Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Bihar govt working on law to promote organ donation: CM

PATNA, Aug. 10 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday said the state government would work towards introducing legislation and policy changes to promote organ donation, while formally brin... Read More


Patna airport extends free pick-up to 9 min, doubles parking fee

PATNA, Aug. 7 -- Private vehicle users at Patna's Jayprakash Narayan International airport will now get nine minutes of free access for passenger pick-up and drop-off, up from the seven-minute window,... Read More


Brinjal, okra among veggies barred from MDM during monsoon

PATNA, Aug. 6 -- The Bihar education department has prohibited the use of brinjal, lady finger or okra, leafy vegetables and cabbage in mid-day meals served at government schools during the monsoon, c... Read More


6 MBBS students suspended over alleged exam malpractice

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- The Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) suspended six MBBS students for four weeks over their alleged involvement in examination malpractice, said officials on Tuesday... Read More


BJP loses Bihar bastion as JSP wrests Bankipur

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- In a major political upset, Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Monday breached the BJP's three-decade-old stronghold of Bankipur, defeating the party's first-time candi... Read More


Bankipur loss dents Nitin Nabin's aura, say analysts

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- BJP's defeat in the Bankipur assembly by-election has dealt a significant blow to its national president Nitin Nabin, with some political observers stating the loss in his family bast... Read More


Namesakes of Nitish, Lalu fail in bypoll

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Two of Bihar's most recognisable political names featured on the Bankipur Assembly by-election ballot, but their namesakes failed to make any electoral impact, polling only a handful ... Read More


Bankipur by-poll: Prashant Kishor leads by 1,145 votes after 4 rounds of counting

India, Aug. 3 -- Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor was leading by 1,145 votes after four rounds of counting for Bihar's Bankipur assembly by-election necessitated by Nitin Nabin's electio... Read More


Kishor alleges police trying to 'influence' Bankipur bypoll result

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- A day ahead of the counting of votes for the Bankipur assembly by-election, Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday levelled serious allegations against the Patna adm... Read More


98% women, only 2% men take part in 20-day-long sterilisation drive in Bihar

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- A sterilisation drive across Bihar from July 11 to July 31 as part of the family planning initiative in the wake of the World Population Day (July 11), saw only 2% men among 15,033 pa... Read More