The Mountain Man lived in Gehlaur village, near Gaya. As per the Bihar Government, Manjhi carved a path 110 m long (360 ft), 9.1 m (30 ft) wide and 7.7 m (25 ft) deep through a ridge of hills using only a hammer and chisel. After 22 years of work, Dashrath shortened the travel between the At
Bihar government has approved to rename Gaya town as 'Gaya Ji'. The decision was taken into a state cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Speaking to reporters, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said, "As far as age is concerned, in politics, the more you are old, the more you are old, the stronger your personality becomes. Youths have power and can be successful every day. I feel that Tejashwi Yadav, who calls himself a youth,
The doctors of Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College Hospital (ANMMC), the largest government hospital of South Bihar held a protest on Tuesday against the sexual assault and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
While addressing a public rally in Bihar's Gaya on Wednesday Union Home Minister Amit Shah credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for curbing Naxalism and providing infrastructural boost to the country.
"People in Gaya have expectations. The public is discussing 'what PM Modi thinks of Jitan Ram Manjhi' and his proximity with him ...if Jitan Ram Manjhi wins this time, then he will definitely be honoured (at the Centre)," he said.
A purported Maoist leader, reportedly belonging to the banned outfit--Communist Party of India (Maoist)-- has been arrested by the police in Bihar's Gaya, said the police on Monday.
As part of the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, devotees prepared and offered a 51-kilogram Modak to Lord Ganpati in the Powerganj area of Gaya in Bihar.