cr was allocated to UP.

Sep 13, 2018

Girl child marriage rate highest among SC/ ST – report

West Bengal has the highest rate of child marriage among SC girls, while in Arunachal Pradesh it is highest among Scheduled Tribes.