http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Sat, 19 May 2012 10:58:21 GMT Sat, 19 May 2012 10:58:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Arrest_warrants_issued_against_Nirmal_Baba_128321 Patna: A Bihar court Saturday issued arrest warrants against self-styled godman Nirmal Baba in connection with a case of cheating and fraud filed by one of his disciples, officials said.The warrants were issued by the chief judicial magistrate i... Sat, 19 May 2012 10:58:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/2730_Bihars_Super_30_shines_again_in_IITJEE_results_128263 Patna: In another big score, 27 of the 30 students from Bihar's Super 30, a free coaching centre for underprivileged students, have cracked the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) this year, ... Fri, 18 May 2012 06:47:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/No_arrest_in_murder_of_teen_who_witnessed_mothers_rape_128178 Patna: All the nine accused roamed free Monday, a day after they shockingly burnt alive a teenager who was the main witness in his mother's rape in 2006, police in Bihar's Nawada district said.Chintu Kumar, 17, was set on fire Sunday afternoon ... Mon, 14 May 2012 12:14:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Bihars_hydel_project_gets_Central_Water_Commissions_nod_127724 Patna: Power-starved Bihar's 126 MW capacity Dagmara hydro power project in Supaul district has got clearance from the Central Water Commission (CWC), and the state government is likely to start work on it soon, officials said Thursday.Bihar ... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:53:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Nine_French_tourists_detained_in_Bihar_127551 Patna: Nine French tourists were detained in Bihar's Nawada district for violating visa conditions and later sent out of the state Sunday, police said.Bihar police chief Abhyanand told IANS over telephone that the French tourists were detained ... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:00:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Bihar_to_move_apex_court_against_massacre_case_acquittal_127448 Patna: Bihar will file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court verdict acquitting 23 men convicted for the 1996 massacre of 21 people by the upper-caste Ranvir Sena in Bhojpur district, a minister said Wednesday.Bihar Schedu... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:43:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Protests_in_Bihar_against_acquittal_of_massacre_accused_127384 Patna: Hundreds of people in Bihar took to the streets Tuesday against a Patna High Court verdict acquitting 23 men convicted for the 1996 massacre of 21 people, mostly women and children, by the upper-caste Ranvir Sena in Bhojpur district.The ... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:34:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Bihars_Srividhi_campaign_arouses_interest_in_other_states_127332 Patna: The SRI (System of Rice Intensification) organic method of paddy cultivation that has been successfully employed in Bihar has aroused interest in other states as well, officials here said Monday.The SRI method saves water, uses lesser ... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:57:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Bihar_court_acquits_23_in_caste_massacre_case_127313 Patna: Citing lack of evidence, a Bihar court Monday acquitted three men sentenced to death and 20 given life imprisonment for the 1996 massacre in Bathani Tola in which 21 people, mainly women and children, were killed by members of the upper ... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:12:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Organic_potatoes_with_love_for_Bihar_legislators_126524 Patna: Bihar's legislators have received a unique gift - organically grown potatoes - to relish and encourage farmers in their constituencies to adopt the farming practice which has led to a record yield of the tuber in the state.   ... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:20:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Woman_gangraped_and_killed_family_looted_by_road_robbers_126450 Patna: A group of robbers waylaid a car on a Bihar road, gangraped a woman occupant before shooting her dead and looted valuables worth Rs.2 lakh from her family, police said Monday.Robbers took control of the vehicle in which she and her famil... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:03:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Ten_children_die_of_measles_in_Bihar_126366 Patna: 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 children have died over the past few days. In the last 24 hours, two ... Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:44:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Opposition_wants_CBI_probe_into_money_seizure_126307 Patna: After the income tax department seized Rs.4 crore of money from a businessman-turned-Janata Dal-United treasurer Vinay Kumar Sinha Thursday, the opposition demanded a CBI probe.Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) lea... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:16:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Maoists_blast_bridge_torch_trucks_in_Bihar_126299 Patna: Maoists blew up a bridge and an office and set ablaze six trucks in Bihar's Jamui district during their two-day strike to protest the arrest of top Maoists leaders, police said Friday.Nearly 100 armed Maoists attacked Khaira block office... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:09:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/_ASI_to_excavates_ruins_near_Vikramshila_University_126258 Patna: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) plans to take up conservation work of the ruins of Vikramshila University in Bihar  and excavate nearby areas in April.  ASI Patna circle's Superintending Archaeologist Sanjay K. Manjul... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:38:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Patna_gets_the_blues_during_Bihar_centenary_celebrations_126108 Patna: The Bihar capital will turn blue, literally, during the three-day centenary celebrations of the founding of the state this week.In a half-page advertisement in local Hindi dailies, the state tourism department has asked people in the ... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:49:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Sports/_Womens_World_Kabaddi_championship_kicks_off_in_Patna_125316 Patna: Sixteen countries are participating in the inaugural Women's World Kabaddi championship that began in the Bihar capital here Thursday.  