Patna,May 6 : The Bihar capital city's dream of a Metro train may come true by 2016 if the state urban development minister is to be believed. The project is set to cover a distance of 40-km stretch at a cost of Rs.8,000 crore, he said. Rail India Technical and Economic ...

At least 18 people, including children and women, mostly devotees, were killed and several others were injured in a stampede during Chhath festival celebrations in Patna Monday evening, police said. A district administration official said the incident took place when people were returning after offering prayers at sunset at Adalatganj ghat. "This ...

Patna, Sep 22 :Bhojpuri film actors Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan have expressed interest in adopting animals at the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park here, officials said Saturday. While Manoj Tiwari is keen on adopting a lion, Ravi Kishan wants to adopt a lion and a chimpanzee, a zoo official said. "Both Manoj ...

Patna, June 2: Violence erupted as thousands Saturday joined the funeral procession of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', who was killed a day earlier at Ara in Bihar. As the procession entered Patna for the cremation, Singh's supporters set afire a police outpost, and attacked police personnel and mediapersons, said the ...

Patna, June 1: An indefinite curfew was imposed in Ara town and red alert was sounded in Bihar's four districts Friday, after unidentified gunmen shot dead Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', chief of the outlawed Ranvir Sena, police said. Singh, in his early 70s, was killed early Friday in Ara, the district headquarters of ...

Patna, May 26: A man was killed and four others were injured critically in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday when Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers opened fire on a group of villagers protesting over the alleged molestation of a woman by one of their colleagues. According to police, a group of villagers ...

Patna, May 23: A group of people stoned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's convoy in Buxar district Wednesday. Upset over lack of drinking water, electricity and good roads, dozens of people pelted stones and bricks near Chausa village, a district official told IANS. Nitish Kumar's car was not hit but half a dozen ...

New Delhi/Gandhinagar, May 18: Congress and BJP today claimed that it was due to their efforts that the central government stepped in to help out the stranded youths from Gujarat in Angola. Gujarat Congress president Arjun Modhvadia today said that after senior state party leaders had made a representation to Foreign Minister ...

Patna, May 19: Concerned over the safety of over 1,100 Indian workers, including those from Bihar, facing trouble in Angola, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to resolve the crisis. "The situation is serious enough to warrant immediate intervention by the Indian government. The government should ensure ...

New Delhi, May 18: With over 1,100 Indian workers in trouble in Angola, Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday said all efforts for "swift resolution" of the issues involved were being made. "I am personally following the issues relating to the problems the Indian workers unfortunately are facing in Angola. It ...