All Entries Tagged With: "Muzaffarpur"
Maoists release kidnapped Bihar government officer
Aug 31(ANI): Maoists set Block Development Officer (BDO) Manoj Kumar Singh free on Tuesday, two days after his abduction from Bihar’s Sheohar District where he had gone on an official visit. Tariyani Block Development Officer Singh reached his home in Muzaffarpur at around 11 a.m. today. “He is in a state of nervousness and has [...]
One million affected by floods in Bihar, 39 die
Patna, Aug 31 (PTI) Around one million people continue to reel under the impact of recent floods in eight districts of Bihar where 39 people have so far died, while there is no let up in the situation with major rivers in the spate. According to Disaster Management Department Control room’s bulletin issued today, the [...]
FM radio stations in Bihar to counter Nepal’s FM
Patna, Aug 28(IANS): To counter the increasing popularity of Nepal’s FM radio services in Bihar villages, three FM radio relay centres will be set up in districts along the Indo-Nepal border in the state, an official said on Saturday. ‘The FM radio relay centres would be set up at Bettiah, Motihari and Madhubani districts by [...]
8,000 families displaced due to floods in Bihar
Muzaffarpur, Aug 29(NDTV Correspondent): Persistent rain has caused floods in many parts of the country and situation is bad in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district particularly in Katra and Aurai blocks due to the swollen Baghmati river breaching its embankments at many places. About 8,000 families in these blocks have been displaced and have taken shelter in [...]
People flee homes as floodwaters enter 200 Bihar villages
Aug 25 (IANS): Thousands of people in Bihar fled their homes Wednesday as floodwaters entered over 200 villages and threatened to inundate many others. Floodwaters entered villages in Narkatiaganj and Sikta blocks of Bettiah district, Katra, Auraiand Gaighat blocks in Muzaffarpur district and Ghanshayampur and Kiratpur blocks in Darbhanga district. Besides, dozens of villages in [...]
Bihar legislator alleges extortion bid by Maoists
Aug 17 (IANS): A Bharatiya Janata Party legislator in Bihar alleged that Maoists demanded Rs.50 lakh from him and threatened him with dire consequences if he did not pay up, police Tuesday said. According to police officials, Maoists called Ashok Singh, who represents Paru assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district, on his cell phone and demanded [...]
Bihar court asks Lalu, Rabri, Paswan to appear on Aug 25
Muzaffarpur, Aug 13 (Express India): A Bihar court on Friday asked RJD Chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan to appear before it on August 25 for allowing their petition seeking exemption from further appearance in a case in which they are accused of damaging public property. Chief Judicial Magistrate Ramesh [...]
To check corruption, Bihar govt to give funds directly to anganwadi kendras
Patna, Aug 10(Indian Express): After reports of largescale corruption in the implementation of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), the Bihar government is all set to transfer funds directly to anganwadi centres. Bihar, the first state to carry out such an exercise, will conduct a pilot project in two districts from September. The Social Welfare [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University
On 02.01.1952 Universities of Bihar was separated from Patna University, but with its headquarters at Patna. In the year 1960 – The Bihar State Universities Act 1960 bifurcated the existing University of Bihar into three separate Universities, namely; (1) Bihar University, Muzaffarpur (2) Ranchi University, Ranchi (3) Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. Again in the year 1961 [...]
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 [...]
Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga
The Temple of Learning Lalit Narayan Mithila Vishvidyalaya, Darbhanga is an outcome of the cherished desire of the people of this region. Eminent academicians like Dr. Amarnatha Jha, Dr. R.C. Mazumdar, Dr. A. S. Altekar, Dr. Sunit Kumar Chaterjee and many others had expressed their view in favour of the establishment of modern University at [...]
Report on sex workers’ condition ready in Bihar
July 28 (IANS): The first detailed report on the socio-economic condition of sex workers in Bihar is ready to be handed over to the state government. The survey was conducted jointly by the Women Development Corporation and Parcham, a Muzaffarpur-based NGO headed by a sex worker’s daughter. An official said the survey was conducted in [...]
Bihar Transport Corp invites bids for empanelment of ad agency for it buses
July 28(Exchange4Media):The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC) has invited bids under the ‘two-packet system’ from ad agencies for empanelment for planning and conducting of ads issued by BSRTC, utilising the Corporation’s buses and bus stands for advertising purposes. The EMD required is Rs 10,000. The bids have been invited for two categories: • Advertising [...]
Bihar: Court summons Sonia Gandhi over controversial posters
July, 17 (PTI): A Bihar court on Saturday summoned Congress President Sonia Gandhi to appear before it on July 29 in connection with a complaint alleging that her depiction in posters in Uttar Pradesh in 2007 as Goddess Durga was an “insult to Hindu religion”. Additional District and Sessions Judge (Muzaffarpur) A K Srivastava ordered [...]
Fear of floods haunts Bihar
July 13 (IANS): With water entering dozens of villages and water levels rising in several rivers, the fear of floods is back in Bihar where people have started fleeing their homes in panic, officials said Tuesday. Water levels in the Kosi, Gandak, Bodhi Gandak and Bagmati rivers increased after heavy rains in the state and [...]
Four BJP ministers attend Bihar cabinet meeting
Patna, June 22 : Four of the 12 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) led Bihar government attended the cabinet meeting here Tuesday after Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi instructed party ministers not to boycott it. With the BJP set to meet in New Delhi to discuss the rift with [...]
