The Latest Breaking News from PATNA

Bihar: Businessman robbed of Rs 70,000 in Siwan

PATNA: Miscreants posing as police officers allegedly looted Rs 70,000 from a businessman near Siswan Dhala under Town police station in Siwan district on Wednesday morning.

The Times of India · Apr 27, 2022

Bihar family, charred to death in Ludhiana fire, was to catch train for Samastipur hours after deadly mishap

PATNA: The family, which was charred to death in Ludhiana in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, was scheduled to catch a train for home district Samastipur (Bihar) from Ludhiana junction on Wednesday evening (April 20), just 12 to 14 hours after the devastating incident.

The Times of India · Apr 20, 2022

BSEB chief to get PM’s award for excellence

PATNA: Bihar School Examination Board chairman Anand Kishor has been selected for the Prime Minister’s award for excellence in public administration, 2020, in recognition of his “multiple innovation and extensive reforms in examination systems and processes in BSEB”.

The Times of India · Apr 19, 2022

Patna: Woman gang-raped in Khagaul

PATNA: A 38-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by three autorickshaw drivers under Khagaul police station area on Friday on the pretext of providing her a job. They were arrested and sent to jail. The victim’s statement was recorded under Section 164 CrPC before a magistrate on Saturday. The medical examination…

The Times of India · Apr 16, 2022

Patna: Failure to get a job turns this economics graduate into ‘chaiwali’

PATNA: ‘Chaiwala’ and ‘Chai Pe Charcha’ have been quite common in the political discourse of the country since 2014, but this 24-year-old economics graduate ‘Chaiwali’ from Purnia is literally running a tea stall near Patna Women’s College after she failed to crack the bank competitive exams despite her hard work…

The Times of India · Apr 16, 2022

Bihar: Bochaha bypoll result shatters myths about BJP’s upper caste base

PATNA: The victory of RJD candidate Amar Paswan in the Bochaha assembly byelection by over 36,000 votes against BJP nominee Baby Kumari on Saturday has shattered various myths about the saffron party, pointing to the opening of a new scenario regarding the RJD itself. Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) nominee Geeta…

The Times of India · Apr 16, 2022

Patna: Women, too, congregate for 'Taraweeh'

PATNA: Come Ramzan and people spend most of the time on prayers and doing charity. With nearly two weeks of Ramzan over now, many have completed their Taraweeh prayer and some are continuing with it. Interestingly, many woman devotees are also gathering nowadays to offer Taraweeh in the city.

The Times of India · Apr 16, 2022

Bihar govt to remind ASI for inclusionof Cyclopean Wall on Unesco list

PATNA: The state government is to write a missive to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to know the status of its proposal sent earlier for the inclusion of Cyclopean Wall at Rajgir on the coveted world heritage list of Unesco. CM Nitish Kumar has pitched for it on multiple occasions…

The Times of India · Apr 16, 2022

I don’t believe Ram was a god, says former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi

PATNA: Former CM and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi courted controversy yet again on Thursday by describing Lord Rama as a fictional character from the epics the Ramayana and Ram Charit Manas, written by Valmiki and Tulsi Das, respectively. He had made a similar statement about Lord…

The Times of India · Apr 16, 2022

Bird flu scare in Bihar: ‘Don’t panic, but take precautionary steps’

PATNA: Even as the Supaul district administration has alerted the people against bird flu, people in general need not panic from it. However, they should adopt precautionary measures to stop the spread of the virus from birds to human beings, experts said.

The Times of India · Apr 15, 2022