Everything you need to know about Bhagalpur H.o.: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bhagalpur H.o.: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Patna, April 24 (IANS) A Bihar court Wednesday gave Madhya Pradesh Police three-day transit remand of a 35-year-old power plant worker who allegedly raped a minor girl in Madhya Pradesh last week.
Patna, March 23 (IANS) At least two people drowned and 10 were missing after a boat ferrying over 35 people capsized in the Ganga river in Bihar's Bhagalpur district Saturday, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Designer Nida Mahmood, known for her flair for creative and dramatic creations, will showcase an amalgamation of textiles from various regions of the country at the autumn-winter edition of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), starting March 13.
Patna, Feb 20 (IANS) Normal life was hit in Bihar Wednesday, the first day of the two-day nationwide strike called by major trade unions to press for various demands, officials said.
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) Hundreds of students in Bihar's seven engineering colleges are angry over being forced to appear for their examinations without completing their courses - thanks to lack of teachers.
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) After a few marginal Hindi film roles, actress Neha Sharma seems to be coming into her own.
Patna, Jan 14 (IANS) This year's harsh winter has badly hit production of the famous tussar silk in Bihar's Bhagalpur and adjoining districts.
Patna, Jan. 14 (ANI): Expressing profound grief over the alleged gang rape and murder of a 32-year-old woman in Bihar's Bhagalpur District, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led NDA Government in the state is investigating the entire matter and strict actions will be taken against those accused of the heinous crime.
Patna, Dec 13 (IANS) Police have attached the property of the prime accused in the killing of an Assamese youth in Bihar, a police official said Thursday.
Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) A Muslim convict serving out a life term in Bihar's Bhagalpur Central Jail is observing a fast and performing other rituals of Chhath, the most popular Hindu festival of Bihar, jail officials said Monday.
Sitamarhi (Bihar), Nov 17 (IANS) While violence over the expansion of a Hindu temple near Charminar in Muslim?dominated Hyderabad's Old City is hogging media attention, in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, Muslims have been quietly helping Hindus construct a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, ahead of the Chhath festival.
Patna, Oct 25 (IANS) Bihar has sounded a high alert after two people died of dengue and the number of those infected rose to about 200 in various parts of the state, the health minister said Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) When he hit the ramp in a brown coloured jacket and check pants, the audiences hooted and cheered for actor Manoj Bajpayee who decided to become a showstopper for designer Samant Chauhan on the second day Sunday of the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) for the sake of Bhagalpur silk.
Patna, Oct 7 (IANS) Fear of black flags appears to haunt Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Police said Sunday that those donning black or carrying umbrellas or flags that are black will not be allowed to attend the chief minister's public meetings.
New Delhi/Bhagalpur, Oct 2 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have welcomed RTI crusader and India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal's decision to float a political party.
Patna, Sep 4 (IANS) After initiating steps to conserve the Gangetic river dolphin, Bihar will celebrate Oct 5 as Dolphin Day to create awareness to save the endangered species that has been declared India's national aquatic animal.
Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) Farmers in Bihar's Nalanda district are happy that potatoes grown by them through organic farming will be exported to Russia, an official said Friday.
Patna, Aug 2 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ANVP) Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of a youth from Assam in Bihar.
Patna July 28 (IANS) In an example of communal harmony in India, Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan have helped in the construction of a Jain temple in Bhagalpur town of Bihar.
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Richa Chadha, who is on cloud nine post the success of "Gangs of Wasseypur - Part I", is all set to grace the runway durng the forthcoming edition of Lakme Fashion Week. The actress will walk as a showstopper for designer Debarun Mukherjee.
Patna, July 26 (IANS) A railway police official was suspended in Bihar's Bhagalpur district for failing to cooperate in a probe into the killing of a youth from Assam, police said Thursday.
Patna, July 26 (IANS) A railway police official was suspended in Bihar's Bhagalpur district for failing to cooperate in a probe into the killing of a youth from Assam, police said Thursday.
