Five killed, 10 missing as boat capsizes in Bihar (Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 10 (IANS) At least five women drowned and 10 people, mostly women, were missing after a boat ferrying over 30 people capsized in Kosi river in Bihar's Madhubani ... Read more...
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Four killed, 10 missing as boat capsizes in Bihar
August 10th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 10 (IANS) At least four women drowned and 10 people were missing after a boat ferrying over 30 people capsized in Kosi river in Bihar's Madhubani district early Friday, ... Read more...
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Four of family gunned down in Bihar
June 30th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Patna June 30 (IANS) Four members of a family were shot dead Saturday over a land dispute in Bihar's Madhubani district, police said.Nearly a dozen armed men barged into the ... Read more...
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Missing engineer’s parents to stage hunger strike
May 24th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 24 (IANS) The parents of an engineer who has gone missing after being allegedly arrested in Saudi Arabia and deported to India have decided to stage a hunger ... Read more...
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Family shocked at Bihar engineer’s arrest on terror charges
May 21st, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 21 (IANS) A week after a 35-year-old engineer, who hails from a village in Bihar's Darbhanga district, was arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged terror links in India, his ... Read more...
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Caste prejudices hit Bihar’s anganwadi centres: Report
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 3 (IANS) Caste and religious prejudices in Bihar's villages are affecting the central government's education and health schemes - such as anganwadis - for impoverished families, says a ... Read more...
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Ten children die of measles in Bihar
March 24th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 24 (IANS) At least 10 children died in a village in Bihar's Madhubani district due to a disease commonly referred as 'khasra' or measles, an official said Saturday."Eight ... Read more...
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Rs.15 lakh reward for clues about IM mastermind
December 1st, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) After busting what they termed a major module of the homegrown Indian Mujahideen terror outfit with the arrest of six of its activists, including a ... Read more...
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16 killed in train-vehicle collision in Bihar
May 23rd, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Patna, May 22 (IANS) At least 16 people, including 15 women, were killed and half-a-dozen injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling was hit by a train at ... Read more...
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Villagers generate ‘green’ electricity in Bihar
January 17th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
Madhubani, Jan 17 (ANI): Operating under the name of 'Husk Power System', a group of villagers from Bihar's Madhubani District got together to generate electricity using paddy husk.The initiative, which has 26 ... Read more...
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Mother of acquitted 26/11 accused pleased with Mumbai court verdict
May 7th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
Madhubani (Bihar), May 7 (ANI): Shagufta Bano, the mother of Sabauddin Ahmed, one of the two-suspected co-conspirator in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks expressed her happiness on Friday at the Mumbai Special ... Read more...
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Rape-murder accused lynched in Bihar
January 24th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 24 (IANS) A young man, who was accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl, was burnt alive in a village in Bihar's Madhubani district, police said Sunday.
Babloo Paswan, in ... Read more...
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Teen girl refuses to marry merry man!
January 18th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 18 (IANS) Chances are that Mohammed Abdul Hakim is now sober. And still single. A day ago he was dumped at the altar by the teenage bride-to-be for being a ... Read more...
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Arrested LeT activist a registered voter in Bihar
June 7th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 7 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammed Umer Madani, who was arrested by Delhi Police's Special Cell Thursday, is still on the voters' list in his native village in Bihar's Madhubani ... Read more...
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With polls ahead, it’s win-win for khadi selling family
November 13th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Make hay while the sun shines! And with six states set to hold assembly polls in November-December, things are certainly shining for five men - all from ... Read more...
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Sons of labourer, shopkeeper crack prestigious IIT exam
June 1st, 2008 - 9:46 am ICT by admin
By Imran Khan
Patna, June 1 (IANS) Jai Ram's father earns less than Rs.80 a day for eight hours of back-breaking labour, but today his joy is overflowing at his son having cracked ... Read more...
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Bihar sets up a rural BPO to stop migration
May 29th, 2008 - 8:31 am ICT by admin
Madubani (Bihar), May 29 (ANI): In an attempt to provide employment opportunities to the locals and to stop them from migrating to other states, Bihar has set up a Business Process ... Read more...
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Four labourers killed as mound of soil collapses
March 31st, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by admin
Patna, March 31(IANS) Four construction workers were killed and two injured when a huge mound of soil fell on top of them in Bihar's Madhubani district, police said Monday. District administration officials ... Read more...
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