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HSRP mandatory for pre-2019 vehicleswithin 30 days: Min

PATNA, April 9 -- The Bihar transport department has made it mandatory for all vehicles registered prior to 2019 to install high security registration plates (HSRP) within one month, transport ministe... Read More


Weddings to get priority in commercial LPG refills

PATNA, April 9 -- 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


Oil firms urge consumers to avoid panic LPG buying

PATNA, April 8 -- Bihar is currently facing an average backlog of around 4.5 days in LPG refills, a situation expected to persist amid the ongoing West Asia conflict. However, oil marketing companies ... Read More


Bihar warns oil companies of action amid slow PNG rollout

PATNA, April 7 -- Bihar chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit on Monday warned oil marketing companies (OMCs) of strict action for failing to meet targets amid the ongoing LPG crisis triggered by the West As... Read More


Ex-min RK Singh slams lowered NEET-PG cut-off

PATNA, April 6 -- Former bureaucrat and ex-Union minister RK Singh, who was suspended by the Bharatiya Janata Party for six years in November 2025 over alleged "anti-party activities", on Saturday cri... Read More


IOCL cracks down on LPG distributors to curb crisis

PATNA, April 4 -- The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has initiated action against erring LPG distributors in Bihar and Jharkhand, suspending licences and issuing show-cause notices over alleged... Read More


Bihar to mandate display of free treatment of acid attack victims

PATNA, April 3 -- 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 rolls out time-bound digital approval for new nursing colleges

PATNA, April 2 -- 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, says min

PATNA, March 27 -- 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


Bihar calls bids for direct int'l flights from Patna, Gaya

PATNA, March 26 -- In a major push to enhance international connectivity, Bihar's civil aviation department on Wednesday floated a tender inviting bids from domestic airline operators to launch direct... Read More