Patna News

Bihar secretariat installs machines to monitor attendance

The Bihar government has for the first time installed 'punching machines' at the state secretariat to monitor the attendance of employees, from the top brass to peons, and improve punctuality.

Bihar doctors demand legal protection against attacks

Alarmed at the increasing incidents of attacks on doctors, medicos in Bihar have approached the State Human Rights Commission to ask for legal protection in the form of a new law.2:06 PM on December 09

Bihar to issue ID cards to migrant workers

The Bihar government will register the names and personal information of the hundreds and thousands of migrant workers from the state and issue them identity cards, an official said Tuesday.4:03 PM on December 08

Maoists kill two people in Bihar

Two people were killed after about 50 armed Maoists stormed into a village in Bihar, police said Tuesday.12:03 PM on December 08

RTI activists protest Bihar amendments

Hundreds of Right to Information (RTI) activists staged a day-long sit-in here Monday to protest the amendments made in the RTI law by the Bihar government.8:06 PM on December 07

After 'Paa', brothers suffering from progeria promised aid

Ikramul Khan and Ali Hussain, two brothers in a Bihar village suffering from progeria, a disease that accelerates the ageing process, have now been promised help by the state government after Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Paa' highlighted the illness.2:01 PM on December 07

Goods train derails in Bihar

At least 26 bogies of a goods train were derailed in Bihar's Sasaram district Monday, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Mughalsarai-Howrah route. No injuries were reported, police said.12:01 PM on December 07

Alert in Bihar on Babri demolition anniversary

Bihar was on high alert Sunday on the 17th Babri mosque demolition anniversary and additional forces were deployed in communally sensitive areas to prevent any trouble, police said.2:02 PM on December 06

Bihar to provide money for rehabilitating manual scavengers

The Bihar government will provide financial assistance of Rs.15 crore to rehabilitate nearly 5,000 Dalits who are still engaged in manual scavenging, an official said Saturday.6:01 PM on December 05

After violence, Bihar officials to meet migrants in Ludhiana

The Bihar government Saturday decided to send its officials to Ludhiana after hundreds of migrant workers went on the rampage in the Punjab city, burning vehicles and blocking roads and railway tracks to protest police inaction against a biker gang.6:00 PM on December 05

Lawsuit filed against 'Paa' in Patna court

A lawsuit has been filed in a court here charging Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan with violating the disabilities act through his latest film 'Paa' in which he plays a 13-year-old boy suffering from progeria, which accelerates the ageing process.6:00 PM on December 05

Bihar doctors to protest growing attacks

Doctors in Bihar would hold a rally Dec 18 to protest growing incidents of kidnapping and attacks on them, a medical association said Saturday.4:00 PM on December 05

Bihar to promote litchi liquor

Time to get tipsy with litchi -- literally. Bihar has accepted a proposal of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to produce litchi liquor or wine, the first of its kind in India.12:01 PM on December 05

Bihar to get 200 MW from paddy husk

The central government, which is trying to expand its renewable energy capabilities, Friday unveiled plans to generate 200 MW electricity from paddy husk in Bihar.4:00 PM on December 04

Police seize seven quintals of explosives in Bihar

Police seized about seven quintals of potassium nitrate used to make explosives from a village in Bihar and arrested five people, officials said Friday.2:01 PM on December 04