How CORRUPTION has engulfed the Railways
Source: India Abroad
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-14 23:50:24 -0700 | business-news
T hese may be treated as petty or garden-variety instances of corruption, but multiply them a million-fold to get an idea of the volume and spread of this cancer. That should also explain the premium for postings, ranging from booking...
Girl says NO to 'impotent' groom in Bihar
Source: Rediff
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-14 03:14:45 -0700 | allnews
A groom in Bihar's Banka district returned dejected after the bride refused to marry him for his alleged physical disability (impotency), police officials on Tuesday said. Kusum Devi (name changed), a resident of Sainochak village under the Dhankanal police outpost...
Girl says NO to 'impotent' groom in Bihar
Source: Rediff
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-14 03:14:45 -0700 | allnews
A groom in Bihar's Banka district returned dejected after the bride refused to marry him for his alleged physical disability (impotency), police officials on Tuesday said. Kusum Devi (name changed), a resident of Sainochak village under the Dhankanal police outpost...
Today in pics: Finance Minister P Chidambaram inspects Nalanda
Source: Indian Express
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-12 00:55:04 -0700 | sports-news
Finance Minister P Chidambaram paid a visit to site of ancient Nalanda university in company of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on May 11. Rajgir said he was briefed about progress of setting up of the Nalanda International University. (PTI) He...
No mobiles in declared goods list: GST panel
Source: The Economic Times
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-11 09:53:53 -0700 | technology-news
State Finance Ministers today turned down the Centre's request to place mobile phones and tablets in the list of declared goods in the GST regime, saying the idea is untenable. The Ministry for Communication and Information Technology's request for placing...
Southern discomfort BJP loses its way in Karnataka
Source: The Hindustan Times
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-08 12:57:33 -0700 | political-news
Breaking News Alert The biggest surprise of the Karnataka assembly polls isn't as much the widely projected Congress win as BJP trailing behind Deve Gowda's JD(S) at number three. More than the shock of losing its first-ever government in the...
Bihar post offices top in sale of gold coins
Source: India Abroad
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-07 23:30:39 -0700 | business-news
B ihar post offices sold 41 kg gold coins in the last fiscal, topping the nation in sale of the yellow metal from post offices, Bihar Post Master General G Bhuyan said on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra...
Why India deserves a better Food Security Bill
Source: Rediff
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-07 08:36:45 -0700 | political-news
It had simply worked and reworked the Food Security Bill keeping the 2014 election in mind.' T here is so much of hype and expectation from the proposed National Food Security bill that I have begun to fear for the...
Why are politicians OBSESSED with Hema Malini's cheeks?
Source: Rediff
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-06 03:53:17 -0700 | political-news
Hema Malini's cheeks? Next I t began with the irrepressible Laloo Prasad Yadav who famously promised to make the roads in Bihar 'as smooth as Hema Malini's cheeks.' A Madhya Pradesh mantri said likewise recently as did...
Ivory to talk about captive elephants at conference (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-04 16:58:36 -0700 | political-news
Journey Invite friends to discover what they are reading by connecting to Facebook. Connect with friends on Facebook and start sharing new and exciting content. Ivory to talk about captive elephants at conference University of Canterbury, Fuseworks May 5, 2013,...
Could India's polio eradication success story be a model for its other health issues?
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-04 06:41:13 -0700 | technology-news
A large, unprecedentedly coordinated campaign in India has eradicated polio. If no new cases are recorded by the end of this year, India will be officially considered polio-free. India Setarah Khatoon was 15 when she left school to marry a boy...
Auction of 839 FM channels for 294 cities approved
Source: India Abroad
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-05-02 08:41:02 -0700 | business-news
T he Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal for 839 channels in 249 cities to be awarded on e-auction through private agencies. The panel, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ], decided that the authority to make any...
Indian Prisoners Get Smart Card Facility
Source: Epoch Times
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-04-30 19:59:09 -0700 | political-news
Bihar is one of the most backward states in India, yet it has surprisingly taken lead in using smart cards in various other facets of governance like rural job schemes and census. The Indian government has introduced multi-purpose smart cards...
India's total population is now 1.21 billion
Source: Indian Express
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-04-30 08:21:52 -0700 | business-news
India's total population stands at 1.21 billion, which is 17.7 per cent more than the last decade, and growth of females was higher than that of males. According to the final census released by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today, India's...
Chit fund: Centre waking up way too late
Source: India Abroad
Bihār :: India | updated 2013-04-30 12:14:09 -0700 | business-news
A fortnight into the collapse of the Saradha group, which has wiped out the savings of many poor people in West Bengal, the scourge threatens to spread to neighbouring states and other similar deposit takers. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil...
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