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Bihar launches administrative reform mission with British aid

Patna (IANS): A British sponsored administrative reform mission was launched here on Tuesday to further improve the state governance, modernise the administration up to the world standard and make it more people friendly. The...

Bata manager shot dead in Patna

Patna: A manager of Bata India Ltd was shot dead by two gunmen riding a motorcycle in Patna ion Monday evening. Deputy Superintendent of Police (Town) Amar Singh said, Pranav Kumar Singh, 50, was shot dead at Polytechnic More...

Woman marries husband's father

Patna: A woman has left her husband and four children from him to marry her father-in-law in a Bihar village, raising the hackles of a tradition-bound community. Angry and shocked, the villagers have ostracised her and her...

Seven killed in Bihar by suspected Maoists

Patna (IANS): At least seven people have been killed by suspected Maoist rebels in two separate incidents in Bihar, police said Monday. A group of armed Maoists shot dead four members of a family late Sunday night at Kohbarba...

Patna: Vehicle thieves sell luxury cars

17 Nov 2008, 0406 hrs IST, Alok Mishra,TNN PATNA: If somebody contacts you for purchasing a `tabla’, do not conclude that he is approaching you for selling a musical instrument. This is the code word of different vehicle lifter...

Rahul Raj killing not a genuine encounter: Nirupam

Patna: Senior Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Saturday said the very institution of an inquiry into the killing of Patna young man Rahul Raj on a BEST bus in Mumbai by the police indicated that he was not gunned down in a...

Bihar government decides to give Patna a makeover

New Delhi: Bihar's capital Patna is all set to become the second metropolitan city of eastern India after Kolkata. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has given the go-ahead for an ambitious project to redevelop Patna. Patna, according...

Bihar on better governance mission

PATNA: A five-year programme to reform governance in Bihar, with support from the British government's Department For International Development (DFID), will be launched next week. Britain's Secretary of State for International...

Fewer abductions in Bihar, claim police

Patna, Nov 15 (IANS) A number of kidnapping cases, including that of a schoolboy, a youth and a businessman, have been reported from across Bihar in the last 10 days. The police have also claimed a considerable decline in...

Bihar Assembly session from Dec.2

Patna: The week-long winter session of Bihar legislature will commence from December 2. Both the houses of the state legislature will have five sittings during December 2 to December 8, a notification issued by the state...

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