CBI seeks report over Shahabuddin-RJD minister meeting in jail in journalist murder case

Jan 10, 2017, at 08:42 pm

Patna, Jan 10 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The CBI probing the Siwan journalist murder case has sought a detailed report from the jail administration about a meeting between RJD Bihar minister Abdul Ghafoor and former RJP MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in jail, as per media reports.

Criminals shot dead JD-U leader in Bihar

Jan 08, 2017, at 07:17 pm

Patna, Jan 8 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Armed criminals shot dead a powerful Janata Dal United (JD-U) leader in Bihar early Sunday morning, sparking tension in the areas.

Contractual teachers not entitled for 7th pay commission benefits: Bihar govt

Jan 08, 2017, at 12:32 am

Patna, Jan 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The state government in Bihar has announced that the contractual teachers are not entitled for availing wage hike after implementation of 7th pay commission.

Jailed RJD politician Shahabuddin's picture goes viral, police investigating

Jan 07, 2017, at 08:51 pm

Patna, Jan 7 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A new photograph of controversial RJD politician Mohammad Shahabuddin has gone viral in the social media, prompting the authorities to launch an investigation.

Bihar: Youth ‘hanged’ from tree for daring to enter into love marriage

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:19 am

Patna, Jan 6 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A 21-year-old boy in Bihar was allegedly hanged about a fortnight after he had entered into a love marriage.

Buddhist devotee arrested with pistol from Mahabodhi Temple premises

Jan 06, 2017, at 09:55 pm

Patna, Jan 6 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Police in Bihar arrested a Buddhist monk after he was found carrying a loaded firearm inside the holy Mahabodi temple premises at Bodh Gaya.

Guru Gobind Singh espoused the cause of respect for all religions: Punjab CM

Jan 06, 2017, at 12:56 am

Patna, Jan 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday urged all the devotees to follow the philosophy and teachings of great Sikh Guru to carve out an egalitarian society irrespective of parochial considerations of caste, color and creed.

PM Modi praises Bihar CM for the liquor ban in state

Jan 05, 2017, at 10:13 pm

Patna, Jan 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for enforcing alcohol ban in the state.

Bihar Congressmen to beat plates on Jan 8 to protest currency ban

Jan 04, 2017, at 02:25 am

Patna, Jan 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The Congressmen in Bihar have announced to beat plates to protest demonetization drive by the Narendra Modi government.

Ex-Punjab CM thanks Nitish for 'outstanding' arrangements for Prakash Parv

Jan 04, 2017, at 01:59 am

Patna, Jan 3 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Former Punjab Chief Minister and state Congress chief captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the splendid arrangements made for the Prakash Parv in Patna

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar gets poorer by the day but son’s assets see rise

Jan 03, 2017, at 01:44 am

Patna, Jan 2 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is going poorer with each passing year.

Buddha land ready for Kalchakra puja, security tightened

Jan 02, 2017, at 04:08 am

Bihar: Lalu’s minister son celebrates new year day in style

Jan 01, 2017, at 11:15 pm

Patna, Jan 1 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s eldest son Tej Pratap Yadav celebrated the new year day in a typically different manner.

Bihar reports 42 percent fall in kidnapping, 24 percent murder cases post alcohol ban, says official

Jan 01, 2017, at 12:05 am

Patna, Dec 31 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar has reported significant fall in the criminal incidents post implementation of total prohibition eight months back, officials said.

Poor Bihar woman sells her buffalo to construct toilet at home

Dec 31, 2016, at 12:37 am

Patna, Dec 30 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A rural woman in Bihar sold off her buffalo to construct a toilet in her home, giving a new push to the government’s campaign against open defecation.

Villagers rush in to loot banned currency dumped in field

Dec 30, 2016, at 07:16 pm

Patna, Dec 30 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Villagers scrambled to loot banned Indian currency notes after they were found dumped in an open field in Bihar.

