Patna News

Lalu Prasad's party meets to discuss poll strategy

The national executive meeting of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), headed by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, began Friday afternoon at Bihar's Bodh Gaya to discuss the party's strategy in case parliamentary elections are held early.

Hooch making units of Bihar's influential MP's kin busted

Four persons were arrested and a large quantity of illicit liquor was seized after excise officials raided two hooch making units, allegedly run by the son-in-law of ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) MP Prabhunath Singh, police said here Friday.6:02 PM on July 04

Innovative scheme offers hope to Muslim girls

Shagufta Khatoon and Nagma Haque, both in their early 20s and school dropouts from poor Muslim families, see a new ray of hope in 'Hunar' (skill), an innovative scheme for providing vocational training to Muslim girls in Bihar.5:11 PM on July 03

Cairn to begin exploration in Bihar after monsoon

Energy major Cairn India will begin the next phase of oil and natural gas exploration in Bihar after the monsoon, a company official said Thursday.2:00 PM on July 03

Mixed response to Maoist strike in Bihar

A strike called by Maoists in Bihar evoked a mixed response Wednesday even as they blew up railway tracks in three areas, including Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's home constituency in Chapra.6:32 PM on July 02

BAS official, wife brutally killed in Patna residence

The Patna Municipal Corporation secretary and his wife were found brutally murdered in their residence in the state capital Wednesday morning, the police said.5:00 PM on July 02

MBA topper's pushcart is full of vegetables - and a dream

It may come as a shock to many that after topping the elite Indian Institute of Management (IIM), he opted to sell vegetables on the rough streets of this city. But then Kaushalendra is a man on a mission.10:30 AM on July 02

Maoists blast track in railway minister's constituency

Maoist rebels blew up a railway track in Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's constituency of Chapra in Bihar's Saran district Wednesday to enforce a shutdown to protest action against them by security forces, police said.10:30 AM on July 02

Construction of three Buddhist monasteries stopped

The construction of three Buddhist monasteries and a school have been stopped in Bodh Gaya in Bihar for violating the Master Plan, an official said Tuesday.8:30 PM on July 01

Lead dignified life to avoid AIDS: Shankaracharya

Disturbed over the alarming rise of HIV/AIDS in India, Puri Shankaracharya Nishchalanand Saraswathi has urged the people to follow the age-old Indian tradition of leading a dignified and disciplined life.5:32 PM on June 28

Bihar's deputy chief minister to write book on Emergency

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi plans to write a book on the Emergency so that it can throw light on 'many untold stories and interesting events that are not known to the younger generation'.5:01 PM on June 27

Maoists' kangaroo court finds two guilty, executed

Maoist guerrillas killed two people, including a village head, at a 'jan adalat' (kangaroo court) in a Bihar village after finding them 'guilty' of helping the police, the police said Friday.4:03 PM on June 27

Lalu's village connects with Rabri's, courtsey Indian Railways

At last, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's ancestral village in Bihar is connected with that of his wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi by a railway link.12:30 AM on June 27

BJP wins Rajya Sabha by-poll

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy Thursday won the Rajya Sabha by-election from Bihar.7:30 PM on June 26

Jailed Bihar lawmaker to be sent to AIIMS for check-up

The Patna High Court Thursday directed the state government to send jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammed Shahabuddin to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi for medical treatment.4:31 PM on June 26