The tournament was inaugurated by chief minister Nitish Kumar.  The four-day first in... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:39:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/_Explosion_near_Patna_junction_train_driver_injured_125286 Patna: A train driver was injured Thursday when a crude bomb exploded near the Patna junction, police said.  According to police, a crude bomb exploded near the running room of the junction at Mithapur gumti, injuring the train driver.&nb... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:34:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/___Bihar_stupa_could_contain_Buddha_relics__124436 Patna: In what could be a remarkable and unique discovery, the Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) has found a stupa in Bihar's Begusarai district, which experts feel could hold relics of Lord Buddha, an official said Saturday.  The Patna... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:50:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Decks_cleared_for_Bihar_power_project_124151 Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday laid the foundation stone of the much awaited Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project in Aurangabad district  marking the end of tussles over land acquisition and rehabilitation  officials sa... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:07:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Gift_of_ancestral_village_soil_awaits_Trinidad_PM_124016 Patna: Excited residents of Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's ancestral village in Bihar have decided to gift her a chunk of its soil and a silver crown when visits them Wednesday.Persad-Bissessar, whose ancestors m... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:24:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Bihar_villagers_upbeat_ahead_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago_PMs_visit_123977 Patna: Ahead of Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's visit to her ancestral village in Bihar, preparations are in full swing at the village and there is a general mood of festivity in the air.Persad-Bissessar, whose ances... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:41:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Patna/Top_Maoists_seek_NHRC_clearance_to_donate_bodies_122453 Patna: Two top jailed Maoist leaders in Bihar have urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to let them donate their bodies for medical research to a West Bengal hospital, prison officials said Friday.The two are Purnendu Sekhar Mukhar... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:22:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/__Flood_situation_grim_in_Bihar_122289 Patna: The flood situation in Bihar remained grim Tuesday  with the Lakhandei river breaching its embankment at three places, affecting thousands, officials said.  Lakhandei, swelled by the flood waters of turbulent Bagmati, breached... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:09:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Nitish_to_flag_off_Advanis_rath_yatra_122239 Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday said he will flag off Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's anti-corruption 'rath yatra' from Sitabdiara village in Bihar Oct 11.  Nitish Kumar told reporters here: "I will flag o... Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:14:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Patna/__Quake_death_toll_six_in_Bihar_officials_say_122144 Patna: At least six people, including a girl child, were killed and dozens injured in Bihar in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook large parts of northern and eastern India, police said Monday.  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has p... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:52:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Tainted_Bihar_officer_missing_after_house_confiscated_121653 Patna: Two days after the Bihar government confiscated a palatial house of an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer accused of graft, he is still missing, police said Tuesday."Shiv Shankar Verma is missing, fearing action against him... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:07:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/__Bihar_village_in_gloom_as_Anna_supporter_succumbs_to_burns_121487 Patna: A pall of gloom descended on Bihar’s Sarfuddinpur village Monday after news of the death of its resident Dinesh Yadav, who set himself ablaze last week in New Delhi in support of Anna Hazare's campaign.  Hundreds of people fl... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:59:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Anna_Hazare_tops_rakhi_charts_in_Bihar_121191 Patna: If the sale of rakhis is anything to go by, social activist Anna Hazare should be topping the popularity charts in Bihar - ahead of even cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni!A day ahead of Raksha Bandhan, rakhis sporting the face of the 74-... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:58:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Seven_Maoists_held_in_Bihar_ahead_of_IDay_121179 Patna: Seven Maoists, including two women, were arrested in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district early Friday -- three days ahead of Independence Day.Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the Special Task Force and district police raided a house in Nazi... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:04:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Andhra_police_drive_reveals_40_fake_degrees_from_Bihar_121090 Patna: Thanks to Andhra Pradesh police's verification drive, 40 degrees and provisional certificates issued in the name of a Bihar university have been found to be fake, officials said Tuesday.Officials of Magadh University in Gaya were stunn... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:18:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/__Cop_killed_over_cooking_row_120706 Patna: A heated row over cooking led a paramilitary trooper to kill a colleague in Bihar, police said Monday. The killer is on the run.  Police said they were looking for Hari Singh, who was in charge of the mess, at the Sashastra Seema B... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:53:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Patna/Bihar_task_force_report_on_Ganga_dolphins_soon_120555 Patna: A task force for conservation of the endangered Ganga  river dolphins is expected to submit its report in the next five-six months,  officials said here Wednesday.  