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Ramp up flood relief andrescue ops: CM to officials

PATNA, Aug. 14 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday reviewed the flood situations in the state and asked the officials to step up rescue and relief operations in the affected areas. With all ma... Read More


Flood situation grim in Bihar, rivers overflow

PATNA, Aug. 13 -- The Ganga on Tuesday breached its highest flood level (HFL) at Ekchari in Bhagalpur, flowing 5 cm above the previous record. At Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district, the river was 1.65 me... Read More


Domicile policy for teacher jobs gets cabinet approval

PATNA, Aug. 6 -- In a significant move to prioritise local candidates, the state cabinet, headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar, on Tuesday approved the domicile policy for recruitment of teachers. Th... Read More


Bihar cabinet clears rules to reserve 85% teacher posts for permanent residents: Official

India, Aug. 5 -- The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday approved new domicile rules for recruitment of government school teachers, reserving about 85% of the posts for permanent residents of the state. Additio... Read More


Rising rivers, incessant rain unleash chaos

PATNA, Aug. 5 -- Relentless monsoon rains coupled with overflowing rivers have unleashed misery on the lives of thousands of people and taken its toll on critical road infrastructure, including the do... Read More


Major rivers in spate, Bihar on brink of fierce flooding

PATNA, Aug. 4 -- Bihar faces severe threat of flooding owing to relentless rain and rising water levels in major rivers, severely impacting food security and livelihoods. The Ganga, Kosi, Sone, Bagmat... Read More


Schools to go high-tech, shun manual reporting

PATNA, Aug. 3 -- The Bihar education department is set to eliminate manual reporting by equipping all 75,000 schools in the state with high-tech tablets integrated with the e-shiksha kosh software. Th... Read More


Rahul to sound poll bugle in Bihar with multiphase yatra

PATNA, Aug. 2 -- As Bihar gears up for the upcoming assembly elections, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is set to launch a multi-phase yatra in the state, beginning from Rohtas di... Read More


Ruckus over CAG report in Bihar, Oppn demands probe

PATNA, July 31 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday demanded a judicial inquiry into Rs.70,877 crore irregularities, cited in the recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabl... Read More


Portal to boost civic services delivery unveiled in Bihar

PATNA, July 26 -- In a significant stride toward technology-driven and citizen-centric governance, Bihar chief secretary Amrit Lal Meena on Friday launched a series of transformative digital initiativ... Read More