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Union minister Paswan may enter Bihar poll fray, his party indicates

India, June 1 -- The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is likely to make a formal proposal to its chief Chirag Paswan to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar, with lawmaker and party's state in-... Read More


42 IAS officers shifted, 13 promoted in rejig; Thiyagarajan new Patna DM

PATNA, June 1 -- In a major shuffle of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, a 2002-batch officer Saravanan M, currently divisional commissioner of Tirhut, Muzaffarpur, has been transferred to... Read More


Bihar govt schools shut for summer vacation after PTM

PATNA, June 1 -- All government schools, from primary to higher secondary levels, in Bihar have been closed for summer vacation with the full-scale parent teacher meeting (PTM) on Saturday. Summer vac... Read More


Best govt school in each block to get Rs.1 lakh cash as edu incentive

PATNA, May 31 -- Buoyed by growing popularity of its initiative to recognise the best teacher, the education department in Bihar has proposed to embark on the project to identify the best school in ea... Read More


Bihar govt forms Upper Caste, ST panels again

PATNA, May 31 -- The Bihar government on Friday notified reconstitution of the Savarn Aayog (Upper castes commission) by nominating senior BJP leader and former member of the legislative council (MLC)... Read More


Congress shifts focus to women in Bihar poll drive

PATNA, May 29 -- After thrusting caste census and enhanced reservation as key electoral agendas, the Congress party has now shifted its campaign focus to the 'Mai Bahin Maan' Yojana in a bid to woo wo... Read More


Cong shifts focus to women in Bihar poll drive

PATNA, May 29 -- After thrusting caste census and enhanced reservation as key electoral agendas, the Congress party has now shifted its campaign focus to the 'Mai Bahin Maan' Yojana in a bid to woo wo... Read More


Bihar govt plans 6 new railway projects

PATNA, May 28 -- The Bihar government has demanded from the Railway Board to approve and implement six new railway projects in the state, including new rail bridge over river Ganges between Ara and Ch... Read More


JMM eyes 12 seats under INDIA bloc in Bihar poll

PATNA, May 28 -- The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) - an ally of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress in the neighbouring state - is preparing to field its nominees on at least a dozen seats in the B... Read More


Bihar's archaeological heritage in danger for want of proper care

PATNA, May 27 -- The first evidence of a structure having rooms with an attached bathroom, discovered during the excavation of Chirand in Saran district of Bihar during 1961-71, has been destroyed for... Read More