Patna

B for beedi, Bihar: Kerala Congress social media post stirs a storm, ally Tejashwi demands apology

September 06, 2025 7:22 am

The Kerala unit of the Congress, which put out the now-deleted post, claimed its words were being ‘twisted’, but said, ‘Our apologies if you felt hurt.’ The original post, which linked bidis to Bihar, was widely condemned, including by leaders of the Congress.

Woman waiting at Bihar railway station abducted at gunpoint, gangraped

September 05, 2025 3:34 am

Two men, identified as Sonu Kumar Yadav and Niranjan, have been arrested. Police alleged that they approached the woman on a motorcycle and forcibly took her to a nearby room, where they raped her.

NDA’s Bihar bandh on September 4 to protest ‘abusive language against Modi, his mother’ will be led by women

September 03, 2025 7:04 am

BJP and JD(U) called the alleged use of such language, during an event connected to the Opposition’s Voter Adhikar Yatra, an ‘insult to all mothers’. The bandh will be in effect from 7 am to noon.

Patna, already simmering over children’s deaths, sees one more case

August 30, 2025 7:34 am

11-year-old who went to collect wood found dead the next day near orchard. 48-year-old arrested for ‘sexual assault, murder’

Priyanka: PM warned against bhains chori, they were stealing your votes

August 27, 2025 5:22 am

Priyanka joined brother and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Sakri, Madhubani district.

Days after minor siblings found dead in Patna, a protest turns violent

August 26, 2025 7:14 am

7-year-old girl, her 5-year-old brother went missing and were found dead inside a parked car on August 15. Family says police failed to conduct transparent investigation.

‘Burned Rs 500 notes stuffed in drains, cash in water tank’: What EOU claims to have found in raid at Bihar govt official’s home

August 24, 2025 8:20 am

Investigators say search op began in the morning but the official’s wife did not let them in initially

8 killed, 4 injured in head-on collision between mini-van, truck on Patna's outskirts

August 23, 2025 11:03 am

The accident took place in the early hours in Shahjahanpur near the Patna-Nalanda border, they said.

Two siblings found dead inside parked car in Patna's Indrapuri, family alleges foul play

August 17, 2025 7:05 am

Police reached the spot after receiving a 112-call regarding two children found in “suspicious condition”. “The girl was still breathing when they were found. Both were rushed to the hospital but were declared dead on arrival,” said City SP (Central) Diksha.

Bihar prohibition: Four-fold jump in drug cases since 2016 alcohol ban

August 14, 2025 2:05 pm

The data also shows a significant jump in seizures of drugs such as charas, smack (heroin), brown sugar (adulterated heroin) and doda (opium husk), which, doctors say, are being used by addicts as substitutes for alcohol.

Rain wreaks havoc, UP and Bihar reel under floodwaters

August 28, 2022 10:39 pm

After JD(U)-RJD patch-up, Nitish pays courtesy visit to ex-foe Lalu Prasad

August 17, 2022 10:27 pm

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday visited RJD national president Lalu Prasad, who returned to Patna from New Delhi after undergoing treatment due to a fall.

Nitish Kumar parts ways with BJP again, returns to Mahagathbandhan

August 09, 2022 10:48 pm

Soon after resigning as Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar met Governor Phagu Chauhan and staked claim to form a new government with the JD(U)-RJD led ‘Mahagathbandhan’. The grand alliance will take oath at 2 pm on Wednesday.

Chhath Puja 2021: Celebrations of four-day festival begin across country

November 08, 2021 10:51 pm

Chhath Puja begins this year on November 8 and ends November 11.

Bihar floods: Heavy rains claim 40 lives, Patna worst affected

October 02, 2019 9:07 am

Officials say the state capital has not witnessed such waterlogging since the 1975 floods. The Bihar government has also asked two helicopters from Air Force for lifting and airdropping food packets and medicines.

“Virgin means unmarried girl”: Bihar Health Minister Defends His Comment

June 22, 2020 6:57 pm

Clash between BJP, AISF activists in Patna

February 18, 2016 12:00 pm

Patna, Feb 18 (ANI): A massive clash broke out between BJP workers and All India Students Federation (AISF) activists over the JNU row outside Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Patna on Thursday. One of the protestors said a women activist has been beaten by the police during the clash and demanded stringent actions must be taken against this. Police were seen knocking down the activists of AISF and BJP when the clash turned aggressive.

‘Aakrosh March’ against Bihar Govt. in Patna

February 16, 2016 10:39 am

Patna, Feb 16 (ANI): National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Tuesday protested against the state government in Madhubani area of Patna. NDA leaders have decided to carry out ‘Aakrosh March’ in every district as a protest against the Nitish Government.

Sarfaraz Alam should be thrown in jail: Tej Pratap Yadav

January 22, 2016 8:24 am

Patna, Jan 22 (ANI): Commenting on the molestation case against Janata Dal-United (JDU) MLA Sarfaraz Alam, Bihar's Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav on Friday said he should be thrown in jail. An FIR was registered against Alam for misbehaving with a woman passenger on the Guwahati-Rajdhani Express on Sunday night.The case was filed at GRP police station in Patna, and Alam has been booked under sections 341, 323, 290, 504 and 354A of the IPC.

PM Modi failed to protect the country: Lalu Yadav

January 08, 2016 10:45 am

Patna, Jan 08 (ANI): Hinting at the Pathankot terror attack, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed to protect the country. He also said that the centre only talked about law and order while the country remained unsafe in their hands.

Arvind Kejriwal Slams Modi's Bihar Package, Bats For Nitish Kumar In Bihar Polls

August 20, 2015 8:08 pm