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People take out march in Purnia amid demand for civil airport in Bihar district

Published on Feb 23, 2023 03:41 PM IST

Social activists alleged that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar did not fulfil his promise during his Samadhan Yatra suggesting the delay was reportedly from the Centre’s side

The participants included doctors, engineers, retired bureaucrats, lawyers, businessmen and students. (HT Photo)

ByAditya Nath Jha

Mercury rising, Bihar farmers fear for their mango, litchi crops

In the past week, the average maximum temperature in Bihar was three to four degrees above normal and the surge in temperature is being recorded at a time when litchi and mango trees are in bloom.

Bihar ranks fourth among mango-producing states in the country, as per the ministry of agriculture, while it is top in litchi production. (HT Photo)

Published on Feb 22, 2023 09:46 PM IST

ByReena Sopam, Patna

NHAI seeks Patna admin help to clear land for Bihta elevated road project

Of the total 25-km-long project, Danapur to Bihta strech, 20km in length, is to be built on elevated foundation.

The AIIMS-Digha elevated road in Patna. (HT Photo)

Published on Feb 22, 2023 09:45 PM IST

BySubhash Pathak, Patna

In no hurry to become CM, all well in GA: Tejashwi amid buzz of rift

On Tuesday, an RJD MLA, Vijay Kumar Mandal, had claimed that CM Kumar would himself make Tejashwi Yadav the chief minister in March and move for a national role to unite the opposition ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls.

Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. (ANI)

Published on Feb 22, 2023 09:44 PM IST

ByAnirban Guha Roy, Patna

Am in no rush to be chief minister, says Tejashwi Yadav after JD-U clarification

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader’s remarks were designed to help ease the pressure on the leadership of its alliance partner, the Janata Dal-United

Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav said there was no reason for him to feel betrayed

Published on Feb 22, 2023 08:44 PM IST

ByAnirban Guha Roy

Bihar doc takes out mobile phone swallowed by prisoner during raid

The prisoner had swallowed the mobile phone, a prohibited item in jail, out of fear during a surprise inspection

The doctors said the mobile phone was lying in the antrum of the stomach of the prisoner. (Sourced)

Updated on Feb 22, 2023 06:11 PM IST

ByRuchir Kumar

‘Rode bicycle, attended a wedding': Tej Pratap says he met Mulayam in his dream

RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav, the mercurial son of party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, said he will try to follow the path shown by Mulayam Singh Yadav throughout my life.

Late Samajwadi Party founder leader Mulayam Singh Yadav (Left) and RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav.

Updated on Feb 22, 2023 05:05 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Watch: ‘Is it England?’ Bihar CM slams farmer for using 'too much English'

Nitish Kumar also blamed lockdowns due to Covid-19 and 'increased smartphone addiction' during that time that had led many to 'forget their own languages'.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses the 'Kisan Samagam' for the formulation of the 4th Agriculture Road Map, at Samrat Ashoka Convention Centre, in Patna on Tuesday.(ANI)

Published on Feb 22, 2023 03:05 PM IST

ByNisha Anand | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan

Patna GRP solves murder mystery of man whose body was found in train

The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Patna said they have cracked the case and arrested three persons, including a couple, on charges of murder

The Patna GRp recovered a CCTV footage from a medicine shop located outside the Lakhisarai railway station in which a man was seen carrying a steel container on his head. (Sourced)

Published on Feb 22, 2023 02:56 PM IST

ByAvinash Kumar

JD-U minister blasts RJD’s Sudhakar Singh for attacks at Nitish

The JD-U minister said that all Sudhakar Singh does is for the sake of remaining in the media and nothing else.

Former agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh (HT Photo)

Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:44 PM IST

ByPrasun K Mishra, Bhabua

JD-U minister blasts RJD’s Sudhakar Singh for attacks at Nitish

JD-U (Janata Dal-United) and RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) are major constituents of the ruling alliance in Bihar.

Former Bihar agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh. (HT Photo)

Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:34 PM IST

ByPrasun K Mishra, Bhabua

Swallow this: Bihar govt survey says cheers on prohibition, 95% claim they’re off liquor now

Almost all women surveyed (99.36%) backed prohibition, saying it had brought them peace and family bliss.

Liquor prohibition in Bihar was imposed by the Nitish Kumar government in April 2016. (HT Photo)

Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:30 PM IST

ByArun Kumar, Patna

4th agri road map to boost farmers’ income: CM

Claiming that the road maps have yielded outstanding results, the CM said that production of crops like maize, paddy, wheat, etc, has increased substantially over the years

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar during 'Kisan Samagam' in Patna on Tuesday. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)

Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:29 PM IST

BySubhash Pathak, Patna

Bihar property dealer was on a morning walk in Gaya, shot dead: Police

PATNA: A property dealer was shot dead in Bihar’s Gaya district on Tuesday when he was out on a morning walk, police said

Arun Paswan’s family said the property dealer, who had unsuccessfully contested the local municipal election in the past, was killed by his business rivals. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Feb 21, 2023 06:17 PM IST

