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AIMIM to back ‘Independent’ Hena Sahab in Siwan
Published on Mar 28, 2024 09:36 PM IST
Hena Sahab, widow of former MP and strongman late Mohammad Shahabuddin, is likely to contest the Lok Sabha election from Siwan as an Independent candidate.
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM will now contest 15 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
Bihar AIMIM president Akhatarul Iman said the party has decided to field candidates on five more Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
Published on Mar 28, 2024 08:44 PM IST
Aditya Nath Jha
Bihar: Two minors girls allegedly gang-raped at Vaishali; one arrested
The minor girls had come to celebrate the Holi festival with relatives in the village. The incident took place on Wednesday evening when they were on their way to the market with one of the relatives, said police
Published on Mar 28, 2024 02:18 PM IST
Chirag takes father’s legacy in Hajipur, gives his in Jamui to brother-in-law
A two-time MP from Jamui, Chirag Paswan will contest this year form Hajipur, a seat represented by his father, Ram Vilas Paswan, nine times
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 06:54 PM IST
Bihar: AC coach of Danapur-LTT special train catches fire; passengers evacuated safely
Eyewitnesses said that seeing the flames, the passengers panicked and pulled the alarm chain and jumped out after the train stopped
Published on Mar 27, 2024 03:46 PM IST
Tiger found dead in Valmiki Reserve in Bihar’s West Champaran district
Forest officials said prima facie it appeared that the death occurred due to the injuries sustained in a territorial fight with another big cat
Published on Mar 25, 2024 05:14 PM IST
JD(U) announces 16 Lok Sabha candidates in Bihar; EBCs, OBCs get most seats
The Janata Dal (United) has given 12 seats to the sitting MPs in Bihar while four seats have been given to new faces
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 03:44 PM IST
Bihar: Congress awaits Lalu Yadav’s nod to finalise candidates for LS polls
BPCC chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh, who held two rounds of meetings with the RJD chief, said the seat-sharing talks with RJD was going well and it will be declared in a couple of days
Published on Mar 22, 2024 04:46 PM IST
Bihar: 1 dead, several injured as under-construction bridge collapses in Supaul
Unconfirmed reports stated that over 40 labourers were working at the site when the incident took place. So far, 9 labourers have been rescued
Published on Mar 22, 2024 10:41 AM IST
Worker killed as portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar
At least eight other labourers were injured, Supaul DM Kaushal Kumar said. Many are also believed to be trapped under the debris.
Published on Mar 22, 2024 09:11 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Bihar’s Pappu Yadav joins Congress after show of strength in Purnea
Pappu Yadav, who was with Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD till 2014, called on the RJD founder and his son, Tejashwi Yadav, in Patna before joining the Congress
Published on Mar 20, 2024 06:41 PM IST
3 wagons of spl train carrying vehicles derails in West Champaran, no casualties
The incident took place near Bagaha on the Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj section of the East Central Railway in West Champaran.
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 09:19 PM IST
Supervisor working on Patna airport redevelopment project dies of lightning
Navo Kumar’s firm was working on the construction of the parallel taxiway, which is at its finishing stages
Published on Mar 19, 2024 08:37 PM IST
4-time Bihar MP Mohd Ali Ashraf Fatmi resigns from JD (U), likely to rejoin RJD
Janata Dal (U) national general secretary Mohammed Ali Ashraf Fatmi said he was giving up the party post as well as the primary membership
Published on Mar 19, 2024 06:41 PM IST
Bihar govt to acquire 50 acres in Sitamarhi for Sita temple
Sitamarhi in north Bihar is considered to be the birthplace of Goddess Sita.
Published on Mar 19, 2024 09:18 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Bihar road accident: 7 dead in tractor, car collision
The impact of the collision was such that both the SUV and the tractor suffered heavy damage and all seven persons died on the spot
Published on Mar 18, 2024 10:33 AM IST
Bihar: 60 children fall sick after eating midday meal, school refutes allegations
School headmaster Abhinandan Rishidev alleged that the children of only one locality fell ill as they had eaten at a local village feast
Published on Mar 14, 2024 03:47 PM IST
Two arrested for robbing Thailand tourists in Bihar’s Gaya district: Police
The Royal Thai Consulate General in Kolkata had written a strongly worded letter to Gaya DM demanding safety and security of Thai and foreign pilgrims, especially women and the elderly
Published on Mar 14, 2024 11:46 AM IST
2024 general elections: AIMIM to contest on 11 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
The party will field candidates in Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, Karakat, Buxar, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Ujiyarpur besides Seemanchal’s four seats – Purnea, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj
Published on Mar 13, 2024 03:40 PM IST
Bihar education department sounds alert after detecting 20 lakh ‘ghost students’
The names of around 23.97 lakh students were removed from the registers of Bihar schools in 2023-24 for remaining consistently absent and of them only 3.98 lakh students sought readmission
Published on Mar 13, 2024 01:26 PM IST
Four killed after speeding truck runs over bike in Patna: Police
They were going to attend a wedding at Chakand market of the district when a speeding truck from the opposite direction ran over them
Published on Mar 12, 2024 03:14 PM IST
Over ₹13 lakh looted from two SBI kiosks in E Champaran: Police
The exact amount looted from the ATM has not been known. Bank authorities are still working on it, police said
Published on Mar 09, 2024 05:45 PM IST
MLC polls: RJD to contest four seats, CPI-ML(L) one
Former chief minister Rabri Devi, former minister Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Urmila Thakur and Syed Faisal Ali will be the RJD candidates while Shashi Yadav will be the CPI-ML (Liberation) nominee, according to the list issued by RJD state president Jagdanand Singh on Friday.
Published on Mar 08, 2024 10:05 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
Rabri Devi, Abdul Bari Siddiqui likely to be RJD candidates for MLC election
Former Bihar minister Abdul Bari Siddiqui declined to comment on buzz about his nomination as a RJD candidate for the legislative council election
Published on Mar 07, 2024 07:04 PM IST
Bihar BJP Lok Sabha nominees discussed; final call post central poll panel nod
A BJP leader said the late induction of the Janata Dal-United or JD(U) into the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) could limit the prospects for other allies
Published on Mar 07, 2024 02:40 PM IST
LS polls looming, Nitish leaves for 5-day UK visit
On Sunday, former minister and Rajya Sabha member-elect Sanjay Jha had announced that CM would be visiting Scotland in the UK to see the science city and meet the select group of businessmen
Published on Mar 06, 2024 10:21 PM IST
Subhash Pathak, Patna
Micro light aircraft of Officers’ Training Academy in Gaya makes emergency landing
Police said the crash took place in fields adjoining Kanchanpur village under Bodh Gaya block, when the pilots tried to make an emergency landing
Published on Mar 05, 2024 10:49 AM IST
Bihar: Unable to repay loan, elderly couple dies by suicide
Police suspect that the couple took the extreme step due to repeated calls from the lenders and an investigation is underway
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 04:18 PM IST
K K Pathak seeks Delhi deputation, nod likely
Pathak, who was only recently praised by chief minister Nitish Kumar as an “honest officer”, has courted numerous controversies in his less than a year of his stint in the education department.
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
In Bihar, V-Cs issued show cause notices for skipping bureaucrat’s meeting
The meeting notice from Bihar’s Raj Bhavan was sent hours after the education department criticised top university officials for skipping a meeting
Published on Feb 29, 2024 06:03 PM IST