'Caste-community loyalty free voting behind Kishor triumph in by-election'

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Bankipur, largely an urban seat carved out of Patna West, seems to show that the people might have voted for a political change. This reflects that voters not merely revolted against ... Read More

Govt plans backup if poor rains hit paddy cultivation

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- The Bihar agriculture department plans to roll out a special backup plan if low rainfall in August aggravates already poor paddy cultivation, mainly in districts of Magadh and Munger ... Read More

BJP MLC resigns, min may fill in to save post

PATNA, Aug. 1 -- BJP MLC Devesh Kumar on Thursday evening resigned as a member of the state legislative council, just eight months before his term was supposed to end in March 2027, ostensibly to clea... Read More

CAG mentions rise in committed expenditure

PATNA, July 24 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India( CAG) in his report on state of finances red flagged state government for higher spending on committed expenditure which rose to 19.84 pe... Read More

Row erupts as Bihar govt moves to paint551 newly-opened model schools saffron

PATNA, July 21 -- A political row erupted in Bihar over the state government's purported move to paint 551 newly-inaugurated Saraswati Vidya Niketan (model schools) saffron. Opposition parties like RJ... Read More

Monsoon session of Bihar House begins today, likely to be stormy

PATNA, July 20 -- The five day monsoon session of the state legislature will start from today (Monday) and it is likely to be stormy as the Opposition parties, mainly Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Le... Read More

Bihar parties set eyes on upcoming UP elections

PATNA, July 19 -- Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh election early next year, several Bihar-based regional parties are gearing up to contest polls in the neighbouring state by looking for prospective allianc... Read More

Bihar to hold delimitation as per 2011 census for panchayat bodies

PATNA, July 18 -- The Bihar government has approved the delimitation or redrawing of the geographical boundaries of the panchayat bodies based on the 2011 census, likely moving the polls for three-tie... Read More

RJD forms ward-wise committees of leaders to connect to voters

PATNA, July 17 -- The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal has formed 24 teams ward-wise to canvass for party's nominee Rekha Kumari alias Rekha Gupta in Bankipur bypoll to be held on July 30th. The ward w... Read More

Deficit rain impacts transplantation of paddy; only 19.5% target achieved

PATNA, July 14 -- Deficit rains in Bihar have started impacting the kharif season with paddy transplantation showing low coverage. So far, farmers have completed only 19.51% of their goal, planting 7.... Read More

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