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Groundwater depleting in 8 cities
Come summer and the cities of Bihar become parched. With the ever-increasing agglomeration of people in urban areas and the growing demand for water, the groundwater in different cities is depleting fast. A large number of households in these cities still have limited access to safe drinking water. Groundwater experts say that at least eight cities [...]
Bihar to focus on hospitality sector
With more than a million foreign tourists visiting Bihar, the state government has now decided to put more focus on the construction of infrastructure for hospitality sector. The state government has recently commissioned several projects to develop tourist destinations under Buddhist, Jain and Ramayana circuits. According to the data of the state Tourism Department, 1.09 [...]
Mamata cries foul over Bihar package
PEEVED by the Centre’s package of Rs 12,000 crore to Bihar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday called the UPA government’s decision as another instance of “political discrimination”. “Is it not undemocratic and unethical to provide funds to those states which suit Centre’s policies?” Mamata wrote on social-networking website Facebook indicating the Centre’s [...]
BJP’s message to Bihar unit is to prep for life without Nitish Kumar
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be readying for single status in Bihar as fissures with its longstanding ally, Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal(United), only grow deeper. At a meeting with BJP president Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today, party leaders from the state unit were asked to “strengthen the organization” – a massive hint [...]
Bihar at 5th position in terms of inward remittance
Patna: Bihar figures at fifth position in the country in terms of receiving foreign remittances, with a total of over Rs 200 crore sent through post offices in the last fiscal. Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh are ahead of Bihar in terms of remittance sent by Indians to their home through Western Union money [...]
Bihar to get Rs 9.7k cr, not Rs 12k cr
Patna: For the record, Bihar will get Rs 12,000 crore during 12th Five-Year Plan. But the state will actually receive only Rs 9,700 crore in the remaining period of the Plan. The grant cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday is not a new package, but only a continuation of the assistance introduced by the [...]
Bihar’s BJP unit faction hits out at Nitish Kumar
Agitated over the criticism of Narendra Modi at a JD(U) meeting, a BJP faction from Bihar on Monday met the party’s top leadership to voice their grievances on the style of functioning of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A group of leaders from the Bihar BJP unit met party president Rajnath Singh and apprised him of [...]
In Nitish Kumar’s Bihar, reality counters claims of development
Gaya: At every public platform, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his administration have flaunted economic data to show how effective policies and governance have created a resurgent Bihar. But how do these claims translate on the ground, particularly for those at the centre of the state’s politics? NDTV travelled to Gaya district, which is hit by [...]
Bihar to acquire 4,550 acres for industries
The government of Bihar has decided to acquire about 4,550 acres, to be used for setting up seven new industrial parks. “Land is a crucial component to attract investment in the state,” Industries Minister Renu Kushwaha told Business Standard. “Therefore, we are trying very hard to help investors in this matter. We have now decided [...]
Bihar govt pits Mahatma against Orwell
A new move by the Bihar government has put Mahatma Gandhi at odds with English author George Orwell. To highlight Gandhi’s 1917 Champaran movement, the government wants to build a ‘satyagrah park’ in Motihari in east Champaran. But here’s the catch: Critics say the location chosen for the proposed park worth Rs. 2.21 crore has no association [...]
Bihar Administrative Service officer arrested for daughter’s rape
Patna: A senior Bihar government official, posted in the revenue and land reforms department here, was on Friday evening arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping his 14-year-old daughter over the last three months, police said on Saturday. In her complaint, the mother of the girl said, “On Friday morning, when I returned home around 6.30am after dropping my [...]
Four killed in accident in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district
Bhagalpur: Four persons were killed and six others injured when a bus fell into a ditch near a village in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, police sources said on Monday. The mishap took place in Rampur Kharhara village late last night as the bus plunged into a 20-feet ditch as the driver lost control of the vehicle, [...]
RBI alerts banks on Bihar-Nepal border on fake note circulation
Motihari: Reserve Bank of India has alerted all the braches of banks in north Bihar adjoining Indo-Nepal border to take serious precaution in transactions of currencies at their counters as this area has been marked as sensitive for circulation of fake currency notes .The RBI circulated a letter directing the banks to take extra precaution in transaction of Rs [...]
President gives Krishi Karman award to Bihar
Patna: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday presented Krishi Karman award toBihar for a significant production of rice and paddy in 2011-12. Agriculture minister Narendra Singh received the award, consisting of a trophy, a citation and a cash of Rs1 crore, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The President also presented award to a farmer, Sumant Kumar, from Darveshpura village under [...]
Man sentenced to life imprisonment in Nawada
Nawada: A court in Bihar’s Nawada district today convicted a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty in a murder case six years ago. The Fast Track Court (FTC) – IV judge Arun Kumar Jha passed the order sentencing an accused person Karu Chaudhary to life imprisonment after finding him guilty in the murder [...]
Spl anti-Naxal force for Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhatisgarh
New Delhi: Four Naxal-affected states will raise specialised forces trained in guerilla warfare on the lines of the much acclaimed ‘Greyhounds’, a special police unit in Andhra Pradesh. In a scheme funded and approved by the central government, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha will get funds to create and upgrade infrastructure, weaponry and equipment to [...]
Bihar farmers better than scientists: Nobel laureate Joseph E Stiglitz
Patna: Nobel laureate Joseph E Stiglitz is impressed by the organic farming practices in Bihar’s Nalanda district, terming its practitioners “better than scientists” and calling for their experiences to be researched so that these can be replicated elsewhere. “Indian farmers are better than scientists,” Stiglitz said here after visiting organic farmers in Nalanda, the home district [...]
Woman dies under suspicious circumstances in Nawada
Nawada: A woman died on Tuesday under suspicious circumstances in a village in Bihar’s Nawada district even as the police arrested two persons, including her father in-law, in this connection. The victim, identified as Mukesh Ram’s wife Sapna Devi (25), died allegedly due to burn injuries after her clothes caught fire from sparks from an [...]
Students block road for non-distribution money for bicycles in Kishanganj
Kishanganj: Scores of high school students Tuesday blocked NH-31 for several hours in Bihar’s Kishanganj district to protest against non-distribution of money for bicycles to them under the Mukhyamantri Cycle Yojana (MCY), police said. The students of the Inter high school and national high school blocked the NH-31 for three hours and raised slogans against [...]
Should Bihar get ‘special category’ status?
The Inter-Ministerial Group rejected Bihar’s plea to be considered a special category State for reasons that are not clear. Six states — Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Orissa and Rajasthan — at different points in time have been demanding special category status. Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, however, has been the most vocal. The [...]