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Jailed ex-Bihar MP holds press conference

Patna, March 10 (IANS) It happens only in Bihar. Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, serving a life term for the 1994 lynching of Gopalganj district magistrate G.Krishnaiah, was allowed by the police to visit a politician's residence and hold a press conference, an official said Wednesday.

JD-U legislator kills wife, daughter, himself

Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Abhay Singh was found dead along with his wife and daughter at his official residence here, police said Friday....
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Koda scam: Soren's personal secretary, other officials raided

Ranchi, Feb 16 (IANS) The income tax department Tuesday raided the properties of several senior officials, including Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's personal secretary M.L. Pal, in connection with the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam involving former chief minister Madhu Koda....
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Now, fines for spitting and urinating in Patna

Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) In a bid to keep the Bihar capital clean and garbage free, the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to impose a Rs.100 fine for spitting, urinating and littering and a Rs.200 fine for throwing garbage in public places....
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Lalu to take agitation against price rise to national level

Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday announced he would take his party's agitation to protest the rising prices of essential commodities to the national level....
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Suspected Taliban operative arrested in Bihar

Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) An Afghan national who was arrested in Purnia district of Bihar five days ago is suspected to have close links with the Taliban, police said Tuesday....
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Mahadalit families in Bihar living in starvation

By Imran Khan----- Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) Mahadalits, the poorest of the socially marginalised people in Bihar, are living in starvation in two villages in Gaya district due to the failure of food and work related government schemes, asserts a Supreme Court-appointed official. ...
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Bihar on high alert as reports say terrorists sneaked in

Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) A high security alert was sounded in Bihar Friday following intelligence reports that six Pakistani-trained terrorists have entered the state from Nepal, officials said....
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Buddhists demand holy town status for Bodh Gaya

Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) Buddhist monks have demanded that Bihar's Bodh Gaya, the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, be declared a holy town. ...
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Bihar man shot dead for refusing to pay for cigarette

Patna, Dec 29 (IANS) A shopkeeper shot dead a man after he refused to pay for the cigarettes purchased in Saran district of Bihar, police said Tuesday. ...
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511 patients died due to doctors' strikes in Bihar

By Imran Khan---- Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) Repeated strikes by Bihar doctors in the last four years have claimed the lives of 511 patients, but the state government has no plans to cancel the licences of agitating doctors despite a recommendation by the state human rights commission (SHRC)....
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Bihar man with progeria dies with an unfulfilled wish

Patna, Dec 25 (IANS) Ikramul Khan, who was suffering from progeria, a disease that accelerates the ageing process, died in Bihar's Saran district Friday with an unfulfilled wish of meeting Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan....
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RSS chief to address 20,000 swayamsevaks in Bihar

Patna, Dec 24 (IANS) Amid high security, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will address an expected 20,000 swayamsevaks and sympathisers here Friday, the first time in two-and-a-half decades that the organisation's head will be doing so....
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Bihar to set up 720 mini dairies

Patna, Dec 24 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to set up 720 mini-dairies to promote the industry in the state....
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Bihar street circus performers hide to evade arrest

By Imran Khan - - - - - Patna, Dec 24 (IANS) Performers of a Bihar street circus, who often risked their lives and limbs by displaying dangerous stunts, have gone into hiding after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reportedly ordered their arrest....
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Bihar Water Policy to be unveiled in March

Patna, Dec 21 (IANS) The Bihar government will announce its drinking water and sanitation policy March 22, 2010 to mark World Water Day, a state minister said Monday....
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How will Bihar fight polio without toilets?

By Richa Sharma--- Saharsa (Bihar), Dec 20 (IANS) The lack of toilets is raising a stink in Bihar as it tries hard to shake off polio - a disease that spreads through the faecal-oral route. Open defecation is common practice in a majority of villages in the state's high risk northcentral regions. ...
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Now, internet facility for rural Bihar

Patna, Dec 16 (IANS) Thousands of people, particularly youths from rural Bihar, will no longer have to travel to urban pockets to surf the internet as the government is all set to provide the facility at the panchayat level....
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Bihar to open motels, deluxe restaurants on highways

Patna, Dec 16 (IANS) Encouraged by the growing flow of domestic and foreign tourists in the state, Bihar will open deluxe restaurants and motels on selected highways to provide tasty, hygienic food to tourists, apart from options of short stay with comfort....
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Bihar's jail inmates to bring out magazine

Patna, Dec 15 (IANS) The inmates of a Bihar jail along with the jail authorities are all set to bring out a special Hindi magazine in January next year, official sources said Tuesday. ...
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Jailed ex-Bihar MP holds press conference

Patna, March 10 (IANS) It happens only in Bihar. Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, serving a life term for the 1994 lynching of Gopalganj district magistrate G.Krishnaiah, was allowed by the police to visit a politician's residence and hold a press conference, an official said Wednesday.

JD-U legislator kills wife, daughter, himself

Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Abhay Singh was found dead along with his wife and daughter at his official residence here, police said Friday.

Koda scam: Soren's personal secretary, other officials raided

Ranchi, Feb 16 (IANS) The income tax department Tuesday raided the properties of several senior officials, including Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's personal secretary M.L. Pal, in connection with the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam involving former chief minister Madhu Koda.

Now, fines for spitting and urinating in Patna

Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) In a bid to keep the Bihar capital clean and garbage free, the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to impose a Rs.100 fine for spitting, urinating and littering and a Rs.200 fine for throwing garbage in public places.

Lalu to take agitation against price rise to national level

Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday announced he would take his party's agitation to protest the rising prices of essential commodities to the national level.

Suspected Taliban operative arrested in Bihar

Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) An Afghan national who was arrested in Purnia district of Bihar five days ago is suspected to have close links with the Taliban, police said Tuesday.

Mahadalit families in Bihar living in starvation

By Imran Khan----- Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) Mahadalits, the poorest of the socially marginalised people in Bihar, are living in starvation in two villages in Gaya district due to the failure of food and work related government schemes, asserts a Supreme Court-appointed official.

Bihar on high alert as reports say terrorists sneaked in

Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) A high security alert was sounded in Bihar Friday following intelligence reports that six Pakistani-trained terrorists have entered the state from Nepal, officials said.

Buddhists demand holy town status for Bodh Gaya

Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) Buddhist monks have demanded that Bihar's Bodh Gaya, the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, be declared a holy town.

Bihar man shot dead for refusing to pay for cigarette

Patna, Dec 29 (IANS) A shopkeeper shot dead a man after he refused to pay for the cigarettes purchased in Saran district of Bihar, police said Tuesday.