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Bihar gives Rs.20k extra rooftop solar subsidy

PATNA, Sept. 23 -- The Bihar government on Tuesday announced an additional subsidy of up to Rs.20,000 for households installing rooftop solar panels under the CM's Solar Incentive Scheme, as it steppe... Read More


Contractor-admin row shuts new LNJP units

PATNA, Sept. 22 -- Less than two months after chief minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the newly built 400-bed Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital on July 25, several chambers, washrooms a... Read More


Health dept ramps up food safety crackdown

PATNA, Sept. 21 -- Bihar's health department intensified its crackdown on unsafe food on Saturday, conducting surprise inspections and collecting over 591 samples for tests in Patna, Nalanda, Siwan, G... Read More


Presiding officers of 7 spl courts to get higher rank

PATNA, Sept. 20 -- The Patna high court has recommended a major upgrade for seven special courts in Bihar, elevating their presiding officers to the rank of principal district and sessions judge - the... Read More


BJP's month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan in Bihar kicks off today

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- The BJP will launch its month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan in Bihar on Thursday to mark PM Modi's birthday, with a statewide programme of lamp-lighting, welfare outreach, youth engagem... Read More


Patna airfares breach 5-digit mark in Chhath, Diwali rush

PATNA, Sept. 17 -- Airfares to Patna from several major cities have already exceeded Rs.10,000, over six weeks ahead of Diwali and Chhath, as demand begins to surge for Bihar's two largest festivals, ... Read More


Seva Sankalp Abhiyan: Bihar to roll out national innovation challenge

PATNA, Sept. 16 -- Bihar will roll out a national innovation challenge on September 19 as part of the BJP's month-long "Seva Sankalp Abhiyan," which begins September 17, coinciding with Prime Minister... Read More


Bihar sounds alert on encephalitis risk in 8 Nepal-border districts after floods

PATNA, Sept. 15 -- Bihar's health authorities have issued an advisory to eight districts along the Nepal border, warning of a heightened risk of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) and Japanese encephal... Read More


Lok Adalat disposes record 2,00,211 cases in one sitting

PATNA, Sept. 14 -- The National Lok Adalat held across Bihar on Saturday has scripted an all-time record for the state, disposing of 200,211 cases and settling Rs.423.22 crore in a single sitting - th... Read More


Bihar's sattu, makhana find place in Brics welcome kit

PATNA, Sept. 12 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for including the state's "sattu", made from dry-roasted Bengal gram or whole black chickpeas (a... Read More