The Latest Breaking News from Patna

Devotees take part in Jagannath Rath Yatra in Patna

PATNA/GAYA: Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the country and abroad joined the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Lord Baldev and Devi Subhadra, organized by the ISKCON temple in Patna on Friday.

The Times of India · Jul 1, 2022

Social organisations to start campaign in Bihar for caste census

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The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

What Bihar’s AIMIM-RJD episode tells us about the challenges facing smaller parties

On a rainy day in Patna, Tejashwi Yadav went in an SUV to bring four MLAs to the Bihar legislative assembly building. Yadav, the leader of the opposition, drove the vehicle himself. The MLAs were all from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, or AIMIM, and they were heading to meet…

Newslaundry · Jun 30, 2022

Not resisting rape doesn't mean act was consensual: Patna high court

PATNA: If a rape victim does not fight back or has injuries to show as evidence, it doesn't mean that she had consented to the sexual act, the Patna High Court said, while hearing a petition against a lower court order.

The Times of India · Jun 28, 2022

Bihar State Pollution Control Board to facilitate study on human health, environment

PATNA: The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) has invited proposals from institutions of the state engaged in active research work for making a collaborative study on various aspects of human health and pollution control.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Bullet-riddled bodies of two men found in Patna

PATNA: The Patna police recovered the bullet-riddled bodies of two men from a field in Barama Khanda village under Gaurichak police station area in Patna on Monday. The police reached the spot and took both the bodies in possession and sent them to NMCH-Patna for post-mortem. The police suspect that…

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Patna: Youth accused of stealing bike beaten to death

PATNA: A 22-year-old youth died after he was thrashed by a mob while he was allegedly trying to steal a bike at Pali village under Bihta police station in Patna on Monday. The deceased was identified as Rahul Kumar alias Mukhiya, a resident of Dariyapur, reports Faryal Rumi.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar: Remove silt to increase depth and width of Gandak

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday inspected anti-erosion work on the bank of the Gandak river near Balha Basant village under Lalganj block in Vaishali district and asked the engineers concerned to remove silt on the other side of the river to increase its width and depth.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

DPR for five new ROBs in Bihar ready: Minister Nitin Nabin

PATNA: State road constriction minister Nitin Nabin on Monday said the detailed project report (DPR) of five railway over bridges (ROBs), which will come up at different places in the state, have been made ready and the government was working closely with the railways to complete the required processes for…

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Bihar: I’m nobody’s ‘Hanuman’, says senior JD(S) leader RCP

PATNA: Union steel minister and senior JD(U) leader RCP Singh lost his cool when mediapersons asked him whether he was still the ‘Hanuman’ of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, like Jamui MP Chirag Paswan used to refer himself for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022