A state wildlife board official said the task force, hea... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:48:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Nalanda_Mentor_Group_holds_meet_in_Patna_120158 Patna: The Nalanda Mentor Group, headed by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, held a meeting here Wednesday to discuss the progress of setting up an international university at the ancient seat of learning, an official said.The meeting was attended ... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:29:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Over_half_a_million_hit_by_Bihar_floods_120145 Patna: Over half a million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, with thousands forced to flee their homes, reviving fears of the 2008 devastation, officials said Wednesday.The flooding has enveloped parts of West Champaran, Gopalganj... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:58:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Maoists_kill_six_abduct_seven_in_Bihar__120116 Patna: Maoists killed six people and abducted seven in a village in Bihar's Munger district, police said Saturday.Nearly 50 armed Maoists stormed Bangalwa Kareli village, about 200 km from Patna, early Saturday."Five people were killed on the ... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:40:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/__Fear_of_floods_back_in_Bihar_120082 Patna: After two consecutive years of drought, the fear of floods is back in Bihar with incessant rains and heavy water discharge into the Kosi river from Nepal. However, some officials Friday said there was no need to panic.  Water level... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:40:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Maoists_abduct_US_varsity_researcher_120040 Patna: An American university researcher was abducted along with a local in Bihar's Jamui district by suspected Maoists, police said Thursday.Juhi Tyagi, in her mid 20s, a sociology research fellow at Stony Brook University in New York, was on... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:44:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Maoists_strike_Bihar_railway_station_119731 Patna: Maoists Thursday set ablaze a portion of a railway station and blew up four mobile phone towers during a 24-hour shut down called by them to protest the arrest of one of their top leaders in Bihar, police said.A group of armed rebels att... Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:37:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Woman_locked_up_by_mother_for_7_years_rescued_119680 Patna: A young woman, who had been kept locked up in a room for almost seven years by her mother, was rescued in the Bihar capital in a state of depression and malnutrition, police said Tuesday.In an incident similar to the rescue of a brother a... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:24:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Four_killed_in_police_firing_in_Bihar_probe_ordered_119542 Patna: Four people were killed and over a dozen injured in police firing on a group of protesters in Bihar's Araria district Friday evening, an official said. A probe has been ordered into the incident.The police opened fire at a group of protes... Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:28:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Plan_panel_meeting_on_eastern_region_begins_in_Patna_119337 Patna: A Planning Commission meeting for eastern region to discuss  the approach paper for the next five-year plan began in the Bihar capital Monday, officials said.  "The meeting will discuss the approach paper related to 12th ... Mon, 30 May 2011 06:34:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/_Husband_of_newly_elected_Bihar_village_head_killed_119233 Patna: The husband of a newly elected woman village head was shot dead by unidentified gunmen Thursday in Bihar's Begusarai district, say police who suspect political rivalry to be behind the killing.  Anil Singh, husband of Ranju Devi, w... Thu, 26 May 2011 07:25:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/16_killed_in_trainvehicle_collision_in_Bihar_119134 Patna: 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 an unmanned railway crossing in Bihar's Madhubani district Sunday, police said.Police offic... Mon, 23 May 2011 01:44:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Tenth_round_of_Bihar_panchayat_polls_under_way_118774 Patna: Voting for the tenth and final round of Bihar panchayat polls began amid tight security Wednesday morning and was proceeding peacefully, officials said.  According to Election Commission officials, voting is being held in 30 blocks... Wed, 18 May 2011 07:05:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/__Two_Patna_siblings_rescued_from_2year_lockin_118742 Patna: A brother and a sister, who locked themselves up in their home for nearly two years after being abandoned by their parents, were rescued in the Bihar capital in a state of depression and severe malnutrition, police said Tuesday.  I... Tue, 17 May 2011 13:17:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Police_clueless_say_families_of_abducted_poll_officials_118699 Patna: There has been no breakthrough on securing the release of seven election officials in Bihar, two days after they were abducted by Maoists during the ninth round of panchayat polls, their worried family members said Tuesday."Police ha... Tue, 17 May 2011 05:55:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/_Heat_wave_forces_early_closure_of_Bihar_schools_118619 Patna: The Bihar government has ordered all schools to be closed from Monday due to the scorching heat that has seen temperatures soaring to 43 degrees Celsius.  Chief Minister Nitish Kumar late Sunday directed Human Resource Development ... Mon, 16 May 2011 06:08:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bihar/Peaceful_voting_in_sixth_phase_of_Bihar_panchayat_polls_118603 Patna: The sixth phase of the Bihar panchayat polls proceeded peacefully Friday amid tight security, officials said. Polling is being held in 58 village blocks of 37 districts.Voting started at 7 a.m. and people were seen queueing up at polling... Fri, 06 May 2011 04:32:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Three_killed_in_Bihar_panchayat_poll_violence_118225 Patna: Three Janata Dal-United (JD-U) supporters were killed and four seriously injured in firing by a group of unidentified men in a village in Vaishali district, ahead of the second round of panchayat polls in Bihar, police said Saturday. &n... Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:25:18 GMT