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Nitish Kumar announces doubling honorarium of school cooks, guards, instructors

India, Aug. 1 -- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced doubling the honorarium of mid-day meal cooks, guards, physical education and health instructors at schools in the latest of such annou... Read More


Signals suggest multi-cornered contest in upcoming Bihar polls

PATNA, July 30 -- Even as Bihar assembly elections are drawing nearer, the picture about its contest is still hazy. There are conflicting signals about the final shape of the possible contest. While a... Read More


CM to inaugurate Buddhist museum at Vaishali today

PATNA, July 29 -- Chief minister itish Kumar will Inaugurate the Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum-cum-Memorial Stupa in Vaishali, around 72 kms from Patna, on Tuesday as part of its Buddhist Circuit Devel... Read More


Sanitation workers' panel soon in Bihar

PATNA, July 28 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced the formation of Bihar State Safai Karmachari Commission, in yet another welfare initiative ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections i... Read More


CAG flags state's rising public debt

PATNA, July 28 -- The public debt-GSDP (gross state domestic product) ratio of Bihar increased from 25.47% in 2019-20 to 32.78% in 2023-24, which indicates entailing risk in debt stabilisation, warns ... Read More


last session of Bihar assembly ends; row over roll revision drive continues

PATNA, July 26 -- The Monsoon Session of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, which commenced on July 21, was adjourned sine die on Friday after five days of acrimony over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of elect... Read More


Oppn, govt come close to blows in assembly

PATNA, July 25 -- The Bihar assembly was adjourned abruptly by Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav in the second half on Thursday to prevent a potential scuffle between the opposition and treasury benches, aft... Read More


Six more bills passed by voice vote as Oppn stages walkout over S.I.R. drive

PATNA, July 24 -- The Bihar Vidhan Sabha on witnessed another day of turmoil over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll exercise in the state. The Opposition raised it vehemen... Read More


6 bills passed in House amid ruckus over SIR

PATNA, July 24 -- The Bihar Vidhan Sabha on witnessed another day of turmoil over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll exercise in the state. The Opposition raised it vehemen... Read More


6 bills cleared without debate amid Oppn din

PATNA, July 23 -- Bihar Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed by voice vote six important amendment bills without any debate even as Opposition continued protests in the well of the House over Specia... Read More