Patna News

Six policemen killed in gun battle with Maoists in Bihar

Eight people, including at least six policemen and a passer-by, were killed when Maoist guerrillas attempting to loot a bank in Bihar's Gaya district opened fire at a police team that was closing in on them, an official said Thursday.5:31 PM on August 21

Air Force choppers drop relief material in flood-hit Bihar

Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters Thursday dropped relief materials, including food packets, in Bihar's flood affected districts, an official said.2:30 PM on August 21

Relief for family of man who carved road through hill in Bihar

Dashrath Manjhi, who single-handedly carved out a road by cutting through a hill in Bihar, died August last year after battling with cancer. Despite an assurance by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the government would bear his treatment expenses, Manjhi's poverty stricken family was issued a notice demanding the amount incurred on his treatment. The notice has now been revoked.2:31 PM on August 20

26 police officials suspended after Bihar jail raid

Twenty-six police officials, including the officer in charge of the Siwan jail in Bihar, were suspended after the recovery of mobile phones from prison inmates, officials said Wednesday. Seven were seized from Rashtriya Lok Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin's ward.12:31 PM on August 20

Twenty-six police officials posted in Bihar jail suspended

Twenty-six police officials including the officer in charge of the Siwan jail in Bihar were suspended in connection with recovery of mobile phones from the inmates of the prison, officials said here Wednesday.11:03 AM on August 20

Bihar fears repeat of last year's floods

Hundreds of villages across Bihar feared a repeat of last year's devastating floods following breaches in barrages and embankments, official sources said Tuesday.10:00 PM on August 19

After rains, Patna has become an 'urban slum', says court

As heavy rains continue to flood streets and homes here during the ongoing monsoon, the Patna High Court came down heavily on civic authorities for the failure in checking waterlogging and waste management, saying that the city had been reduced to an 'urban slum'.4:32 PM on August 19

Promise of metalled road yet to come true

Dashrath Manjhi single-handedly carved out a road by cutting through a hill in Bihar for 21 long years. A year after his death, his dream of a metalled road for villagers remains just that - a dream.5:30 PM on August 18

Allegations against me baseless: Lalu Prasad

Terming allegations that he misused his official position as railways minister to help his relatives acquire land as 'baseless' and 'false propaganda' to tarnish his image, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad said the Bihar government was suffering from 'Lalu phobia'.5:02 PM on August 17

Land acquisition for IIT-Patna to begin soon

The process of land acquisition for a permanent campus of the new Indian Institute of Technology-Patna (IIT-P), where classes began in temporary premises Aug 7, will soon be underway, a senior minister told IANS Sunday.5:00 PM on August 17

A black Raksha Bandhan for many in Bihar

Two sisters Akanksha and Ankita Pandey in the Bihar capital did not celebrate Raksha Bandhan Saturday, for the second consecutive year, as there is no trace of their abducted brother Akash.1:30 PM on August 16

People defy rains, Maoist threats to celebrate I-Day

Rains and threats from Maoist guerrillas could not dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of thousands in Bihar as they celebrated India's Independence Day Friday.3:30 PM on August 15

Exacavation on to trace Nalanda varsity's main gateway

Excavation work has started to find the main gateway to Bihar's 2,500-year-old Nalanda University, considered to be one of the world's first residential universities.1:30 PM on August 15

Murder accused commits suicide in Bihar court

A man accused of murder committed suicide in a Bihar court when he was brought there for a hearing Thursday, police sources said.6:01 PM on August 14

Bihar farmers to get first community radio station

After Jharkhand, it is now the turn of thousands of farmers in rural Bihar to swing to the tunes of the community radio station. It will inform and educate them about agriculture to social issues and different government schemes for them.9:00 AM on August 14