Leaders Pay Homage to JP

Patna: Oct. 11, 2008

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, on Saturday in Patna, placed flowers at the statue of the '70's Total Revolution architect Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan to mark his 106th birth anniversary.

After paying their respects at the JP Roundabout on Bailey Road, the two leaders also visited the Charkha Samiti, the home of the Loknayak in Kadam Kuan where they reminisced the days of Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi eventually leading to her loss of power and the birth of Janata Party. >>

Patna: Oct. 11, 2008

JD (U) legislator Ram Pravesh Rai, at a press conference in Patna on Saturday, hurled a battery of allegations against the state Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhola Singh calling him a 'corrupt to the core politician who was secretly working for the RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav'. >>

Durga Puja Ends Peacefully with 'Lanka Dahan'

Patna: Oct. 11, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of people in Patna on Thursday gathered at the Gandhi Maidan to witness the 'torching of Lanka' and the 'slaying' of the demon king Ravan and his evil brothers Meghnad and Kumbhkaran to mark the end of Durga Puja. >>

Cylinder Explosion Kills Five in Bhagalpur

Bhagalpur: Oct. 7, 2008

Five persons including three children perished at a house in Bhagalpur on Tuesday night when a cooking gas cylinder somehow exploded blowing up the house in pieces while also seriously injuring three others, officials in Bhagalpur said. >>

Patna: Oct. 11, 2008

The police in Patna on Saturday morning nabbed the notorious criminal and the 'terror of Ara' Chand Mian from near Maurya Lok Shopping Complex under Kotwali police station after receiving anonymous tips of him being in the state capital for his medical check-up. >>

Nitish Promises to Rebuild Kosi Region

Patna: Oct. 11, 2008

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, after the torching of Ravan at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Thursday to mark the end of Dussehra, said that the flood-hit regions of north Bihar would be redeveloped with the help of private organizations and individual making north Bihar one of the most developed zones in the state. >>

NDA Leaders to Promote Interlinking of Bihar Rivers

Patna: Oct. 7, 2008

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh, following his return from the flood-hit areas in Purnia and Saharsa to Patna on Tuesday, revived the issue of interlinking rivers in Bihar to minimize flood in the state if the NDA returned to power in the next Lok Sabha elections. >>

Patna: Oct. 11, 2008

Motorcycle-borne criminals in Patna on Saturday lobbed home-made bombs at a shop on Frazer Road creating a panic in the area while also causing extensive damage to two shops in the shopping center, Kotwali police station in-charge Mundrika Prasad said. >>

Prakash Jha to Attend Charity Event in California

Patna: Oct. 7, 2008

The indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and the American Organization for the Development of Bihar (AODB) would be holding a 'Bihar Relief Day' at the India Community Center in California on October 17 for the benefit of flood victims in Bihar; AODB representative Raj Dubey said at a press conference in Patna on Tuesday. >>

Three Arrested in the FCI Employee Murder Case

Patna: Oct. 7, 2008

The police in Patna on Tuesday took three persons in custody in connection with the Sept. 25 murder of the FCI employee Vijay Chowdhary who was shot to death during a robbery attempt in Defense Colony under Kankarbagh police station. >>

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