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Bihar should develop renewable energy clusters: Greenpeace
Patna, May 15 : Electricity-starved Bihar has the potential to develop a microgrid network that functions in clusters and is completely powered by locally available renewable energy resources, says a report "Smart Energy Access" by Greenpeace India.

Bihar village dreams big for its peacocks!
By Imran Khan, Madhopur (Bihar), May 15 : A wave of excitement has swept Bihar's Madhopur-Gobind village, home to around 500 peacocks. For years, people here have proudly co-existed with the national bird, and now the state government is contemplating developing it as 'mayur vihar', a protected ...

Bihar food poisoning kills nine
Patna, May 14 : At least nine labourers died Monday after consuming poisonous 'sattu', a variety of gram flour, in Bihar's Jehanabad district, police said. An inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

Seven die after eating poisonous food in Bihar
Patna, May 14 : At least seven labourers died Monday after consuming poisonous 'sattu', a variety of gram flour, in Bihar's Jehanabad district, police said. An inquiry has been ordered into the deaths.

Two thrown out of train, one dead
Ahmedabad, May 14 : A man from Bihar was killed and another was battling for life Monday after being thrown out of a train in Gujarat when they resisted an attempt to snatch their mobile phones.

Six prisoners attempt suicide in Bihar jail
Patna, May 14: Six undertrials in a Bihar jail attempted suicide Monday to protest against alleged high handedness by jail authorities, police said.

Bihar: Rape witness set on fire
Patna, May 14 : A teenager was burnt alive in Bihar's Nawada district for being the key witness in his mother's rape case, police said on Monday.

Lalu to march to Bihar's villages 'to expose' Nitish
By Imran Khan, Patna, May 14: Having stayed away from the rough and tumble of Bihar politics for more than one-and-a-half years, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad says he will focus on the state to expose the reality behind Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's so-called good governance.

No arrest in murder of teen who witnessed mother's rape
Patna, May 14 : All the nine accused roamed free Monday, a day after they shockingly burnt alive a teenager who was the main witness in his mother's rape in 2006, police in Bihar's Nawada district said.

Teenager burnt alive in Bihar village
Patna May 13: A teenager, who was the main witness in his mother's rape case, was burnt alive in Nawada district Sunday, police said.

Bihar should explore renewable sources of energy
Patna, May 13 : Greenpeace India will organise an International Renewable business conclave here on May 15, to cast a spotlight on Decentralised Renewable Energy(DRE) as a tool to remove energy deficit in the Bihar.

Lalu terms development gimmick of Nitish Kumar in Bihar
Patna, May 13 : Terming the developmental agenda of the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar as a 'gimmick', the RJD Supremo and former union minister Lalu Prasad pledged to expose the 'hypocrisy' and tall promises of Kumars' government to the people.

Terror suspect's arrest violated law: Nitish Kumar to Gowda
Patna May 13 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written to his Karnataka counterpart D.V. Sadanand Gowda protesting against the state police arresting an alleged member of the banned Indian Mujahideen from Bihar without previously informing the local police, an official said. The arrest was a ...

Bihar govt to take up matter of wage board in media
Patna, May 13 : Taking a cue from the Tirbune group of Newspapers in Assam, which implemented the Majithia Wage Board in the newspapers, the Bihar government today announced to initiate the measures for implementation of the same in media in the state making it the second state in the country ...

Bihar should explore renewable sources of energy
Patna, May 13 : Greenpeace India will organise an International Renewable business conclave here on May 15, to cast a spotlight on Decentralised Renewable Energy(DRE) as a tool to remove energy deficit in the Bihar.

Angkor Wat replica to come up in Bihar
By Imran Khan, Patna, May 13: The Indian version of Cambodia's world-famous Angkor Wat temple complex will now be built in Bihar's East Champaran district on over 50 acres of land.

In the name of Atal: Dhumal 'signs' in praise (Himachal Pradesh ...
By Vishal Gulati, Shimla, May 12 : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee may have been out of active politics for almost eight years, but that has not dented Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's devotion.

Ganges should be saved: Bansal
Patna, May 12 : There is an urgent need to save the Ganges, Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said here Saturday after undertaking an aerial survey of the river with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Lightning kills 12 in Bengal, Bihar
Kolkata/Patna, May 11 : Lightning Friday killed seven people in West Bengal and five in Bihar, officials said.

RTI activist shot in Bihar
Patna, May 11 : A Right to Information (RTI) activist was shot and seriously wounded Friday by some assailants in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said.

Summer multiplies woes of power-starved Bihar
By Imran Khan, Muzaffarpur/Gaya (Bihar), May 11 : Meena Srivastav of Muzaffarpur and Shoib Akhtar of Gaya have a common woe: frequent power outages that have left them sleepless.

Bihar ministers to have IDs
Patna, May 10 : Bihar has decided to issue identity card to all its ministers.

CPI-ML strike hits Bihar
Patna, May 10 : Life was hit in many parts of Bihar Thursday by a day-long strike the CPI-ML called to protest the killing of a village head and the police action against those seeking a probe into it.

Strike disrupts normal life in Bihar
Patna, May 10 : Normal life was hit in many parts of Bihar Thursday by a day-long strike called by the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) to protest the killing of a village head and the subsequent police lathicharge on the protesters demanding probe into the case, officials said.

Brother protects sister, killed
Patna, May 9 : A man was beaten to death in Bihar's Katihar district Wednesday when he confronted three men who were harassing his sister, police said.

Karnataka Police justifies decision to arrest Chinnaswamy stadium ...
Bangalore, May 8 : With the Bihar Government crying foul over the arrest of an alleged terrorist from Darbhanga district, the Karnataka Police on Tuesday justified its decision to arrest Mohammad Kafil in connection with the blast that took place outside Bangalore's Chinnaswamy stadium two years ...

2010 Chinnaswamy stadium blast accused arrested in Bihar
Darbhanga (Bihar), May 8 : Karnataka Police has reportedly arrested a suspected terrorist from Barasmela village in Bihar's Darbhanga District in connection with a blast that took place outside Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium two years ago.

Bhojpuri songs to spread awareness about kala azar
By Imran Khan, Patna, May 9: Bhojpuri folk songs that have been entertaining people in Bihar for years will now be used to spread awareness about the kala azar disease, a recurring epidemic that takes hundreds of lives in the state each year and afflicts thousands of poor people.

Bihar cabinet sanctions promotional policy for tourism
Patna, May 8 : In order to exploit the tourism potential of Bihar the state cabinet today gave green signal to the tourism promotional policy 2012 for improving the infrastructure facilities in various selected tourism circuit.

30 killed in separate incidents in Bihar during past 24 hours
Patna, May 8 : At least 30 people were killed and as many injured in separate incidents at different places during the past 24 hours in Bihar.