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A self-effacing man who won CM consensus

PATNA, April 15 -- For chief minister-designate Samrat Choudhary, who is set to lead the new NDA government in Bihar after formally taking oath of the top office on Wednesday replacing outgoing chief ... Read More


SEC to begin rural population counting

PATNA, April 12 -- In a step to prepare ground for the panchayat election in Bihar later this year, the State Election Commission (SEC) directed all district magistrates (DMs) on Friday to publish the... Read More


225 million mandays in FY 25-26 under MGNREGS: Officials

PATNA, April 9 -- The state government created around 225 million man-days in the fiscal year 2025-26, against a revised target of 230 million under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guaran... Read More


Govt formation talks continue, Speaker post still contentious

PATNA, April 5 -- Amid the indications of a new state government coming into place in Bihar in the coming weeks with CM Nitish Kumar likely to step down from the top post after taking oath as Rajya Sa... Read More


Bihar to curb black-marketing, and hoarding of fertiliser stock

PATNA, April 3 -- The Bihar government has decided to crack down on illegal hoarding and black-marketing of fertilisers in the state as major crop seasons are coming in the following months. The move ... Read More


Bihar's tax collection showed upswing in FY 25-26: Officials

PATNA, April 2 -- In the fiscal year 2025-26 that ended on Tuesday, the state government's own internal resources through revenue collection from major departments looked positive with an estimated co... Read More


WRD gets Centre's nod to bolster embankments

PATNA, March 30 -- The water resources department ( WRD) has got the approval from the technical advisory committee (TAC) of the ministry of Jal Shakti for strengthening and protection of four embankm... Read More


JEEViKA plans 50-100 women entrepreneurs per panchayat in Bihar

PATNA, March 27 -- The Bihar government is targeting to promote 500,000 to 1,000,000 women-run business enterprises, individually or in groups, under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana (MMRY) acros... Read More


Construction of over 890,000 houses under PMAY(G) to start soon

PATNA, March 20 -- With the fiscal year 2025-26 coming to an end in the next few weeks, there is a renewed focus on accelerating the construction of around 890,000 housing units under Pradhan Mantri A... Read More


rjd to contest 3 seats in kerala in LDF alliance

PATNA, March 18 -- The Opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal will contest three seats in Kerala in the upcoming assembly polls in the coastal state in alliance with the ruling CPM-led Left democratic ... Read More