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Poster projecting Chirag as Bihar CM sparks buzz

PATNA, March 10 -- A poster projecting Chirag Paswan, chief of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and a Union minister, as the next chief minister of Bihar surfaced in Patna on Monday, fuelling fresh... Read More


Poster projecting Chirag as Bihar CM sparks buzz

PATNA, March 10 -- A poster projecting Chirag Paswan, chief of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and a Union minister, as the next chief minister of Bihar surfaced in Patna on Monday, fuelling fresh... Read More


Bird flu spreads to six districts in Bihar

PATNA, March 9 -- Fresh cases of H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, have been detected in crows in Bihar's Bhagalpur and Purnia districts, taking the total number of affected districts ... Read More


Patna youth comes 11th in civil services exam

PATNA, March 7 -- Leaving behind a promising corporate career, Patna's Yashaswi Raj Vardhan, 26, has cracked India's prestigious civil services examination, securing the 11th rank in the UPSC Civil Se... Read More


Relief to air flyers as Patna route costs less than last yr

PATNA, March 3 -- The Union government's cap on airfares, implemented in November last year, helped ease the financial burden on passengers travelling home for Holi, with several key routes to Patna w... Read More


Patna zoo shut till March 7 amid bird flu fears in state

PATNA, March 1 -- The Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, popularly known as Patna zoo, has been closed to visitors till March 7 as a precautionary measure following confirmation of H5N1 avian influenza in... Read More


Bihar begins drive to vaccinate girls for cervical cancer

PATNA, March 1 -- Bihar has set a target to vaccinate 13 lakh adolescent girls aged 14-15 years with a single dose of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil over the next three months, health minister M... Read More


'Govt cannot force Medanta hosp to join Ayushman scheme'

PATNA, Feb. 28 -- Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey on Friday said the state government cannot compel Jai Prabha Medanta Super Specialty Hospital (JPMSSH) or any other private hospital to get fully ... Read More


Health panel to probe 3-year delay in NOC for 140 pharmacy colleges in state

PATNA, Feb. 28 -- The health committee of the Bihar Legislative Council will examine the prolonged delay in issuance of no-objection certificates (NOCs) for 140 proposed pharmacy colleges, pending wit... Read More


5,000 birds culled at govt farm after bird flu outbreak in Patna

PATNA, Feb. 26 -- Around 5,000 poultry birds were culled on Wednesday at the Bihar government's poultry research station under the Bihar Animal Sciences University (BASU) after confirmation of H5N1 av... Read More