Patna, July 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Thursday said only Shatrughan Sinha and Shahnawaz Hussain were secular leaders in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Patna, June 5 (IANS) A groom committed suicide in Bihar's Bhagalpur district after his neighbours taunted him about his bride's dark complexion, police said Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Marginalised Muslim craftswomen and weavers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and in the capital are making an international connection with their work thanks to two projects by the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), one of the country's oldest crafts and women's empowerment organisations.
Bhagalpur/New Delhi/Patna/Arrah, June 1 (ANI): With Bihar on high alert following the killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh alias 'Mukhiya', Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday appealed to natives of the state to maintain calm, and assured that the guilty would be punished.
Patna, May 31 (IANS) The shutdown called by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituents and Left parties in Bihar against the hike in petrol prices Thursday impacted life across the state with sporadic violence reported from some areas, police said.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The realisation that jihadis are using Islam to create an environment of terror is leading Muslim youth in India to dissociate themselves from violence and radicalism, says a leading Islamic scholar and cleric.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actor and theatre artist Raghubir Yadav will be seen in the role of a grandfather in "Yeh Khula Aasmaan" and says while shooting, he kept his understanding and encouraging maternal grandpa in mind.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Bihar-born designers Samant Chauhan and Arun Tiwari are set to mark 100 years of Bihar with a fashion show called "Silks of Bihar".
Bhagalpur/ Dehradun, Mar 5 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed confidence about achieving electoral victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tuesday, when a counting of votes takes place.
Bhagalpur, Mar 5 (ANI): Backing veteran social activist Anna Hazare's call that politicians should reveal the amount of money spent during their campaigns before assembly polls in five states, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused the Congress Party of splurging huge amounts of money and demanded that the ruling party should tell the nation about its expenses.
Bhagalpur/ Dehradun, Mar 5 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed confidence about achieving electoral victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tuesday, when a counting of votes takes place.
Bhagalpur, Nov. 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Monday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Eid-al-Adha.
Bhagalpur, Nov. 6 (ANI): Flaying Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said the people of Madhya Pradesh dethroned him from the state because he deceived them during his regime.
Bhagalpur, Nov 4 (ANI): Reacting to the latest hike in petroleum prices, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain has said the Congress party is no longer with the common man
Bhagalpur, Nov 3 (ANI): Slamming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his perceived hesitation in probing exposed scams, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain has questioned the latter for 'covering corruption' and defending 'tainted 'ministers.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday condoled the passing away of senior Congress leader and veteran parliamentarian Bhagwat Jha Azad.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (ANI): Freedom fighter and former Bihar Chief Minister Bhagwat Jha Azad passed away here on Tuesday. He was 89.
Allahabad/Lucknow, Jan.7 (ANI): A train ticket examiner in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, has been charged with throwing a ticketless couple off a train.
Patna, Nov 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday urged Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata to name the Minister, who wanted his company to give a bribe to permit the setting up a domestic airline.
Patna, Nov 1 (ANI): Maoists triggered off a blast in Betia forest area near Jamui district in the early hours of polling for 42 Assembly constituencies in Bihar today.
Gaya (Bihar), Oct 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Lal Krishna Advani blamed the Congress-led Central Government for the corruption prevailing in the country.
Bhagalpur (Bihar), Oct 28 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal-United Bharatiya Janata Party Government in Bihar has failed on all fronts despite huge resources being sent to it by the Centre.
Patna, Oct 12 (ANI): The full Election Commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner S. Y. Quraishi will hold discussions with representative of different political parties today to review preparations for the Bihar Assembly polls.
Bhagalpur, Sep 2 (ANI): A Bihar court has sentenced ten persons to rigorous imprisonment for seven years for attacking a police party during the Bhagalpur riots of 1989.
Kolkata/New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 3,00,000 to the families of those killed in the train mishap in West Bengal's Birbhum District.
