Bihar
State in eastern India
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Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the third largest state by population, the 12th largest by area of 94,163 km2 (36,357 sq mi), and the 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east.
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With 4 new state chiefs, BJP tries to change caste equationsBJP on Thursday appointed new chiefs for four of its state units, unveiling a cast of interesting picks. In a move aimed at driving the wedge between Luv-Kush (Kushwaha-Kurmi) combination assembled by..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Bihar: Shekhar Suman's brother-in-law missing for 22 days, actor demands CBI probeThe actor's brother-in-law, Dr Sanjay Kumar, is a well-known medical professional at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH).DNA - Published | |
Nitish Kumar gets angry at English again, this time inside legislatureBihar's chief minister Nitish Kumar is upset with the use of English language inside the state legislature. Kumar can be seen snapping at chairman Devesh Chandra Thakur, who incidentally belongs to his..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Bihar govt relaxes duty hours for Muslims for Ramzan, BJP protestsIndiaTimes - Published | |
Explained: Here's why YouTuber Manish Kashyap aka Tripurari Kumar was arrested in BiharThe Economic Offence Unit of the Bihar Police has registered an FIR against Kashyap and are searching for all possible hideouts of him.DNA - Published | |
Meet Brijesh Mishra, Bihar based travel agent, linked to deportation of 700 Indian students from CanadaBihar native Brijesh Mishra founded his consultancy in 2014.DNA - Published | |
NEET aspirant from Bihar dies by suicide in Kota Hostel, 5th incident in 6 weeksAn 18 year old NEET aspirant from Bihar was found hanging in her hostel room in Kota.DNA - Published | |
Tejashwi skips CBI's questioning in land-for-jobs scam for third timeBihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav skipped CBI's questioning in the land-for-jobs scam for the third time on Tuesday, officials said.Yadav was given notice to appear for questioning on Tuesday..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Bihar 'serial kisser' clip raises alarm: Shocking viral video shows man forcibly kissing woman in JamuiIn a shocking viral video, a supposed serial killer seems to be on the prowl in Bihar as he forcibly kissed a woman health worker in the Jamui district of the state.DNA - Published | |
Around 9.3 lakh out-of-school children at elementary level, maximum in UP, more boys than girls: MoEThe maximum number of Out of School Children (OoSC) at the elementary level are in Uttar Pradesh followed by Bihar and Gujarat. The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Tejashwi alleges sisters' jewellery was taken off and shown as recovery by EDBihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Monday alleged that married sisters and in-laws were made to take off jewellery and photographs of the ornaments were shown as recovery by Enforcement..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Evidence of Rs 600 crore payoffs found after Lalu kin searches, claims EDA day after searches were conducted at 24 locations in Delhi-NCR, Patna, Mumbai and Ranchi on premises linked to former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son, Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Rumours', says Tejashwi on ED claims that Rs 600cr 'proceeds of crime' detected during raidsBihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday dubbed as "rumours" the claim of the Enforcement Directorate that proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 600 crore were detected during searches on..IndiaTimes - Published | ED detects Rs 600 crore in 'proceeds of crime' in raids against Lalu Prasad's familyThe Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said that Rs 1 crore of unaccounted cash has been seized and Rs 600cr in proceeds of crime has been detected in raids against former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad's..IndiaTimes - Published |
Revealed: What ED found during raids at residences of Lalu Prasad Yadav's relatives in Land-for-Job caseED conducted raids at residences of relatives of former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, including the Delhi residence of his son and current Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav.DNA - Published | Land-for-job scam: CBI summons Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav for a second timeThe CBI summon comes a day after the ED conducted a raid at the residence of Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in Delhi in connection with the land-for-job case.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes |
