Police rescue kidnapped eight-year-old boy in PatnaSeptember 18th, 2009 PATNA - Police rescued an eight-year-old boy, who had been kidnapped at gunpoint while he was traveling to his school in Patna, earlier this week. According to police, two out of three kidnappers have been arrested and a search is on for the third.
Police rescue kidnapped Patna boySeptember 17th, 2009 PATNA - Police have recovered a six-year-old boy who was kidnapped in Patna three days ago from Saran district in Bihar, police said Thursday night. A team of Patna police recovered Shresth Sanjay from Baniapur in Saran district.
Miscreants kidnap seven-year-old Patna boySeptember 14th, 2009 PATNA - A seven-year-old boy was kidnapped from the Gandhi Maidan area of Patna by unidentified persons while going to school this morning. According to the police, three motorcycle-borne persons stopped a car at gunpoint in which Shreya travelling.
Coaches of Delhi-Patna train set ablazeAugust 18th, 2009 PATNA - A group of students set two coaches of the Delhi-Patna Shramjivi Express train on fire Tuesday following an altercation with men of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), officials said. The incident occurred at the Bihta railway station, about 30 km from Patna.
Probe begins into ragging in Patna collegeAugust 4th, 2009 PATNA - Patna College authorities Tuesday began a probe into the alleged ragging of a student in the premises of the institution. Police have lodged a case and arrested the accused, officials said.
Shatrughan Sinha leads cleanliness drive in PatnaJune 9th, 2009 PATNA - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha took the lead in a cleanliness drive in Patna. Sinha strolled through the dirty streets of Patna in a bid to assess the problems of open garbage dumping.
Woman prisoner who lost her child to be compensatedApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to compensate a woman prisoner who lost her new born baby girl because of inadequate medical facilities in the jail. Boby, a woman prisoner, was lodged in the Agra district jail on June 20, 2006 and gave birth to a baby on August 23, 2006.
Shekhar Suman files nomination from Patna SahibApril 17th, 2009 PATNA - Television star Shekhar Suman Friday filed his nomination papers from the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar as Congress candidate. A smiling Shekhar Suman went from his parents' residence at Lohanipur locality to the collector office here on a cycle-rickshaw much to the surprise of hundreds of people on narrow streets.
Rail coach catches fire in Patna stationApril 15th, 2009 PATNA - A coach of a Gaya-Patna passenger train caught fire at the main railway station here Wednesday. Officials said there was no passenger on board, and that firefighters had reached the spot.
Patna-Gaya passenger train catches fireApril 15th, 2009 PATNA - A stationary passenger train that was to leave Patna for Gaya caught fire on Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately, there were no passengers on board the train that was about to move out of the Patna Railway Station from platform number nine.
Patna zoo has a new baby rhinoApril 8th, 2009 PATNA - A rhinoceros at Patna's Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park gave birth to a female calf raising their number to a dozen. " With this, total count of rhinoceros in the zoo raises to 12.
Patna-bound Rajdhani Express avoids fatal mishapMarch 21st, 2009 CHANDAULI - A major accident was averted in the wee hours of Saturday morning, when the Patna-bound Rajdhani Express came to a sudden halt after pantry car of the train caught fire near the Karman Station in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident, which happened at around 3:30 a.m.
Court to decide on maintenance to Muslim womenMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday appointed an amicus curiae (friend of court) to decide whether a Muslim woman is entitled for maintenance even after divorce. Justice Geeta Mittal appointed advocate Nazmi Waziri, an expert on Islamic law, and asked him to examine the case.
Class 10 student gives birth in examination hallMarch 6th, 2009 PATNA - An 18-year-old appearing for class 10 exams in Bihar's Madhepura district gave birth to a child in the examination hall, official sources said Friday. Suchita Kumar gave birth to a boy in the exam hall Thursday at Keshav Kanya Balika Uccha Vidhyalaya in Madhepura town.
Devotees gathering for Guru Gobind Singh birth anniversaryDecember 26th, 2008 PATNA - In the first week of January, hundreds of devotees from India and abroad will attend the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh, here in the city of his birth. The three day celebrations will be held at the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, Takht Sri Harmandir Jee Patna Sahib, Jan 1-3.