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2013 Bodh Gaya serial blast: five accused convicted, quantum of sentence to be pronounced on 31 May
Ians •A special National Investigative Agency (NIA) court on Friday convicted five Indian Mujahideen militants in the 2013 Bodh Gaya serial blasts case in which several persons including Buddhist monks were injured.
On Republic Day, Bihar governor Satya Pal Malik says state working for development of all sections of society
•Bihar governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday hoisted the tricolour at Gandhi Maidan on the occasion of 69th Republic Day celebrations and asserted that the state is working for the development of all sections of the society.
Twitterati reacts as Lalu Prasad Yadav posts image of jam-packed Gandhi Maidan for his Patna rally
Fp Staff •In a bid to display strength to the BJP-JD(U) combined, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday perhaps went overboard and tweeted an allegedly morphed aerial picture of “BJP bhagao, desh bachao" rally showing a jam-packed Gandhi Maidan of Patna.
Nitish Kumar vows to continue war on corruption; says prohibition has brought about social change
Ians •Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday reiterated his commitment to good governance and battling corruption as he hoisted the national flag on Independence Day
Narendra Modi in Patna: PM lauds Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for implementation of alcohol prohibition
Fppolitics •Modi will be in Patna to participate in a function that will see him share a stage with rivals Lalu Prasad Yadav and the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.
Narendra Modi in Patna: Guru Gobind Singh aside, PM will also have Punjab polls on his mind
Shishir Tripathi •Apart from lakhs of Sikh followers who are reaching Patna’s Gandhi Maidan, from all over the world, it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit that is highly anticipated
Clean Ganga not possible unless its flow is uninterrupted, says Nitish Kumar
•Expressing concern over poor condition of the Ganga river, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said a clean Ganga would not be possible unless its flow is uninterrupted.
Bihar: 15 dead as two high-intensity quakes hit north India
Fp Archives •Two high-intensity quakes rattled Bihar today, claiming 15 lives and injuring 36 in the incident of wall and roof collapses just weeks after the 25 April temblor that left 58 people dead in the state.
Manjhi holds protest fast in Bihar against annulment of his decisions by Nitish
Fp Archives •Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday sat on a protest fast at Gandhi Maidan in Patna against the Nitish Kumar government annulling his decisions.
Bihar archives to chronicle Subhash Chandra Bose's link with state
Fp Archives •Bihar is going to chronicle Subhash Chandra Bose's connection with the state.