Mob burns 4 AC bogies of train near Patna Aug 18, 2009
Mob burns four AC bogies near Patna - Patna - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... Mob burns four AC bogies near Patna ... An irate mob, mostly students, set afire four AC bogies of the New DelhiRajgir Sharamjeevi Express ( 2392 Down ) at Bihta station, about 20 km away from Patna, on the mainline section of the Danapur division under East Central Railway ( ECR ) Tuesday. (India Times, India)
2 held for black deer killing Aug 16, 2009
PATNA: Two people have been arrested for allegedly killing a rare black deer in Kaimur district of Bihar, police said Saturday ... Kaimur is some 150 km from Patna. (India Times)
Bihar on alert, high security along Indo-Nepal border for I-Day Aug 14, 2009
00004000 PATNA: A high-alert has been sounded in Bihar and security measures have been beefed up along the porous Indo-Nepal border in the state following Maoists' call to boycott Independence day celebrations on Saturday ... The main Independence Day function in the state would be held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Bihar to seek Rs 23000 crore from Centre to combat drought Aug 14, 2009
PATNA: The state will ask for a package of Rs 23,000 crore from the Centre to meet the crisis arising out of the prevailing drought in Bihar, said chief minister Nitish Kumar. He added that a memorandum would be submitted to the Centre in this regard on Friday. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Pratibha Ind bags contract for Rs 523.4 cr Aug 13, 2009
40 crore from National Building Construction Corporation Ltd for the construction of a medical college at Patna ... 40 crore from National Building Construction Corporation Ltd for the construction of a medical college at Patna. (India Times)
Railways fully prepared to tackle H1N1 Aug 12, 2009
PATNA: The railways has been put on high 00004000 alert following the growing incidence of swine flu across the country ... Railway doctors have been asked to visit the Patna station regularly to examine passengers either coming from Pune or going there, he said ... The DRM said the Pune-Patna Express, running four days a week, has been kept under strict surveillance as this train has been originating from a swine flu-affected place. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Bihar declares drought hit Aug 11, 2009
PATNA: The Bihar government has declared 26 out of the 38 districts as drought hit on the basis of the reports procured from the affected districts. Their number could further increase depending on how the situation unfolds in other districts, which too are braving drought like conditions. (India Times)
Drought hits 26 of 38 Bihar districts Aug 11, 2009
PATNA: A special Cabinet meeting of the Bihar 00004000 government on Monday formally declared that 26 of the 38 districts of the state are hit by drought ... The 17 south Bihar districts hit by drought are Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas, Kaimur, Gaya, Jehanabad, Arwal, Nawada, Aurangabad, Munger, Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai, Jamui, Bhagalpur and Banka. (India Times, India -- Community News)
15m crater on NH-33 after fire in coal mines Aug 10, 2009
HAZARIBAGH: Underground fires raging in abandoned coal mines created a 15-metre deep crater on the national highway between Ranchi and Patna disrupting traffic and causing panic ... Underground fires raging in abandoned coal mines created a 15-metre deep crater on the national highway between Ranchi and Patna disrupting traffic and causing panic. (India Times, India -- Community News)
26 Bihar districts declared drought-hit Aug 10, 2009
PATNA: Twenty six of the 38 districts of Bihar have 00004000 been declared drought-hit, an official said on Monday. The decision was taken in a state cabinet meeting on Monday. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Court notice to Rabri in defamation case Aug 7, 2009
PATNA: A local court on Thursday took cognizance of a defamation case filed against former chief minister Rabri Devi by state JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh, MP.. The court of sub-divisional magistrate Anil Kumar Jha issued a notice, asking Rabri to appear befo 00004000 re it on August 31 and explain her position. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Haryana puts 25% tax on golf Aug 7, 2009
Some 15 years ago, then Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav hit the headlines by talking about converting the Patna Golf Course into a goshala. And any golf-course in Lucknow or UP could at any time be converted into a memorial by the mere raising of a Mayawati eyebrow. (India Times)
People return home after Bagmati breach is plugged Aug 6, 2009
PATNA: Hundreds of people in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, who fled their homes after the Bagmati river breached an embankment Saturday, have started to return after it was repaired, state Disaster Management Minister Devesh Chandra Thakur said Thursday. 00004000 "A large number of villagers, who took shelter on embankments, are returning to their homes after floodwaters started receding following plugging of the breach," he said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