Sainthia (West Bengal), July 19 (ANI): Rescue workers and eyewitness spelled out the horror of the train accident involving Uttarbanga Express and the stationary Bhagalpur-Ranchi Vananchal Express at Sainthia station in West Bengal's Birbhum District on Monday.
Patna/Kolkata/New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday demanded a judicial probe into the train mishap in West Bengal's Birbhum District and blamed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for the accident that claimed the lives of at least 60 passengers and left over 90 others injured.
Kolkata, July 19 (ANI): At least 60 people were killed and over 150 were injured when a train in high speed tore through the rear of another at the Sainthia station in West Bengal's Bhirbhum District on Monday.
Kolkata, July 19 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said there was some doubt over the West Bengal train accident in which at least 49 people were killed.
Sainthia (West Bengal), July 19(ANI): At least 49 people have been killed and 89 others injured when the Uttarbanga Express (New Cooch Bihar-Sealdah) rammed into a stationary Vanachal Express (Bhagalpur-Ranchi) at Sainthia Station in West Bengal's Birbhum District on Monday.
Patna, Feb 2 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to Bihar to boost National Student' Union of India and Youth Congress membership ahead of assembly elections, has said Bihar needs transformation for development.
Bangalore, July 25 (ANI): On the second day of Bangalore's first-ever Fashion Week, conniesuers of life-style witnessed extensive glamour, style and colour.
Patna, May 23 (IANS) A man accused of raping a four-year-old girl was Saturday lynched by a mob in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday asked the chief secretaries and chief electoral officers of all states to ensure that children below the age of 14 are not employed in any election-related work.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's decision on the Gujarat riots cases, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said the apex court should take similar "pro-active" steps for speedier justice in other cases, including the cases relating to the Bhagalpur riots, the 1984 Sikh carnage and the Ramjanama Bhoomi land dispute.
Bhagalpur (Bihar), April 29 (IANS) He is a rare but prominent Muslim face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). To former minister Shahnawaz Hussain, the community's votes might make a big difference as he is facing a tough fight in Bhagalpur constituency.
Bhagalpur, Apr 25 (ANI): Political parties in Bihar have begun playing politics using the infamous Bhagalpur riots of 1989 that claimed over 1000 lives.
Patna, April 21 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Tuesday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani for the 1989 Bhagalpur riots in which over 1,000 people were killed.
Defending Lalu Prasad's statement on Babri mosque demolition, RJD's allies in Bihar Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday said nobody could challenge the fact what RJD leader had said.
Patna, Apr 20 (ANI): Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) president Anil Kumar Sharma today accused Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav of plotting 1989 Bhagalpur riots and protecting the main conspirers.
Patna, April 20 (IANS) Bihar Congress president Anil Kumar Sharma not only wants Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad out of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for his anti-Congress remarks, he has also accused him of conspiring with and protecting the main accused in the Bhagalpur riots of 1989.
Salempur (Bihar), Apr 9 (ANI): Grooms in Salempur village of Bihar are facing a strange problem. They cannot marry because of an acute water shortage.
Bhagalpur/ Gwalior/Mumbai, Apr 7 (ANI): Candidates of various political parties have filed their nomination papers from their respective constituencies.
Bhagalpur, Apr 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shahnawaz Hussain has said that he would focus more on development rather than playing caste politics.
Bhagalpur, Mar 29 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday claimed that her party was the only alternative to the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose policies are influenced by big houses and brokers.
Patna, March 29 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati kicked off her party's election campaign in Bihar Sunday.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The season of flounce and loose shapes is over, with power dressing making a comeback. Women's autumn and winter wear this year will be all about immaculate cuts, silhouettes and tight fits, especially around the waist.
Bhagalpur (Bihar), Mar 26 (ANI): As the countdown begins for the general elections, voters in Bhagalpur region of Bihar have voiced their hopes and also the expectations from their prospective elected representatives.
