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Manjhi sparks prohibition law debate with review call

PATNA, Aug. 12 -- Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has again brought the liquor prohibition issue in focus of political discourse in Bihar. Speaking to the m... Read More


Bihar CM lays out 4-point blueprint for edu reforms

PATNA, Aug. 10 -- Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday laid out a four-point roadmap to make the state's education system stronger, quality-driven and firmly student-centric. The announcement cam... Read More


PMO intervention revives stalled conservation of Darbhanga Raj treasure

PATNA, Aug. 9 -- Officials and technical experts of the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC), a wing of the Union culture ministry, have resumed the long-pending c... Read More


JD(U) seeks thorough review of Farakka treaty with Bangladesh

PATNA, Aug. 8 -- Janata Dal (United), a key ally of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, has called on the Central government to thoroughly review the 1996 Farakka water-sharing tr... Read More


Bihar govt okays PPP model for 16 med colleges, setting up spl courts

PATNA, Aug. 6 -- The Bihar cabinet, chaired by CM Samrat Choudhary, on Wednesday, approved the operation of 16 medical colleges and hospitals in the state, including a dental college and hospital, und... Read More


Cabinet approves PPP model for 16 medical colleges and hospitals

PATNA, Aug. 6 -- The state cabinet, chaired by chief minister Samrat Choudhary, on Wednesday approved the operation of 16 medical colleges and hospitals in Bihar, including a dental college and hospit... Read More


Deepak Prakash nominated to Bihar council from Guv quota

PAtna, Aug. 6 -- The Raj Bhawan on Wednesday nominated Deepak Prakash, state panchayati raj minister and a Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) leader, as new member of the legislative council under the Governo... Read More


EOs suspend indefinite strike to protest colleague's murder

PATNA, Aug. 6 -- Executive officers (EOs) of urban local bodies across the state on Wednesday suspended their indefinite strike after receiving assurances from urban development and housing minister N... Read More


JD(U)'s Shyam Rajak flags coordination gaps in NDA

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- JD(U) legislator Shyam Rajak on Tuesday attributed shortcomings in coordination and management within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as a key factor to the BJP's unexpected de... Read More


Police foil students' march to CM house

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) chief Rajesh Ram and National Students' Union of India (NSUI) national chief Vinod Jakhar along with NSUI state president Jaishankar Prasad Sin... Read More