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Rohini takes fresh dig at Tejashwi after RJD meet

PATNA, Jan. 17 -- Rohini Acharya, the outspoken daughter of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, once again stirred speculation about deep divisions within Bihar's most prominent political fa... Read More


Bihar cabinet plans to allow 2 official residences for ministers, senior legislators

India, Jan. 16 -- In Bihar, all legislators are equal, but some are more equal than others. The state's cabinet has approved a policy allowing cabinet ministers, senior legislators and key assembly fu... Read More


Bihar mins to get dual residences on token rent; oppn flays move

PATNA, Jan. 16 -- In a move that's stirred debate amid Bihar's ongoing housing crunch for public figures, the state cabinet has greenlit a policy allowing cabinet ministers, senior legislators and key... Read More


Cabinet clears water sharing with J'khand

PATNA, Jan. 14 -- The state cabinet on Tuesday gave go-ahead to 43 development initiatives and policy matters, including the long-pending Indrapuri Reservoir Project in Bihar. The cabinet approved the... Read More


Cong MLAs skip dahi-chura feast

PATNA, Jan. 13 -- The absence of Congress legislators from a traditional dahi-chura feast organised by the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) at Sadaqat Ashram ahead of Makar Sankranti has trigge... Read More


Govt readying SOP foraddl Rs.2L to biz women

PATNA, Jan. 13 -- The rural development department of Bihar is preparing a standard operating procedure (SOP) to provide up to Rs.200,000 in additional financial assistance to women who have successfu... Read More


congress holds 1-day fast as part of 'save MGNREGA' stir

PATNA, Jan. 12 -- At a day-long fast, the Bihar Congress launched a sharp attack on the central government on Sunday, accusing it of deliberately weakening the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment... Read More


Mithapur and Mahuli road link project set for completion in Aug

PATNA, Jan. 12 -- The Bihar State Road Development Corporation (BSRDC) has pushed to an early completion of the four-lane Mithapur-Mahuli elevated road project after the National Highways Authority of... Read More


Bihar agri min oversees farmers' registry push

PATNA, Jan. 11 -- With just a day left in the special drive, state agriculture minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Saturday visited Hathiyakand panchayat in Danapur block to review the ongoing farmer registr... Read More


Bihar Niwas reconversion likely to begin by Jan end

PATNA, Jan. 11 -- Despite sharp attacks from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Bihar government's building construction department is moving ahead with plans to demolish the existing Bihar Niwas in ... Read More