Darbhanga

Bihar floods: At least 56 dead, 69.81 lakh people affected; rail, road traffic hit

The flood situation in Bihar continues to remain grim where 69.81 lakh people have been hit by inundation in 13 districts and 56 people have lost their lives.

Aug 16, 2017, 08:43 AM IST

Bihar floods situation worsens, 56 people killed so far

As many as 56 people have died due to floods in Bihar so far, Additional Secretary Disaster Management Department of Bihar Anirudh Kumar said on Tuesday. 

Aug 15, 2017, 18:12 PM IST

Nitish Kumar asks UP counterpart Yogi Adityanath to not come to Bihar empty hand

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday urged his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, who visits Bihar tomorrow, not to come 'empty handed' but implement the liqour ban and 50 per cent reservation for women in local bodies.

 

Jun 14, 2017, 20:41 PM IST

Bihar liquor ban: 155 cartons of IMFL seized from bank cash van in Darbhanga, two arrested

Bihar Police on Saturday seized at least 155 cartons of IMFL illegally traded from Haryana in a cash van bearing the sticker of a nationalised bank.

Dec 17, 2016, 17:08 PM IST

Nitish Kumar plans longest human chain in support of prohibition

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that the state government will organise the world`s longest human chain in support of prohibition in January 2017.

Nov 17, 2016, 15:17 PM IST

Woman lynches father-in-law in Bihar

 "An elderly man was today beaten to death by his daughter-in-law at a village in Bihar's Darbhanga district", a police officer said.

Jul 15, 2016, 15:27 PM IST

PM Modi congratulates India's first batch of women fighter pilots

Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday created history by becoming India's first three women fighter pilots when they were formally commissioned into the Indian Air Force.

Jun 18, 2016, 22:31 PM IST

Bihar: Students failed in boards queue up at NIOS

NIOS, formerly known as National Open School, was established in 1989 as an autonomous organisation by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Jun 13, 2016, 16:55 PM IST

Fires claim 18 lives in Bihar since Sunday

Eighteen people, including seven children and four women, died and about 2,500 houses were destroyed since Sunday in various incidents of fire in Bihar with heat wave playing its part, officials said.

Apr 25, 2016, 13:18 PM IST

Gangsters using selfie to extort ransom from victims in Bihar!

Gangsters in Bihar are taking full advantage of the latest advancements in the digital era, as per a media report.

Feb 28, 2016, 17:25 PM IST

Jan Adhikar Party workers block train in Bihar's Darbhanga

Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) workers are protesting against the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar.

Feb 20, 2016, 09:32 AM IST

Left supporters block train in Darbhanga, demanding Kanhaiya's release

Scores of left supporter students on Friday blocked the Darbhanga-New Delhi Bihar Sampark Kranti Express here, demanding the release of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students` union president Kanhaiya Kumar.

Feb 19, 2016, 10:49 AM IST

Two women fight burglars with chilli powder in Bihar, 4 held

Two gutsy women with handful of chilli powder can be deadly! A group of criminals in Bihar`s Darbhanga district learnt this the hard way when they tried to break into a house at Ashfir colony, police said on Tuesday.

Feb 09, 2016, 14:51 PM IST

Four Kashmiri men detained for clicking pictures of IAF station Darbhanga

Four suspicious Kashmiri man were detained on Wednesday for clicking pictures of Indian Air Force station Darbhanga.

Feb 03, 2016, 15:29 PM IST

Firm seeks Rs 1 crore from Bihar for killed engineers

A private company engaged in road construction in Bihar has demanded Rs 1 crore as compensation from the state government for the families of two engineers killed allegedly for not paying extortion money to a notorious gang.

Jan 12, 2016, 15:20 PM IST

Engineers' killing: Gangster's sister, her husband arrested​ in Bihar

Sister of dreaded gangster Santosh Jha and her husband were arrested on Saturday from outside Laheriasarai station in connection with gunning down of two engineers of a private road construction company here in the last week of December, police said.

Jan 09, 2016, 16:09 PM IST

'Jungle raj is back' in Bihar, says Ram Vilas Paswan after cop shot dead

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday attacked Nitish Kumar government over the murder of an assistant sub-inspector of police in Hajipur, claiming a string of such killings showed that "jungle raj is back" and the Chief Minister is "helpless".

Jan 09, 2016, 15:29 PM IST

Zee Media's Swachh Selfie Mission reaches Gwalior, Motihari and Darbhanga

Zee media's Swachch Selfie Muhim reached Gwalior, Motihari and Darbanga where they started cleaning the memorial of our freedom fighters. Shortly, people gathered and participated in the Muhim.

Jan 05, 2016, 21:40 PM IST

Third techie killed in four days in Bihar, Lalu says attempt to discredit govt

An engineer was found murdered in Bihar Vaishali district today, the second such incident in four days after two engineers were shot dead in broad daylight in Darbhanga for apparently defying extortionists' demand for protection money.

Dec 29, 2015, 19:13 PM IST

Family of murdered Bihar engineer threatens self-immolation

Family members of the murdered Darbhanga engineer on Tuesday threatened self-immolation if proper compensation and justice was not granted to them.

Dec 29, 2015, 16:59 PM IST