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Union cabinet approves 120-km national highway project for poll-bound Bihar
The announcement comes at a crucial time as the state of Bihar heads for assembly elections later this year.
Published on Mar 28, 2025 05:06 PM IST
Bodies of two Class 12 students with bullet injuries found in Sasaram: Police
The duo was supposed to appear for their Class 12 examination, which is scheduled to begin on Saturday
Published on Jan 31, 2025 06:38 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
Represented by stalwarts for decades, Sasaram continues to lack basic facilities
The late former deputy Prime Minister Jagjivan Ram represented Sasaram in Lok Sabha for over 30 years from 1952 to 1984 and his daughter Meira Kumar from 2004 to 2009
Updated on May 27, 2024 04:45 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
In black buck poaching FIR at Bihar police station, SHO is among the accused
The FIR was registered on a complaint by forest officer Amit Kumar Prasad against the SHO and seven others under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 01:56 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
Bihar shopkeeper sentenced to death for rape, murder of 15-yr-old girl in 2009
Shahid, a grocer in Dhansoin area of Buxar, was visiting his sister at her matrimonial home in Semri village of the adjoining Rohtas district on June 16, 2009 when the incident took place
Updated on May 12, 2023 02:04 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra
Video | People plunge into drain to collect currency notes in Bihar's Sasaram
The incident occurred on Saturday near the Moradabad area of Sasaram city in Bihar.
Published on May 07, 2023 04:01 PM IST
Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao | Reported by Prasun K Mishra
Nitish scripted riots in Sasaram to cancel Shah’s visit: Bihar BJP chief
Samrat Choudhary was addressing a sit-in at Sasaram on Wednesday in protest against the arrest of former MLA Jawahar Prasad in connection with communal clashes during Ram Navami procession.
Updated on May 03, 2023 09:45 PM IST
Prasun K Mishra, Sasaram
Bihar ex-MLA Jawahar Prasad arrested over Sasaram communal violence case
Three BJP activists surrendered before a Rohtas court on Friday after they were accused of trying to incite unrest using communal overtones
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 02:59 PM IST
Ram Navami violence: BJP, AIMIM teams stopped from visiting hot spots
According to leader of opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha, who led an 11-member BJP team to Bihar Sharif, they were stopped from visiting the house of one Gulshan, who had died of bullet wounds sustained during the violence.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 10:08 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
After Ram Navami violence, MHA issues Hanuman Jayanti advisory
The move came close on the heels of communal violence in six states, including West Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra, on and after Ram Navami on March 30.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 05:10 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
‘Totally planned conspiracy’: Tejashwi Yadav on violence in Bihar
Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said that the recent violent clashes in the state during Ram Navami celebrations are a “planned conspiracy”
Published on Apr 05, 2023 05:23 PM IST
‘Don’t they remember...’: Kumar on Amit Shah’s ‘will hang upside down’ remark
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar also defended the district authorities over the communal clashes reported during Ram Navami processions from two districts, Nalanda and Rohtas, on Friday.
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 03:47 PM IST
Shops open in Bihar Sharif after 5 days, admn takes out harmony march
The shops opened till 2 pm on the request from the district administration, which suspended the prohibitory orders for the period for locals to buy essential items.
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 09:36 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Learn from Ram Navami clashes
Ahead of the 2024 polls, attempts to exploit the communal rift may surge. Such bids, including in this case, must be curbed, and politics kept away
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 08:46 PM IST
HT Editorial
Bihar assembly adjourned after uproar over clashes on Ram Navami
Ram Navami violence in Bihar’s Nalanda and Sasaram districts led to the death of one person and injuries to at least 10 people
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 04:09 PM IST
Bihar govt refutes reports of locals fleeing Sasaram
Amid a police crackdown against miscreants involved in communal clashes after Ram Navami in Sasaram and Nalanda, the state administration has called reports of people fleeing from Sasaram town as false and baseless.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 11:59 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
Bihar extends restrictions as 16-year-old dies in violence
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar held a high-level meeting on Sunday and his administration extended shutdowns of internet services and educational institutes in two districts where communal violence took place in recent days.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 11:57 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Patna
Law & order normal, situation promptly controlled in 2 districts: Chief Secy
Chief secretary Amir Subhani said those behind the attempts to disturb peace would be identified and dealt with as per law.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 10:53 PM IST
Bihar violence: CM holds high-level meet; announces ₹5L for kin of deceased
Kumar has also asked the police to be on alert and said that “rumormongering must be prevented”.
Published on Apr 02, 2023 05:49 PM IST
‘Will straighten rioters after putting them...’: Amit Shah in Bihar
Amit Shah said that he had called up Bihar governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar Sunday morning to take stock of the communal violence in Nalanda and Rohtas districts
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 05:28 PM IST
1 killed as fresh violence in Bihar's Nalanda, 6 hurt in Sasaram blast
In fresh violence in Bihar’s Nalanda district and Sasaram in Rohtas district, at least 10 persons, including two cops, were injured late on Saturday evening.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 12:14 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar clashes: CM hints at a plot, shrugs off Shah’s scrapped visit to Sasaram
“Communal tensions during Ram Navami festivities at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif are disturbing. Such incidents happened for the first time in the area. It’s not natural…We know some people are indulging in “gadbad” (mischief) and are trying to disrupt communal harmony in the state. We will not allow this to happen”
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 10:04 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Shah arrives, BJP cites Sec 144 for putting off Sasaram event
BJP blamed the Nitish Kumar government for the cancellation of the function at Sasaram, scheduled for Sunday to celebrate the birth anniversary of Emperor Ashoka.
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 10:00 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
BJP defers Amit Shah’s visit to Sasaram in view of communal tension
Amit Shah is scheduled to land in Patna on Saturday on a two-day tour of Bihar and later was scheduled for Sasaram on the same day to mark the birth anniversary of Samrat Ashok.
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 02:16 PM IST
Amit Shah to land in Bihar tomorrow, his fourth visit in 7 months
Bihar BJP president Samrat Chaudhary said Amit Shah was earlier scheduled to reach Bihar on Sunday but there was a slight change in his itinerary
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 10:39 PM IST