SBI plans to hire 11,000 clerks Aug 5, 2009
Patna, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Chandigarh would get 900 staff each. SBI plans to recruit 13,000 people at various levels during the current fiscal. (India Times)
Floodwaters receding in Bihar Aug 4, 2009
PATNA: Around 50,000 people are still stranded in flood-hit Bihar though the Bagmati river, which breached its embankment and inundated nearly 200 villages in Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts, has started to recede. Officials have intensified rescue work to help the 200,000 people affected by the flood. (India Times)
After 60 yrs of Independence, untouchability alive and kicking in India Aug 3, 2009
(With inputs by Ashish Tripathi and Faiz Rehman Siddiqui, Lucknow; Ramaninder K Bhatia, Chandigarh; Deepender Deswal, Rohtak; Ajay Parmar and Kshitiz Gaur, Jaipur; Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Patna; Falguni Banerjee and Ashish Poddar in Kolkata; Prashanth G N, Bangalore and Radha Venkatesan, Chennai). Related Articles. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Flood situation worsens in Bihar Aug 3, 2009
PATNA: More than four lakh people were reeling under the impact of floods in Bihar with Lakhandei river breaching its embankments at two places, worsening the situation in Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts on Monday. Lakhandei, swelled by swirling flood waters of turbulent Bagmati, breached the embankment in a stretch of over 200 metres near Tilak Tajpur in Sitamarhi district early today, Tirhut Divisional Commissioner S M Raju said. (India Times)
Floods affect one lakh in Bihar, help rushed Aug 1, 2009
PATNA: Around one lakh people were affected as the swollen Bagmati breached its embankment near Tajpur in Bihar's Sitamarhi district on Saturday, prompting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to order a high-level probe into the breach and deployment of National Disaster Response Force personnel. The river breached its embankment in a stretch of 40 - 50 metres at Tajpur under t 00004000 he Runnisayedpur block, inundating vast areas and several villages in eight panchayats of the district, official... (India Times, India)
New act to protect 'bataidars' in Bihar Jul 31, 2009
PATNA: The D Bandopadhayay Commission on land reforms in Bihar has suggested to the state government to enact a new act to protect "bataidars (share-croppers)", besides capping land ceiling and computerisation of land records. The commission in its report has asked the government to bring a new legislation to protect "bataidars", according to the CDs containing the report, which the state government did not lay in the As 00004000 sembly during this monsoon session which ended yesterday, made... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Cops arrest Varanasi lad for acting as Munna Bhai Jul 25, 2009
During initial investigation, Keshav confessed he paid Rs 12 lakh to a mediator Sanjiv Kumar of Patna to arrange for a `Munna Bhai' for him who could qualify the PPMT. Sanjiv contacted Manikant, a Samastipur (Bihar)-based youth who was in MBBS final year at IMS-BHU. Manikant appeared in PPMT on June 22, 2008 in place of Keshav, though he could not get the admission. On getting clue, the Punjab police reached IMS-BHU and contacted director Prof Gajendra Singh. (India Times, India)
Multi-crore illicit drugs business thriving Jul 24, 2009
There are 'dawa bazars' (medicine markets) where one can easily get consignments of fake medicines especially in Agra, Patna, Lucknow and Ghaziabad, they said. The maximum of such illicit products are in the "fast moving drug category" which includes medication for cough, fever, cold and even Viagra, sources said. (India Times, India)
Thousands gather to watch solar eclipse Jul 22, 2009
The excitement this time around is largely due to the unusually long duration of the instant of greatest eclipse, or "totality'' -- when the sun is wholly covered. At its maximum, this will last six minutes and 39 seconds -- a duration that will not be matched until the year 2132. In India, hordes of scientists, students and nature enthusiasts readied for the eclipse while millions of others planned to shutter themselves indoors, giving in to superstitious myths about the phenomenon. The eclipse... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Mumbai most preferred for investing in properties: Survey Jul 22, 2009
Cities like Patna, Nashik, Tiruchirapalli and Madurai have also become favourite destinations for property investments, the survey said. It said 60 per cent of respondents felt interest rates for home loan would come down further in the coming months, while 40 per cent evinced interests on properties with an area between 500 to 1,000 square feet. (India Times)
Eclipse not visible in Taregna Jul 22, 2009
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi were among those who had come to this subdivisional town, 30 km from Patna, which is one of the best places for viewing the eclipse. Incidentally, it was at Taregna where ancient astronomer Aryabhatta (or Aryabhatha, 476-550 AD) studied the movement of stars. (India Times)
