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BJP set to retain candidates in 3 Council seats

PATNA, Sept. 28 -- The BJP is set to retain sitting candidates in three of the four constituencies allotted to it within the NDA for the October 23 elections to eight teacher and graduate constituenci... Read More


AIIMS Patna staff called to build hospital as organ transplant hub

PATNA, Sept. 26 -- President of AIIMS Patna Prof (Dr) RK Dhiman on Friday urged the institute's faculty to develop the premier hospital as Bihar's organ transplantation hub to improve access to specia... Read More


Harish named Bihar in-charge of BJP; 6 leaders from state get key party roles

PATNA, Sept. 24 -- BJP president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday appointed former Basti MP Harish Dwivedi as its new Bihar in-charge, with Rajya Sabha MP Sangeeta Yadav and Gujarat leader Rohan Gupta named h... Read More


Bihar BJP ex-MP Rama Devi stokes controversy over 'money for tickets'

PATNA, Sept. 24 -- Senior BJP leader and former MP Rama Devi stirred controversy when she struck a dissenting note, expressing her displeasure over party tickets allegedly being sold while speaking at... Read More


Bihar gives Rs.20k extra rooftop solar subsidy

PATNA, Sept. 23 -- The Bihar government on Tuesday announced an additional subsidy of up to Rs.20,000 for households installing rooftop solar panels under the CM's Solar Incentive Scheme, as it steppe... Read More


Contractor-admin row shuts new LNJP units

PATNA, Sept. 22 -- Less than two months after chief minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the newly built 400-bed Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital on July 25, several chambers, washrooms a... Read More


Health dept ramps up food safety crackdown

PATNA, Sept. 21 -- Bihar's health department intensified its crackdown on unsafe food on Saturday, conducting surprise inspections and collecting over 591 samples for tests in Patna, Nalanda, Siwan, G... Read More


Presiding officers of 7 spl courts to get higher rank

PATNA, Sept. 20 -- The Patna high court has recommended a major upgrade for seven special courts in Bihar, elevating their presiding officers to the rank of principal district and sessions judge - the... Read More


BJP's month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan in Bihar kicks off today

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- The BJP will launch its month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan in Bihar on Thursday to mark PM Modi's birthday, with a statewide programme of lamp-lighting, welfare outreach, youth engagem... Read More


Patna airfares breach 5-digit mark in Chhath, Diwali rush

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- Airfares to Patna from several major cities have already exceeded Rs.10,000, over six weeks ahead of Diwali and Chhath, as demand begins to surge for Bihar's two largest festivals, ... Read More