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.
Rare pangolin rescued in PatnaSeptember 5th, 2009 PATNA - Wildlife officials of Bihar rescued a rare pangolin from Patna on Friday. A team of forest officials was rushed to the spot on hearing that a pangolin was spotted by villagers near the Bakhtiyarpur police station.
Coaches of Delhi-Patna train set ablaze in BiharAugust 18th, 2009 PATNA - A group of students set four coaches of the Delhi-Patna Shramjivi Express train on fire Tuesday following an altercation with Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, officials said. However, no passenger was injured in the incident.
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.
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.
Forest guards in Assam being trained to tackle poaching menaceJune 1st, 2009 GUWAHATI - Authorities in Assam are imparting high-tech training to the rangers and other forest guards with an aim to counter the menace of poaching. The two-day training sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was conduced at Rajiv Gandhi National Park on May 31.
Shatrughan Sinha leading over Shekhar Suman in Patna SahebMay 16th, 2009 PATNA - Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading by 30,000 votes over his rival Shekhar Suman of Congress in Bihar's Patna Saheb constituency. According to official sources, Shatrughan Sinha has established a comfortable lead over Shekhar Suman after three rounds of counting.
Shatrughan maintains lead over Shekhar Suman in Patna SahebMay 16th, 2009 PATNA - Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had established a comfortable lead over his rival Shekhar Suman of the Congress in Bihar's Patna Saheb constituency. According to official sources, Sinha was leading by 66,000 votes over Shekhar Suman after five rounds of counting.
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.
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.
Birth of baby hippo cheers Patna zoo authoritiesApril 7th, 2009 PATNA - A hippopotamus at Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park here has given birth to a female calf, raising total count of Hippopotamus in the zoo. The news has spread a wave of happiness among the zoo employees.
Rhino population in West Bengal forest goes upFebruary 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - The rhino population in a national park at the Himalayan foothills has gone up. Elated officials of the West Bengal forest department are now getting ready to carry out a census in another reserve forest.
Discovery of calves raises hope for rare Javan rhinoDecember 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The recent discovery of four calves of the rare Javan rhino in an Indonesian jungle has raised hope among conservationists trying to save the species from extinction. The Javan rhino or rhinoceros sondaicus is one of the world's most endangered species, with only around 60 animals known to exist in their main home in Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park in West Java.
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