ByAvinash Kumar

‘No challenge to PM Modi’: Upendra Kushwaha needles Nitish Kumar on Oppn unity

Upendra Kushwaha’s prophecy for 2024, which came just a day after he exited the JD-U and floated the Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal (RLJD), was also a swipe at the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar

Former JDU leader Upendra Kushwaha’s statement comes against the backdrop of buzz that the RLJD will work closely with the BJP. (HT File Photo)

Published on Feb 21, 2023 03:21 PM IST

ByArun Kumar

RCD plans development of roadside amenities along Lok Nayak Ganga path, invites EoI

According to officials, the road construction department (RCD) has floated the expression of interest (EoI) from expert consultants to prepare the master plan for a green corridor that envisages the development of roadside amenities, which includes a multi-level parking, a shopping mall, stadium, cycling track, theme park, etc.

Updated on Feb 20, 2023 09:33 PM IST

BySubhash Pathak

Fresh violence hits Jethuli near Patna, shoot-out toll climbs to three

According to police, around 7am on Monday, a mob allegedly set ablaze three godowns and houses of Umesh Rai and his brother Satish Kumar alias Bachcha Yadav, who had allegedly shot the three youths on Sunday.

At Jethuli near Patna on Monday, where a mob allegedly set ablaze three godowns and houses of Umesh Rai and his brother Satish Kumar alias Bachcha Yadav. (HT Photo)

Published on Feb 20, 2023 09:31 PM IST

ByAvinash Kumar, Patna

AIIMS-Patna picks 40 faculty members in 2nd round of recruitment

The institute had, on November 18 last year, released a list of 83 candidates selected in the first round to fill up 173 faculty positions on direct recruitment basis in August last year.

Published on Feb 20, 2023 09:30 PM IST

ByRuchir Kumar

Bihar BJP MLA gets threat call for trying to help local businessman

Police said the call was made from a cellphone, and the caller identified himself as one Shaukat Abbas Sheikh, who told Verma that she was under his scanner

BJP MLA from Narkatiaganj in Bihat Rashmi Verma (File Photo)

Published on Feb 20, 2023 05:22 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

‘Don’t know what future holds’: Upendra Kushwaha on new party’s tie-up with BJP

Upendra Kushwaha, 63, had lately turned into Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s harshest critic within the party

Janata Dal-United leader Upendra Kushwaha addresses a press conference and announces his new political outfit Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal in Patna (PTI)

Published on Feb 20, 2023 04:53 PM IST

ByArun Kumar

SSB commandant in Bihar injured in gunfight with alleged smugglers: Officials

The alleged smugglers opened fire at the SSB team, which led to injuries to the commandant. Police said that a smuggler also suffered bullet injuries in the retaliatory firing by SSB personnel and is undergoing treatment at a local health fafacility

Two other SSB personnel also sustained minor injuries (Representative Photo)

Published on Feb 20, 2023 03:38 PM IST

ByAditya Nath Jha

Bihar jail inmate swallows mobile during inspection

The matter, however, came to light on Sunday after Ali developed extreme pain in his stomach.

The x-ray of his stomach was taken and the presence of foreign particle was visible during the examination.

Published on Feb 20, 2023 01:15 PM IST

PTI |

Upendra Kushwaha set to form new political party, announcement likely today

In the recent turn of events, it is likely that Kushwaha announces his political party today. However, it remains unclear if he would join hands with the NDA in Bihar or contest alone without any alliance.

Recently several times Nitish Kumar publicly raised questions about the intention of JDU leader Kushwaha.(PTI)

Published on Feb 20, 2023 10:23 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

Lalan Singh slams Kushwaha, dubs his two-day convention ‘unauthorised’

National JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh, while dismissing the meeting as ‘unauthorised’ and ‘unconstitutional’, took dig at Kushwaha, asking him to tell as how far his parley with leaders in Delhi went through.

JD-U national parliamentary board president Upendra Kushwaha holds a meeting in Patna on Sunday. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)

Published on Feb 19, 2023 10:57 PM IST

BySubhash Pathak

AIIMS- Patna goof up: Bihar govt advisory on anvil to avoid spouse name on death certificate

The development comes after a government probe on February 17, following an expose by the Hindustan Times on February 10 into Patna’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) issuing two death certificates of the same person with different names of spouses on the death certificates.

Published on Feb 19, 2023 10:56 PM IST

ByRuchir Kumar

RJD launches ‘one booth-eight youth’ programme ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

According to the officials, the party is also making plans for district tours to be conducted by deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and senior party leaders from May onwards as a pre-poll exercise to interact with voters in the run-up to the next year’s Lok Sabha polls

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (left) and his deputy Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (right) (File Photo)

Published on Feb 19, 2023 06:27 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

RJD MLA dares Nitish: ‘Choose any constituency’; BJP says ‘CM looking helpless’

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had reacted dismissively to the allegations of RJD MLA Sudhaker Singh that the government was “anti-farmer”.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Published on Feb 19, 2023 07:37 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Bangles from liquor bottles — Patna factory makes a spirited start

Chief minister Nitish Kumar had launched the Sabalpur Jeevika Chudi Nirman Kendra through video conferencing in November 2022.