Monsoon hits Bihar
Patna, June 18:Monsoon rains have finally lashed parts of Bihar, bringing respite to millions seeking escape from a scorching summer. Purnea, Supaul, Kishanganj, Muzaffarpur and Araria districts experienced moderate to heavy rainfall. “This is enough indication that conditions for the onset of monsoon have turned favourable and monsoon has finally arrived in Bihar,” Animesh Chandra, [...]
12 Children die of Mysterious Disease in Bihar
Patna, June 9 :Twelve children have died of a mysterious disease in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district after they complained of high fever and convulsion, officials said Wednesday. “A total of 12 children have died over the past few days. In the last 48 hours, four children have died of the mysterious disease. Dozens of children have [...]
Four more Bihar districts to have Rural SPs soon
The Bihar NEWS, June 10: Four more districts are likely to have Rural SPs soon. The state police headquarters has proposed creation of the post in Muzffarpur, Darbhanga, Gaya and Bhagalpur districts. According to sources the proposal for creation of new posts of the SP (Rural) in four important districts is at present under the [...]
World Bank to fund marketing of Bihar’s Shahi litchis
Patna, June 5 (IANS) The World Bank will provide funds for marketing of Bihar’s famous Shahi (royal) litchis in the national and international markets, official said Saturday. “The World Bank has proposed that litchis be sold at railway stations, airport lounges, malls in metropolitan cities across India as well as in overseas market,” said Ram [...]
Bihar’s illiterate youth inspires story in NCERT book
Patna, June 1 (IANS) The rollercoaster ride to success of an illiterate Bihar youth, who launched a radio station and promoted social messages on polio, AIDS and other issues but was arrested for illegally running it, has found place in school textbooks. The story of Raghav, in his mid-20s, and his ‘Raghav Radio’ has been [...]
Fate of many Bihar rail projects uncertain
The Bihar NEWS, May 26: Bihar seems to be suffering at the hands of Indian Railways. Though the state chief minister and former railway minister, Nitish Kumar, is all praise for Mamata Banerjee the truth is that the fate of 13 projects taken up during the reign of Lalu Yadav are hanging in balance. This [...]
Bihar’s Shahi Litchi to hit south Indian markets this month
Patna, May 10 (IANS) Bihar’s famous Shahi litchis will hit south Indian markets for the first time this month-end. The state government has decided to send the sweet and juicy summer fruit to the Inter-State Horti Sangam Mela in Bangalore and explore the regional market. “The government will send Shahi litchis for sale at Sangam [...]
Maoists blast railway track in Bihar
Patna, May 6 (IANS) Maoists blasted a railway track in Bihar Thursday during a 48-hour strike called by them after police foiled a Maoist-backed outfit’s public meeting. Police sources said the track was blown up near Kurmi railway station in Muzaffarpur district, about 70 km from here, hitting train services. The police had allegedly prevented [...]
Fresh bid invited for 11 closed sugar mills
The Bihar NEWS, May 5: After being let down by Reliance the Bihar government is going for a third bid inviting prospective investors to invest in the 11 closed sugar mills of Bihar State Sugar Corporation (BSSC). According to Sugarcane Commissioner Jai Mangal Singh, the SBI Capital has already evaluated the assets of these mills. [...]
Power generation may improve in NTPC plants as Ganga water level rises
The Bihar NEWS, May 02: As the water level of river Ganga in eastern Bihar and West Bengal rises the possibility of generation by one unit of NTPC’s Kahalgaon and two units of Farakka power generating plants brightens. This may, to some extent, ease the power crisis in Bihar. As reported, NTPC had to shut [...]
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 [...]
Bihar’s litchis are food for wine
Patna, April 19 (IANS) It’s sweet, pulpy, juicy and perfect wine material. The litchi may soon be seen in a new avatar as two private companies are keen to use the fruit – that grows in abundance in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district – to produce wine. Kingfisher and Litchika International have approached Muzaffarpur-based National Litchi Research [...]
Sheohar
Sheohar is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Sheohar, and the district is a part of Tirhut Division. This district was carved out of Sitamarhi district in 1994. The district occupies an area of 443 km? and has a population of 514,288 (as of 2001). [...]
Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur is a town in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is headquarters of the district. The town of Muzaffarpur, famous for Leechi, is the largest city of North Bihar. It is situated on the banks of a Himalayan glacier-fed , perennial river Burhi/Budhi Gandak. It has won international encomiums for its [...]
Germans plan trials for arsenic removal from water in Bihar
Patna, April 2 (IANS) A team of German researchers is likely to begin next week field trials of a new technology for arsenic removal from ground water in Bihar, which has 16 arsenic-affected districts. Arsenic, an odourless and tasteless semi-metal element, occurs naturally in the environment and sometimes as a by-product of agriculture and industry. [...]
East Champaran
East Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Motihari. The district occupies an area of 3969 km? and has a population of 3,933,636 (as of 2001). East Champaran is a part of Tirhut Division. Places of interest Mehsi is an entry point of East [...]
Darbhanga
Darbhanga district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Darbhanga town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Darbhanga district is a part of Darbhanga Division. The district is bounded on the north by Madhubani district, on the south by Samastipur district, on the east by Saharsa district and on the [...]
Sour end to sugar deal with Reliance as Bihar cancels contract
Patna: It started with a bang, but ended in a whimper. The industrialization of Bihar received a serious setback when the Bihar government finally rescinded the contract with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for reopening the closed sugar mill at Motipur in Muzaffarpur district. Announcing this in the state assembly on Monday the Industry Minister Gautam [...]
