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Nitish's transition too sudden; it could be more gracious, say leaders, experts

PATNA, March 6 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar's bid to make a transition to national politics by filing nomination for Rajya Sabha polls on Thursday after spending 20 years as head of the state govern... Read More


Nishant Kumar, a reluctant politician, to finally take plunge

PATNA, March 6 -- He was supposed to join the Janata Dal (United), a party his father helmed for decades, on Thursday. He didn't. But Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant's entry into polit... Read More


For NDA constituents, a chance to consolidate support base

Patna, March 6 -- Caste has always shaped political fortunes in Bihar. Chief minister Nitish Kumar reaped rich rewards by packaging development politics with deft social engineering of combining diffe... Read More


CAG raps transport dept for issuing DLs, LLs sans following proper procedures

PATNA, March 1 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up the state transport department for multiple lapses, including issuing driving licences without following mandatory pr... Read More


Deficiencies in rollout of Ayushman & Awas schemes in Bihar: CAG

PATNA, Feb. 27 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India( CAG) has flagged several deficiencies in the implementation of two pivotal schemes -- Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (... Read More


sanitary napkin vends to be set up in middle & high schools in Bihar: Minister

PATNA, Feb. 25 -- Bihar education minister Sunil Kumar on Tuesday assured the state Assembly that the government would install sanitary pad vending machines in all middle and high schools across the s... Read More