PATNA, March 23 -- With a commitment to cherish its glorious heritage and take a new flight for a prosperous future, the 114th Bihar Day celebrations was formally inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, along with Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha and other cabinet colleagues.

President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among a number of dignitaries who greeted the people on Bihar Diwas. The Prime Minister said the state is striving to script new chapters of progress every day.

Bihar Diwas or Bihar Day is celebrated every year on March 22 to mark the formation of the state. It was Kumar, who had first proposed the idea of celebrating the state's foundation day soon after taking the reins of the state in ...