ANAND S.T. DAS
Hazare warns of fresh protest
A year and a half after holding massive rallies in Delhi with his call for the Jan Lokpal Bill, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday addressed a rally in Patna aiming to begin a national
Paswan promises wide range of sops at yatra
Massive crowds gathering regularly at LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan’s public meetings in his ongoing tour of Bihar have raised hopes in the dalit stalwart and his nearly decimated party for an upsurge in
Cong bid heralds Bihar churning
A proposal emerging within the Congress at its chintan shivir in Jaipur to grant special state status to Bihar on Saturday heralded a tricky churning in the state’s fractious politics before the 2014
Cong bid heralds Bihar churning
A proposal emerging within the Congress at its chintan shivir in Jaipur to grant special state status to Bihar on Saturday heralded a tricky churning in the state’s fractious politics before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls as various parties fumbled for a gainful response.
Bihar docs on strike, 2 die
Healthcare services at government hospitals across Bihar came to a standstill on Monday as over 4,000 doctors began a two-day strike to protest against the state government’s alleged aversion to their
JMM asks for time from gov
While JMM leaders, still working on cobbling up a new government in Jharkhand, on Saturday sought more time from governor Syed Ahmed before staking claim, opinion in the state Congress is split as one group of MLAs advocated President’s Rule.
‘i want my son to be hanged’
The essence of the Gita and Kabir’s poetry, which I had admired since my youth, had begun appearing more meaningful to me after I retired in 2008 and hoped for a life of inner peace in my twilight years. My family, despite our many imperfections, had been my last hope.
JMM dithers over ditching BJP in J’khand
Even as Jharkhand’s Opposition parties explored possibilities of allying with the ruling JMM to form a new government, the regional party led by Sibu Soren on Sunday seemed unwilling to snap ties with the state’s main ruling party BJP for the time being.
Mauritius Prez weeps as he visits ancestral village
For the island nation of Mauritius and a humble village near Patna, the broken circle of history got completed on Sunday as Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag and his wife Aneetah Purryag made an emotional homecoming visit to the village.
Hooch deaths: Opp. for CBI probe
The death of nine people in Patna on Friday allegedly after consuming hooch prompted Bihar’s Oppo-sition parties on Saturday to call for a CBI probe into all the five recent incidents that have caused
