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Bihar government okays DA hike, export promotion policy among 108 proposals

PATNA, March 16 -- The state cabinet at its meeting chaired by chief minister Nitish Kumar approved as many as 108 proposals, including hike in dearness allowances (DA) to its staff and pensioners, ex... Read More


After council poll compromise, Congress looks to contest 11 seats in Lok Sabha polls

PATNA, March 14 -- After conceding its sitting seat in the state legislative council polls to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress party in Bihar is eyeing at least 10-11 parliamentary constit... Read More


Congress pins hopes on breakthrough in last leg of negotiations with RJD

PATNA, March 11 -- The Congress on Sunday continued its bid to convince the reluctant Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to leave one seat for its candidate in the impending legislative council elections, due... Read More


Denied seat, Congress leaders fume at RJD, Akhilesh rushes to Delhi

PATNA, March 10 -- Amid allegations of "misguiding" the party high command, Bihar Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Saturday rushed to New Delhi to resolve the seat-sharing issue with ally R... Read More


Cong awaits word from Delhi on joining fray

PATNA, March 9 -- The Congress, which didn't find a place in the list of nominees announced on Friday for the five legislative council seats the RJD-led Opposition alliance in Bihar has decided to con... Read More


PM gifts projects to Bihar; CM takes off for UK visit

PATNA, March 7 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday left Patna on a five-day visit to the United Kingdom, a senior official said. The CM departed on a day when Prime Minister Modi was un... Read More


'Toxic Bihar rivers unsafe even for bathing, irrigating crops'

PATNA, Feb. 27 -- Despite huge expenses running on treatment of sewage and drain waters, almost all major rivers passing through Bihar remain unsafe even for bathing, according to the annual survey re... Read More


Ganga water unsafe even for bathing, says Bihar govt report on river pollution

India, Feb. 26 -- Almost all major rivers passing through Bihar are unsafe even for bathing, revealed the annual survey report on health of rivers recently tabled by the Bihar State Pollution Control ... Read More


Legislative Council polls for 11 seats on March 21

PATNA, Feb. 24 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced biennial polls for 11 seats of the 75-member Bihar legislative council, including the one held by chief minister Nitish Kum... Read More


Govt orders probe into Saraswati Puja violence

PATNA, Feb. 22 -- Taking serious exception to incidents of violence in Bihar during the just concluded Saraswati Puja, the state home department on Tuesday directed divisional commissioners to ensure ... Read More