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JD(U) says INDIA bloc leaders to join it; Oppn denies claim

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Janata Dal (United) working president and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Jha on Sunday said that several INDIA bloc leaders were soon to join his party as a former state Congress president and... Read More


Teacher appointed by court order reinstated again by Patna HC after removal

India, Aug. 4 -- The Patna high court has directed a teacher to be reinstated in service, setting aside the order cancelling his appointment, terming it unsustainable in law. "The petitioner is direc... Read More


Nitish hikes wages of night guards, govt school cooks

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- In yet another pre-election sop, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced that his government has decided to double the honorarium to cooks preparing mid-day meal for students ... Read More


Nitish Kumar announces doubling honorarium of school cooks, guards, instructors

India, Aug. 1 -- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced doubling the honorarium of mid-day meal cooks, guards, physical education and health instructors at schools in the latest of such annou... Read More


Signals suggest multi-cornered contest in upcoming Bihar polls

PATNA, July 30 -- Even as Bihar assembly elections are drawing nearer, the picture about its contest is still hazy. There are conflicting signals about the final shape of the possible contest. While a... Read More


CM to inaugurate Buddhist museum at Vaishali today

PATNA, July 29 -- Chief minister itish Kumar will Inaugurate the Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum-cum-Memorial Stupa in Vaishali, around 72 kms from Patna, on Tuesday as part of its Buddhist Circuit Devel... Read More


Sanitation workers' panel soon in Bihar

PATNA, July 28 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced the formation of Bihar State Safai Karmachari Commission, in yet another welfare initiative ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections i... Read More


CAG flags state's rising public debt

PATNA, July 28 -- The public debt-GSDP (gross state domestic product) ratio of Bihar increased from 25.47% in 2019-20 to 32.78% in 2023-24, which indicates entailing risk in debt stabilisation, warns ... Read More


last session of Bihar assembly ends; row over roll revision drive continues

PATNA, July 26 -- The Monsoon Session of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, which commenced on July 21, was adjourned sine die on Friday after five days of acrimony over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of elect... Read More


Oppn, govt come close to blows in assembly

PATNA, July 25 -- The Bihar assembly was adjourned abruptly by Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav in the second half on Thursday to prevent a potential scuffle between the opposition and treasury benches, aft... Read More