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Govt mulls revising land circle rates

PATNA, Dec. 4 -- After a gap of several years, the state government was working on the proposal to increase the minimum value register( MVR) or circle rates of urban and rural land in a bid to earn hi... Read More


After polls, Bihar govt looks to increase MGNREGS mandays

PATNA, Dec. 3 -- The rural development department (RDD) has started accelerating the creation of higher mandays under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) as the job works for... Read More


Bihar MLAs to take oath on 1st day of assembly session today

PATNA, Dec. 1 -- The five-day session of the state legislature will start from Monday with the newly-elected MLAs taking oath on the first day of the first session, amid heavy security arrangements ar... Read More


Bihar set to hold panchayat polls early next year for 246,000 posts

PATNA, Nov. 30 -- After the assembly polls, the state has geared up for panchayat polls next year to fill up around 2.46 lakh posts in the three tier panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) next year inclu... Read More


Bihar estimated to achieve high foodgrain production

PATNA, Nov. 23 -- Having recorded 24.7 83 million metric tonnes of foodgrain production in 2024-25, a record high in last many years, Bihar is set to achieve similar foodgrain production in 2025-26 as... Read More


Portfolios in place, Bihar govt set to fast-track development

PATNA, Nov. 22 -- With the allotment of portfolios to newly-appointed ministers in the new NDA government led by chief minister Nitish Kumar, the focus in the state secretariat is all set to get inten... Read More


Daughter claims she was accused of donating 'dirty kidney' to Lalu

Patna, Nov. 17 -- Estranged second daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Rohini Acharya on Sunday made a series of posts on her X handle venting her ire in an oblique way against her younger brother Teja... Read More


Day after poll debacle, feud grips Lalu family; daughter snaps ties blaming Tejashwi's aides

PATNA, Nov. 16 -- Just a day after opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD)'s poll debacle, party president Lalu Prasad's daughter Rohini Acharya on Saturday announced that she was "quitting politics" a... Read More


Vote shares of parties rise or decline only marginally

PATNA, Nov. 16 -- Even as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept the Bihar polls, winning 202 seats, and the opposition Mahagathbandhan led by the RJD-Congress performed poorly, the vote share o... Read More


Women, welfare, infrastructure: NDA's election formula in Bihar

India, Nov. 15 -- The National Democratic Alliance's campaign in the Bihar election was pitch-perfect. At a macro level, it focused on three aspects: the empowerment of women; infrastructure and devel... Read More