Bihar, India News

Patna, May 25: Members of the Assembly and the Council can now recommend replacement of burnt transformers - quite common in summer months - in their area under the Chief Minister's Area Development Scheme.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar and vice-chairman of Bihar State Disaster Management Authority Anil Kumar Sinha at the meeting in Patna on Friday.

India's second largest low-cost airline - is expected to start operations from Jaiprakash Narayan International Airport here this winter.

Aspiring students have started visiting the colleges, enquiring about the admission procedure.

Patna, May 24: The Centre has asked police of all states to videograph protests, but Bihar cops have been doing it for a year now.

When floods ravaged Bihar in 2007, Dr Ravikant Singh, a Patna boy studying medicine in Mumbai's KEM Hospital, gathered a few fellow doctors and rushed home to help.

KUWAIT CITY, May 23: "We need a change in the fabric of our democratic functioning", stated Pavan Kumar Verma, career diplomat and author, currently serving an advisory role with Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar in India, as he addressed a gathering of the Indian Business Council to discuss the core issues that plague India today.

Patna, May 23: The committee constituted to 'revisit' the criteria to determine the backwardness of states will hold its first meeting on May 28.

Along with Dr Sally Webber, who works as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the two hospitals, she visited an eye hospital in Bihar in northern India, to share their knowledge with students.

Patna, May 24: Bihar plans to turn a village into a breeding centre for the Indian national bird peacock, forest officials officials said Friday.

A reported spurt in the activities of banned Indian Mujahideen operatives in the state has set alarm bells ringing not only in Patna but also in New Delhi.

Students flash the victory sign after the Intermediate commerce results are announced in Patna on Thursday.

Patna, May 22: Three years after inception, the ambitious 'Aao Bihar' scheme for investors facing land roadblocks is mired in trust deficit with even its new avatar yet to become policy.

The story went that when the railway track was being laid, an angrez engineer on horseback used to supervise the work.

Port-of-Spain, May 23: The Indian Caribbean Museum, described as "a national treasure, a window to the past, and an opportunity to see history come alive", has been cited by a National Geographic publication that showcases 500 of the world's most powerful and spiritual places and guides travellers who wish to visit them.

President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to Sharma at a glittering function held at the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Patna, May 22: Central University of Bihar has selected RITES Ltd as the project management consultant for its Gaya campus.

A 22-year-old woman was gang-raped while her boyfriend was beaten up by three men in Bihar's Banka district, police Wednesday said.

"The aerial survey will be conducted in 33 of the 37 districts," said Hukum Singh Meena, revenue and land reforms secretary.

Autorickshaw drivers have planned to go on an indefinite strike from next week if the administrative decision to change routes around Patna Junction railway station was not altered.