Varanasi witnesses total solar eclipse Jul 22, 2009
Additional police and paramilitary troops were posted around Patna and Taregna after Maoist rebels called for a strike on Wednesday to protest increases in the price of gas and other essentials. Read business stories in. (India Times)
Century's longest solar eclipse tomorrow Jul 22, 2009
The Indian cities through which the shadow of total eclipse passes are Bhavnagar, Surat, Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal, Sagar, Jabalpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Gaya, Patna, Bhagalpur, Jalpaigudi, Guwahati and Dibrugarh. The countries to witness the path of the Moon's umbral shadow are India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Indias food bowl empty, cup of woes full Jul 22, 2009
(With inputs from Ashish Tripathi in Lucknow, Sanjeev Kumar Verma in Patna and Ramaninder Bhatia in Chandigarh). Related Articles. (India Times, India)
Thousands throng to village in India for eclipse Jul 22, 2009
Hotels in Patna were fully booked while taxis raised their rates sensing a brief opportunity in the sudden interest in the village ... Thousands of people lined up outside a planetarium in Patna on Tuesday to buy solar viewing goggles ... Back on the ground, additional police and paramilitary troops were posted around Patna and Taregna after Maoist rebels called for a strike Wednesday to protest against the rise in the price of gas and other essential commodities. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Asia will witness 21st centurys longest eclipse Jul 21, 2009
One team, led by Dr R.K. Sinha of Patna University, will study bird behavior. "The researchers will observe whether they suddenly move back to their nests, sound differently and behave in an unusual manner due to sudden darkness," he said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Heres a restaurant floating in Ganga Jul 21, 2009
Heres a restaurant floating in Ganga - Patna - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... PATNA: Its an amazing experience to watch the sun set from this vessel ... Referring to the proposed Marine Drive along the Ganga from Digha to Patna Saheb, he said its DPR is being prepared. (India Times, India)
Hawaii will get to see part of solar eclipse Jul 21, 2009
One team, led by Dr R.K. Sinha of Patna University, will study bird behavior ... Associated Press writers Nirmala George in New Delhi; Indrajit Singh in Patna, India; Shino Yuasa in Tokyo; Aye Aye Win in Yangon, Myanmar and Chi-Chi Zhang in Beijing contributed to this report. (Honolulu Advertiser)
'Love Guru' dismissed from service in Patna Jul 19, 2009
Love Guru' dismissed from service in Patna - Patna - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... Love Guru' dismissed from service in Patna ... PATNA: 'Love Guru' Matuknath Chaudhary, who shot into fame after he walked into a classroom with his student-cum-girlfriend to give a lecture on love, has been dismissed from the post of Reader of Patna University. (India Times, India)
Century's longest Solar eclipse on July 22 Jul 19, 2009
In India, the shadow sweeps over the cities of Surat, Indore, Bhopal, Varanasi and Patna. Travelling across Bhutan, the eclipse will be visible in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Burma (Myanmar), before reaching China at 06:35 IST, he said. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Patna: Penury drove Australian to suicide Jul 16, 2009
Penury drove Australian to kill himself in Patna - Patna - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... Penury drove Australian to kill himself in Patna ... PATNA: Nearly 45 days after an Australian tourist Osborne Michael David was found dead in a guest house here, the police said that he had not been murdered or suffered a drug overdose as suspected, but had killed himself due to penury. (India Times, India)
Extra flyers on board? It's routine for airlines Jul 12, 2009
About a decade back, a plane flying from Patna to Delhi had an extra passenger adjusted in the toilet ... Recently, Indian Airlines grounded one of its pilots for flying from travelling from Patna to Delhi on the cockpits jump seat on a personal trip. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Human bomb explosion in court kills lawyer Jul 11, 2009
The deceased lawyer, Vinay Tiwary, had earlier been rushed to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) in Patna, 50 km from here, where he succumbed to his injuries. Two other injured advocates Jitendra Singh and Umesh Singh and one Siddhanath Pandey were also referred to the PMCH.. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Patna: BSF jawan held for eve teasing Jul 7, 2009
Cop held for eve teasing on running train - Patna - Cities - The Times of India ... PATNA: Two days after a Bihar cop allegedly misbehaved with a young IAS officer and his wife in the AC-2 coach of the running Bangalore-Patna Sanghamitra Express, a BSF jawan was overpowered by fellow passengers as he misbehaved with a woman on the running Guwahati-New Delhi North East Express in the wee hours of Monday ... Ramni H Jorawala, the BSF jawan who is a native of Haryana and is posted in Guwahati, was... (India Times, India)
