Patna, Oct 23 : Protests erupted in Bihar’s Nalanda District on Thursday in retaliation to attacks on migrants in Mumbai.

The mob went on a rampage, vandalizing public property and damaging vehicles.

Protesters brandishing sticks and logs of wood marched on the streets and chanted slogans, demanding strict action against Raj Thackeray, chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), for inciting violence against people from north Indian region in Mumbai.

Patna , Oct. 22 (ANI): Many residents in Patna enjoy addressing a cobbler as ‘Doctor’, for he is quite popular for his expertise in mending all types of footwear.

Many of his customers say that he handles shoes like a surgeon handles a human body.

Doman Das, in his mid-fifties, is adept at handling all kinds of footwear related problems. His shop attracts attention due to its unusual name ‘Shoe Clinic’.

Apart from mending footwear, ‘Dr.’ Doman Das is also known for making best quality shoes. He has been into this profession for last 40 years. He prepares shoes as per client’s desire and requirement.

Patna, Oct 17 : Potters in Bihar’s Patna are gearing up for Diwali, the festival of light, as the festive season increases their sale of traditional earthen lamps.

Small time potters earn between four thousand to five thousand rupees during the festive season and they wait eagerly for this time of the year.

"We wait eagerly for this time of the year so that we can make earthen lamps and pots, and make some money during the festival time," said Vedi Pandit, a potter.

Patna, Oct 10 : The Bihar Government on Friday sanctioned Rs 197 crore to reconstruct, strengthen and plug the breach in the embankment caused by the Kosi river on August 18 at Kusaha in Nepal, which left lakhs of people marooned in five districts of the State.

Kadamkuan (Patna), Oct. 9 : The Puja Pandal erected at Kadamkuan in Patna had highlighted the controversy in Mumbai sparked of by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.

Patna, Sept 26 : The Centre will send an agricultural scientists team to Bihar to review the losses in the flood-affected areas in the state.

Agriculture Secretary T. Nand Kumar has said that there was a shortfall in Kharif area coverage this year due to late arrival of monsoon and floods in some parts of the country.

Giving details about damage, he said 2.5 lakh hectares area has been damaged in Bihar and more than one lakh in Orissa and Assam due to floods.