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Bihar: Class 10 student dies as monkeys push her off roof
Siwan: She suffered severe trauma to her head and other parts of the body.
Updated on Jan 26, 2025 03:47 PM IST
Bihar: 1 dead, 2 critical in yet another hooch tragedy in Siwan
Police said that around five friends consumed illicit alcohol on Thursday evening and hours later, they started vomiting and complained of headache, uneasiness, and loss of vision.
Published on Nov 15, 2024 05:18 PM IST
Bihar Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 35 after 10 more casualties
Police officers in Siwan and Saran said raids were being conducted in the two districts to track down the accused
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 08:36 PM IST
Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 24 from Saran, Siwan districts
Saran district magistrate (DM) Mukul Kumar Gupta said that 38 persons were ill with most of them admitted to Sadar hospital for treatment. Gupta has also issued show cause notices to excise officials
Published on Oct 17, 2024 01:49 PM IST
Bihar hooch tragedy: 8 dead, many hospitalised after consuming illicit liquor
At least eight people died and several others are hospitalised in Saran and Siwan districts of Bihar after consuming illicit liquor.
Published on Oct 16, 2024 07:02 PM IST
Polling begins for eight Lok Sabha seats in Bihar amid tight security
Polling begins for eight Lok Sabha seats in Bihar amid tight security
Published on May 25, 2024 07:12 AM IST
PTI |
In Siwan, Shahabuddin’s political legacy looms over electoral battle
Despite his death three years ago, Mohammed Shahabuddin’s influence lingers in the political discourse of Siwan — the parliamentary constituency in Bihar that the politician-mafioso represented from 1996 to 2009.
Updated on May 21, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Avinash Kumar, Siwan
Shahabuddin gone, wife Hena breaks free of his party in comeback bid
This is also the first time that the RJD has looked beyond Shahabuddin in Siwan, having fielded former assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary, a six-term MLA from Siwan assembly constituency.
Updated on May 20, 2024 09:34 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Siwan
In Bihar's Siwan, ex-Speaker is RJD candidate; Shahabuddin's widow fights as Independent
In Bihar's Siwan, ex-Speaker is RJD candidate; Shahabuddin's widow fights as Independent
Updated on May 01, 2024 10:11 AM IST
PTI |
RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates
RJD is said to be keen on fielding Shahabuddin’s widow Hina Shahab, who had unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha polls on RJD ticket in 2009, 2014 and 2019.
Published on Apr 10, 2024 09:27 PM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
AIMIM to back ‘Independent’ Hena Sahab in Siwan
Hena Sahab, widow of former MP and strongman late Mohammad Shahabuddin, is likely to contest the Lok Sabha election from Siwan as an Independent candidate.
Published on Mar 28, 2024 09:36 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
A history of communal clashes in Bihar
At least 200 people were arrested in the recent Ram Navami clashes in the northern Indian state where communal violence isn't a common occurrence
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 01:37 PM IST
Infected by Covid, 70-year-old Bihar woman dies of heart attack
A 70-year-old woman from Bihar died of a heart attack on Friday, becoming the first reported Covid-19 related death in the state in three months. The patient had tested positive for Covid-19 via a confirmatory RT-PCR test and was referred to a Covid ward, where she died. Bihar currently has 76 active cases of Covid-19.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 09:29 PM IST
Ruchir Kumar, Patna
Infected by Covid, 70-year-old Bihar woman dies of heart attack
Health officials said this is the first death arising out of Covid-19 in Bihar over the last three months and the body was cremated following Covid protocols
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 04:12 PM IST
Prashant Kishor mocks RJD, BJP after his nominee wins Council seat in Bihar bypoll
Afaque Ahmad, who won from Saran teachers’ constituency in a bypoll, has been an active member of Jan Suraj.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 10:08 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Siwan, Sitapur have a bigger air pollution problem than Delhi
Europeans for a long time believed the earth was flat and were scared of undertaking long voyages on sea, lest they fell off the planet
Updated on Nov 29, 2021 04:44 AM IST
Abhishek Jha