All Entries Tagged With: "Purnea"
Fugitive Pappu found in Gurgaon
New Delhi, Aug. 16(The Telegraph): Pappu Yadav, the fugitive former RJD Lok Sabha member, was arrested by the CBI today from a hospital in Gurgaon. Sources said 43-year-old Pappu, also known as Rajesh Ranjan, had been admitted to Artemis hospital in the Haryana town, adjoining Delhi since Saturday. He was arrested and produced before a [...]
Bihar to declare more districts drought-hit
Patna, Aug 14 (IANS): The Bihar government is likely to declare more districts of the state as drought-hit as over 30 percent rainfall deficit has severely affected paddy crop, an official said on Saturday. As many as 28 districts of Bihar were declared drought-hit about 10 days ago following scanty rainfall so far this year. [...]
Bihar set to win battle against polio
July 29 (IANS): Bihar is set to win the battle against polio as the state recorded a steady decline in cases this year, officials said Thursday. A World Health Organisation official said that in 2010 so far, Bihar has recorded six polio cases, all type P3, and the state has not reported any of the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
BJP MLA once again charged with rape
The Bihar NEWS, June 02: A private school teacher of Purnea has charged the BJP MLA, Raj Kishore Kesari, of repeatedly raping her in the last three years. According to the DIG, Purnea, Amit Kumar, an FIR has been lodged in this connection three days back. The matter has been handed over to the officer [...]
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 [...]
Ferocious storm kills 96 in Bihar, Bengal
Thu, Apr 15: A Freak storm preceded by hurricane-force winds killed nearly a hundred people in four blocks of North Dinajpur district in West Bengal and Araria, Purnea and Kishanganj districts of Bihar around midnight on Tuesday. While 31 people were killed and more than 50 injured in West Bengal, the toll was around 65 [...]
Katihar
Katihar is a city and a municipality in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Katihar district. Geography Katihar is located at 25°32′N 87°35′E25.53°N 87.58°E. It has an average elevation of 20 metres (65 feet). The main rivers of the District are mighty Ganga (southern boundary, 25 kilometers [...]
Urdu
Urdu is one of the important languages of Bihar. It became the second official language in the undivided State of Bihar since 16 August 1989 for the following purposes: Acceptance of representations and replies thereto. Acceptance of documents by the Registration Offices. Publication of important rules, regulations, etc. Issue of orders and notifications of public [...]
