2 Independents who won Bihar MLC polls join BJP, one had rebelled from party before

India, Nov. 1 -- Two candidates who contested and won as Independents in the recently-concluded biennial elections in Bihar joined the BJP on Saturday. Bansi Dhar Brajwasi and Rahul Raj, winners from ... Read More

Foodgrain production at 24.3 MMT in 25-26, slight dip from 24-25

PATNA, Nov. 1 -- Foodgrain production in Bihar stood at 24.3 million metric tonnes (MMT) with rice production standing at 9.1 MMT and wheat at 7.22 MMT 2025-26, a slight decline from total production ... Read More

Two Independent biennial poll winners join the BJP in Patna

PATNA, Nov. 1 -- In a significant political development, two independent winners of the recently concluded biennial polls--Bansi Dhar Brajwasi (Tirhut Graduates' constituency) and Rahul Raj (Saran Tea... Read More

JD(U) expels Anant Singh, his wife for 6 yrs over 'anti-party' activities

PATNA, Oct. 25 -- The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday expelled party strongman and an MLA from the Mokama constituency in Bihar, Anant Singh, and his wife and former legislator Neelam Devi for six yea... Read More

Mokama MLA expelled from JD(U) for six years

PATNA, Oct. 25 -- A day after polling in the biennial legislative council polls, Janata Dal (United), one of the two pivotal partners of the ruling NDA, expelled its Mokama MLA, strongman Anant Singh ... Read More

Bihar RDD begins water budget exercise across all panchayats

PATNA, Oct. 23 -- The Bihar rural development department ( RDD) has started a water budget exercise in all panchayats to assess the consumption of water based on population as well as water used for v... Read More

Salaries of over 500,000 employees face scrutiny

PATNA, Oct. 17 -- The Bihar government has launched a massive verification drive of salaries and entitlements (allowances) for over 500,000 state employees, mainly in the education and home department... Read More

Bihar plans to set up Solar Panels on Rural Water Tanks

PATNA, Oct. 10 -- The Panchayati Raj department is planning to install solar panels on overhead water tanks and panchayat bhawans across rural areas. The initiative aims to reduce dependence on conven... Read More

MLC elections: Tirhut, Patna constituencies record highest voters

PATNA, Oct. 9 -- The final updated voters' list for the biennial legislative council for eight seats of graduates and teachers constituencies to be held on October 23 has been prepared with Tirhut gra... Read More

Panchayat polls likely delayed until late 2027

PATNA, Oct. 4 -- Bihar's panchayat polls to fill 253,000 posts slated for this year is likely to be delayed much longer than anticipated, with possibilities that the election in the three-tier panchay... Read More

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