Devotees gathering for Guru Gobind Singh birth anniversaryPATNA - In the first week of January, hundreds of devotees from India and abroad will attend the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh, here in the city of his birth. Bihar sacks 15,000 teachers for faking degreesPATNA - The Bihar government has sacked 15,000 teachers for having submitted fake degrees and certificates for recruitment in state-run schools, officials said Friday. Policemen at the receiving end against Maoists in BiharPATNA - More policemen were killed than Maoist rebels in over 100 gun battles in Bihar in the last five years, police officers said here Friday. Bihar police claim to have solved journalist’s murderPATNA - The Bihar police Friday claimed to have solved the murder of a journalist, who was shot dead last month, by making an arrest in the case, officials said. Doctor found dead in Patna hotelPATNA - The body of a doctor missing since Tuesday was found in a hotel in the Bihar capital, police said Thursday. Maoists attack train in Bihar, policeman killedPATNA - Suspected Maoists Thursday attacked a passenger train in Bihar, killing a policeman and injuring two others and escaping with some arms and ammunitions, officials said. Vadodra firm to plan Patna’s new capital areaPATNA - A Vadodara-based firm will prepare the master plan for the new capital area to develop Patna as a metropolitan city, a senior official said here Wednesday. After threat, security tightened at Kusaha embankmentPATNA - A day after a threat was received to blow up the coffer dam under construction near the Kusaha embankment, the Nepal government has beefed up security at the site and assured protection to the officials from Bihar posted there, officials said Wednesday. |