MUNGER (Bihar): Six people wer…
April 6, 2010 at 12:00 pm · Filed under In The News |
MUNGER (Bihar): Six people were injured and over 80 houses gutted in a fire that broke out in Shikarpur village of Bihar’s Munger distric…
The Monkeys Sit on the Englishman’s Grave
April 6, 2010 at 2:01 am · Filed under Golf Course, History Of Jamalpur |
The Englishman's Gravestone
Monkeys Sit on the Englishman's Grave
In the foreground is the grave of an Englishman, a soldier in 19th Century, British-controlled India. In the background is the grave of a tiger.
The Englishman and the tiger met one day and fought. The tiger attacked the Englishman and the Englishman shot the tiger. Both died from their wounds and were buried where they fell.
The tiger’s grave has an interesting story too. That one is still to come…
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dharmasphere/86299059/in/set-1472372/
Degree holders held for 50 robberies
April 2, 2010 at 12:10 pm · Filed under Bihar News, Munger |
Five-member gang used to operate in Delhi and NCR
They teach you ways to snatch opportunities and business from your competitors at management institutes, but these men took that rather literally.
On Wednesday, five persons of a gang were arrested by the Delhi crime branch for their alleged involvement in more than 50 cases of robbery, snatching and vehicle theft. The gang was famous by the name of Bunty gang and the accused were identified as Manoj Kumar Kejriwal (35), Parveen Shankar (27), Rahul Anand (26), Hari Om (23) and Mahesh Kumar (35). Shankar is an MBA from Symbiosis University in Pune while Kejriwal is a History graduate from Ranchi University. Read the rest of this entry »
18 born blind in arsenic affected blocks of Bhojpur
April 1, 2010 at 12:07 pm · Filed under Bihar News, In The News, Munger |
Patna: 18 born blind in arsenic affected blocks of Bhojpur: Overall 18 children in arsenic affected areas of Bhojpur district were born blind in the last 3 months as stated by Nand Kishore Yadav, Bihar Health Minister.
The actual cause leading to blindness among these children is yet to be discovered but the health department officials are in constant touch with ophthalmologists.
The arsenic affected areas in Bihar include Bhojpur, Vaishali, Buxar, Samastipur, Bhagalpur, Katihar, Munger, Saran, Darbhanga, Khagaria, and Patna. Read the rest of this entry »
Bihar govt raises insurance cover for policemen in Naxal dists
April 1, 2010 at 12:03 pm · Filed under Bihar News, In The News, Munger |
The Bihar government will hike the insurance cover of policemen and homeguard personnel posted in 15 Maoist-affected districts of the state from the present Rs 12 lakh to Rs 13.75 lakh.
Director General of Police Neelmani told reporters here On Monday that while the insurance cover has been raised, the ex gratia would remain Rs 10 lakh.
”All police officers, policemen and home guard jawans posted in 15 naxalite affected districts will now be entitled for a insurance cover of Rs 13.75 lakh,” he said. The districts are Patna, Nalanda, Gaya, Nawada, Jehanabad, Arwal, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Kaimur, Bhagalpur, Sitamarhi, East and West Champaran, Munger and Jamui, he added.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Bihar-govt-raises-insurance-cover-for-policemen-in-Naxal-dists/597569
Patna,(BiharTimes): It is the …
March 22, 2010 at 7:20 pm · Filed under In The News |
Patna,(BiharTimes): It is the case of sprucing up drawing room at the cost of rest of the house.
If this year’s figures given in th…
Patna gets almost half of state funds for development
March 22, 2010 at 7:20 pm · Filed under In The News, Munger |
Patna,(BiharTimes): It is the case of sprucing up drawing room at the cost of rest of the house.
If this year’s figures given in the Economic Survey of Bihar is to be believed Patna gets almost half––44 per cent to be precise––of the state’s funds meant for various development work. The rest 37 districts of the state had to content with 56 per cent. Incidentally Patna has less than six per cent of the state’s population.
The figures go to confirm the level of disparity in Bihar. While Patna prospered, the rest of Bihar continued to remain backward due to the acute shortage of fund. In some places the condition even deteriorated. Read the rest of this entry »
Patna: The underground water o…
March 22, 2010 at 7:17 pm · Filed under In The News |
Patna: The underground water of 1618 hamlets in 13 districts of Bihar have arsenic contents of more than permissible limits prompting the…
CM Nitish Kumar has wrought a …
March 22, 2010 at 6:07 pm · Filed under In The News |
CM Nitish Kumar has wrought a remarkable change in Bihar, but for the state to truly come into its own, he needs to go far beyond the qui…
Two persons were arrested for …
March 22, 2010 at 6:01 pm · Filed under In The News |
Two persons were arrested for smuggling arms at Bariyarpur railway station in Bihar’s Munger district, the police said today.
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