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Call for review of SC quota leads to 'rift' in NDA allies

PATNA, Aug. 30 -- LJP (RV) chief and Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday demanded the resignations of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and his son, Bih... Read More


Protesters, cops clash as Bhim Army, ASP workers rally against BPSC irregularities

PATNA, Aug. 30 -- Activists of Bhim Army and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) clashed with police near JP roundabout during a protest march towards the Raj Bhawan against alleged irregularities in Bihar P... Read More


Vigil heightened at key barrages amid fear of rush from upstream

PATNA, Aug. 30 -- State machinery has ramped up round-the-clock vigil at the Valmikinagar Gandak barrage and Birpur Kosi barrage after reports of another barrier lake overflowing near the Tibet-Nepal ... Read More


Flood fear ebbs as Gandak stays out of danger in Bihar

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- The fear of floods in areas along the river Gandak has largely subsided. Discharge from the Valmikinagar barrage has returned to near-normal levels after a sharp surge triggered by f... Read More


Two from Bihar among pilgrims stuck in Tibet

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- Two out of a batch of over 50 Indian pilgrims stranded at the shores of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the homecoming has become a test to overcome the nature's fury that has left a vast ... Read More


Fear of flood subsides in Bihar as discharge from Valmikinagar stays normal after surge

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- The fear of floods in areas along the river Gandak has largely subsided. Discharge from the Valmikinagar barrage has returned to near-normal levels after a sharp surge triggered by f... Read More


Mansarovar pilgrims from state face uncertain return

PATNA, Aug. 28 -- Near the sacred shores of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet, a group of 55 Indian pilgrims finds itself in a state of anxious limbo. Their spiritual journey to Mount Kailash, said to be the a... Read More


Gandak surge eases; Bihar embankments withstand after Nepal upstream floods

India, Aug. 27 -- The surge in the Gandak River waters triggered by upstream flash floods in Nepal and Tibet receded overnight, even as over 4,000 people were evacuated from parts of Bihar around midn... Read More


Govt forms panel to eliminate malpractices in exams

PATNA, Aug. 26 -- The Bihar government has constituted a five-member expert committee to overhaul state's examination system and eliminate malpractices, including question paper leaks, officials said ... Read More


Education department hikes teaching job vacancy by 886 posts for TRE-4

PATNA, Aug. 25 -- The Bihar education department on Monday announced an increase of 886 teaching posts under the fourth Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-4), taking the total vacancies to 33,274 fr... Read More