ED raids on RJD leaders reaction to Bihar govt change: Manoj JhaIndiaTimes - Published | Land-for-jobs scam case: ED conducts raids at Tejashwi Yadav's Delhi residenceThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids at Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav's residence in Delhi, in connection with alleged land for jobs scam. This comes days after the Central..IndiaTimes - Published |
Land-for-job scam: ED raids over 15 locations in Delhi, Bihar against Lalu Prasad Yadav's relativesThe raids were conducted at the residence of Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti among others in Delhi as well as RJD's leader and former MLA Abu Dojana in Bihar, said sources.DNA - Published | 'Killer' of Bihar worker whose death sparked TN row held in JharkhandTamil Nadu police said on Thursday they had arrested from Jharkhand's Dhanbad the alleged killer of a labourer from Bihar whose murder set off a political storm centred on the so-called targeting of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Army issues statement on alleged mortar shell killing 3 in Bihar, says 'no firing of mortars...'According to a statement from Colonel Dushyant Singh Chauhan, the administrative commandant of Danapur Cantonment on the outskirts of the state capital, "no clearance" was given for mortar firing.DNA - Published | TN CM M K Stalin meets migrants, assures them of their safetyAmid the row over alleged fake videos of attacks on migrant workers, Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin on Tuesday interacted with labourers from Bihar, Jharkhand and Bengal working at a gloves manufacturing..IndiaTimes - Published |
DMK MP T R Baalu travels to Bihar, hands over to Nitish Kumar M K Stalin's report on migrantsDMK MP T R Baalu submitted on Tuesday a report from Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on the prevailing condition in the state and the safety of guest labourers to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.IndiaTimes - Published | Indian women's share in voting, poll wins up, but lags neighboursBihar, Odisha, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, in that order, have seen the most improvement in women's share of total voters with Bihar registering a 9.5-percentage-point increase and Punjab and Uttar..IndiaTimes - Published |
Viral video: Woman sets Manusmriti on fire, lights cigarette with it, know whyThe woman has been identified as 27-year-old Priya Das from Bihar.DNA - Published | CBI summons Lalu Prasad Yadav in land-for-jobs case after questioning Rabri DeviLalu Prasad Yadav's son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav alleged that CBI's action was a result of his family's "relentless opposition" to the BJP.DNA - Published |
Lalu Prasad reaping what he sowed: BJP leaders on CBI team at residence of ex-Bihar CM Rabri DeviBJP leaders in Bihar on Monday asserted that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was 'doing its job as an independent agency' in cases against RJD president Lalu Prasad who was 'reaping what he..IndiaTimes - Published | Land-for-job scam: CBI team reaches former Bihar CM Rabri Devi's home in PatnaEarlier on October 7 last year, the CBI filed a chargesheet against former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, their daughter Misa Bharti and 13 others in the alleged land-for-job scam.DNA - Published |
Won't tolerate alleged 'attacks' on migrants: Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav asks Centre to interveneDeputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said that the Bihar government has sent a team to Tamil Nadu to find the truth.DNA - Published | Upendra Kushwaha's exit may hurt Bihar CM Nitish as BJP goes fishing for JD-U weak linksWhen Upendra Kushwaha became a rebel, the JD-U leaders blamed the BJP, claiming that it has written the screenplay in which Kushwaha plays the role of a rebel leader.DNA - Published |
'Holi Special' liquor in Bihar: Over 17 cartons of alcohol found in dry state, smuggled from HaryanaThe excise department's team discovered alcohol worth lakhs of rupees hidden in a fish pond which was smuggled from Harayan.DNA - Published | Migrant assault videos fake, says Tamil Nadu CM, dials Bihar's NitishTamil Nadu police booked five people, including journalists and social media influencers, on Saturday for spreading false information as rumours went viral of attacks on migrant workers from northern..IndiaTimes - Published |
