Patna

AAP, BJP indulge in war of words on Chhath Puja

Four die in ‘Chhath’ festival in Bihar

4:33 pm November 3, 2019

Patna: Four persons including two minors died in two separate incidents during ‘Chhath’ festivities in Bihar, police said on Sunday. Two women devotees, who observed the pious Chhath festival, died and four others injured when a portion of the wall of a Kali temple collapsed this morning at Badgaon village in Samastipur district, they said. […]

People pray to Sun god at dawn; Chhat puja celebration concludes

Chhath celebrated with fervour, Nitish greets devotees

8:24 pm November 2, 2019

Patna: The fervour of Chhath held the Bihar capital in its thrall on Saturday when lakhs of devotees thronged the numerous ghats along the Ganges here to pay obeisance to the setting sun, a ritual that is said to have no parallels in any other festival. All roads in the city appeared to be leading […]

Nitish inspects Patna ghats prior to ‘Chhath’ festival

11:55 pm October 25, 2019

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday took stock of the arrangements at several ghats along river Ganga for the four- day ‘Chhath’ festival beginning October 31. Kumar inspected various Ganga ghats from Nasriganj in Danapur to Kangan in Patna city on steamer and gave instructions to officials […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

2 arrested for killing financier, his aide in Delhi

11:08 pm October 23, 2019

New Delhi: Two persons were arrested for allegedly killing a financier and his employee over a monetary dispute in the national capital, the crime branch of Delhi Police said on Wednesday. Naveen Vashisth (32) and Rajnish (31), both residents of Bawana, were nabbed from Patna, Bihar on Monday while they were about to board a […]

7 killed in cyclone Yaas in Bihar;Nitish orders payment of Rs 4 lakh each compensation to their families

Nitish Kumar elected JD(U) president unopposed for another term

10:08 pm October 6, 2019

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been elected unopposed as JD(U) president for another term, his party said on Sunday. The party’s national returning officer Aneel Hedge said Kumar was the only candidate for the post and was officially declared as its president after the time of withdrawal for nomination ended on Sunday. […]