The factory at Sabalpur became operational on February 17. (HT)

Published on Feb 18, 2023 09:14 PM IST

ByReena Sopam, Patna

2024 LS polls: Nitish asks Congress to decide on Oppn unity ‘at the earliest’

Kumar said Congress must not rest on its laurels it has earned during Bharat Jodo Yatra (of Rahul Gandhi) and use the momentum to forge an alliance of the parties opposed to BJP.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at the CPI-ML convention in Patna on Saturday. (Santosh Kumar)

Published on Feb 18, 2023 09:09 PM IST

BySubhash Pathak, Patna

Take decision on opposition coalition at earliest, Nitish Kumar tells Congress

Nitish Kumar said the Congress must not rest on its laurels that it gained after the Bharat Jodo Yatra and use the momentum to forge an alliance of the opposition parties

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (Left) and Congress leader Salman Khurshid at a CPI-ML Liberation national convention in Patna on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Feb 18, 2023 08:41 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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Social activists alleged that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar did not fulfil his promise during his Samadhan Yatra suggesting the delay was reportedly from the Centre’s side

In the past week, the average maximum temperature in Bihar was three to four degrees above normal and the surge in temperature is being recorded at a time when litchi and mango trees are in bloom.

Of the total 25-km-long project, Danapur to Bihta strech, 20km in length, is to be built on elevated foundation.

On Tuesday, an RJD MLA, Vijay Kumar Mandal, had claimed that CM Kumar would himself make Tejashwi Yadav the chief minister in March and move for a national role to unite the opposition ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader’s remarks were designed to help ease the pressure on the leadership of its alliance partner, the Janata Dal-United

The prisoner had swallowed the mobile phone, a prohibited item in jail, out of fear during a surprise inspection

RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav, the mercurial son of party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, said he will try to follow the path shown by Mulayam Singh Yadav throughout my life.

Nitish Kumar also blamed lockdowns due to Covid-19 and 'increased smartphone addiction' during that time that had led many to 'forget their own languages'.

The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Patna said they have cracked the case and arrested three persons, including a couple, on charges of murder

The JD-U minister said that all Sudhakar Singh does is for the sake of remaining in the media and nothing else.

JD-U (Janata Dal-United) and RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) are major constituents of the ruling alliance in Bihar.

Almost all women surveyed (99.36%) backed prohibition, saying it had brought them peace and family bliss.

Claiming that the road maps have yielded outstanding results, the CM said that production of crops like maize, paddy, wheat, etc, has increased substantially over the years

PATNA: A property dealer was shot dead in Bihar’s Gaya district on Tuesday when he was out on a morning walk, police said

Upendra Kushwaha’s prophecy for 2024, which came just a day after he exited the JD-U and floated the Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal (RLJD), was also a swipe at the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar

According to police, around 7am on Monday, a mob allegedly set ablaze three godowns and houses of Umesh Rai and his brother Satish Kumar alias Bachcha Yadav, who had allegedly shot the three youths on Sunday.

The institute had, on November 18 last year, released a list of 83 candidates selected in the first round to fill up 173 faculty positions on direct recruitment basis in August last year.

Police said the call was made from a cellphone, and the caller identified himself as one Shaukat Abbas Sheikh, who told Verma that she was under his scanner

Upendra Kushwaha, 63, had lately turned into Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s harshest critic within the party

The alleged smugglers opened fire at the SSB team, which led to injuries to the commandant. Police said that a smuggler also suffered bullet injuries in the retaliatory firing by SSB personnel and is undergoing treatment at a local health fafacility

The matter, however, came to light on Sunday after Ali developed extreme pain in his stomach.

In the recent turn of events, it is likely that Kushwaha announces his political party today. However, it remains unclear if he would join hands with the NDA in Bihar or contest alone without any alliance.

National JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh, while dismissing the meeting as ‘unauthorised’ and ‘unconstitutional’, took dig at Kushwaha, asking him to tell as how far his parley with leaders in Delhi went through.

The development comes after a government probe on February 17, following an expose by the Hindustan Times on February 10 into Patna’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) issuing two death certificates of the same person with different names of spouses on the death certificates.

According to the officials, the party is also making plans for district tours to be conducted by deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and senior party leaders from May onwards as a pre-poll exercise to interact with voters in the run-up to the next year’s Lok Sabha polls

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had reacted dismissively to the allegations of RJD MLA Sudhaker Singh that the government was “anti-farmer”.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar had launched the Sabalpur Jeevika Chudi Nirman Kendra through video conferencing in November 2022.

Kumar said Congress must not rest on its laurels it has earned during Bharat Jodo Yatra (of Rahul Gandhi) and use the momentum to forge an alliance of the parties opposed to BJP.

Nitish Kumar said the Congress must not rest on its laurels that it gained after the Bharat Jodo Yatra and use the momentum to forge an alliance of the opposition parties

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