Mamata picks holes in Lalus 5-yr joyride Jul 4, 2009
In the list of world-class stations mentioned by her, Patna does not find any place. The state capital is also missing from the list of tooranto (non-stop ) trains. (India Times)
India query to Switzerland on Lord Buddha statue Jun 30, 2009
PATNA: The government of India is learned to have written to the government of Switzerland, taking exception to the garlanding of a Lord Buddha statue with shoes in a footwear shop in Geneva. Quoting a Patna resident who along with his wife and daughter had gone to Switzerland earlier this month, this newspaper had on June 26 carried a report titled, `Buddha statue in Geneva garlanded with shoes ... The Buddha statue garlanded with shoes was spotted by Patnas Prabhat Choudhary, his wife and... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Konwar sworn-in as new Bihar governor Jun 29, 2009
PATNA: Debananda Konwar was sworn-in as the new governor of Bihar on Monday. Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court Shiva Kirti Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy to Konwar at a simple function at Raj Bhavan here. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Shoes hung on Buddha statue in shop Jun 26, 2009
PATNA: Sight-seeing in Switzerland does not leave a vacationer horrified, but Patna's Prabhat Choudhary, his wife and daughter were shocked to see a Lord Buddha statue garlanded with a pair of shoes at a footwear shop in Geneva ... The girl, a student of Patna's prestigious Notre Dame Academy, accomplished her mission without anyone - the shop staff or the crowd of customers - knowing about it. (India Times, India)
SUBVERSE: Let's Dilli-dally Jun 24, 2009
(And there inevitably will be a so on, as Patna becomes Pataliputra, and India itself gets renamed Bharat. . (India Times, India)
2 killed, 20 hurt in Patna road mishap Jun 21, 2009
Two killed, 20 injured in Patna road mishap - Patna - Cities - The Times of India ... Two killed, 20 injured in Patna road mishap ... PATNA: Two persons were killed and 20 others injured, five of them seriously, when a bus collided with a truck on the outskirts of the state capital. (India Times, India)
Application of mind more important than knowledge Jun 16, 2009
What started out with humble beginnings in Patna 39 years ago is now a revolution ... What Mr Bindeshwar Pathak started out with humble beginnings in Patna 39 years ago, has now become a revolution. (India Times)
Patna boy can write reverse Jun 6, 2009
Patna boy achieves feat in reverse writing - Patna - Cities - The Times of India ... Patna boy achieves feat in reverse writing ... PATNA: When Nikumbh Sir, the character Aamir Khan played in "Taare Zameen Par", wrote his n 00004000 ame on the blackboard using reverse writing technique, students were awestruck. (India Times, India)
Another jolt to Paswan as lone MLC joins JD(U) Jun 5, 2009
PATNA: After the humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha polls, the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of Ramvilas Paswan received another blow when his lone member of the Legislative Council in Bihar, Sanjay Singh, joined the ruling Janata Dal (United). A notification issued by council secretary Mungershwar Sahu said, Singh had moved the council's acting chairman Arun Kumar for LJP's merger into the ruling party under provisions of Para 4(2) of the Constitution's Tenth Schedule and his petition was... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Patna: Ex-MP, son held for murder Jun 4, 2009
Ex-MP, son face arrest for murder - Patna - Cities - The Times of India ... PATNA: "It's a pure case of kidnapping for murder," said a senior police official about the sensat 00004000 ional case of abduction of JD-U leader and contractor Satyendra Kumar Singh from the city last week. (India Times, India)
Dozing driver blamed for runaway Indian train Jun 4, 2009
By Amarnath Tewary in Patna. Millions of passengers travel by trains in India daily. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Dynasty dominates India Jun 3, 2009
"A star son or daughter does have a better chance of getting their calls returned than average Joe from Patna who has moved to Mumbai to knock on the doors of directors," says film critic Anupama Chopra. The audience, too, extends existing goodwill for the parents to Gen Next. (India Times, India)
Meira's journey Jun 3, 2009
Born in Patna on March 31, 1945, Kumar studied in Indraprastha College and Miranda House in Delhi University. She also has an advanced diploma in Spanish. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Patna: CM felicitates Super-30 stars Jun 2, 2009
CM felicitates Super-30 stars - Patna - Cities - The Times of India ... PATNA: Super-30, an initiative to coach IIT aspirants free to crack JEE, would now be known as Super-90. (India Times, India)
Angry Indians set train on fire Jun 2, 2009