MK Stalin speaks to Nitish Kumar, assures safety of Bihar migrant workers in Tamil NaduEarlier, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had asked officials on March 2 to look into reports of attacks on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu.DNA - Published | Life term for 1992 Bihar caste carnage kingpinThe key accused in a 1992 Bihar massacre in which 35 Bhumihar caste members were butchered was Thursday sentenced to life, 31 years after blood-letting and a trial that has spilled over two decades...IndiaTimes - Published |
Galwan hero’s dad jailed over memorialFather of a Galwan Valley martyr was thrashed, arrested and sent to jail on charges of “encroaching upon village road” by building a memorial to his son on a plot of government land at his village..IndiaTimes - Published | World's longest cruise MV Ganga Vilas reaches Dibrugarh; completes 50-day river journeyThe world's longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas on Tuesday reached Dibrugarh, concluding its 50-day river journey that began from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. During the journey, the onboard tourists..IndiaTimes - Published |
'BJP scared of Lalu Yadav in Bihar, sending central agencies': Rabri DeviFormer Bihar chief minister and senior RJD leader Rabri Devi on Tuesday said that BJP is scared of Lalu Prasad Yadav in the state and that is why central agencies are after them. "PM Modi is helping..IndiaTimes - Published | Delhi to Patna in just 11 hours via Purvanchal Expressway; know route through Arrah, Bhojpur, south BiharThe journey from Delhi to Patna before the inauguration of the Purvanchal Expresway was upwards of 20 hours, but the travel time has now been cut down to just 11 hours.DNA - Published |
Bihar moved backwards since Nitish Kumar took over as CM in 2005: RJD MLARJD MLA Sudhaker Singh, who had started his political journey a decade ago with the BJP, also mocked Kumar's alleged prime ministerial ambitionsDNA - Published | Meet Ujala alias 'Robinhood', Jaguar thief who robbed rich people in Pune, did charity in Bihar, got arrested in PunjabPolice said a foreign-made pistol, three expensive wrist watches, gold ornaments and other things have been recovered from him.DNA - Published |
Nitish, Lalu call for BJP-mukt Bharat in 2024The seven-party Bihar mahagathbandhan led by CM Nitish Kumar made a clarion call Saturday for a “BJP-mukt Bharat” in 2024. JD(U) supremo Nitish said BJP won’t get a single Lok Sabha seat out of..IndiaTimes - Published | United opposition, including Congress, can restrict BJP to below 100 in 2024: Nitish KumarBihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday asserted that the BJP will be restricted to under 100 seats if all the opposition parties, including the Congress, fight the 2024 Lok Sabha polls unitedly...IndiaTimes - Published |
Nitish joined hands with Congress, RJD for his PM ambitions; BJP's doors forever closed for him: Amit ShahUnion home minister Amit Shah on Saturday lashed out at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, by whom the BJP was dumped last year, and declared him a persona non grata “forever” to the NDA. Shah, who..IndiaTimes - Published | Noida Police engaged in fake encounters, cops will go to jail in future: Akhilesh YadavAkhilesh Yadav discussed the subject in Noida a day after Samajwadi Party MLAs interrupted the state legislature to protest the government's refusal to comply with their request for a caste survey like..DNA - Published |
'Netaji mere sapne mai aaye': Tej Pratap Yadav says he dreamt of Mulayam Singh, attended wedding togetherRJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav said that he recently dreamt of Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had passed away last year and had strong relations with the Yadav family of Bihar.DNA - Published | 7 HC judges go to SC as Bihar govt closes their GPF accountsIndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi, UP, Bihar, MP, Jammu and Kashmir: IRCTC launches special trains during Holi 2023, check full list hereIRCTC has launched several special trains for passengers during Holi to handle the rush during holiday season.DNA - Published | Climate risk alert: Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP among top vulnerable places in world, check full list hereAccording to the ranking, Punjab, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala and Assam are the most vulnerable in India.DNA - Published |
Disgruntled JD(U) leader Upendra Kushwaha parts ways with Nitish, to float own outfit in BiharIndiaTimes - Published | During raid, Bihar prisoner swallows phoneIndiaTimes - Published |
