Patna News

BJP grabbed 60 per cent seats in PMC, but voteshare was only 37 per cent

Of the 162 seats, 97 were won by BJP candidates, 39 by NCP, 10 by Shiv Sena, nine by Congress, two by MNS, one by AIMIM and four by Independent candidates.

Bihar: NDA disrupts Houses again seeking Mastan’s ouster for remarks against PM Modi, lodges FIR

Members of the BJP and its allies in the NDA staged a protest in the Assembly as well as in the Legislative Council for the second consecutive day, seeking an immediate removal of the minister.

BJP leader Sushil Modi questions Nitish demand for decommissioning Farakka barrage

Sushil Modi also questioned the Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s protest when the state government has already given its consent for the said Waterways.

Bihar MLAs may use health data to raise issues in budget session

The budget session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly startying from February 23 would end on March 31 with a break during Holi festival.

Bihar: SHO suspended over killing of youth in Patna

As per order of the state police headquarters, SHO Mustafa Kamal Kaiser would not get any field posting for the next ten years, police said.

Mohammed Shahabuddin’s sleeper class journey to Delhi

Some of Shahabuddin’s supporters said that they would also board the train without tickets and pay to accompany the former MP.

Congress to contest council polls against Bihar allies

The RJD and Janata Dal-United (JDU) have fielded two candidates each for the four seats that have fallen vacant.

Rift widens in ruling Alliance on Council poll in Bihar

For the past few days, Congress has been indicating its annoyance over the two bigger parties of the Alliance ignoring it in the Council poll

Lalu Prasad Yadav issues directions at Patna hospital, draws flak

The BJP criticised Lalu Prasad Yadav for playing “de facto health minister” and issuing instructions.

STF arrests two arms smugglers with 160 semi-finished pistols in Bihar

The two arms smugglers have been identified as JitendraPandit and Sanjay Mandal, both residents of Munger district, Inspector General said

Bihar: Beur police station staff removed over lax liquor ban imposition

Beur station was singled out for action following recurrent seizures in last few months and several complaints against it.

Patna witnesses season’s lowest temp at 4.8 degree Celsius

The Patna Met Centre, however, said that the minimum temperature, which is witnessing a declining trend in the past couple of days across major cities of the state, might improve from tomorrow or day after tomorrow.