About 200 protesters set three coaches of the train on fire, tore up tracks and ransacked the railway station at Khusrupur, some 30km (18 miles) east of the Bihar capital, Patna. Residents are said to have been incensed after watching the Patna-Calcutta train speed by without stopping. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Bihar bank deposits on the rise despite meltdown May 31, 2009
PATNA: Despite the economic meltdown, bank deposits in Bihar has recorded a 22% increase in the past year, higher than bank deposits in several other states. Deposits in nationalized banks rose from Rs 68,243. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Kidnapped boy found dead in Patna May 30, 2009
Kidnapped boy found murdered in Patna - Patna - Cities - The Times of India ... Kidnapped boy found murdered in Patna ... PATNA: A nine-year-old boy, who was kidnapped from near his residence here on Thursday, has been murdered allegedly by his two neighbours, 00004000 sparking protests by locals on Saturday. (India Times, India)
Patna: IAF constable shoots self May 28, 2009
IAF cop shoots self - Patna - Cities - The Times of India ... PATNA: An Indian Air Force constable, M Anand Sagar, of Vishakhapatnam on Wednesday committed suicide by shooting himself dead with his AK 47 at Bihta Airbase in Patna district ... 00004000 Giving this information, rural SP, Patna, Upendra Kumar Sinha, said that the suicide note left by him said that nobody should be held responsible for his death. (India Times, India)
Patna boy fails 12th exam, kills self May 24, 2009
Student fails Class 12 maths exam, commits suicide - Patna - Cities - The Times of India ... PATNA: A student committed suicide after he failed in his Class 12 Central Board of Sec 00004000 ondary Education (CBSE) mathematics examination here, police said Sunday. (India Times, India)
Meira Kumar is single Bihar representative in Cabinet May 23, 2009
PATNA: Meira Kumar is the lone face from Bihar to have found a berth in the Union Cabinet. In the outgoing UPA ministry, there were four Union ministers of the Cabinet rank from Bihar besides eight Union state ministers. (India Times)
Dad kills son for not marrying again May 20, 2009
Father kills son for refusing to marry again - Patna - Cities - The Times of India ... PATNA: A man in a village in Bihar's Bhojpur district declined to carry out his father's order to desert h 00004000 is wife and marry another woman ... Dharmendra Choudhary, in his late 20s, was killed Tuesday, allegedly by his father and other family members in Saropur village of Bhojpur district, 60 km from state capital Patna. (India Times, India)
Rickshaw puller's son is Gaya MP May 18, 2009
18 May 2009, 0405 hrs IST, Abdul Qadir, TNN. GAYA: Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh may boast of sending blue blood to the Parliament. (India Times, India)
Nitish Kumar: The man with a magic wand May 17, 2009
The administrations based purely on a certain caste calculus that was lording over from Patna had earned the state widespread ridicule. Its economic indices had begun bordering on the shameful, law and order situation was collapsing, and the hapless Biharis migrating elsewhere to eke out a living was being hounded out by far right organisations. (India Times)
Sonia calls up Lalu, asks him to attend Cabinet meeting May 17, 2009
PATNA: In an apparent bid to reach out to her estranged ally, Congress president Sonia Gandhi telephoned railway minister Lalu Prasad and asked him to attend the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday. "UPA chairperson rang up the railway minister last evening and requested him to attend a meeting of the union Cabinet on Monday," his private secretary Bhola Yadav said on Sunday. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Sonia invites Lalu to attend Cabinet meeting May 17, 2009
PATNA: In an apparent bid to reach out to her estranged ally, Congress president Sonia Gandhi telephoned railway minister Lalu Prasad and asked him to attend the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday. ( ). (India Times, India)
Lalu Yadav: Lost his kingdom in 2005, now kingmaker role too May 17, 2009
PATNA: When he was riding high on the success of power, he flaunted himself as the raja of Bihar. Truly, the maverick Lalu held on to his fort in Bihar for15 long years but his political fortunes began sliding from 2005. (India Times)
Lalu leading in Saran, Patliputra May 16, 2009
PATNA: RJD supremo and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is locked in a keen contest in Saran parliamentary constituency of Bihar but is leading in Patliputra. According to trends available so far, Prasad, who was initially trailing behind BJP rival Rajiv Pratap Rudy after the completion of the first round of counting in Saran, has now forged ahead. (India Times)
Does Bihar deserve a special status as proposed by Nitish Kumar? May 16, 2009
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Friday that the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) would support any party in New Delhi that grants special status to his state for economic development. "I am clear about extending support to any party or alliance that will grant the special category status to Bihar," Nitish Kumar told reporters here after the release of the book 'Special Category Status - A Case for Bihar. (India Times)
