All Entries Tagged With: "Begusarai"
Maoists are my brothers : Cop’s wife
Patna, Sep 06(IBNS):Kanti Devi was assured by Maoist leader Kishenji on Sunday that her husband would get freedom. “Maoists are my brothers and I thank them as well as to my God. And I’m grateful to my brothers (Maoists) for keeping words,” said Kanti Devi, with tears rolling down her cheeks while interacting with media [...]
Bihar: Combing operation expanded as hostages remain traceless
Patna, Sep 04(PTI): With the Maoists continuing to elude the police dragnet, combing operations to trace the three policemen abducted by the Naxals were on Saturday expanded to fresh areas in Bihar’s Banka, Kaimur, Jamui, Munger and Lakhisarai districts. Chief minister Nitish Kumar, who is personally monitoring the combing operation, has called an all-party meeting [...]
Wife of killed Bihar cop inconsolable
Sep 02, (IANS): Rajni Devi, the wife of sub-inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav who was killed by Maoists Thursday, fainted several times and was inconsolable after being informed about her husband’s death. More or less similar was the condition of Yadav’s old mother, his mother-in-law and sister-in-law. His three minor children were in a state of [...]
Dengue cases reported in Bihar’s Begusarai district
Begusarai, Aug 31 (PTI): A person identified as Subodh Kumar of Hemra village of Bihar’s Begusarai district has died of dengue. Kumar who was hospitalised at a private nursing home was found to be suffering from the disease after blood test conducted at a private patholgy Centre here confirmed it. Kumar, who was referred to PMCH [...]
Bihar brains shine in IAS exam, again
Begusarai/Purnia/Aurangabad, Aug 14(TNN): Bihar brains have once again made it to the Union civil services aspirants — with a bang. Begusarai boasts of having two sons of the soil in the elite club of top 50 successful IAS aspirants this year. While Rajiv Roshan, a native of Gaura village under Teghra subdivision, has secured 23rd [...]
Central team takes stock of drought situation in Bihar
Patna, Aug 11(PTI): A central team of experts from the Agriculture Ministry, sent by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is assessing the drought situation in 28 rain deficient districts in Bihar. The team made an on-the-spot study in Vaishali, Begusarai, Sitamarhi and other districts and took the stock of damages caused to farmers and discussed relief [...]
IOC to set up community kitchens in Bihar
Patna, Aug 05(TNN): The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) which contributed Rs 1012 crore during FY 2009-10 to the state exchequer by way of payment of tax, has decided to set up fifty community kitchens covering all hospitals and major public places in the state by March next year. This was announced by IOC general manager [...]
Bihar to seek Rs 15,000-crore Central package for drought
Patna, Aug 05(PTI): The Bihar government will seek a special financial package of Rs 15,000 crore from the Centre to tackle drought in 28 of the state’s 38 districts. Sources in the state’s disaster management department said a report, which was being given final touches, seeking assistance of Rs 15,000 crore would be placed before [...]
IOC contributes Rs 1,012 cr to Bihar exchequer
Patna, Aug 04 (PTI): Oil major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has contributed Rs 1,012 crore to the government exchequer in Bihar during 2009-10 as compared to Rs 948 crore during the corresponding period previous year. Talking to reporters, IOC General Manager for Bihar and Jharkhand) B B Choudhary said the contribution was by way of [...]
Bihar declares 28 of 38 districts drought-hit
Aug 03, (PTI): The Bihar government today declared 28 out of 38 districts in the state as drought-hit following deficient rainfall. The cabinet presided over by Chief minister Nitish Kumar took a decision to this effect after making an intensive review of the situation in the state on reports received from district magistrates and other [...]
Rs 2.03 cr released to 17 Naxal-hit districts
Patna, Aug 01(TNN): The state home department has released Rs 2.03 crore to 17 extremist-affected districts from the contingent fund for the immediate fortification work of the police stations, outposts and pickets. The fund will be used for construction of boundary walls, barracks and watch towers. Five districts: Banka, Sheohar, Lakhisarai, Vaishali and Begusarai will [...]
Bihar: Alert driver prevents train collision
Begusarai, July 22 (NDTV Correspondent): Close on the heels of the train collision in Sainthia in West Bengal earlier this week, another accident was averted in Bihar’s Begusarai district. Luckily, the driver of the Mahananda Express and station officials realised in time that a goods train was already standing on the platform the Express was [...]
Train looted in Bihar
July 20 (IANS): An armed gang of robbers looted and assaulted the passengers of a train in Bihar’s Begusarai district early Tuesday, police said. According to police officials, over a dozen armed men looted cash and valuables from nearly a dozen passengers of the Amarpali Express between Khagaria and Begusarai railway stations. Two passengers were injured [...]
Brothers arrested for killing sister’s boyfriend
July 18, (IANS): Enraged over their sister’s love affair with a classmate, four brothers thrashed the boy badly and killed him in Jharkhand’s steel city Bokaro, police said on Sunday. The four accused have been arrested. Virat, a Class 12 student of Bokaro Public School, Saturday went to meet his girlfriend Nupur. The girl’s brothers, [...]
Zonal committee secretary of Naxal outfit arrested in Bihar
Begusarai , July 13 (PTI) : The self-proclaimed secretary of North-Central committee of proscribed naxal outfit CPI (Maoist) Raghubir Tanti alias Saner was arrested by the police from Bakhatpur village of Begusarai district today, police sources said. Superintendent of police Vinay Kumar said that the arrested Naxalite was an arm and ammunition supplier to the [...]
Nitish should snap ties with BJP: growing murmurs in JD-U
Patna, June 13: A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar voiced displeasure over newspaper advertisements showing him with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, pressure was building within his Janata Dal-United (JD-U) party Sunday to snap ties with alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Two JD-U MPs — Monazir Hasan and Rajiv Ranjan — suggested [...]
Janata Dal (United) drops two sitting MLCs
The Bihar NEWS, May 30: Janata Dal (United) has put up new faces for the biennial election to the Bihar Legislative Council and denied renomination to its two retiring members. The election for seven seats is scheduled for June 10. Incidentally, Janata Dal United dropped Council deputy chairman Birendra Kumar Choudhary. Those dropped have been [...]
Cabinet nod to engineering college in Begusarai, agriculture college in Purnea
The Bihar NEWS, May 12: The Bihar government on Tuesday decided to set up an engineering college in Begusarai and an agriculture college in Purnea. The decision in this regard was taken by the state cabinet. The engineering college in Begusarai would be named after Rashtriyakavi (national-poet) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar while the agriculture college in [...]
Bharat Bandh evokes widespread response in Bihar
The Bihar NEWS, April 27: LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan and RJD general secretary, Ram Kripal Yadav, were among the 4,500 people who courted arrest on the occasion of Bharat Bandh in Bihar on Tuesday. The Bandh call given by 13 non-NDA and non-UPA parties evoked good response almost all over the state. In Patna [...]
Acute power shortage sparks protests in Bihar
Patna, April 23 : Acute power shortage has sparked protests in several places in Bihar since Wednesday with some people even holding officials of the Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) hostage for hours, assaulting them and ransacking the offices of the power utility. Hundreds of angry people were protesting in Lakhisarai district and at Bihta [...]
Begusarai
Begusarai is a city and a municipality in Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. It was named after the caretaker of one of the inns (known as SARAI in Hindi) established by Sher Shah for the travellers. The caretaker of this place was BEGU so called Begusarai. Geography Begusarai is located at 25°25?N [...]
