Bihar teachers under attendance watchPATNA - Skipping classes could prove costly for teachers in Bihar. Concerned over the poor attendance in schools, the state government has decided to introduce technology to monitor the presence of teachers in government schools, official sources said here Thursday. By-polls for seven assembly seats on in BiharPATNA - Voting was underway Thursday in by-polls for seven assembly constituencies in Bihar amid high security. It is seen as a mini referendum for the Janata Dal-United government ahead of state assembly polls slated for next year. Women activists organise anti-liquor rally in PatnaPATNA - Women activists under the banner of Durga Dusta organised a protest march in Patna on Wednesday, demanding a ban on the sale of liquor in the state. he activists raised slogans and held a protest march with the aim women aware of the social evils of alcoholism. Rain disrupts normal life in PatnaPATNA - Heavy rains accompanied by strong wind drenched Patna and its neighbourhood on Wednesday, which severely disrupted life as it disrupted traffic and uprooted trees blocking vehicular movement. Over 200,000 devotees pray for ancestors in GayaPATNA - Over 200,000 Hindu devotees have come to Bihar’s Gaya town to perform the ‘pinda daan’, a religious service for ancestors, in the first six days of the auspicious fortnight, officials said Wednesday. Absence of teachers keeps literacy rate low in BiharPATNA - Even as the world’s observing ‘International Literacy Day’ on Tuesday, Bihar continues to suffer from rampant illiteracy. Girls outshine boys in Bihar madrassa examsPATNA - Girls have outperformed boys in both the Class 10 and Class 12 level examinations conducted by the madrassas (Islamic seminaries) in Bihar, officials said Tuesday. After drought, Bihar villages hit by flash floodsPATNA - Heavy rains have led to flash floods in nearly 100 villages in the districts of Gaya, Nalanda, Jehanabad and Nawada in Bihar, officials said here Tuesday. The areas were drought hit just over a month ago. Shatrughan Sinha speaks out against online ‘pinda daan’ proposalPATNA - After two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers, now actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha of the party has also come out against the Bihar government’s proposal for an online facility for Hindus to offer ‘pinda daan’ ritual, terming it a “short cut method” minus any “feeling”. Take polygraph test, slain Patna businessman’s wife tells ex-MPPATNA - The widow of slain Patna businessman Satyendra Singh has demanded that a polygraph test be conducted outside Bihar on Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader and former MP Vijay Krishna, the prime accused in the abduction and murder of her husband. Policemen suspended for doing nothing to stop train robberyPATNA - Five armed policemen who failed to act when robbers looted handicapped passengers on a train have been suspended, authorities said here Monday. Armed robbers loot handicapped in Bihar trainPATNA - Armed criminals looted nearly a dozen handicapped passengers, and shot and injured one of them in the Danapur-Howrah express train in Bihar late Saturday night, police said Sunday. Bihar CM uses a two-decade old helicopterPATNA - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is using a two-decade old helicopter amid fears over its airworthiness. Rare pangolin rescued in PatnaPATNA - Wildlife officials of Bihar rescued a rare pangolin from Patna on Friday. A team of forest officials was rushed to the spot on hearing that a pangolin was spotted by villagers near the Bakhtiyarpur police station. No trace of 6 men kidnapped by Maoists in BiharPATNA - Three days after six guards of a construction firm were kidnapped by suspected Maoist guerrillas in Bihar’s Jamui district, police have failed to make any breakthrough to rescue them. Women activists take out anti-liquor rally in PatnaPATNA - Members of the Rashtriya Mahila Brigade (RSB) on Friday took out a sword march on Patna streets to protest against the increasing crimes against women and to press for their demand for a complete ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks in the state capital. Summons to Bihar chief minister in 1991 casePATNA - A Bihar court has issued summons to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in a case relating to firing at an election booth during the 1991 Lok Sabha elections. Three women killed in Bihar temple stampedePATNA - Three women were killed and at least 50 people injured in a stampede at a hilltop temple in Bihar’s Jehanabad district Thursday morning, police said. Maoists attack private plant in Bihar, kidnap security guardsPATNA - About 400 armed Maoists attacked a plant owned by a private road construction firm and kidnapped six security guards on Wednesday in the Jamui district of Bihar. Maoists kidnap security guards in raid on private firmPATNA - Suspected Maoist guerrillas in Bihar have kidnapped six security guards working for a private construction company that had not met their extortion demand, police here said Wednesday. Elephant kills youth in BiharPATNA - An elephant Wednesday trampled a young man to death in a village in Saran district of Bihar, police said. Minor refuses to clean toilets, beatenPATNA - An 11-year-old girl was beaten by her teacher after she refused to clean the toilets of her school in Rohtas district of Bihar, police said Monday. Junior doctors’ strike in Bihar, claims 38 livesPATNA - The outdoor and emergency services at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) and the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) continue to be affected for the fifth day on Monday due to an indefinite strike by 800-odd junior doctors. Nitish expresses confidence in BJP’s capability to handle its crisisPATNA - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday expressed confidence that Bharatiya Janata Party, which is presently faced with an internal crisis, is capable of solving its crisis. Maoist leader arrested in BiharPATNA - A Maoist leader was arrested after police raided at Sono bazar in Bihar’s Jamui district last evening. Railway gangman killed by train robbers in BiharPATNA - A railway employee was killed and 10 others were injured when an armed gang looted cash and valuables from passengers of Jhajha-Patna local train in Bihar’s Jamui district on early Sunday. Flood cripples normal life in eleven Bihar districtsPATNA - Over 15 lakh people continue to reel under the deluge in Bihar’s 11 districts, as all rivers in the state are continue to be spate. Death toll in Bihar floods reaches 52PATNA - The flood situation in Bihar further worsened on Saturday as Kosi River continued to unleash its fury in several districts, pushing the death toll to 52. Rahul Gandhi’s got a fake driving licence in Bihar!
JD (U) women’s cell protests against price rise in PatnaPATNA - Women activists of Janata Dal (United) women’s cell staged a protest here against soaring prices of essentials commodities on Saturday. |
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PATNA - A fake driving licence has been issued in the name of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi in Bihar’s Saran district, officials said Monday. The Congress MP’s address on the licence is the official residence of Saran’s district magistrate.
