Nine in every ten children do not get adequate diet in Jharkhand , Bihar, NFHS data reveals

Apr 05, 2017, at 11:20 pm

Ranchi / Patna, Apr 5 (IBNS): Nine out of every ten children within the age-group of 6 – 23 months in Bihar and Jharkhand do not get adequate diet, as the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4, 2015-’16)) data highlights. In a series of startling revelations, the nutrition and health status of children in the two states are found to remain critically low in comparison to the National standard, even though the trend recorded some welcome improvement compared to that of the previous NFHS data published almost a decade ago.

Terror suspect involved in 2002 American Centre attack arrested from Bihar

Feb 26, 2017, at 12:05 am

Patna, Feb 25 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A joint police team of three states has arrested a man believed to be involved 2002 shooting at the American Centre in Kolkata.

Shocked at being 'raped', teenage Bihar girl sets herself on fire

Feb 13, 2017, at 01:56 am

Patna, Feb 12 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A teenaged girl in Bihar set herself in fire after being allegedly raped by a local youth.

Participation of schoolchildren in human chain not mandatory, Bihar govt tells court

Jan 20, 2017, at 10:00 pm

Patna, Jan 20 (TheBIharPost/IBNS): The state government on Friday assured the Patna High Court that the human chain programme against alcoholism would not cause any inconvenience to the masses nor any action would be taken against the schoolchildren skipping the pogramme.

Nitish Kumar announces to initiate tough action against those found guilty for Patna boat tragedy

Jan 16, 2017, at 11:08 pm

Patna, Jan 16 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced to initiate tough action against the officials found guilty for the Saturday boat tragedy in Patna.

Patna boat tragedy: Mass cremation moves villagers to tears

Jan 16, 2017, at 02:51 am

Patna, Jan 15 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): It created a poignant scene on Sunday when the grieving villagers lined up to cremate bodies of their near and dear ones who lost their lives in Saturday boat mishap in Patna.

Patna boat tragedy: BJP alleges Nitish Kumar govt is discriminating against Hindus

Jan 16, 2017, at 01:41 am

Patna, Jan 15 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The main opposition BJP on Sunday accused the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar of discriminating against the majority Hindus.

M Hamid Ansari condoles loss of lives in Patna mishap

Jan 16, 2017, at 12:10 am

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has expressed condolences over the Bihar boat tragedy.

Patna boat mishap: Death toll rises to 24, PM announces compensation

Jan 15, 2017, at 03:54 pm

Patna, Jan 15 (IBNS): The death toll in the Patna boat mishap rose to 24 including that of minors after an overcrowded vessel sank in river Ganga on Saturday, media reports said.

Patna boat mishap: 21 killed

Jan 15, 2017, at 04:15 am

Patna, Jan 14 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): At least 21 people died after an overcrowded boat sank in river Ganga on Saturday.

Bihar: Boat capsizes in River Ganga, 17 killed

Jan 15, 2017, at 03:24 am

Patna, Jan 14 (IBNS): A boat ferrying 40 people capsized in River Ganga in Patna city of Bihar which left at least 17 people killed, media reports said.

Denied leave, Indian soldier opens fire on unarmed colleagues, four dead

Jan 13, 2017, at 02:17 am

Patna, Jan 12 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A paramilitary soldier from country's elite Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday shod dead four of his colleagues apparently upset at not being granted leave.

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.

Guru Gobind Singh is an inspiration for all: PM Narendra Modi

Jan 05, 2017, at 08:58 pm

Patna, Jan 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described 10th Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh as a great personality who did not believe in any form of social discrimination and treated everyone equally.

PM Modi reaches Patna Gandhi Maidan to attend Guru Govind Singh Prakash Parv celebrations

Jan 05, 2017, at 06:49 pm

Patna, Jan 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the Gandhi Maidan in Patna to attend the 350th Prakash Parv celebrations of Guru Govind Singh on Thursday.

Modi to attend 350 th Prakash Parv celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh

Jan 05, 2017, at 03:33 pm

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he will attend the 350 th Prakash Parv celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh in Patna.

Mamata Banerjee arrives in Patna to protest against currency ban

Nov 30, 2016, at 02:26 am

Patna, Nov 29 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday arrived in Bihar capital Patna to protest against the Centre's decision to ban Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 currency notes on Nov 8.

Angry mob breaks locked gate of Punjab National Bank in Bihar to lay hands on cash

Nov 14, 2016, at 12:39 am

Patna, Nov 13 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Angry villagers on SUnday broke the locked gate of a nationalized bank in Bihar and made their forcible entry inside shortly after being told that there was no cash at the bank branch.

Patna police take jailed St Xavier’s female teachers on remand

Nov 11, 2016, at 08:15 pm

Patna, Nov 11 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Police in Bihar have taken both the female teachers of St Xavier’s High School, a premier missionary school located in the heart of Patna, on remand for interrogation.

Minor sexual assault: Patna St Xavier's teachers taken into custody

Nov 05, 2016, at 09:04 pm

Patna, Nov 5 (TheBiharPosT/IBNS): The police have taken into custody two female teachers of a premier Patna-based missionary school for allegedly sexually brutalising a lower kindergarten girl student.

Advocate shot dead in broad daylight in Bihar

Nov 05, 2016, at 07:43 pm

Patna, Nov 5 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): An advocate was shot dead by armed assailants in broad daylight in Bihar, raising a question mark over the prevailing law and order situation in the state.

Bhopal jailbreak: Govt to speedily try terrorists lodged in Patna's Beur central jail

Nov 03, 2016, at 12:43 am

Patna, Nov 2 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Authorities in Bihar have planned to speedily try 10 terrorists currently lodged in high-security Beur central Jail in Patna after eight terrorists escaped from Bhopal central jail before being finally gunned down.

Criminals chop off man's tongue in Bihar

Oct 15, 2016, at 12:54 am

Patna, Oct 14 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Miscreants chopped off the tongue of a man in Bihar after the latter reported power theft to the electricity board authorities in Bihar.

Photograph of murder suspect with Lalu Prasad goes viral

Sep 28, 2016, at 12:42 am

Patna, Sept 27 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): A photograph of a murder case suspect with RJD president Lalu Prasad has gone viral in the social media.

Torrential rains choke normal life in Bihar

Sep 12, 2016, at 10:29 pm

Patna, Sept 12 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Overnight torrential rains have brought untold miseries to Patna, the capital city of Bihar, with heavy water-logging badly disrupting normal life and forcing the residents to stay indoors.

6.8 earthquake rocks Myanmar, tremors felt in parts of India

Aug 24, 2016, at 10:57 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata/Guwahati, Aug 24 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale rocked Myanmar on Wednesday as tremors were felt in Indian states like West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Tripura and Assam as well as in neighbouring Bangladesh, officials said.

6.8 earthquake hits Myanmar, tremors felt in India and Bangladesh

Aug 24, 2016, at 10:26 pm

New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar on Wednesday and tremors were felt as far as West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Tripura and Assam in India as well as in Bangladesh, officials said.

Patna: 5 days training programme Fish Culture inaugurated

Jun 27, 2016, at 09:46 pm

Patna, June 27 (IBNS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Radha Mohan Singh has inaugurated the 5 days training programme on “Ornamental Fish Culture and Management for Livelihood Improvement of Rural Women” at ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna.