Nitish blames bank for rampant corruption, focuses on educational loans Patna, (Bihar Times): Urging the banks to help combat poverty chief minister Nitish Kumar came down heavily on them for ignoring the poor, whose number continues to grow in the state.

Malnutrition high among Bihar children, says MPs' group Patna, May 13: Over 58 percent children in Bihar are malnourished, said a voluntary organisation after visiting rural pockets of the state.The Citizens' Alliance against Malnutrition (CAM), which comprises parliamentarians cutting across party lines, described the situation in Bihar as alarming.

Four Maoist guerrillas arrested in Bihar Patna, May 13 : Four suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Bihar Tuesday, the police said.Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the Maoist rebels from near Kotwali police station in the heart of Patna, the police said.

Justice Lodha takes oath as new CJ of Patna High Court Patna, (Bihar Times): Mr Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha was on Tuesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Patna high court. Governor R S Gavai administered the oath of office and secrecy.

Dalit tortured for refusing to work in fields Patna, May 13: A Dalit was allegedly held captive and thrashed for six days in Nalanda - the home district of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - after he refused to work in the fields of an upper caste man.

Patna journalists’ appeal Patna, (Bihar Times): A senior Patna based journalist (Deputy News editor, Hindustan ) Sunil Kumar Gautam is suffering from Ulcerative Colitis. His is under treatment of Dr G. Chaudhary of PGI  Lucknow. As the treatment and operation cost is very high, Gautam is unable to meet it on his own.

Kakolat Hill: attracting tourists as well as Maoists Patna, (Bihar Times): Ensconced in the Maoist heartland of Bihar is the state’s rare water-fall in the Kakolat Hill, 33 km from Nawada district headquarters. Though it has been attracting tourists for long there was hardly any media attention towards it in the past. And whatever Press coverage it used to get it was for the Maoists’ activities.

Poverty forces couple to sell child for Rs.12,000Patna, May 13 : Pushed to desperation by acute poverty, a Dalit couple in Bihar was forced to sell their toddler son for Rs.12,000 to raise money for another baby battling an unknown disease.

RJD seeks permission for Chhath Puja in Mumbai Mumbai, May 12:Not taking chances after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's campaign against north Indian migrants, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has sought police permission to hold Chhath Puja in Mumbai, a full seven months before the festival is due in November.

Nitish accuses Centre of not releasing flood relief fund Patna, (Bihar Times): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday alleged that the state is yet to receive a single penny from the Centre’s Calamity Relief Fund for last year.

Education scenario has not changed in Bihar: Survey Patna, (Bihar Times): Whatever may be the claim there is hardly any change in Bihar in the last three years so far school education is concerned.

Tiger dies in poachers’ net as forest officials look on helplessly Patna, (Bihar Times): All efforts and huge amount of fund failed to check the poaching of tigers in Bihar’s only Tiger Reserve in Valmikinagar in West Champaran. A tiger died in the iron-trap laid in the Madanpur Range Compartment 16 of the Tiger Reserve on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday.

Beaten to death in Bihar for stealing a litchi Patna, May 12: The ugly face of feudal Bihar has reared its head once again with a 13-year-old extreme backward caste boy allegedly being beaten to death by a landed upper caste villager for plucking litchis from his garden.

Senior Bihar Scribe dies Patna, (Bihar Times):Senior journalist and special correspondent of  the Tribune, Ambarish Dutta died in Kolkatta early this morning.

Aryabhatt Centre for Creative Sciences to come up soon Patna, (Bihar Times): To sharpen the the teaching skills of college and university teachers of science streams of the state the Aryabhatt Centre for Creative Sciences will come up on the campus of Patna University by July next. view comments...

Bihar asked to probe fake caste certificate charges Patna, May 10: The central government has asked the Bihar government to probe allegations that fake caste certificates were used by several people from the state to get jobs in various ministries.

Student refuses worm-infested food, thrashed Patna, May 10: An eight-year-old school student broke his elbow after teachers allegedly thrashed him for refusing to eat worm-infested mid-day meal in a village in Bihar.

Patna High Court notice to the Chairman of Rajya Sabha Patna, (Bihar Times): On the day the Supreme Court termed the AIIMS Amendment Act 2007 as unconstitutional and reinstated the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr P. Venugopal, the Patna high court issued notices to the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Hamid Ansari, and its secretary general on the petition of the former Union minister and disqualified Rajya Sabha member, Captain Jai Narain Nishad.

Four robbers, a thief lynched in Bihar Patna, May 9 : Villagers in two districts of Bihar Friday lynched five people, including four armed men who had minutes earlier robbed cash from a bank, betraying an unnerving trend towards social intolerance and rise in incidents of instant justice across Bihar.

Notice to Bihar government on appeal against Lalu Prasad New Delhi, May 9 : The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to the Bihar government on two petitions challenging its power to appeal against the acquittal of Railways Minister Lalu Prasad in a disproportionate assets case.

CBI begins probe into Akash kidnapping Patna, May 9 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) began a probe into the kidnapping of Akash Pandey, a school student, from Patna last year, investigating officials said Friday.

Dreaded gangster Bhangar Yadav surrenders in Bihar Patna, May 8 : A dreaded gangster Bhangar Yadav, who is allegedly involved in over 100 cases of murder, extortion and kidnap, surrendered to the police in Bihar's West Champaran district, police sources said Thursday.

Post offices, banks to collect municipal tax in Bihar Patna, Bihar Times: Very much on the pattern of the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) the Bihar government is thinking to involve the postal department and banks for tax collection in seven municipal corporations of the state. The move is aimed at evolving a smooth tax payment procedure so as to bring it to the doorstep of the holder.

Technocrat CM inaugurates Science meet, tries to clear confusion on Kalam’s visit Patna, (Bihar Times): In spite of the state government’s withdrawal from the Bihar Science Conference and subsequent request to the former President, A P J Abdul Kalam, not to come the chief minister, Nitish Kumar, on Wednesday inaugurated the three-day Bihar Science Conference.

Bihar recorded 173 custodial deaths in 2006 Patna, May 8 :Bihar is second only to Uttar Pradesh in custodial deaths in prisons, as per the latest figures furnished by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

JD-U to investigate Maoist threat to party New Delhi, May 7 : The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has constituted a committee to investigate the mass resignation of party members in Bihar, allegedly due to threats from the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).

India seeks Israeli collaboration for litchi Patna, May 7 : India has sought collaboration with Israel to enhance the quality of litchi, grown mainly in Bihar, to boost its domestic and export market.

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