Bihar official taking bribe in a cigarette packet arrested

Dec 30, 2016, at 01:41 am

Patna, Dec 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Vigilance sleuths in Bihar arrested an official who was taking the bribe money concealed inside a cigarette packet.

Stray dogs eat part of Bhutanese woman's body in Bihar hospital, govt orders probe

Dec 28, 2016, at 01:01 am

Patna, Dec 27 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Stray dogs eat away parts of the body of a foreign tourist kept outside the postmortem room in Bihar hospital, prompting the authorities to order a probe.

Cracks in Bihar alliance as JD-U, Cong stay away from Lalu's dharna over demonetisation

Dec 28, 2016, at 12:55 am

Patna, Dec 27 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Cracks in the ruling Grand Alliance in Bihar came out in the open on Tuesday as both the Congress and the JD-U announced not to join the RJD's protest programme over currency ban.

Bihar employs eunuchs to launch campaign against open defecation

Dec 27, 2016, at 06:47 pm

Patna, Dec 27 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar has once again turned to eunuchs for help for social causes.

No govt facilities to villages without toilets, Bihar administration warns

Dec 27, 2016, at 01:39 am

Patna, Dec 26 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Authorities from a district in Bihar have announced to deny all government facilities to the villages where the practice of open defecation is still prevalent.

BJP welcomes move by Lalu’s minister son to ban cow slaughter in Bihar

Dec 26, 2016, at 08:24 pm

Patna, Dec 26 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): The opposition Bhartiya Janata Party in Bihar has welcomed the remark of health minister Tej Pratap Yadav seeking a complete ban on cow slaughter in the state.

Bihar: Bodh Gaya to host Kalchakra puja, authority gears up to provide security to Dalai Lama

Dec 25, 2016, at 10:40 pm

Patna, Dec 25 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): Authorities in Bihar are working overtime to provide foolproof security to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, who is scheduled to conduct Kalchakra puja, the most important Buddhist ritual in the state.

Patna village among Bihar’s total 13 to be developed as ‘Ganga Gram’ in first phase

Dec 25, 2016, at 10:36 pm

Patna, Dec 25 (theBiharPost/IBNS): Indian government has announced to develop two villages from Bihar located on the bank of the Ganges as “Ganga Gram” in the first phase.

Lalu's minister son Tej Pratap Yadav seeks ban on 'cow slaughter', kicks up controversy

Dec 25, 2016, at 08:40 pm

Patna, Dec 25 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has kicked up a fresh controversy by seeking a ban on cow slaughter quite like the ban on old high value currency notes.

Former RJD legislator Ranbir Yadav convicted in 28 year-old murder case

Dec 25, 2016, at 07:47 pm

Patna, Dec 25 (TheBiharPost): A local court in Bihar has convicted a former RJD legislator Ranbir Yadav in a 28 year-old case of murder.

Currency ban: 681 poor, labourers turn ‘lakhpati’ in Bihar, Jharkhand

Dec 24, 2016, at 09:41 pm

Patna, Dec 24 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): As many as 681 persons from poor class or labourers have suddenly turned “lakhpati” (person owing more than Rs 100,000) in twin states of Bihar and Jharkhand post demonetization drive launched by the Indian government last month.

Bihar police arrest man who delivered letters in the day and arms by night

Dec 23, 2016, at 01:53 am

Patna, Dec 22 (TheBiharPost): Police in Bihar have arrested a man who would deliver letters in the day but work for the Maoists by night.

Nitish Kumar’s party takes U-turn, says currency ban has brought untold miseries

Dec 23, 2016, at 12:13 am

Patna, Dec 22 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Taking a u-turn, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United alleged that the demonetisation drive launched by the Narendra Modi government has brought a lot of hardship to the common men.

Scam: Vigilance registers case against senior IAS officer

Dec 22, 2016, at 02:08 am

Patna, Dec 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Vigilance sleuths have registered a case against 16 persons, including a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, for alleged misappropriation of government funds.