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New CM holds 29 portfolios, including home and gen admin

PATNA, April 16 -- Chief minister Samrat Choudhary will have 29 ministerial portfolios, including crucial ones like home and general administration department, according to the portfolio allocation no... Read More


State govt suspends 35 protesting BRS officers

PATNA, April 15 -- The state revenue and land reforms department on Tuesday suspended 35 officers of Bihar Revenue Service (BRS), most of them circle officers (CO), for staying away from duty on mass ... Read More


Cabinet meeting ends as farewell

PATNA, April 15 -- The cabinet room of Bihar's Old Secretariat was literally filled with emotions as Nitish Kumar presided over his last meeting as state's chief minister on Tuesday. Everyone was awar... Read More


'Bihar will now be governed from Guj': Tejashwi, PK slam transition

PATNA, April 15 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, also the Leader of Opposition, launched a sharp attack on outgoing chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday, saying Bihar "will now b... Read More


Tejashwi, Prashant Kishor slam 'Gujarat rule' as Samrat set to become next Bihar CM

India, April 14 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, also the leader of opposition, launched a sharp attack on outgoing chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday, saying Bihar "will now b... Read More


Bihar govt plans zoological parks in Gaya Ji, Araria

PATNA, April 14 -- In a significant push to expand wildlife conservation and eco-tourism infrastructure, the state environment and forest department has sent detailed proposals to the Central Zoo Auth... Read More


Forest dept unveils Rs.50 crore project to turn Barabar Hills into eco-tourism hotspot

PATNA, April 13 -- The environment and forest department has kicked off a Rs.50 crore project to turn the rugged Barabar Hills in Jehanabad's Makhdumpur block into a major eco-tourism centre, preservi... Read More


Bihar's Rs.41K-cr road projects stuck as Centre's nod awaited

PATNA, April 12 -- Six ambitious road projects worth nearly Rs.41,000 crore proposed by the Bihar government are stuck in limbo as the Centre is yet to give its nod, months after detailed project repo... Read More


3 revenue officers suspended for skipping duties

PATNA, April 11 -- The revenue and land reforms department suspended three more officers of the Bihar Revenue Services (BRS) on Friday, citing their continued absence from duty, "general disobedience"... Read More


'Patna in 5 hrs' plan stalls at 141 rly crossings

PATNA, April 9 -- The state government's flagship plan to bring the state capital within five hours reach from any part of Bihar is running into a familiar bottleneck - unmanned and manned railway lev... Read More