Shrenuj & Company arrived in Bihar, of all places, as part of a business strategy. In the process, it facilitated the homecoming of 150-odd Biharis who had been for years away in Surat, earning a living."I'm happy to be home. While working in Surat, I could visit my family once in six months until they also shifted to Surat," said plant's production manager Sunil Singh, a Chhappra native who is 18...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Patna

Centre should bear food security scheme cost: Modi

Lambasting the central government for not including the recommendations of Bihar government in the National Food Security Bill (FSB), deputy chief ministerreiterated that the Centre should bear the cost of the scheme's implementation without capping "priority households".Addressing the media after his Janata ke darbar mein upmukhyamantri programme on Tuesday, Modi said, "The provisions of FSB categorize...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Patna

Call to women to know their rights

a minor girl is slapped by family members, she can seek help from the district women's helpline. If a minor is stopped from going to school and forced to marry, she can get protection under theThese and many other rights of women were discussed at a workshop organized by the(WDC) in collaboration with the Bihar Police for the women police station heads andAddressing the workshop, social welfare minister...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Patna

Government lifts ban on contract appointments

State government has lifted the ban on appointment employees on contract basis in boards, corporations and other departments. Now, the boards and corporations could appoint employees on contract basis by relaxing the age and other criterion.Briefing media after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, principal secretary, cabinet secretariat department, Brajesh Mehrotra said the government also gave its nod...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Patna

2 Patna food vendors to showcase 'litti-chokha' in Singapore

Two young street food vendors of the city, Ashok Sah and Vijay Chaudhary, are off to Singapore where they will showcase Bihar delicacy 'litti-chokha' at theThe two food vendors are in the ten-member Indian team which will participate in the event along with teams from 32 countries, including Thailand, Mexico, Philippines and the USA, are also participating.area in Madhubani district. He has been running...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Patna

Scientist seeks Modi's help in recovering kidnapped father

aggrieved son, Amit Kumar, of Jamui reached the janata darbar of deputy CMon Tuesday and sought his help to get his father recovered from the clutches of kidnappers., Mumbai, told Modi that his father, Baikunth Modi, had been kidnapped by local miscreants on May 5 when he had gone to Panchbadan Mandir in Jamui."We have received calls for ransom twice but no arrest has been made in the case so far,"...

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Maharajganj bypolls litmus test for RJD, JD-U

is confident of Singh's victory from Maharajganj parliamentary seat going to bypolls on June 2. If Maharajganj is a litmus test for Lalu, Singh is the best bait for him.Singh, who was with Lalu later joined Nitish Kumar's Samata Party and then JD-U and was an MP till 2009 before being defeated by RJD's Umashankar Singh. He then rejoined RJD after differences with chief minister in 2010. Fortunately...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Patna

Defamation case filed against JD-U MLC

general secretary and Patna high court lawyer Ram Sandesh Rai, on Tuesday, filed a, stating that the latter on Monday made defamatory statement at a press meet against RJD supremo Lalu Prasad. Singh at his press meet had said that Prasad insulted the Rajputs, Brahmans and other upper castes.Levelling charges under different sections of Indian Penal Code relating to defamation and under the provisions...

Source : Times Of India | 8 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Patna

Pappu Yadav out of jail in Ajit Sarkar murder case

Patna, May 21: Controversial former RJD MP Pappu Yadav Tuesday came out of the jail in Patna after being acquitted by the Patna high court in CPI(M) leader Ajit Sarkar murder case for lack of evidence.Yadav, who was lodged in Beur jail, was received by his former MP wife Ranjeeta Ranjan and a large number of his supporters outside the jail.After being convicted in the murder case by a lower court in...

Source : Oneindia | 18 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Patna

Modi flays 'food security bill', wants Centre to bear cost

"The food security bill is not only unilateral in nature, but the Centre has arrogated to itself to fix criteria for potential beneficiaries and framework for implementation of the measure in states that has put many state governments in unenviable position to meet their share of cost to ensure food security of their citizens," he told reporters on the sidelines of the 'Janata Durbar'.Modi slammed...

Source : Times Of India | 19 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Patna