Coconut water to keep zoo animals cool
IANS | 15 Apr 2013, 11:16 AMPatna, Apr 15: With the mercury crossing 40 degrees celsius, chimpanzees, bears, apes and other animals in Bihar's Sanjay Gandhi Botanical Garden are beating the summer heat with
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Licences of 194 stone crusher units cancelled in Bihar
IANS | 14 Apr 2013, 12:49 PMPatna, Apr 14: Mining licences of 194 stone crusher units operating in Bihar's Rohtas district have been cancelled following the rrevokation of their no-objection certificates
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Senior deputy collector in Bihar sent to jail for raping daughter
India TV News Desk | 14 Apr 2013, 11:55 AMPatna, Apr 14: Akhilesh Kumar Singh, a senior deputy collector in Bihar's revenue department was sent to 14 days judicial custody by a local court on Saturday on charge of raping
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Indo-Nepal official team set up for border road construction
PTI | 14 Apr 2013, 7:35 AMKisanganj (Bihar), Apr 14 A six-member joint committee of India and Nepal was constituted on Saturday to look into matters related to encroachment of land in Bihar's Kisangaj
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Bihar literacy growth rate much ahead of national average
PTI | 13 Apr 2013, 8:59 AMPatna, Apr 13: Educational programmes in Bihar have resulted in pushing literacy growth rate in the state to 16.82 per cent, much ahead of national average of 9.28 per cent,
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Maoist goes missing from court premises
PTI | 13 Apr 2013, 7:28 AMHazaribagh (Jharkhand), Apr 13: A Maoist, who was on bail, went "missing" from the premises of Hazaribagh District and Session Court here, police said yesterday.Sohan Bhuiyan, who
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Bihar Police okays 35 percent quota for women
IANS | 12 Apr 2013, 5:02 PMPatna, Apr 12: Bihar Police Friday formally decided to reserve 35 percent posts for women and to set up women's desk at all police sations."It was decided that 35 percent of the
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Four members of a family die in cylinder blast
PTI | 12 Apr 2013, 1:07 PMSitamarhi, Apr 12: Four members of a family, including two minors, have died in an accidential cylinder blast at a home in Paschim Tola in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, official
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Infant girl raped, accused absconding
PTI | 12 Apr 2013, 7:39 AMAra (Bihar), Apr 12: In a shocking incident, an infant girl was raped by a man in Bihar's Bhojpur district.The incident took place Wednesday evening when the man took the
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242 armed fighting companies proposed
PTI | 11 Apr 2013, 6:50 PMPatna, Apr 11: Bihar government has proposed to set up 242 armed fighting companies of police to deal with rioting, Maoist violence and organized crime in the state. Director
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Ranchi Mayor Rama Khalkho absconding after Rs 21 lakh seizure
PTI | 11 Apr 2013, 12:30 PMRanchi, Apr 11: Ranchi Mayor Rama Khalkho has been absconding after a local court issued an arrest warrant against her in connection with the cash-for-vote scandal in mayoral
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One jawan injured in gunfight with Maoists
PTI | 10 Apr 2013, 7:56 PMPakur (Jharkhand), Apr 10: A jawan of the India Reserve Battalion was today injured during an encounter with Maoists on the borders of Pakur and Godda districts. The police were