Bhagalpur, Mar 21 (ANI): Indian authorities have imposed night curfew along the borders with Bangladesh in Tripura and stepped up security in view of the upcoming general elections.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Sombre shades of city life were reflected in designer Nitin Bal Chauhan's collection for the Autumn/Winter'09 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week.
Patna, Mar 1 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has severely criticised the early morning Naxal attacks on two railway stations in Bihar which led to the disruption of train services on the Patna-Howrah main line for more than seven hours on Sunday.
Patna, Mar 1 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has severely criticised the early morning Naxal attacks on two railway stations in Bihar which led to the disruption of train services on the Patna-Howrah main line for more than seven hours on Sunday.
Keul, Katnapur (Bihar), Mar 1 (ANI): Naxals attacked the Bhalui railway station between Keul and Jamui on the Danapur-Howrah main line in Bihar early this morning.
Bhagalpur (Bihar), Feb 23 (ANI): The silk industry in Bihar is losing its luster and shine due to a global economic meltdown.
New Delhi, Feb.13 (ANI): As expected, Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has offered his home state of Bihar a bulky package in the Interim Rail Budget 2009-10.
Patna, Dec 25 (IANS) Suspected Maoists Thursday attacked a passenger train in Bihar, killing a policeman and injuring two others and escaping with some arms and ammunitions, officials said.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) From exquisite embroideries and prints to contemporary designs, designer Sabysachi Mukherjee's autumn/winter collection carries forward his trademark of combining Indian traditions with contemporary designs.
Melbourne, Nov 6 (IANS) With plastic garbage becoming the bane of modern societies, an Indian Australian scientist says 100 percent biodegradable bioplastics is the only way to go, especially in the growing populated economies of India and China.
Patna, Nov 4 (IANS) Hundreds of prisoners, including women undertrials, have been performing Chhath puja inside the jail premises across Bihar, observing fasts and offering prayers to the sun god, officials said Tuesday.
Patna, Oct 24 (IANS) A Bihar fast track court Friday acquitted Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MP Prabhunath Singh and six others for lack of evidence in a double murder case of 1995.
Patna, Oct 22 (IANS) Protesters in various parts of Bihar Wednesday set ablaze a train and disrupted railway traffic in protest against assaults on north Indians by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists in Mumbai.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (ANI): Fashion Designer duo, Nikhil-Shantanu showcased their collection 'Serenity' at the ongoing 'Wills Lifestyle India Fashion' Week here on Thursday.
Bhagalpur (Bihar), Sept 6 (ANI): Flood situation remained grim in Bhagalpur District in Bihar, even as authorities step up relief work in the flood-ravaged region.
Bhagalpur (Bihar), Sep 3 (ANI): Hundreds of thousands of people in flood-hit areas of Bihar have started migrating with their belongings.
Bhagalpur/ Purnia (Bihar), Sept 2 (ANI): Flood victims in Bihar's Bhagalpur District complained of government apathy, as they sat in their makeshift relief camps set up on roadside.
Araria (Bihar), August 26 (AN): Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday sought assistance from the Central Government for Bihar that has been badly hit by floods.
Madhepura (Bihar), Aug 26 (ANI): The swollen Kosi River breaking its embankments and changing course has ravaged many villages on its way to join the river Ganges affecting over a million people in Bihar.
Almost two decades after the communal riots hit the Bhagalpur district in October 1989 in Bihar, the Central government approved on Thursday
The three-day violence in the Kahalgaon town of the Bhagalpur district Bihar that left three people dead in police firing has been cut short as the state government promised a 24 hrs power supply to the town.
A transformation in the regime sometimes becomes essential for the development of the state, which is also the phenomenal characteristic of the democracy. Condition of law and order deteriorated persistently during the Rashtriya Janta
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent notice against Bhagalpur SP and DGP for torturing a chain snatcher in a most uncivilized manner in front of our civilized citizen. The electronic media has televised the episode and
