Page 26 - Bihar

Shahabuddin lashesh out at BJP, reaches out to Lalu

BJP has dubbed Shahabuddin's release to be a well-planned strategy of Nitish Kumar-led government and said it would stage protests across Bihar

Half empty, half full

Prohibition in Bihar has brought happiness to families but has also created a thriving space for illegal liquor trade and drugs

150 cartons of country-made liquor seized in Bihar, one held

Police said the liquor consignment was brought from Uttar Pradesh to Bihar

Bihar flood toll rises to 205, Ganga receding

The flood has affected 40 lakh people in 2,189 villages of 613 panchayats of 79 blocks in 12 districts

Maoists torched six vehicles in Bihar

Maoists also assaulted employees of the construction company, who were engaged in the construction of railway overbridge

Bihar flood situation improves, dry weather in north India

With no fresh death reported in Bihar, the toll due to floods stood at 198

Plans to flood-proof Bihar remain at sea

Despite embankments along river banks to ease the state's flooding problem, the situation has only worsened since 1952

Bihar failed in effectively implementing prohibition: Sushil Modi

A total of 23,651.50 litre of liquor, smuggled from other states, was seized in the last five months in Bihar

Bihar flood toll rises to 159, CM Nitish reviews relief work

A total of 631 relief camps are being run in the flood-hit areas in which 3.92 lakh people have taken shelter

Floods abating in Bihar, claim officials

He said 3.4 million people in 2037 villages of 12 districts have been hit by the floods

Two labourers killed at NTPC plant in Bihar

Incident occurred late last night when maintenance work was being carried out at the coal handling plant of NTPC at kahalgaon

UP hooch tragedy: 550 litres of country liquor unearthed in Gopalganj

Search operations used JCB machines to dig the earth for hidden plastic containers of mahua (country liquor)

RJD leader Vinod Yadav shot dead in Bihar

Yadav was a criminal before he took up politics and is locally known as 'bahubali' for the power he wields in the area

15 deaths in Bihar appear to be due to hooch consumption

Nitish Kumar said if deaths are due to hooch, compensation of Rs 4 lakh each would be given to family members of victims

Bihar hooch toll rises to 16

Culprits will not me spared, said Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Around 300 foreign liquor bottles seized in Bihar

Four persons, including two women, were arrested by excise officials for possessing foreign and country liquor at an integrated checkpost at Rajauli in Nawada district

13 die 'mysteriously' in Bihar, family blame illicit liquor usage

All the victims were residents of Nonia tola locality and from the poorest sections of the society

Bihar to get 179 MW more power from Nabinagar plant

Earlier, Centre had allocated 69 per cent i.E. 1,374 MW of power to the state from 1,980 MW of Stage I of the power plant

BJP legislator being probed over Bihar communal tension

Video clips emerged and were telecast by local Hindi news channels showing C N Gupta leading a mob of people, armed with traditional weapons in Chapra district

Entire village fined for liquor law violation in Bihar

This is probably the first instance of application of the tough prohibition law in the state