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Doctors to challenge Bihar govt's private practice ban in court

PATNA, April 12 -- Government doctors in Bihar have decided to challenge the state government's move to impose a blanket ban on private practice by allopathic doctors in the public sector, officials o... Read More


Commercial LPG cylinders for weddings to be prioritised in Bihar

PATNA, April 8 -- Commercial LPG cylinders will be allocated on an equitable and priority basis for marriage functions, Bihar's food and consumer protection department secretary Abhay Kumar Singh said... Read More


Bihar to mandate hospitals to display free treatment for acid attack victims

PATNA, April 2 -- Health facilities across Bihar, both government-run and private, will soon be required to prominently display boards stating that medical treatment for acid attack victims is provide... Read More


Bihar introduces time-bound digital approval system for nursing colleges

PATNA, April 1 -- In a major reform aimed at enhancing transparency and efficiency, the Bihar health department has rolled out a fully digital, time-bound system for granting approvals to new nursing ... Read More


FCM therapy to reach block level in a month: Health minister

PATNA, March 26 -- Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday directed officials to scale up the availability of Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM) therapy for anaemia management to the block level with... Read More


Smart meter users in Bihar to pay up to 20% premium during peak hours

PATNA, March 19 -- Around 8.7 million electricity consumers in Bihar using smart prepaid meters (SPMs) will face a differential tariff structure from April 1, with power usage during evening peak hour... Read More


AAI floats tender to upgrade Birpur airport for small aircraft operations

PATNA, March 12 -- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Wednesday invited tenders for upgrading and developing the existing airport at Birpur to enable operations of small aircraft under the regio... Read More


Restaurants in Patna face temporary closure amid LPG shortage due to West Asia War

PATNA, March 11 -- Several restaurants and eateries across Patna are facing the prospect of temporary closure amid an ongoing shortage of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders, which operators attribute to d... Read More


Poster projecting Chirag as Bihar's next CM sparks political buzz in Patna

PATNA, March 9 -- A poster projecting Chirag Paswan, chief of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and a Union minister, as the next chief minister of Bihar surfaced in Patna on Monday, fuelling fresh ... Read More


Bird flu spreads to six Bihar districts as fresh cases reported in crows from Bhagalpur, Purnia

PATNA, March 8 -- Fresh cases of H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, have been detected in crows in Bihar's Bhagalpur and Purnia districts, taking the total number of affected districts ... Read More