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IRCTC to launch package tour for Vaisho Devi pilgrims Patna, (BiharTimes): The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is all set to launch package tours for the passengers of Patna to Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir and Darjeeling in West Bengal.

Yoga guru Ramdev joins war to save Ganga New Delhi, June 30: The river Ganga, along whose banks the Indian civilisation evolved, has found a new messiah to purge it of the accumulated filth and breathe new life into its shrinking course.

Highest number of small borrowers in Bihar: RBI Patna, (Bihar Times): Bihar has the highest number of small borrowers in the country. Small borrowers’ accounts constitute 96 per cent of all accounts and 57 per cent of all bank credit.

Maoists' kangaroo court finds two guilty, executed Patna, June 27 : Maoist guerrillas killed two people, including a village head, at a 'jan adalat' (kangaroo court) in a Bihar village after finding them "guilty" of helping the police, the police said Friday.

Bihar's deputy chief minister to write book on Emergency Patna, June 27 : Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi plans to write a book on the Emergency so that it can throw light on "many untold stories and interesting events that are not known to the younger generation".

Parsvnath to develop Buddha Smriti Udhyaan in Patna New Delhi, June 27: The city-based realtor Parsvnath Developers Ltd announced Friday that it has won a Rs.1.25 billion ($30 million) order to build a Buddha Smriti Udhyaan in Patna.

R L Bhatia new Governor of Bihar Patna, June 26: Kerala Governor Raghunandan Lal Bhatia is the new Governor of Bihar.

BJP wins Rajya Sabha by-poll Patna, June 26 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy Thursday won the Rajya Sabha by-election from Bihar.

All six medical colleges of Bihar face de-recognition Patna, (Bihar Times): The Medical Council of India is reportedly going to de-recognize all the six medical colleges of Bihar, including the Patna Medical College and Hospital, which is in the news these days for all the wrong reasons.

Lalu's village connects with Rabri's, courtsey Indian Railways Patna, June 26: At last, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's ancestral village in Bihar is connected with that of his wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi by a railway link.

Bihar seeks special fund for roads in Naxal-hit areas Patna, (Bihar Times): Road Construction Minister Prem Kumar has sought a special fund from the Centre for the widening and strengthening of roads in the Naxal affected areas of Bihar.

Jailed Bihar lawmaker to be sent to AIIMS for check-up Patna, June 26 : The Patna High Court Thursday directed the state government to send jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammed Shahabuddin to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi for medical treatment.

Former IAS officer gets four year jail for fodder scam Ranchi, June 26 : A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Thursday sentenced former IAS officer Sripati Narayan Dubey to four years of imprisonment for his role in the multi-million rupee fodder scam in which Railways Minister Lalu Prasad is one of the main accused.

Universities’ employee go on indefinite strike Patna, (Bihar Times): After Patna University the employees of all the varsities of the state went on indefinite strike from Wednesday. Incidentally, the employees struck work just when the academic session is about to start.

Four Hindi-speaking labourers killed in Manipur Patna, (Bihar Times): Four Hindi-speaking labourers were killed and two injured in two separate attacks in Imphal East and Imphal West districts of Manipur on Tuesday. view comments...

Surajbhan sentenced to life for murder Patna, June 25 : A Bihar court Wednesday sentenced Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Surajbhan Singh to life imprisonment in a sixteen-year-old murder case.view comments...

Justice S N Jha first Bihar rights panel chief Patna, (Bihar Times): The retired Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court S N Jha has been made the first chairman of the Bihar State Human Rights Commission. view comments...

National party status to Lalu's RJD Patna, (Bihar Times): The Rashtriya Janata Dal became the eighth party to get national recognition. The Election Commission on Tuesday accorded this status to it after the increase in vote share of the party in the recently held assembly election in Nagaland.

Challenging Reliance Fresh With The Help Of Push-Cart Patna, (Bihar Times): A push-cart answer to the challenge of Reliance Fresh. The news sound somewhat bizarre. But that is what Kaushlendra, the IIM-Ahmadabad topper of 2007, has planned. And in this venture he is being ably supported by his friends and teachers of his B-school.

NIT Patna urged to introduce course on Hydel Power Patna, (Bihar Times): Keeping in mind the huge potential the National Institute of Technology (Patna) has been advised by the Bihar State Hydel Power Corporation to introduce in its syllabus a course on Hydro Power. There is one such course in IIT-Roorkee.

Bihar MP Surajbhan Singh convicted for murder Patna, June 24: A Bihar court Tuesday convicted Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Surajbhan Singh in a sixteen-year-old murder case.

Education first and last mantra for development of Muslims Patna, June 21 : Muslims, India's largest minority, will have to take initiative themselves to spread education and create awareness among the community instead of depending on government schemes. This was the dominant view expressed by scholars, intellectuals and politicians at a gathering here Saturday. view comments...

Nitish blames panchayat for para-teachers appointment mess, asks bureaucracy to behave Patna, (Bihar Times): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday washed his hands off from the large scale irregularities in the appointment of over one lakh para-teachers under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

Estranged wife of golf player Ashok Kumar seeks justice
Nothing has changed in Bihar,says wife of slain official
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BSF denies 'sexual attack' by trainer in Jammu
Missing jewellery found in former Bodh Gaya priest's room
Satyendra Dubey murder accused escapes from court
Govt orders probe into desertion by BMP jawans
Bihar official found dead in mysterious condition
Ten officials given jail term in fodder scam
Online land registration possible from next year
AMU campuses to come up in five states view comments...
Another effort to set up “Fresh Vegetable” outlets view comments...

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